The Mergwillow Estate (Concept for New Lore Location)
Theme: Fear/Madness Horror Archetype
The Mergwillow Estate has been abandoned for many years and for good reason. Many Harrowings ago, the house was bombarded by the Black Mist and all of the residents were "killed". However, it is said that the residents of Mergwillow were not of the sane kind and were actually in fact known as some of the most powerful necromancers within the borders of Demacia. Even the army did not dare mess with the Mergwillow Estate since they were so far away from the capital and they knew any attempts at invasion of the estate would likely end in many cruel, unneeded deaths. Torture of the foulest of kind was said to held there. A month before the Black Mist invaded the estate, many residents of Demacia reported of people going missing when near the estate. Bright flashes of green light were reported coming from the mansion at the center of the estate. That was truly something to be said to see since the estate was a several miles wide, meaning the bright green flashes of light could be seen from miles away. When the Black Mist invaded, all who lived within the estate were killed, but when all went silent, a bright explosion of green energy came from the mansion and destroyed everything living within miles upon miles of the estate, plus everything within the estate itself of course. A thick green fog has since haunted the estate and the area around it. Mergwillow had been completely consumed by a green, horrifying mist that was said to bring incurable fear to those who stepped within it, slowly driving them into madness. After many reports, the army of Demacia went to the Mergwillow Estate and drive this problem out of their nation. They stormed into the green mist, swords and shields held strong within their hands. However, they were not greeted by victory at Mergwillow. No, they were greeted by monsters of the foulest of kinds. It is said their own nightmares came true and tried to rip their organs from their body. Even their souls were not safe as they were drained from their bodies. The army never left the Mergwillow Estate. The area was quarantined and labeled as cursed land by the king. There is a reward for cleansing the estate that is, honestly, too big to be true. It would set one's family for many many generations. The reward aside, many brave souls have ventured into Mergwillow Estate only to have their comrades betray them, their own bodies turn against them, and their souls beg for mercy. Whatever the residents of Megwillow summoned that night was powerful enough to cause even the Black Mist to flee in fear and whatever it is, it is getting stronger. The green mist slowly creeps further and further across Runeterra. Eventually, the entire planet will be suffocated by the green mist and only then will every living begin on Runeterra truly know fear.
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