The Sun, The Moon and The Twilight

Pigeon Blood·10/13/2019, 5:17:52 PM·14 votes·11,548 views

Let's talk about Celestials! According to Scathe's tweet [https://twitter.com/lauriegoulding/status/1172912381875249152?s=21], Runeterra doesn't have space like we do in real life. Everything beyond is part of the Celestial Realm. That opens the question on what celestial bodies [Sun, Moon, Stars] even are. I think they are just accumulation of raw unaltered magic that radiate onto Runeterra's sky. It would imply Celestial Magic would be the raw magic, which would fit with the idea of Celestial Magic being the magic of creation like Stem Cells differentiating into different specialized cells, Celestial Magic would differentiate into either Elemental or Spiritual depending on the needed type.

Now to the main part: The Sun and The Moon. The Sun is the brightest celestial body giving life spending warmth to Runeterra and with equal standing The Moon fulfills its role of purifying the light during the night [Silver Moon -> Silver = Symbol of Purity/Purification]. The Moon is also seen as a symbol of deception and illusion, because you can't trust your eyes under the dim moonlight. [Aribailo made a thread about the Concept behind Sun and Moon which is interesting: https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/0mEEzrlE-targonian-aspects-of-the-sun-and-moon] in the aforementioned thread he theorized the Moon stands for Truth, which would contradict my idea of the Moon being a Symbol of Deception and Illusion, but Truth and Lies are like two sides of the same coin:

"What is Truth? Is it the truth because you believe in it or is it the truth because someone told you and it fits with your view? Can you trust your truths? Are you sure they aren't lies in disguises?" Something happened between the Sun and the Moon, but what?"

Here comes my ideas: The Moon is a Symbol of Lies, Illusion and Deception. What if the actions of the Moon on Runeterra were just lies to further its own goal and thus angered the Sun? In Diana's colour story it is confirmed that the Moon can take over its host and override their consciousness, which makes them very prone to be manipulated by the Moon and the Moon not telling Diana the entire story and leaving out parts. I wouldn't question if the Moon was the reason for Diana to travel to Ionia far away from Targon and the newly appointed Aspect of the Sun to make sure she isn't getting the full picture. That would open another question: What would the Moon be doing behind the Sun's and possibly other Aspect's back? Another symbolic power of the Moon is the idea of Purification. The Silver Moon purifies all, so what if the Moon wants to purify Runterra from the influences of Celestials and the Void alike? An Omnicidal Moon. But you would then ask why would it do that? You know the word for madness that is connected to the Moon: Lunacy/Lunatic. The Moon became mad. Those ideas would explain why the Solari eradicated the Lunari order. Once the Moon became mad, the Sun ordered the Solari to strike down all Lunari members to protect the world from its madness. If the knowledge of the Moon became lost then no one would climb the Mt. Targon to become the next Aspect of the Moon. The Moon is also a threat to Faith [Sun's concept according to the linked thread above] as the Moon could reveal the Truths of the Celestials and destroy the people's faith. Every time the Moon walks, the Sun follows to slay them to prevent any further damage to the delicate balance of the world.

Now to the Twilight I mentioned in my title. Twilight symbolizes great change and acts as the Messenger between Celestials. The last time Twilight walked on Runeterra was during the Darkin era. Myisha, the host of Twilight, gave humans the tools to defeat the Darkins and caused the death of some Concepts. Currently Zoe acts as its host to herald the incoming great change. I am suggesting one thing: Zoe heralds the end of the Moon. The death of Lies and Truths. The Sun will forever kill the Moon's light to stop its Lunacy.

Fun extra: The Solar Eclipse can symbolize the dimming of spiritual light and the oncoming age of Uncertainty. Without Truth and Lies the world is plunged into an age of Uncertainty!

10 Comments

mrmeddyman10/13/2019, 8:08:45 PM4 votes

I disagree about the Moon being a symbol of lies despite that being what the Solari want us to believe. The story is full of evidence that the pale light of the Moon strips away lies and shows the truth, like when Taanari used the Chalicar to undo his own Ascension and became human again. The Moon quite metaphorically stripped away the lie: that the Ascended are Gods and showed us what they really are... flawed humans playing with borrowed power.

I think the qualities you're putting on the Moon is what Twilight and Zoe is supposed to represent. I do agree with what you said at the end there. That Zoes' "Great Change" probably isn't a good thing for the people of Runeterra and what she really wants is to invite an age of chaos. I think Zoe has potential to be the actual "big bad" of the League Universe not the Void. The Void is a bit obvious, but at the same time the Watchers aren't malicious like she is. They seem to be like they're just frightened of reality more than anything where in the old lore the Watchers were portrayed more like Leagues' Illuminati. They probably don't even comprehend what it is to take a life because they themselves don't know its' value, being long dormant beings that only recently discovered they existed in the Void.

I think Zoe will prove to be a direct rival to Leona and Diana. When their two faiths were one I imagine that their religion was broken up by the Aspect of Change. It certainly fits her M.O. That may be the truth Diana has found and Leona is seeking.

zounet10/13/2019, 6:47:06 PM1 votes

so there is a "magic barrier" around runeterra? a little weird...

zounet10/13/2019, 6:59:20 PM1 votes

So the aurelion's color story is totally not canon So sadAurelionSol

mrmeddyman10/13/2019, 7:47:58 PM1 votes

If you played Destiny 2 Forsaken I guess the Celestial Realm is a bit like the Dreaming City... and not like you know... space in that game. Cuz Destiny obviously has normal space too

Arakadia10/14/2019, 1:20:25 AM1 votes

Bruh so Flat Runeterra is canon?

Dimwitt10/14/2019, 11:06:29 PM1 votes

You know what happened... Shen is the worst negotiator and didn't solve the age old beef between Leona and Diana