Fascinating places and things in Runeterra

Chembaron Yamada··9 votes·1,336 views

Greetings, Summoners!

Once again, I was thinking about new champion kits and until they stop me, I will keep going. Jhin

And what did I need for that? That's right, a hook. The world building team did a great job improving our idea of the universe they created, we got alot of stories, comics and other tidbits to enjoy. Some of them include interesting places or maybe artefacts, which would be incredibly fun to explore further.

I want to ask everyone of you: Which places do you want to go next? What are you imagining reading about them and how could it get used as a hook for a great story in the future?


As always, you have to endure my own opinion.

The Ecliptic Vaults in Piltover It gets mentioned in the story about Vi chasing Jinx in the safest bank in Piltover, if I am not mistaken. We even got a picture of this place! https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/6/6d/Piltover_Ecliptic_Vaults.png/revision/latest?cb=20161120062438 But I want more. I want to read how people are working there. How they plan to enhance their hextech security after that incident with Jinx. Maybe even a champion related to that place? Vaults are an interesting theme, especially if you can mix them with hextech. I could imagine something great sprouting from Jinx' act.

The Incognium Runeterra in Piltover A machine able to locate every being in runeterra, but the creator of that machine got killed before it got finished. Can this really be the end of this story? Wouldn't someone try to finish it? Maybe even secretely? There is so much potential here, maybe some young inventor wants to comprehend how the machine is working and is confident that he is able to complete it. This would mean alot of power in his/her hands, wouldn't Camille interefere in such a situation? It would be sad if this mysterious story will stay just an anecdote in the tips before the matches.

Biospheres in Zaun After learning that chembarons in Zaun are using biospheres to cultivate plants, I always wanted to read about them. They are small isles of nature in a city of pollution, diseases and violence. It sounds charming.


Yes, I know, my choices are biased. That's why you have to chime in! Tell me about the great places in Runeterra I don't know and you would love to investigate! [slayer-jinx-wink]

12 Comments

Whyte Lyon5 votes

Not quite related but still on topic. Does anyone remeber the "Making League of Legends Champions" video that came out about 6 months ago? Yeah well I want to know what Foundations were referring to about this mysterous Nether location?

Seriously, on their white board for brainstorming was a selection of basic champ archetypes on the left side along with regions of possible relation on the opposite. Three times the word "Nether" can bee seen clearly along with Bilgewater, Noxus, Ionia and even Void.

Conspiracy?

Chembaron Yamada1 votes

You made me watch that vid again, didn't notice it back then, but there is indeed nether as a region added.

Nether usually relates to some kind of underworld or demon realm. Maybe they wanted to give the demons of Runeterra an own birth place in another dimension, just like the void is the birthplace for the voidborn?

Johnny El Rojo1 votes

Seeing the principal storyteller in charge of the new lore is Graham Mcneill, It wouldn't surprise me that this process of somethings in LoL getting more Warhammeresque, for saying it some way, would add to other things. Runeterra is very similar to Warhammer Fantasy in some concepts like the demon dimension menacing with consuming the world, the land of the dead, or the old egyptianesque civilization coming out of the sands. Somekind of subterranean civilization wouldn't be so far fetched.

LiteUpSketchers1 votes

Daarkin?

Arakadia2 votes

The Nether applied to Bard, Kindred, and Ivern in that video btw.

Dreamspitter1 votes

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Not quite related but still on topic. Does anyone remeber the "Making League of Legends Champions" video that came out about 6 months ago? Yeah well I want to know what Foundations were referring to about this mysterous Nether location?

Seriously, on their white board for brainstorming was a selection of basic champ archetypes on the left side along with regions of possible relation on the opposite. Three times the word "Nether" can bee seen clearly along with Bilgewater, Noxus, Ionia and even Void.

Conspiracy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-k3TbFwMgI

Netherblade Kassadin

Nether Grasp Malzahar

Support Boyyy2 votes

I really wish they would do a lore update for Ionia and it's champions, considering most of them still have retconned lore. It felt like they were going to when they released the Vastaya lore, but just stopped for some reason.

Chembaron Yamada1 votes

Likely to happen with Irelia's VGU. But they will probably just update the worst offenders. Many Ionian champions are modern already.

Kloqdq1 votes

I really want to go back to Shurima in the lore for something, just anything. Shurima is such a cool place with cool characters but Tayliah didn't give up more Shurima. It gave us Yasuo (which was super cool). What happened to Sivir? What is Azir doing? What are the doggo, battery and anger management doing since we last saw them? I just really want to know more.

Chembaron Yamada1 votes

These are story hooks, but not much information about specific places except "Shurima". ^^

Taliyah was on her way to encounter Azir, if I remember correctly. It could be interesting to see how his plans to resurrect his kingdom are going. Did he build a new city? How are people living there? Didn't it get mentioned that people are worshipping Rammus? Are there temples for ancient gods anymore?

Kloqdq1 votes

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These are story hooks, but not much information about specific places except "Shurima". ^^

Taliban was on her way to encounter Azir, if I remember correctly. It could be interesting to see how his plans to resurrect his kingdom are going. Did he build a new city? How are people living there? Didn't it get mentioned that people are worshipping Rammus? Are there temples for ancient gods anymore?

There is just a lot of unanswered questions that need to be looked at after the Shurima event from a couple years ago. We just haven't seen anything since than and I love the region and characters a lot but god they need some love lore wise.

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