Riot, I am loving the way you guys are handling lore so far.
I have to say, you guys have done better this year with the lore. I would also like to include the Shurima story as well. After everything that went on last year about the lore, I can say that I feel this is a great way for the lore to be going now
This year Legend's lore has brought light on many things in Runeterra. To start I will list them in chronological order:
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The Wonder Above The Wonder Above revealed the Floating Villages of Ionia. I do not think they actually float, but are high in the mountains. And revealed a celestial being, Bard, who has an important duty in Runeterra to make sure things do not fall out of balance in the universe. The battle of Bard mountain gave clear reason of why Noxus would want to invade Ionia. There was an egg that contain power, strong enough to cut mountains. And we also got to see Bard in action.
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Ekko: Seconds and Chronobreak We all thought Zaun was a land of mad scientists, experiments, and pollution from factories. Not at all, Ekko, the boy who shattered time is a resident of Zaun's slums. Ekko himself shows that Zaun is a place with a lot of potential. He himself invented the Z-drive, a device that can manipulate time. We also got a look at his background, which shows how he tried to save his friend. This also shows that Piltovians(labeled as "Pilties") freely go in and out of Zaun. Even thought the two cities are rivals, it doesn't stop people from visiting one another. Another small note is that Vi and Jinx are confirmed to be from Zaun.
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The River King revealed that there are demons in Runeterra. Not quite like the ones from various religions. In this case it features Tahm Kench...in which that isn't even his name. But it's one of the names people know him as. He's a river demon that entice people in to making deals: Which is bringing them to what ever they wish, but comes with a price. The certain image we have of him now is that of Bilgewater, he goes by other names and images I'm sure.
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Bilgewater and Shadow Isles have been completely fleshed out like we have always wanted. The two stories Burning Tides and Shadow and Fortune gives us a tale of recent events and past events that happened in Runeterra. The fall of the Reaver King Gangplank by the hands of Sarah Fortune, the past between Graves and Twisted Fate, and what really went down on the Shadow Isles. The latter used to be called the Blessed Isles a whole new thing entirely. A new champion was also introduced: Illaoi. The first actual champion being introduced in lore and brought to the game as a playable champion. Her lore also gave us insight on how Gangplank survived the attack by Fortune. Illaoi herself is from a new location called Buhru, in which is a part of the Serpent Isles commonly known as Blue Flame Isles.
There is also Fiora's lore that gave us more about the society of Demacia. And now we have A Hero's Calling Which eve shows us more about Demacia. I have to say I'm pretty impressed with whats been produced lately. I can be content and not have to worry about the next lore produced being not very likable.
I am also loving the Graphic Novel approach you guys are taking to lore. I feel this is a very good way to capture fans attention(primarily for the ones who hardly read lore). Now there shouldn't be any more complaints like "Riot isn't producing lore because..." or "Riot lore isn't good because.." To be honest they are still fixing various champs lore to fit the new Runeterra, but while we're waiting they have been giving us lore to read. Keep up the good work Riot, I can't wait for Targon!