I'm thinking she needs an actual place in the new League world where she's doing something meaningful, not just being a big-boobed Miku.
Her old lore wasn't even that good to begin with. Just an orphan girl with a strange musical instrument following her, she gets adopted and then becomes a musical idol. Not that riveting.
New Sona lore where?
Real question is, what kind of lore could they give her that would be a meaningful not-just-a-large-breasted-Miku while fitting into the current unified lore Riot is creating?
I suggest she becomes the empress of the world after Mordekaiser conquers it.
explain why her breast dat big plz
Perhaps she could have a search for her real parents and stumbles into a sort of story plot they could have been involved in or something... Just spitballing ideas.
While her old lore isnt the best it IS from the pre-retcon era, so it wasnt ment to have incredible depth and plot like MF (Post Burning Tides) or something. I love Sona, she does deserve some better lore, hopefully she wont get left out forever. I was hoping for something when Jhin came out but was disapointed :/
Etwahl is a cursed vessel harboring the spirit of Mordekaiser's wife.
Etwahl was part of Thresh's collection prior to the Ruination.
Evelynn was allowed to leave the Shadow Isles in exchange for finding a new owner for Etwahl. (I could explain more about why Evelynn was here, but I won't.)
Evelynn sold Etwahl to a merchant in Ionia. He in turn sold it to another man that gave it to his brother as a belated wedding gift.
The merchant died in a mugging only days before the wife passed away during childbirth.
The father finds it odd that his daughter does not weep or cry. Doctors confirm the child is mute.
Over the course of the next couple years, the father struggles to provide and care for his child. He has help from his relatives, though he does end up selling many possessions. It never crosses his mind to part ways with the Etwahl at first. When it is suggested, he admits he cannot part ways with the gift for sentimental reasons.
Strangely the relative that suggested this course of action falls ill and passes away.
Upon her second birthday, Sona takes an unusual interest in Etwahl. Her grandmother, whom watches over her in father's absence, gradually becomes fearful of this. It culminates into hysteria after learning her older son, whom purchased Etwahl, died in an unusual accident at work. She is summarily disposed of without a trace.
With the family refusing to help, the father does all he can on his own. He quickly falls into debt due to his inability to work and watch over his child. With threats upon his life, he abandons his daughter shortly after her third birthday and is never seen again.
Much of the old lore is preserved from this point, though Etwahl isn't nearly as "forgiving" about being parted with its host. Usually the primary caretaker is subdued and won't consider selling Etwahl, though subordinates might be less considerate at their own peril.
*** Quick Edit
Also want to point out that Evelynn actually held onto Etwahl for a long time. She had no real incentive to sell the thing and she was immune to Etwahl's influence.
I feel like they need to establish how Sona gets to Demacia in the first place, considering there's an invasion going on. What the sod happened for an Ionian orphan to wind up in Demacia? Lestara's unlikely to have went to Ionia during a war and word of Sona having the Etwahl probably wouldn't have crossed the sea until some Noxians found out she existed or something, so how?
Another important thing is establishing her role in Demacian society and the world as a whole. What does she do as part of the nobility, and what does the nobility think about her? What does she do with her musical and magical talents now? Does she stay in the capital or does she travel the world?
So basically:
These things are critical in my opinion to properlly establishing Sona in the new canon as a firmly cemented character.
she need new splash arts, that's what she needs [slayer-jinx-wink]
