Miss the Journal of Justice? Announcing the first edition of The Summoner's Herald!
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Summoners are scholars, and scholars must endeavor to remain informed. Perhaps you have too long been cloistered away within the Institute of War, and have lost track of the events transpiring beyond its hallowed walls — even as your efforts on the Fields of Justice have played a pivotal role in those very events!
It is therefore with great pleasure that I present to you, good Summoners, the inaugural edition of The Summoner's Herald, an international journal of world events.
The Summoner's Herald, Vol. I, Issue 1
For the convenience of the busy reader, in this first publication we present not only the latest news from Shurima but also an illuminating retrospective of notable events from years past.
It is our hope that within these pages you may find the information you seek, and that in this way we might be of some small service to you, the guardians of Runeterra's peace and the keepers of her grand history.
—The Editors
Want to help decide what happens next? Pick a faction and join the fight!
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The Herald is the latest lore initiative from Factions, a community-powered lore-driven game mode in which Summoners declare for factions (such as Demacia or Noxus) and fight matches using faction-specific Champion lists. Factions gain points from victories and lose points from defeats, and these aggregate match outcomes help determine the course of a developing storyline. These limited Champion lists give each faction distinctive playstyles, such as Zaun (tanktown) and Piltover ("Poketover"), and encourage Summoners to collaborate on strategies. There's quite a bit of quirky counter-meta gameplay that happens.
The events described in this issue of the Herald could have played out a number of different ways. Things turned out the way they did primarily based upon actual matches fought by Factions Summoners.
Want to get involved and help decide the fate of Runeterra? Come join Factions! All skill levels are welcome. Signing up doesn't commit you to playing any particular match: a key feature of Factions is that anyone can organize a scored match anytime. All of these matches matter, and in fact, it is these everyday pick-up matches that play the biggest role in driving the course of the story. We also have shoutcasted weekend Featured Matches, which are worth extra points.
Feel free to ask questions about the Herald, or Factions generally, in this thread.
Many, many thanks to all of the people who volunteered their time, energy, and talent to make the Herald a reality — and to all the Factions players whose enthusiasm and creativity give life to the setting.
