The vastaya in our roster are now formally revealed!
Plus an extra story for Ahri!
Also an extra bit: A diagram showing vastayan tribes and how they're connected!
Wukong is still Wukong and he's color text is the best for character imo. Plus from him we learn that Noxus still used Chem bombs (Hey Riven, your backstory is still canon) and that his staff is made by Doran, so he's still canon.
What confuses me is why Ionia has the moon aspect. Isn't Diana the moon aspect?
I must say I really like the new bios and stories. They keep nearly everything about the original stories intact, but update them with more implications about the world as a whole.
: Love how they kept the theme of an inhuman struggling with humanity, though actually give a little more depth then just "seductress demon who turned out totally good after feeling guilty". She still has fangs that she uses, but she uses them with an actual purpose now.
: Really great improvement over just being some random stray cat person that some nameless dude adopted. If anything, I think his backstory might directly parallel with Kha'Zix's; both started their life on Runeterra as weak, feeble creatures, but over time through hunting in the harsh wilderness they became apex predators. Makes their rivalry all the more intense since they're basically reflections of each other.
I think there was typo though in which the backstory referred to Kha'Zix as the "wily beast beast", unless "beast beast" is some way his tribe calls strong prey (doubt it though). Also, although the story hammers in the experience of being hunted by Rengar really well, I don't know why that kid in the tent was a thing. The kid was quickly forgotten about and was entirely useless, not even serving as the point of motivation for Rengar to kill the beast. I feel it was just added to try to artificially create sentimental value rather than actually being an integral part of the narrative.
: So glad they finally just confirmed the Marai and the Lunari work in tandem, and I'm also wondering if the abyss has anything to do with the Void (it's constantly described as a hungry darkness, its has proximity to Targon which is another point where the Voidborn are coming through, and we have Kog'Maw whose epithet is still "the Mouth of the Abyss"). It also makes me wonder why the Aspect of the Moon needs the abyssal pearl. If both sides truly wanted to stop the encroaching darkness you'd think the Lunari would just give the Marai a Moonstone every now and then, but there's a specific trade that has to be there for more than just monetary value. An intriguing dynamic I hope will be expounded upon sooner or later.
Anyway, I absolutely fell in love with Nami's personality when she was talking to the villagers in the short story. It's endearing without going over the top, and actually kind of makes me want to play her just to listen to her voiceover again.
: Probably my favorite of the vastayan updates so far. I love that we actually see how Wukong and Yi are best bros, as well as the development of Wukong's fighting style. The story really accentuated Wukong's personality through the short story; great job on the writer's part on retaining our bold, mischievous, self-confident, and silly Monkey King. "The Wacky Adventures of Yi and Kong" needs to be a serial one day.
Also a link to the new Vastaya species page, which serves a similar role to what the region pages do:
how are Ahri and Wukong related, i checked both their bio and color stories and none mention eachother
Godspeed Sharjo.
I dispise the new lore for Ahri
Good to know Doran and Riven are still canon lore pieces! Though am curious, is the Makara going to be Fizz's tribe now? (Can't recall if they have a name)
Oh, I am pissed.
So... if shapeshifters aren't anyhow connected to Vastaya, why are they even on the diagram?
Is the diagram link broken? Not working on my end, but it may be because I am on mobile.
Thanks for sharing this with us Sharjo :)
