Suggestions/Ideas/Hopes on Runeterrean Languages
Throughout League of Legend's lore there were mentions of ancient people and their impacts on current present time in Runeterra. They changed landscapes and history through feats of strength or wicked cunning. People like Lissandra, who waged a war against the Void to make amends for her ignorant greed. People like LeBlanc changing the political and historical landscapes with her intellectual prowess. People like Xerath, who changed the world forever with one fatal step. They were people ancient and undying in history's memory. Their actions shouldn't be the only remnant of their age because of the existence of language.
History isn't all about actions. It can be also about the change of culture and their respective language. League's roster has a lot of ancient and old mages, demi-gods and aspects walking around doing their duty and pursuing their goals and their actions and mentality shouldn't be their only way of showing their old age and remnant of their time. The world around them changed while they did not. Culture and Language changed while they still cling onto the culture they were raised in. What I want to suggest is that Runeterra and League needs more fictional languages.
With all the ancient champions languages would be the best way to give us the players and readers a peek into their time. What better ways would be to show the timelessness of champions with their tongue?
Lissandra using ancient freljordian dialects as she casts spells or even retelling her life in her own tongue. LeBlanc constructing her cunning plans in ur-noxian. Xerath and Azir having their disputes in their respective shuriman dialects. Karthus singing his song of death to us in ochun. Syndra showing us her willpower in ancient ionian or Karma showing us the way to enlightenment with ancient ionian chants or even Jhin reading out a lovely ionian poem as our life drips away from us. For the Ionian language there is already a great post by My Fizz no ult, which you should check out. [ Link: https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/9o3F3swH-ionian-language-constructed-scripts ] Zoe being a mischievous trickster and making jokes in her ancient targonian tongue or even some otherworldly celestial language she learned to speak due to the Aspect of Twilight. Veigar or Lulu using the magical language of the Yordles to show us glimpse of their life or the missed opportunity of Kayle and Morgana ascending to the heavens and mourning the past respectively in a proto-demacian language.
Language is a beautiful tool to deliver emotions, ideas and wishes to others and Riot can use that almost magical aspect of it to entrap us in the vast lore of Runeterra. I am not saying Riot should do it right now and ASAP or anything. It's mostly a suggestion on how much potential there is that Riot can use and if there ever will be a point of having usable fictional language then the lore will enter an utmost beautiful era of fascination.
