Speculation: A Frozen Watcher revealed? (Braum discovery?)

Miko Ryukudo·4/25/2014, 10:19:04 PM·3 votes·1,640 views

(Please note, this is a repost of my topic from General Discussion. There isn't much discussion going on there and want to actually talk about it with others. Also, how do I add pictures to the post body?)

So we have been wondering about the watchers for some time. There was a thought that occered to me, what if this door that Braum carries with him means more than just...a door.

In his lore, it states that it is directly tied to Lissandra, the Ice Witch with a shard of True Ice embewing the center of the door. When the trap was set on the little troll boy, it snapped shut through magic and could not be opened.

This door is indestructible. Or at least we will say it is damn well near indestructible. Braum was able to crush a mountain with his bare fists by repeatably punching it....yet he could not make this door budge an inch.

Nowhere in his lore does it state that the door had a ram shaped head, but I noticed something revealing. The shard of True Ice was placed inside in such a way that the only parts you can see, are through the eyes on the rams bust.

So this door survives without a scratch, while a mountain collapses ontop of it. Braum immediately has a gut feeling that this door is something far more special than the eye can percieve and decides to hang onto it and use it for good.

Coincidence? Maybe...but it just makes it look like it has life....like maybe it is watching. What if Lissandra or a Frozen Watcher is watching through those eyes?

"Centuries ago, Lissandra betrayed her tribe to evil creatures, known as the Frozen Watchers, in return for power."

"Lissandra worked to purge all knowledge of the Watchers from the world. Using magic to take human form, she masqueraded as numerous seers and elders. Over the course of generations, she rewrote the stories of the Freljord, and so the history of its people changed. Today the fragmented retellings of the Watchers are seen as children's tales."

So Braums lore is told as a childrens bedtime story. Like I said, there is no current description of the magic door having a ram head, but it is assumed by the champion being inducted into the league, thus making the childrens story real. I looked through a few images of howling abyss and the various statues around and some look similar, but none of them look quite like this one. The others looked more beastly, while this one looks more sentient, as a way of being more...human like so to speak? Like it may have high inteligence or something. (The creature the bust is depicting)

Thoughts?

Tl;dr

Is Braum's shield the depiction of a Frozen Watcher, from Lissandra's lore? It is the first distinct image of its kind that I have come across. There is definetly an air around his shield I believe, more meaning behind it

3 Comments

Sir ArmaMalum4/26/2014, 1:14:47 PM1 votes

I don't think that's a watcher in of itself or even a depiction, as through Braum's quotes he also admits it's a door and functions as such, and rams are a nord/northern/ice-land stereotypical thing. However, the shield being used as a tool for the watchers is a brilliant idea. Has a great amount of irony as he hangs with the Avorason and the nicest guy there is acting unknowingly as a spy for Lissandra. And the catch with the children's tale, nice.

Also, for formatting you can see my post here for all of your CB needs.

PerformingCircus4/27/2014, 7:01:34 PM1 votes

It's a cool concept, but I don't think its likely. Riot really seems to try to lead us into thinking different things all the time (Lissandra is most likely considered not evil, just made out to be evil by the League as well as being on the losing side of history.)

I'm just thinking Lissandra was guarding something IN that room.

As well as the fact that Lissandra might not have even been affliated with the door. Just because it says that for a "bedtime" story, doesn't mean it actually happened. Lissandra is potrayed as a monster, so of course she's quick to blame.

Thorne Lionsbane5/2/2014, 7:19:22 AM1 votes

anyone else think for some reason the troll boy is trundle? just reading that he found a treasure cave reminds me of trundle. please we have no idea how he left.