What's Noxus relation to the Shadow Isles?

YumaS2Astral·Jun 8, 2016·8 votes·1,338 views

After reading the Shadow Isles' lore, it seems like many of their inhabitants were originally Noxians, before becoming undeads from the Shadow Isles. , as far as I understood, is not a Noxian but he peharps still has connections with Noxus, since it was built atop his fortress. Peharps the Noxian ancestors were enemies of the ancestors of Mordekaiser.

Then, apparently, it seems like Noxus and the Shadow Isles are deeply related, especially because this is not their only connection. According to the wikia, Elise being a friend of implies that she is or was a member of The Black Rose, a secret Noxian organization. And since this organization was the responsible for resurrecting , I wouldn't be surprised if The Black Rose used some Shadow Isles magic as part of their ritual to resurect Sion.

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Fondling GemsJun 8, 20162 votes

Guessing shadow isles is connected everywhere (since death is everywhere) but in a warlike political power nation like Noxus not only is there more opportunity to cause chaos and death but it is easier to hide unlawful acts in a place that kills just about anyone.

RegalyJun 10, 20162 votes

Noxus is primarily viewed as a place where the concept of "survival of the fittest" prevails. It is not necessarily an evil place, but it is prone to a lot of unethical dilemmas. In other words, people there do unethical things for personal gain. The Shadow Isles is pure evil. There is really no other purpose than to cause death or agony. The Shadow Isles is just a desolate place where everything becomes corrupted. No one knows the origin of this dark corruption.

However, as you can, one can easily see why champions from Noxus would be attracted to the Shadow Isles, or have anything to do with them. Noxians crave power, and the Shadow Isles is exactly that. The prime example is Elise. Elise was perhaps a Noxian citizen that traveled to the Shadow Isles in search of glory. She found Vilemaw and basically he gave her all her powers (or perhaps she seized them from Vilemaw by force?). She was most likely recruited by Leblanc to be part of the Black Rose because of Elise's formidable powers. Perhaps Elise was already part of the Black Rose before she got her spiderly powers. Elise and Leblanc are one of my favorite champions so I have done my research. :P

I love female champions that are conniving, smart, and evil.

MeilinIIJun 10, 20162 votes

{quoted} No one knows the origin of this dark corruption.

Actually we all know the origin. It's in Kalista's lore and the other Shadow Isles lore from late last year. Selfish king trying to bring his wife back from the dead. Ring any bells?

FasmodeyJun 8, 20161 votes

As I know, and if I'm not speaking by my ass, Mordekaiser is the reason why Noxus exists. After his defeat, people get this place as their home.

That's why Noxus is related with Shadow Isles. They're related with necromancy since the beginning, thanks to Mordekaiser. And Shadow Isles is the mother of necromancy.

Mordekaiser wants to conquer Noxus though because he believes it belongs to him.

MeilinIIJun 10, 20162 votes

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That's why Noxus is related with Shadow Isles. They're related with necromancy since the beginning, thanks to Mordekaiser. And Shadow Isles is the mother of necromancy.

Not quite. Morde became part of part of the Shadow Isles because someone stole his skull:

Mordekaiser’s skull was taken across the sea to the Blessed Isles, a land hidden in mist and legend. The wise adepts of that land knew of Mordekaiser, and of his weakness. They had stolen his skull in order to rid the world of his unholy presence, placing it in a vault deep beneath the ground, secured behind locks and magical wards.

The Blessed Isles later became the Shadow Isles because of a different king stupidly trying to revive his dead wife (see, Kalista/Hecarim's lores) and

Years rolled into decades, decades to centuries, until a cataclysm was unleashed upon the Blessed Isles. A king whose mind had been ruined by grief and madness unleashed a terrible spell that condemned the isles to darkness, turning them into a twisted realm of the undying – the Shadow Isles. During that great sorcerous explosion, the vaults securing Mordekaiser’s skull were torn asunder.

THAT'S when Morde took over the Isles and started making a plan to reclaim his original Kingdom (Noxus/Demacia) and his original castle "the Immortal Bastion, that mighty fortress that now acts as the capital city of the upstart empire called Noxus."

FasmodeyJun 11, 20161 votes

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Not quite. Morde became part of part of the Shadow Isles because someone stole his skull:

The Blessed Isles later became the Shadow Isles because of a different king stupidly trying to revive his dead wife (see, Kalista/Hecarim's lores) and

THAT'S when Morde took over the Isles and started making a plan to reclaim his original Kingdom (Noxus/Demacia) and his original castle "the Immortal Bastion, that mighty fortress that now acts as the capital city of the upstart empire called Noxus."

I know Mordekaiser is not the creator of Shadow Isles. I meant to say Mordekaiser was using a lot necromancy in Noxus and probably left his magic in there. So people became interested in necromancy and searched for it. And in the end, they find Shadow Isles.

Sahn UzalJun 8, 20161 votes

Noxus IS Mordekaisers kingdom. or was...

KordJun 8, 20161 votes

Well yeah. My question here would be that, if war will occur between these 2 who would win ? I'm asking this in personal level of power ( like how Darius or Swain could go up against Mordekaiser on 1v1) and of course how Noxus would beat the undeath of the Shadow Isles ?

KarukosJun 10, 20161 votes

How is Yorick or Karthus confirmed to be Noxian? Did I miss something?

YumaS2AstralJun 10, 20162 votes

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How is Yorick or Karthus confirmed to be Noxian? Did I miss something?

Karthus is a noxian boy who grew and became obsessed with death, then he traveled to the Shadow Isles and became a lich.

As for Yorick, as far as I know he is part of a former Noxian family of gravediggers. I am not entirely sure if it was a Noxian or a Blessed Isles family.