We need a bit more "Positive" forces here.

Stars Shaper·12/29/2017, 10:21:03 AM·8 votes·733 views

Reading a thread about "What can a victim of all evil forces (Black Ice, Void, Black Mist, Darkin) be?" I was thinking what would happen if the opposite happened... But then I realized that there are not really positive forces in Runeterra or the surroinding universe.

With the exception of Nagakabouros, which can be opposed to the Black Mist as a force of pure life, there is really nothing that provides the "good guys" vibe. Cosmic magic wielded by Aurelion Sol, Targonians and Ascended has been the opposition for the Void but not as a principle of order vs chaos but rather because of its extreme power level. We don't have anything i. e. the "Light" as in Warcraft (waiting for Kayle rework though) even if we have Light Guns.

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Epicurus12/29/2017, 1:43:55 PM3 votes

We do have the Waters of Life in the Blessed Isles. The Oasis of Dawn in Shurima (which may in fact be the same thing). The Godwillow of Ionia (also might be the same thing). There's also the natural spirit magic of the Vastaya, but opinions may vary on how "good" this actually is.

Most of the naturally energies of Runeterra are neutral. Good and evil are applied to how people use them. Is Black Ice really evil or is Lissandra just evil? Is the Void actually evil, or is it just destructive?

HonestJohnTheCon12/29/2017, 3:23:10 PM2 votes

I'm assuming the lack of powerful positive forces is due to the amount of good-aligned characters we have in the lore that will probably rise up to fight the evils of Runeterra. This makes for a nice "against the odds" storyline when Riot actually progresses the lore when they finish worldbuilding.

We had the Institute of War, which was more order than good, but that's history now. The reason why Riot removed it was because they were all-powerful and could realistically shut down the Void or the Shadow Isles at any time, so I doubt they're going to introduce a powerful good force on the same level as some of the threats we've seen.

Fasmodey12/30/2017, 9:40:36 PM2 votes

I would say wait for Kayle and Morgana DUO update.

Soraka is SO HOT12/30/2017, 6:16:52 PM1 votes

Soraka

FlameHalbrdOkido12/30/2017, 8:59:56 PM1 votes

Sentinels of Light

Cetri12/30/2017, 9:02:55 PM1 votes

Not exactly a "force" per se, but it seems like yordles kind of fit the description? From what little we have to go on at the moment, they seem to be embodiments of virtues and ideals. Sure, some can be a little, ah, destructive ( Kled ), but for the most part they seem benevolent. They kinda seem like the antithesis to demons, in a way.