Very Serious Question regarding relationships in the Runeterra

DanceofaThousand·1/16/2018, 2:02:29 PM·7 votes·672 views

Sorry if I get the Board room wrong, but given the nature of the question I thought it fit into this particular category. If it's not then just let me know, I guess and I'll be better.

Anyway, with that said, if any Rioter, hopefully someone on the World-building team, can answer, how does courtship work when it comes to Runeterra? Obviously, from Fiora 's lore I understand that there is the typical political marriage act, but how would a man say ask a woman out in the nations of Demacia, Targon, Piltover, Zaun, Noxus, Freljord, Shurima, Bilgwater, or Ionia? I assume because the nations are different then the matter of proposal is different as well. I imagine it's not as simple as modern times going "I like you. Please go out with me."

I ask this because, one I'm very curious, but two, when I tend to look at these relationships as a whole then it seems to me that there is a certain order to these things. I liken it to back in Medieval Times when a man had to be chivalrous to a woman in order to court her. A place such as Noxus, i assume, has very stable relationships despite its claimed...'power-essentric' lifestyle. However, Demacia people seem so...stern and upright that there is no time for relationships, (yes I know there are or no one would be there, but I'm just making a point).

So if a human were to fall in love with a Vastayan, then how would a human court a Vastayan. I also look at Rakan and Xayah for potential courting, but I feel...they're a little out of the norm with how they met. Or, is it that easy and I'm just overthinking it?

Thanks to anyone who can help,

KyuubiGoku

3 Comments

Blaiz Fenix1/16/2018, 11:33:37 PM3 votes

Vastaya are very diverse in the culture. As mush as Runeterra as a whole, but I would assume you would court them the same as any other person. Their animal features doesn't make them any different from normal people in that regard. Again, like people, vastaya probably have types and preferences. Some may even only prefer other vastaya. Other than that I would assume its the same. Many of the champs in the game are part vastaya so it has to have happened in the past.

CaptainAntiHeroz1/22/2018, 4:59:10 PM1 votes

They'd use blitz's dating service, if that were still cannon....