The Glade Theory: Fairy Tale Dream Realm, Where Dreams and Nightmares Collide
With the new champion coming that has a decent chance of being from the Glade based on the aesthetic and teaser, I came up with a theory on WHAT exactly the Glade is in the new lore and who is already from it. So, what do we currently know about the Glade?
- It is inhabited by your standard fairy tale creatures and fae
- Reverse Narnia effect where time passes quickly within it
- The world within it is heavily distorted
Currently, I believe we have two champions from the Glade, being 
and 
. But wait, you say, those are two very different champions theme wise! One is a fae-based yordle who uses "pixie magic" while the other is a murderous clown demon who stabs people! Well, that's where my theory about the Glade kicks in. The Glade is not just a magical, happy go lucky fae realm. It is actually, in fact, more of a "Light vs Darkness" realm where spirits of chaos live. Some of the spirits are more kind, albeit a little bit of tricksters, like Pix. However, the other spirits are much more evil and are essentially insane murder beasts that are your standard creepy fears from childhood stories. Basically, the Glade is a fairy tale realm in a fantasy world. It's the chaotic realm of the world where dreams come to fruition, whether they are pleasent dreams or nightmares. Bedtime stories or campfire scares become real, and they on rare occasions are able to escape into the real world, spawning the urban legends of the world. Essentially, the Glade is a realm where dreams come true... all dreams.
If my theory is correct, the next champion will be a huge "lore progression" for the Glade, being maybe one of the more powerful characters that reside within the Glade. Perhaps even the origin of the Glade itself due to it's seemingly large connection to sleep and dreams.
TL;DR The Glade is a realm where mortal dreams become "reality", whether those be pleasant or nightmarish dreams.
were all random characters from separate alternate realities that had no bearing on Runeterra and would never be explored. Or how about when there was no lore page at all.
