I'm getting a very Elder Gods vs Great Old Ones vibe here

Rebonack·Feb 26, 2016·2 votes·821 views

From the Celestial Realms coming up against the Void.

Both groups of beings are absolutely, incomprehensibly inhuman. Both groups are beyond our normal reckoning of reality and follow ineffable motivations. And chances are, neither of them care one iota about individual mortals. If their interactions with people happen to end well for said people, then that's simply a side effect of carrying out their agenda rather than a goal.

I think it would be wise not to be quick to assume the Celestials are on anyone's side but their own.

Really, though, this recently released Lore is finally giving some inklings of context regarding the Void and the Celestial Realm. Good show, Riot.

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MisterHealYoGirlFeb 26, 20161 votes

Most of the Void creatures that I can think of actually have fairly defined, if mysterious, goals. Vel'Koz, Kha'Zix, and Kog'Maw all have ODD goals, but they definitely have them. The GOOs are completely beyond human comprehension, to the point that even attempting to understand them drives you mad. The Void creatures, on the other hand, are driven by almost human impulses: curiosity, mastery, hunger.

RebonackFeb 26, 20161 votes

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Most of the Void creatures that I can think of actually have fairly defined, if mysterious, goals. Vel'Koz, Kha'Zix, and Kog'Maw all have ODD goals, but they definitely have them. The GOOs are completely beyond human comprehension, to the point that even attempting to understand them drives you mad. The Void creatures, on the other hand, are driven by almost human impulses: curiosity, mastery, hunger.

The various Voidborn seem to exist for a particular purpose, though exactly what that purpose is we aren't totally sure. They're all driven by a desire that's hard-wired into them, though.

As I see it, the Voidborn and Voidlings are more or less like the servitor races of the Mythos. They aren't the nasty things in charge, they're just the puppets and pawns.

In the same way the various Celestial Aspect champs are representatives of something wholly inhuman and incomprehensible, I suggest the Voidborn (and Malz for that matter) are the counter-point. The malign will that's behind champs like Kog and Malz would be your Yog-Sothoth of League.

Sky of SmilesFeb 27, 20161 votes

We're taking this shit all the way to the year 40k!

http://i.imgur.com/vEBK1Nw.jpg

The Chaos Gods are a manifestation of thoughts/desires and they're sustained by it be they from Eldar or Humans. If Void Creatures in Runeterra are but manifestations of dark human desires it all makes sense now.

Riot planned this lore for decades!