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Le agueofLe ge nds uni ve rs e BYJ ULI AZYZA
CONTENTS
THE BEGI NNI NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Noxus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 TheFr el j or d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Demaci a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 I oni a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
THEBE GI NNI NG
Thewor l di nwhi chLeagueofLegendst akespl ace i scal l edRunet er r a. Thi spl acef r om whi cht hevas tmaj or i t yofchampi onshai l ,wi t ht heexcept i onoft hos e or i gi nat i ngi nt heVoi d,ormuchl at eron,f r om s pace. Thes uper cont i nentwhi chcont ai nsmos toft henat i ons and ci t ys t at esi nRunet er r ai scal l edVal or anand i s compr i s edoft wogr eatl andmas s esconnect edbyan t i f i ci albr i dge. ar Runet er r ai s hos tt o a magi calar t i f act s known ( r at heruns ur pr i s i ngl y)asRunes . Somehaves ur mi s ed t hatt hes ewer ei nvol vedi nt hecr eat i onoft hewor l d i t s el f , butt heyar ebebet t erknownf ort hedes t r uct i on t heycanwr eak. Bef or et hef or mat i onoft heLeagueof Legends ,mas s i veconf l i ct sknownast he‘ RuneWar s ’ wer ef oughtbet weenvar i ousf act i onsacr os sVal or an, caus i ngwi des pr eaddes t r uct i on,andi ns omecas es , r es hapi ngt hel ands capeofwhol enat i ons .
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Wi t ht er r i t or i ess pr eadacr os sRunet er r a, t heempi r e ofNoxusCr es ti conNoxushasuni t edandas s i mi l at ed count l es ss mal l ernat i onsovert hecour s eofcent ur i es . As i de f r om i t sobvi ousmi l i t ar ys t r engt h and s t abl e, cent r algover nance, Noxust akesgr eatpr i dei n" br i ngi ngt hecal endar "t oever ycor neroft hegl obe. Butt obeNoxi ani st os ubs cr i bet ot hei rnot i onof wor l d' shi s t or y ,whi ch begi nsl ong bef or et he Rune War st hatgaver i s et ot heempi r e. Si ncemanyhi s t or i cal r ecor dswer el os ti nt hos edar kt i mes ,t hepr eci s edet ai l sofanyt hi ngear l i erar el i kel ybas edonconj ect ur e, orpopul armyt h.
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NOXUS
Noxusi sapower f ulempi r ewi t haf ear s omer eput at i on. Tot hos ebeyondi t sbor der s ,i ti sbr ut al ,expans i oni s t , andt hr eat eni ng, yett hos ewhol ookpas t i t swar l i keext er i ors eeanunus ual l yi ncl us i ves oci et y , wher et hes t r engt hsandt al ent sofi t speopl ear e r es pect edandcul t i vat ed TheNoxi iwer eoncef i er cebar bar i ant r i bes , unt i l t heys t or med t heanci entci t yt hatnow l i esatt he hear toft hei rdomai n.Undert hr eatf r om al ls i des , t heyaggr es s i vel yt ookt hef i ghtt ot hei renemi es , pus hi ng t hei rbor der sout war d wi t heachpas s i ng year .Thi ss t r uggl ef ors ur vi valhasmademoder n Noxi ansadeepl ypr oudpeopl ewhoval ues t r engt h aboveal l— t hought hats t r engt hcanmani f es ti n manydi f f er entf or ms .
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Lor em I ps um
Anyonecanr i s et oapos i t i onofpowerandr es pect wi t hi nNoxusi ft heydi s pl ayt heneces s ar yapt i t ude, r egar dl es sofs oci als t andi ng,backgr ound,homel and,or weal t h. Thos ewhoar eabl et owi el dmagi car ehel di n par t i cul ar l yhi ghes t eem, andar eact i vel ys oughtouti n or dert hatt hei rs peci alt al ent smaybehonedandbes t har nes s edf ort hebenef i toft heempi r e. Buti ns pi t eoft hi smer i t ocr at i ci deal ,t heol dnobl e hous ess t i l lwi el dcons i der abl epower ‌ ands omef ear t hatt hegr eat es tt hr eatt oNoxuscomesnotf r om i t senemi es , butf r om wi t hi n.
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cul tural l yi ncl us i ve AsNoxusexpandsand def eat snei ghbor i ng cul t ur esandci t i es , i tof f er st heconquer edpeopl e achoi ce;s wearl oyal t yt oNoxusandbej udged s ol el yonyourwor t h, orbedes t r oyed. Thi si snot s ubt er f ugeoranyki ndofr us e; t heNoxi ansar eas good ast hei rwor d,and many who have embr aced t hei rconquer or s 'way ofl i f ef i nd t hei r pr os pect sgr eat l yi mpr oved. Butt hos ewhor ef us e t obendt hekneear ecr us hedwi t houtmer cy .
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champ i onsofnoxus Deci s i vei nj udgmentand l et hali ncombat ,Kat ar i nai sa Noxi anas s as s i noft hehi ghes tcal i ber .El des tdaught ert ot he l egendar yGener alDuCout eau,s hemadehert al ent sknown wi t hs wi f tki l l sagai ns tuns us pect i ngenemi es . Herf i er yambi t i onhasdr i venhert opur s ueheavi l yguar dedt ar get s , evenat t her i s kof endanger i ngheral l i es— butnomat t ert hemi s s i on, Kat ar i nawi l lnothes i t at et oexecut eherdut yami dawhi r l wi nd ofs er r at eddagger s . Ther ei snogr eat ers ymbolofNoxi anmi ghtt hanDar i us , t he nat i on’ smos tf ear edandbat t l ehar denedl eader .Ri s i ngf r om humbl e or i gi nst o become t he Hand ofNoxus ,he cl eaves t hr ought heempi r e’ senemi es —manyoft hem Noxi anst hems el ves .Knowi ng t hatheneverdoubt shi scaus ei sj us t ,and neverhes i t at esoncehi saxei sr ai s ed, t hos ewhos t andagai ns t t hecommanderoft heTr i f ar i anLegi oncanexpectnomer cy .
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TheFr el j or di sahar s handunf or gi vi ngpl ace— wher e t he peopl e ar e bor n war r i or s ,who mus tper s ever e agai ns tal lodds . Pr oudandf i er cel yi ndependent ,t het r i besoft heFr el j or dar eof t encons i der edwi l d, r ugged, and“unci vi l i z ed” byt hei rnei ghbor sacr os sVal or an,whodonotknow t he anci entt r adi t i onst hats hapedt hem.Manyt hous andsof year sago, t heal l i ancebet weent hes i s t er sAvar os a, Ser yl da, andLi s s andr awass hat t er edi nawart hatunknowi ngl y t hr eat enedal lofRunet er r a,pl ungi ngt henor t her nl ands i nt ochaos , andnear cons t antwi nt er . Now, onl yt hos et r ul y except i onalmor t al swhos eem i mmunet ot her avagesof f i r eori ces eem des t i ned, orabl e, t ol ead.
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Des pi t et hebes tef f or t soft heFr os t guar d, myt hsand l egendss t i l lendur e oft he ol d gods ,t he eni gmat i c yet i s ,andr es t l es ss pi r i twal kers hamans .Ther ai der s oft heWi nt er ’ sCl aw r angef ur t herwi t heachpas s i ng year ,har r yi ng t hebor der sofDemaci at ot hes out h, andt hef r ont i er sofNoxust ot heeas t . Fi nal l y , s eeki nga mor epeacef ulf ut ur e, t hef r act i ousi ndependentt r i bes andcl anshavebegunt oof f ert hei ral l egi ancet oAs he, youngqueenoft heAvar os ans . Evens o, t hepor t ent sar egr i m. Wari ss ur el yr et ur ni ngt ot heFr el j or d, andnonecanhopet oes capei t
The Fr el j or di ans ar e an everdi vi ded peopl e.Tr i bes f i ght i ng f ordomi nancef orwhatl i t t l er es our cest heycan f i nd. Asar es ul t , Fr el j or di ansdeepl yval uebat t l e, bat t l eki ns and bat t l es car s ,whi char eknownasas i gnofs t r engt h, cour ageandbat t l eexper i ence.A per s oncanonl yhavea f ul f i l l i ngdeat hwi t ht heeyesopen. Thr oughoutt henat i onshi s t or y ,t heonl yknowni ns t ance ofi t speopl euni t i ngwasatt het i meoft he" Thr eeSi s t er s " knownasAvar os a, Ser yl da, andLi s s andr a. Dur i ngt hatt i me, t het hr ees i s t er sandt hei rcl os es thumanal l i esr ecei vedi mmor t al i t yf r om t heWat cherandbecameknownasI cebor n ( t hewor d' smeani ng changed overt i me,ass omeoft he or i gi nalI cebor n di dn' tf i ti nt he cur r entmeani ng oft he d,event houghmos t ,i ncl udi ngt heThr eeSi s t er s ,di d) . wor Wi t ht heWat cher sdef eat ed,mos tofFr el j or dshi s t or ywas r ewr i t t en, t het r ut hkepts ecr etbyt heFr os t guar dandt hei r near l yi mmor t alr ul er . However , s omet r ut hsl i nger edonf or mi l l enni aasl egendsandt al es ,pas sdownbys t or yt el l er s andbar ds . Whi l et henat i oni scompr i s ed ofnumer oust r i bes ,t he l ar ges tamongt hes ear et heAvar os an,t heWi nt er ' sCl aw, andt heFr os t guar d.Thet r i besar er ul edbyt het hr eer es pect i veMat r i ar chs : As he, t heFr os tAr cher ; Sej uani , Fur yof t heNor t h; andLi s s andr a, t heI ceWi t ch.
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champ i onsofthef re l j ord I cebor nwar mot heroft heAvar os ant r i be,As hecommands t hemos tpopul oushor dei nt henor t h. St oi c, i nt el l i gent , andi deal i s t i c,yetuncomf or t abl ewi t hherr ol easl eader ,s het apsi nt o t heances t r almagi csofherl i neaget owi el dabow ofTr ueI ce. Wi t hherpeopl e’ sbel i eft hats hei st hemyt hol ogi calher oAvar os ar ei ncar nat ed, As hehopest ouni f yt heFr el j or doncemor eby r et aki ngt hei ranci ent , t r i ball ands . Ast her ecl us i vel eaderoft heFr os t guar d,manybel i eveLi s s andr ai sa l i vi ng s ai ntwhos ef ol l ower sbr i ng heal i ng and wi s dom t ot het r i besoft heFr el j or d. Thet r ut hi sper hapsmor e s i ni s t er ,ass heus esherel ement almagi ct ot wi s tt hepowerof Tr ueI cei nt os omet hi ngdar kandt er r i bl e, ent ombi ngori mpal i ng any who woul dr evealherdeepes ts ecr et s .I ndeed,t he l egacyofherpas tmayyetbet hebegi nni ngoft heendf orRune t er r a.
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DE MACI A
As t r ong, l awf ulki ngdom wi t hapr es t i gi ousmi l i t ar yhi s t or y , Demaci a’ speopl ehaveal waysval ued t hei deal sofj us t i ce,honor ,anddut ymos thi ghl y , and ar ef i er cel ypr oud oft hei rcul t ur alher i t age. Buti ns pi t eoft hes el of t ypr i nci pl es ,t hi sl ar gel y s el f s uf f i ci entnat i onhasgr ownmor ei ns ul arand i s ol at i oni s ti nr ecentcent ur i es .Now,Demaci ai sa ki ngdom i nt ur moi l . The capi t al ,t he Gr eatCi t y ofDemaci a,was f oundedasar ef ugef r om s or cer yaf t ert heni ght mar eoft heRuneWar s , andbui l tupont her i ddl eof pet r i ci t e— apecul i arwhi t es t onet hatdampens magi calener gy . I ti sf r om her et hatt her oyalf ami l y hasl ongs eent ot hedef ens eoft heout l yi ngt owns andvi l l ages , f ar ml and, f or es t s , andmount ai nsr i ch wi t hmi ner alr es our ces .
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However ,f ol l owi ngt hes uddendeat hofKi ngJ ar van I I I ,t heot hernobl ef ami l i eshavenotyetappr ovedt he s ucces s i onofhi ss ol ehei r ,youngPr i nceJ ar van,t ot he t hr one. Thos ewhodwel lbeyondt heheavi l yguar dedbor der sar ei ncr eas i ngl yvi ewedwi t hs us pi ci on, andmany f or meral l i eshavebegunt ol ookel s ewher ef orpr ot ect i on,i nt hes euncer t ai nt i mes .Somedar et owhi s per t hatt hegol denageofDemaci ahaspas s ed, andunl es s i t speopl ear ewi l l i ngt oadaptt oachangi ngwor l d— s omet hi ngmanybel i evet heyar es i mpl yi ncapabl eof doi ng— t heki ngdom’ sdecl i nemaybei nevi t abl e. And al lt hepet r i ci t ei nt hel and wi l lnotpr ot ectDemaci a f r om i t s el f .
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wi nge dp rote ctors Manyr ef ugeesf l edt hehor r or soft heRuneWar s . Ones uchr ef ugeeewer eKi l am andhi st wi ndaught er sKayl eandMor gana. Hai l i ngf r om MountTar gon t hei rf at hers oughtas af erl i f ef orhi sdaught er s , af t er t hei rmot herMi hi r abecameandas cendedhos tof t heAs pectofJ us t i ce. Sever alyear shavepas tandt heconcl us i onoft he RuneWar s ,onedayt hes i s t er shaver ecei vedt hei r mot her ' sSt ar f i r eSpel l bl adef r om t hes kyandwi t h whi cht heyunl ockedt hei rcel es t i alpower s ,becomi ngaddi t i onalas cendedhos t sf ort heAs pect sofJ us t i ce.Toget her ,t hey vowed t o pr ot ect ed t hei rnew homeofDemaci a
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champ i onsofde maci a A pr oud and nobl es ol di er ,Gar enf i ght satt hehead oft he Daunt l es sVanguar d.Hei spopul aramong hi sf el l ows ,and r es pect edwel lenoughbyhi senemi es —notl eas tasas ci onoft he pr es t i gi ousCr ownguar df ami l y , ent r us t edwi t hdef endi ngDemaci aandi t si deal s .Cl adi nmagi cr es i s t antar morandbear i nga mi ght ybr oads wor d,Gar ens t andsr eadyt oconf r ontmagesand s or cer er sont hef i el dofbat t l e, i naver i t abl ewhi r l wi ndofr i ght eouss t eel . LuxannaCr ownguar d hai l sf r om Demaci a,an i ns ul arr eal m wher emagi calabi l i t i esar evi ewedwi t hf earands us pi ci on. Abl e t obendl i ghtt oherwi l l ,s hegr ew updr eadi ngdi s cover yand exi l e,andwasf or cedt okeepherpowers ecr eti nor dert opr es er veherf ami l y’ snobl es t at us . Nonet hel es s , Lux’ sopt i mi s m and r es i l i encehavel edhert oembr aceheruni quet al ent s ,ands he now s eekst obr i nggr eat ert ol er anceandunder s t andi ngt oher homel and.
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Sur r oundedbyt r eacher ouss eas ,I oni ai scompos ed ofanumberofal l i edpr ovi ncess cat t er edacr os samas s i ve ar chi pel ago,known t o many ast he Fi r s tLands . Si nceI oni ancul t ur ehasl ongbeens hapedbyt hepur s ui tofbal ancei nal lt hi ngs , t hebor derbet weent hemat er i aland s pi r i tr eal mst endst obemor eper meabl e her e, es peci al l yi nt hewi l df or es t sandmount ai ns Al t hought hes el ands ’ enchant ment scanbef i ckl e, i t s cr eat ur esdanger ousandf ae,f ormanycent ur i esmos t I oni ansl ed l i vesofpl ent y .The war r i ormonas t er i es , pr ovi nci almi l i t i as— andevenI oni ai t s el f— hadbeen enought opr ot ectt hem. Butt hatended t wel ve year sago,when Noxusat t ackedt heFi r s tLands . Theempi r e’ ss eemi ngl yendl es s war hos t ss avagedI oni a,andwer eonl ydef eat edaf t er manyyear s , andatgr eatcos t .
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Now, I oni aexi s t si nanuneas ypeace. Di f f er entr eact i onst ot he warhave di vi ded t he r egi on — s ome gr oups , s uchast heShoj i nmonksort heKi nkou, s eeka r et ur nt oi s ol at i oni s tpaci f i s m,andpas t or alt r adi t i ons . Ot hermor er adi calf act i ons ,s uchast heNavor iBr ot her hoodandt heOr derofShadow, demandami l i t ar i z at i on oft he l and’ smagi c,t o cr eat e as i ngl e,uni f i ed nat i ont hatcant akevengeanceonNoxus . Thef at eofI oni ahangsi nadel i cat ebal ancet hatf ew ar ewi l l i ngt oover t ur n, butal lcanf eels hi f t i nguneas i l y beneat ht hei rf eet .
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TheI oni ancont i nenti sahavenf ort hos ewhos eek s pi r i t ualevol ut i onandenl i ght enment . Magi cs uf f us es ever ypar tof I oni a— i t speopl e, i t shi s t or y , andmos tof al l t hel andi t s el f . Al l as pect sof l i f et her ehangi nabal ance,wi t hs t i l ls omuchl ef tt obedi s cover edandexpl or ed. Thos ewhocal lt hi svas tcont i nenthomes t r i vet o f i ndhar monyamongt hedi ver s er acesandhabi t at s , f arol dert hanmos tot her sonRunet er r a. Whi l epopul at edpr i mar i l ybyhumansandvas t aya, s omeyor dl es andot herbei ngsal s omakeI oni at hei rhome.Ther e ar emanys pi r i t ualcent er sands chool sofenl i ght enmenti nI oni a,t hough t hey mi ghtnotal waysagr ee abouti mpor t antques t i ons . Suchpur s ui t sl eavel i t t l et i mef ort hought sofi mper i al i s m;t heI oni anshavehi s t or i cal l ybeenext r emel y peacef ulbynat ur e. Thatdoesnotmean, however , t hat t heyar ehel pl es sorunabl et odef endt hems el ves
champ i onsofi oni a The Noxi an occupat i on ofI oni a pr oduced many her oes , nonemor eunl i kel yt hanyoungI r el i aofNavor i . Tr ai nedi nt he anci entdancesofherpr ovi nce,s headapt edherar tf orwar , us i ngt hegr acef ulandcar ef ul l ypr act i s edmovement st ol evi t at eahos tofdeadl ybl ades . Af t erpr ovi ngher s el fasaf i ght er , s hewast hr us ti nt ot her ol eofr es i s t ancel eaderand f i gur ehead, andt ot hi sdayr emai nsdedi cat edt ot hepr es er vat i onof herhomel and. I nnat el yconnect edt ot hel at entpowerofRunet er r a, Ahr ii s avas t ayawhocanr es hapemagi ci nt oor bsofr aw ener gy . She r evel si nt oyi ngwi t hherpr eybymani pul at i ngt hei remot i ons bef or e devour i ng t hei rl i f e es s ence.Des pi t e herpr edat or y nat ur e, Ahr ir et ai nsas ens eofempat hyass her ecei vesf l as hes ofmemor yf r om eachs ouls hecons umes .
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