Riot, Bard still doesn't have a lore

Angelofchaos16x··6 votes·3,852 views

Intro : Bard travels through realms beyond the imagination of mortal beings. Some of Valoran's greatest scholars have spent their lives trying to understand the mysteries it embodies. This enigmatic spirit has been given many names throughout the history of Valoran, but titles such as Cosmic Vagabond and Great Caretaker only capture a fleeting aspect of his true purpose. When the unknowable structure of the universe is threatened, Bard steers all existence away from utter annihilation.

The Battle of Bard Mountain Noxian troops tried to capture the Bard Mountains and obtain a Celestial artifact bestowed to the Ionians of the Floating villages. During the battle, the village sage was tasked to take the artifact to one of the Celestial shrine on the top of one of the villages peaks. The Noxians mortally wounded him with arrows before he could reach the shrine. However, as his last act of defiance, he used the artifact to strike his would-be-killer, obliterating him and slicing a nearby mountain in half (seemingly failing in his duties). This misuse of the eggs power had drawn the attention of a Bard Celestial, who promptly intervened in the event. He retrieved the artifact and took it away from the mortal plane before the Noxians and Ionians could use its power for war.

And then the Bard teaser. That is all we have on Bard in his league page. Is that all that he is going to get ? The Battle of Bard Mountain is more of a Runeterra lore then a Bard lore. And his intro is just his intro, and not his actual lore. I know that you guys are busy with the Shurima Bios, but please, Bard needs a lore too.

14 Comments

RiotRiotJaredan14 votes

Yup, we know. Bard is one of the Champs that will get an updated written intro. There are lots though and I wouldn't say he's a short-term priority, sorry.

Sharjo1 votes

So like...in the group of champions a la Tristana, Singed, Ekko, Jax, Malphite etc, and even in that groups other folks need their lores fixed more than Bard right now. At least that's what I get from this. Am I somewhere close to the mark?

Angelofchaos16x6 votes

Thank you so much Jaredan, for the straight forward answer. But can we get our lore caps on ? I mean, I hate to sound annoying and impatient, but how far are we from receiving the Shurima Bios ?

Sharjo2 votes

If not in the next month I'd assume early next year, and by that I mean January/February time, March at the latest. Of course I'm assuming, which could make me an arse, but you get the idea.

If anything it'll probably be before we go to Mount Targon. That's the thing I'm most confident on.

Smithney1 votes

Riot mentioned somewhere™ that Shurima bios are high on the list, so your assumption is rational.

RiotRiotJaredan2 votes

Indeed it is.

Melledoneus3 votes

"Bard is a being. He is a great being. People praise him, but know nothing about him. And by people, we mean the LoL community. Everybody in Runeterra, even Mundo, knows who Bard is. He shows up at local pubs all the time."

heterosexual DIE3 votes

Rammus doesn't feels alone anymore... Rammus

Angelofchaos16x2 votes

That is not his lore, that is the Battle for Bard mountain, and as I said , that is Runeterra lore, and not Bard lore.

Rito Staff1 votes

I understand you, I'd like to see more of Bard too. Where did he go after? Where does he take that stone? Does he answer to a superior entity?

What was the true power of that object? (Its purpose, its origin)

Angelofchaos16x1 votes

Yeah, I feel Riot could give a awesome story on why he does what he does, why is he on earth or at least in what other occasions did he intervene.

xbardmaster181 votes

Agreed, I would like to know more about my main.

MungoGeri1 votes

I think part of Bard's appeal is the mystery that surrounds who he is and what he's about. It might be fun to learn about other times that he has appeared during significant events in the world -- but best from the point of view of another people. I like to think of him as the Doctor from Doctor Who, popping in and out and if you don't know him, you might not know what drives him.

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