Will there be any new nations that you introduce in the future?

darkdill·Jan 25, 2017·10 votes·2,890 views

Demacia, Noxus, Shadow Isles, Ionia, Shurima, Bilgewater, Piltover, Zaun, Bandle City, Targon, etc. All these are to be established locations and such, but will there be any more major factions and/or introduced in the future?

For instance, I'd really like to see a nation that is built around sorcery and magic, something like Bracada from Heroes of Might and Magic, Dalaran from Warcraft, Caldeum from Diablo (in a sense), and so forth. I know mages are supposed to be rare in Riot's new continuity, but that doesn't mean there can't be a nation built by mages that serves as a major player in modern Runeterra.

17 Comments

RiotRiotJaredanJan 25, 20179 votes

Highly likely, though unlikely any time soon. Valoran, Ionia, the Serpent Isles, Shurima, and the other areas we've already seen are but a portion of Runeterra as a whole. We've still got lots to explore within the current 'known world,' but it's not unreasonable to think we'll expand beyond the horizon at some point in the future.

RalanrJan 25, 20171 votes

Very interested to see what new lands will be revealed in the retcon.

SpideraxeJan 25, 20171 votes

Would those supposed new nation also contain world runes that Ryze is collecting for

EROTIC RAID BOSSJan 25, 20171 votes

I'm guessing you want to hit every known faction first at the least. would def be cool to get a new location though, maybe that jungle south of piltover. I can see al ot of current champs making their home there, like nidalee or rengar

darkdillJan 25, 20172 votes

Coolies.

Any thoughts on floating continents? Syndra might make her own castle float, but imagine something on the same scale as the Kingdom of Zeal (Chrono Trigger).

DWT12345Jan 25, 20173 votes

I think they will probably just expand on already existing small regions, such as the Voodoo lands, Icathia and the Kumungu jungle, like what they did with Targon, assigning isolated champions to a new region. They wont do that until they finish revamping the existing nations first, which will still take a couple years.

BerserknurpleJan 25, 20172 votes

I hope that they end up releasing more cultures. Lately they've been trying to diversify cultures rather than just carbon copying real world ones like they used to.

But I think we are sorely missing nations/regions based around Native American cultures (Plains Indians, Aztec, Inca, Inuit, Pacific Northwest) and African nations. There's a ton of potential for new champions in cultures like these.

We have Shurima which fills more of an Egypt/Middle Eastern vibe, though they've expanded on that with tribes like Taliyah's.

Forbidden SirenJan 25, 20172 votes

Maybe they could explore the nation where Morgana and Kayle originate. In the original lore and JoJ, they came from a different dimension. Since the retconned of the old lore, maybe the their nation now resides somewhere above Runeterra as a floating continent/island.

Xodiathe4bdn1Jan 25, 20171 votes

Introducing new nations could also be a good way to group champions unaffiliated with the current regions however this will likely be nations mentioned before For instance kumungu jungle , which is still canon, can group together a bunch of the jungle champions such as Zyra Nidalee Gnar Khazix Rengar
And I think an arcane based nation would be difficult to just pop up in the lore unless it was hidden, from world causes nation of that importance can't just come out of nowhere

FasmodeyJan 25, 20171 votes

A mage nation would be so significant to not represent in lore until now. So, It cannot be a ''secret nation''. It does not make sense. And even If they do, they should avoid making it kinda similar to Shurima, which is an empire risen from the ashes.

darkdillJan 25, 20172 votes

Could be a nation that exists on floating islands in the sky, ala the Kingdom of Zeal from Chrono Trigger.

FasmodeyJan 25, 20171 votes

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Could be a nation that exists on floating islands in the sky, ala the Kingdom of Zeal from Chrono Trigger.

It still would be noticed. No way for mage nation to be so insignificant in Runeterra History.

ProtestantCaesarJan 25, 20171 votes

Maybe it's just really far away from Valoran.

darkdillJan 26, 20172 votes

Even if it were noticed, could a nation like Noxus really threaten them? I mean, how would they get an army up to a floating continent without getting blasted out of the sky by lighting-throwing mages?

Wrathof300Jan 25, 20171 votes

If anyone is interested in a Noxus theory I had for territory outside of Valoran. http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/OEttlf6Y-land-beyond-valoran

ProtestantCaesarJan 25, 20171 votes

I'd like to know who the Magelords and the Protectorate were, but they're not new nations in any sense.

Still, the Magelords sound like they may have been a nation or coalition of nations built around sorcery and magic.

Xodiathe4bdn1Jan 26, 20171 votes

What I want to see is a dragon nation https://avatar.leagueoflegends.com/OCE/BattleLance.png A nation completely composed of dragons of all different the kinds, It could either be on a different continent or within another nation like demacia. It could fill in the gaps in Shyvana s story. Considering her abilities speaks of a highly magical yet brutal nation and if they have even an speck of AurelionSol s personality then they would make noxians look humble welcoming