First light after the Harrowing

Riot·11/5/2014, 5:16:17 AM·6 votes·159,771 views

Though the Black Mist fades and the souls it claimed will soon forget their past, the threat of the fell tide will not be forgotten. Worse than all previous years, those who lived are left to wonder where it will return, and whether anyone will survive when it does.

I

1 Year. The Battle of Knife Straits. An armada from Bilgewater, led by Miss Fortune and Captain Gangplank – sailing together under an uneasy truce – meets the Black Mist head on. Heavy casualties sustained. Fleet scattered.

II

1 Year. The Drowned Anchor. One element of the Harrowing stalled. Reports of a large figure encased in a rusted diving suit seen in the heart of the fighting.

III

1 Year. The Reaping of Smuggler’s Cove. No survivors.

IV

3 Years. The Battle of the Serpent. A Blue Flame leviathan is goaded to the surface by a serpent caller to face the Harrowing. The Black Mist is dispersed before it reaches Bilgewater, but the giant from the depths is slain in the process.

V

9 Years. The Shadow Falls. The Black Mist overcomes the defenses of the Southern Beacon, and it sinks beneath the sea. Its guiding light is now lost to Bilgewater.

VI

14 Years. The Wild Hunt. Hecarim marshals a spectral host and lays waste to the port of Grey Harbor. Despite valiant resistance from the fishing fleet anchored there, all souls are lost. Grey Harbor remains uninhabited to this day.

VII

21 Years. The Death of the Conqueror. The mighty galleon Conqueror is lost to the depths, along with 30 battleships. Some have claimed to have seen the Conqueror riding the Black Mist in subsequent Harrowings.

VIII

32 years. The Battle of Port Mourn. The revenant Mordekaiser leads the Harrowing on a night of slaughter, and Port Mourn falls to darkness. It is said that specters now haunt its empty streets.

IX

17 years. The Crimson Armada. A Noxian war fleet is caught in the Black Mist. Over 30 vessels lost. No survivors.

X

37 years. The Maelstrom. The frigate Light-Bringer’s Bane is swallowed by the sea while sailing to outrun the Black Mist.

XI

49 years. The Shroud. Up until half a century ago, this was the furthest extent of any known Harrowing.

XII

33 years. The Flower of Ionia. An Ionian fleet of unknown size lost to the Harrowing.

As evinced here, the Harrowing has grown bolder and stronger over the last half century. I fear for the future should this trend continue.

647 Comments

UpsetSloth11/5/2014, 11:22:39 PM241 votes

3 Spears with skulls on the flag... HALFLIFE 3 CONFIRMED!

US Air Support11/5/2014, 11:17:09 PM162 votes

Nautilus "Easy guys, I can handle this mist stuff." Hecarim "CAN YOU REALLY?" Nautilus "Yeah." Mordekaiser "Even with that Leviathan behind you?" Nautilus "Nope, never mind. I quit."

Theoroar11/5/2014, 11:22:01 PM55 votes

Graves was betrayed by TwistedFate , Kalista will kill betrayers of people who sign their soul to her command, GRAVES IS GOING TO THE DARK SIDE!!! KILL HER WITH summoner 14

Numelgon11/5/2014, 11:56:43 PM45 votes

12 records 1+2=3 Velkoz has 3 additional eyes over his main one Vel'koz has 6 letters in it 6th champion A-Z is Anivia New Anivia Splash confirmed

Gundere11/5/2014, 11:23:18 PM44 votes

KALISTA KALYPSOOOOOOOO

Albino Indian11/5/2014, 11:33:10 PM40 votes

Darius I GOT THIS Hecarim o really Darius get ready TO BE DUNKED Mordekaiser u cant dunk mist Darius item 3073 NO U CAN I WILL PROVE IT

Renaito Yuujou11/5/2014, 11:30:57 PM35 votes

Now THIS is what I'm talking about. THIS is lore. I like it.

A Cute Fish11/5/2014, 11:38:41 PM31 votes

there is something wrong here if the first year theres miss fortune and gangplank but the most resent says year 49 so that means...... there are at least 60ish

Impoa11/6/2014, 12:09:41 AM29 votes

1 Year. The Drowned Anchor. One element of the Harrowing stalled. Reports of a large figure encased in a rusted diving suit seen in the heart of the fighting.

Hello there Nautilus Nautilus

Kerrigan 4 Prez11/5/2014, 11:24:02 PM28 votes

My question is, will Bilgewater be lost to the shadow isles in the near future? And another one is, who's controlling the black mist?

draco777777711/5/2014, 11:14:54 PM25 votes

I wonder if the video at the end has anything to do with Kalista. . .

Anselwithmac11/5/2014, 11:21:22 PM24 votes

Don't you agree that the end video should be the title screen, and not the Sion promotion? Draven Draven

Braxton Kinney11/5/2014, 11:15:47 PM23 votes

Urgot rework confirmed?

bread meat eggs11/5/2014, 11:04:40 PM14 votes

RAISE YOUR DONGERS

The Cool Persian11/5/2014, 11:23:01 PM9 votes

I wonder if the Void will has an event like the Harrowing, oh wait that's when all of Runeterra becomes nothingness. I guess that would end the World thus the game ;(

Cubism11/5/2014, 11:17:55 PM8 votes

Who is the voice?

CharybdiSmiT11/5/2014, 11:27:51 PM4 votes

they spelled "evidenced" wrong