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Possible Lore Discrepancy

mrmeddyman·3/16/2019, 7:45:18 AM·3 votes·6,051 views

In Jayces' Bio it reads that he was the one who discovered what hextech crystals do

after many months, the scholars reached a unanimous conclusion: the crystal was worthless. A power-drained hunk of rock. The disappointed clan leaders finally handed the crystal over to Jayce, assuming that even he, with his remarkable intelligence, wouldn’t be able to learn anything from it.

Something inside the crystal called to Jayce. No, more than that – it sang to him. He couldn’t explain why, but he knew the Shuriman gem still held mysteries yet to be discovered.

But in Camilles' bio her family made their fortune based on the efforts of Camille's Great-Great Aunt Elicia

The creatures Elicia Ferros found, the Brackern, were not an unending resource, and Camille's family had to look for ways to augment the crystals they had accumulated. Utilizing certain shadow investments in chemtech and runic alchemy, the Ferros family brought to market the less powerful, but easier to procure, synthetic hex-crystals. Such power often comes with consequences, and the production of synthetic crystals is rumored to be a heavy contributor to the Zaun Gray.

Based on how old Camille is her, Elicia must be ancient. So what gives. How can Jayce (who can't be older than 35) discover the purpose of hextech crystals WAY after Camilles' family made their fortune off of them?

5 Comments

Camille Ferrøs3/16/2019, 10:58:01 AM3 votes

It could be that the Ferros discovery of the hex crystals was kept a secret. Or some writer forgot to check what was already established.

Ir Abelas3/16/2019, 8:09:37 PM1 votes

Jayce just has older lore that's in need of an update.

Mogarl3/19/2019, 2:07:24 AM1 votes

There's a possibility that Jayce is older than he appears. Camille is given a youthful appearance by the magic of her hextech crystal. Otherwise she's about a century old, but doesn't look it.

Jayce is frequently exposed to a bit of magic from his shard, but he was also exposed to the destruction of the rest of the crystal. It wouldn't be a huge leap for his aging to have been slowed down by that event.

While it isn't a time stamp it's worth pointing out that the first three paragraphs of Blitzcranks bio read as

"Shortly after the development of hextech, inventors and scientists flocked to Zaun, a place where they could experiment with volatile materials undeterred by the stringent regulations and rules of Piltover. Their experiments often ended in disaster, with entire buildings destroyed and toxic chemicals spilled into nearby streets. A team at the College of Techmaturgy developed steam-powered golems who would remove the hazardous debris, a task deemed too dangerous for even the most desperate of Zaunites.

The golems labored tirelessly through the streets, carrying waste to the growing number of disposal sites around the city. Even among such hardy machines, accidents were common, and the automatons were frequently sent back to the college in pieces. Dredging up slime at the bottom of Zaun was no easy task, and acidic, noxious chemicals gradually wore down their metal shells.

An ambitious young inventor known as Viktor longed to create a durable machine that could clean more effectively and eliminate the need for costly repairs. He gathered broken parts from the retired golems, avoiding the flashier components popular among his peers. Even employing an assemblage of unwanted materials, Viktor designed a more resilient machine."

Viktor's bio has this paragraph "In the midst of his studies in Piltover, a major chem-spill devastated entire districts of Zaun, and Viktor returned home to offer his help in the rescue efforts. By grafting a sophisticated series of cognitive loops upon existing automata-technology, he crafted a custom-built golem, Blitzcrank, to help in the clean-up. Blitzcrank was instrumental in saving scores of lives and appeared to develop a level of sentience beyond anything Viktor had envisioned."

So all things considered. Viktor and therefore Jayce, could have been growing up during the birth of hextech. Jayce could conceivably be in his eighties or older.

GreenLore3/19/2019, 10:51:04 AM1 votes

I think the crystal that Jayce was given was just considered special, likely because the consciousness of the crystal was still active to some degree.

So Jayce didn't discover the secret to the crystals, he only discovered the secret of this special crystal.