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First light after the Harrowing

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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

UpsetSloth241 votes

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

Mashiro Okeuchi89 votes

ILLUMINATI item 2050

Kitten Lover141 votes

pls rito WE WANT URF BACK summoner 1 summoner 6 pls guys vote here and like n share summoner 6 : https://www.facebook.com/VoteForURF join the bring back URF group and lets make rito let us play URF forever. and dont forget to fix Warwick Q still bugs

Zed 220 votes

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King Kill Em46 votes

People play dominion?

US Air Support162 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."

LeapLikeG45 votes

summoner 4 Blitzcrank I'm coming fo ur Booties

A Moist Cake90 votes

Hes gonna grab dat Ashe

Theoroar55 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

Levyathyn13 votes

Graves is, himself, a scourge, an outlaw, and a confidence trickster. Like Twisted Fate himself, I'm sure Graves has the confidence that he can handle this feud on his own, and won't need to resort to outside help.

Riftyn34 votes

wait, this make sense why tf, xerath, hec, LeBlanc, lisandra, and zed all have the mist on their page now, they're all people who have betrayed others... wow I'm slow....

Hoai52 votes

7 people. Cassiopeia Xerath Zed Hecarim TwistedFate Leblanc Lissandra All gonna be rekt by Kalista.

Deus Shrex33 votes

no Warwick rito plz

Darakath5 votes

Who did Xerath betray?

Darkcake9944 votes

Azir

Othello the Cat37 votes

Cassiopeia betrayed Sivir, so she sold her soul.

Xerath betrayed Azir, so he sold his soul.

Zed betrayed Shen so he sold his soul.

Hecarim betrayed Mordekaiser so he sold his soul.

Twisted Fate betrayed Graves so he sold his soul.

Lissandra betrayed the Freljord, so Ashe (potentially) sold her soul.

LeBlanc betrayed Boram Darkwill, so his son sold his soul.

All of the characters who were betrayed are champions… So is Boram Darkwill's son going to be a champion?

Rexamillion10 votes

Would Renekton also be a candidate for betraying his Brother?

Riftyn11 votes

I think the new lore changed that, now it was Nasus that had to trap renekton with xerath, renekton himself hasn't done anything yet.

Glescoron12 votes

Yeah, although I guess Renekton could technically be considered a betrayer, since he is trying to kill him now, but eons ago he volunteered to stay and guard Xerath's tomb. Unfortunately, years in isolation has poisoned his mind and he seeks vengence on Nasus for what happened. It's actually an improvement on the old lore, since Renekton starts more complex here and is just twisted by his own insanity.

Darkcake9928 votes

Yes but Nasus still loves Renekton even though hes insane someone has to put a hit on renekton and nasus would never do that because he wants to save his brother

Numelgon45 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

Yella Belly28 votes

Anivia's ice wall counts as a knock up. Yasuo can ult off of it. Yasuo's ult makes me sad When Im sad, sometimes i Cry new Tear recipe confirmed.

Gundere44 votes

KALISTA KALYPSOOOOOOOO

Albino Indian40 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 Yuujou35 votes

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

A Cute Fish31 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

Squidwalker52 votes

I think its how many years ago the stuff happened, i.e. 49 yrs ago that was how far the mists had reached, 1 year ago MissFortune and Gangplank joined forces/ Nautilus fought the mist- if you look at the map it makes sense cause the mist comes from the shadow isles, and is reaching across the ocean toward Bilgewater

RiotPabro67 votes

Correct!

RiotIcosahedron105 votes

I think the "Year" numbers are "Years Ago". So the MF/Gangplank stuff was just last year, where The Maelstrom was 37 years ago.

Impoa29 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 Prez28 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?

IAmDaddyRakan29 votes

The Ruined King is controlling the mist. fades away

draco777777725 votes

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

Wilł27 votes

While we wait for S5 give us URF

Anselwithmac24 votes

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

Braxton Kinney23 votes

Urgot rework confirmed?

bread meat eggs14 votes

RAISE YOUR DONGERS

Nami Janna Only36 votes

Raise your what?

The Cool Persian9 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 ;(

RiotPabro77 votes

A Void event would be pretty cool, imho. Lot of threats going on in the world of Runeterra! A lot of potential to explore!

relstrin9 votes

i suggest a new area of runeterra opened aka new maps if so. more maps new champ ideas and itemization. m

Meke33 votes

MAKE A VOID-THEMED MAP! PLEASE!

Menttoss52 votes

We can name it....... The void.

Cubism8 votes

Who is the voice?

Astiral39 votes

I believe that is the voice of Graves

Sworn Anemone5 votes

If that's Graves speaking and Kalista's symbol is on the flag in the water in wreckage near what Graves is calling "Our little island", it stands to reason Graves knew who Kalista once was.

Mrman54 Blobulus25 votes

By "our little island" he means Bilgewater not the Shadow Isles bruh

CharybdiSmiT4 votes

they spelled "evidenced" wrong

Dank Fuel51 votes

evinced: past tense form of the word 'evince' evince: verb, to reveal the presences of or to be evidence of; indicate.

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