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Can we all talk about Janna's new lore for a moment?

SaltyToplaneGoat·1/15/2017, 9:07:41 AM·16 votes·2,211 views

Because I'm freaking in love with it.

Janna always had the identity crisis between "otherworldy wind goddess" and "zaunite orphan with random magic powers". And since we really got our fair share of zaunite orphans in the lore and ingame (Zac, Vi, possibly Jinx) I doubt we needed another one. However, with all the mythical and spiritual figures in lore, Janna is definetly something new, probably an archetype to an opposite TahmKench

She's in a weird spot tho, because either things are going super well for her (she can display power, people's belief in her is strenghtened and she can show even more of her power and so on) or absolutely terrible (she loses power, can do less, people lose faith, resulting in even more loss of power...) - and we do not know the full potential of that power source. Is it possible for her to be "overloaded" with power? Could she exist in two material places at once? Like, two disasters like the canal explosion happening in opposite ends of the world, both where people believe in her? Would she be torn apart? Or wouldn't this be an issue as her original being is not material in the first place and all materiality is nothing but a projection from wherever she resides?

Or what would happen if people started interpreting her differently? She was born from faith, what if people projected new things onto her? Would they create a new spirit? Would Janna be forced to change? Would she even notice the change? Would she accept it or fight it?

So much interesting stuff, so much potential, that is why I love the new lore.

I wonder what happened to her believer in the color text tho... I mean, people in OUR world go crazy when they just hallucinate contact with their subject of faith. Now imagine what an ACTUAL contact and miracle could do? I bet there is now a zealous believer in Zaun, hell-bent on building a cathedral or temple for the spirit/goddess. Given the nature of a WIND spirit it's probably going to be an impossibly high tower with a lot of open windows...

11 Comments

Rebonack1/16/2017, 1:30:01 AM3 votes

This is more of just a general gripe, but I've never been a fan of the 'faith/worship gives power to supernatural beings' trope. I'm not totally sure why it bothers me so much, but it has always rubbed me the wrong way. Especially since it just sorta popped out of nowhere in Janna's Lore with no previous hints that the 'faith fuels supernatural critters' concept was being used in the League universe.

It's a very new idea, relegated pretty much exclusively to (bad) modern fantasy.

Kitty Pix1/15/2017, 6:42:29 PM2 votes

You bring up a lot of interesting points that I'd love to see explored but on the other hand I think that no matter the number of disasters or how far apart they are from each other or her, I don't think it's ever actually HER that shows up to the disaster unless she wants/needs to. I think she just feels/senses the need for her help and sends whatever wind is needed.

I also don't think she could ever necessarily be "overloaded" with power either. I think it's more of there's a "belief minimum" for her to be able to exist and if it drops below that minimum then she begins to lose her strength and powers. But past that minimum I doubt it does much more than just fortify her as a spirit in Runeterra, making it increasingly harder and harder (over time) for her to ever fade away again. Especially since I don't think she ever has to worry about people not believing in her ever again anyways, fairly sure that was even mentioned in one of her stories-- that she'd impacted and helped so many people by clearing The Grey (and continuing to do so) that they would never again forget her or what she does for them.

Mogarl1/15/2017, 8:48:02 PM2 votes

On the note of separate places of worship, remember that while Janna was beloved by the ships she saved, she was still not seen as reliable. Janna didn't keep every boat safe. So if distant places needed her help she would have to make a choice. However the fact that she is primarily worshipped in Zaun likely makes those incidents less common.

Blitz1001/16/2017, 3:57:16 AM2 votes

I absolutely adore Janna's new lore. Seriously, League lore is getting to the point where it far outstrips the actual gameplay.

mr Boombastic7871/16/2017, 8:30:50 PM2 votes

Would'nt it be cool if she could get so much power she could stop someone as powerful as Auralion Sol

KurisutinaMakise7/16/2017, 11:57:34 AM1 votes

crazy part is when my team trust and believes in me to be there to protect them we just steam roll the other team the lore is very fiting and i love janna i hope she gets buffs :3