After Targon?

Ralanr··10 votes·3,352 views

So with Taric's rework coming about, we've pretty much finished the Targon lore update (unless there is something else coming that we don't know about...hint Pantheon hint). And, like whenever we finish a chapter, this got me wondering where we will go next.

Now the most obvious answer to where we can get an update in lore is with a new champion, like with Jhin. But that's not as fun as guessing which faction we can go back and learn from.

Personally, I'd like to go to Noxus or Bandal City. Bandal City is more because I no longer have a comfortable idea of what Yordles are since Poppy has been alive since the founding of Demcia. And it has been driving me nuts.

But for Noxus, I want to see a bit more of the faction in this retcon. With Fiora's updated lore we got to see many of the downsides of Demacian life and as interesting as it would be to see how the retcon shows some champions in Demacia, I think Noxus could use the update.

Things to ask: Did Katarina's father ever go missing? Did Sion have descendants? Why does Swain no longer have to worry about being subtle?

I'll put a poll down to cast votes. I won't just put down, "Ionia" because Ionia is very large and has a lot of stories going on at once.

I also can only put down ten. So if I miss any, please forgive me and say it in the comments below. We'll use upvotes to judge it.

47 Comments

SylvanasWrunner4 votes

I'd like to see more of the Black Rose so my vote goes to Noxus :)

Leblanc The Black Rose shall bloom once more

Shadragon2 votes

I'm still upset that there is not Gardener LeBlanc skin. I mean Elderwood is great and all, but it's just not the same.

Ebonmaw Dragon3 votes

Bandle City*

Zaun*

But dont worry, Freljord its not misspeled

Ralanr1 votes

I'm always unsure which way to spell it. Truly this is embarrassing.

Ebonmaw Dragon1 votes

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I'm always unsure which way to spell it. Truly this is embarrassing.

No problem, those are the most common mistakes... However, talking about the topic, my vote is for Bandle or Shurima

Photos of Ghosts1 votes

*Icathia.

Ralanr1 votes

Ok, but to be fair we haven't interacted with that area in a long time. So mistakes aren't too out there.

Photos of Ghosts1 votes

Well, it's a classic -ia latin ending... India, Asia, Arabia, Russia, Romania, Colombia, Australia, Nova Scotia, Espanha stands for Ispania, Mongolia, Persia, Bulgaria, and all the ones in -y (Italy, Germany, Albany, Turkey...) are actually -ia, and then other languages took that and adapted it in other forms, for example in arabic "Afriqiya" for Africa.

Voidac3 votes

For me, it's either Lokfar or Ionia. I'm really feelin' a fleshed out Ionia accompanied with beautiful landscape paintings and locations (temples and shit) would be really freakin' cool.

DeathBurst1 votes

I just commenting about the Yordles, but I'm also really interested in Ionia :)

Not so much by Lokfar, though. Not even sure this place still exist in the new Lore. It had, what, 2 mentions in the old Lore?

Ralanr1 votes

It's the tip of Freljord I think.

Voidac1 votes

It's an island off the coast of the Freljord but still considered part of the Freljord I believe. Kind of like Solstheim to Morrowind/Skyrim.

Photos of Ghosts1 votes

Lokfar is Olaf's place?

Voidac1 votes

It's an island off the coast of the Freljord. Olaf and Brand originate here.

There was some cool art released a while ago.

Arakadia1 votes

Lokfar and Plague jungles could use some luv.

Lost R2 votes

My guess is either the Void (which Targon keeps alluding to) or the Shadow Isles. The Shadow Isles had a lore update recently, but there's still the issue of Evelynn and Yorick, both of which need some rework TLC for different reasons. Evelynn's backstory is boring and lazy, and Yorick's gameplay a complete train wreck.

Darnath1 votes

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My guess is either the Void (which Targon keeps alluding to) or the Shadow Isles. The Shadow Isles had a lore update recently, but there's still the issue of Evelynn and Yorick, both of which need some rework TLC for different reasons. Evelynn's backstory is boring and lazy, and Yorick's gameplay a complete train wreck.

Shadow Isles already got a update. Some of them aren't updated but majority is. Exact opposite is correct for Shurima though. Shurima is updated for minority but a lot of them are not updated.

I'm hoping for Shurima in the next lore update. Because there are so much questions.

Lost R1 votes

Except it did. The lores of Sivir, Renekton, Nasus, Xerath, and Cassiopeia were all updated, with notable mentions to Nasus and Renekton, turning them from Outsiders to actual characters from Runeterra. The only Shuriman who didn't really get a lore update was Rammus, but... well, he's Rammus. Malzahar is a Void character, even if he's originally from the Shuriman area, so he doesn't count.

GreenLore1 votes

The thing is that the shurima champs only got short lores,no long ones(except for xerath and azir,but their lores are more like color texts). So Riot might make a targon-like lore update that isn't a real event and just adds the full lores of these champions

GreenLore1 votes

I think Yorick and Eve will get lore updates once they get their VUs(Yorick is planned to get his this year and I've read that Eve will likely get hers next year).

Though its weird that Elise didn't get a new lore,but maybe thats because she is more or less an outsider for the shadow isles,as she still seems rather human and might even be still alive.

Warlord Dienekes2 votes

Well if the option to delete everything from Targon and re-write it isn't a possibility. I'd go for Noxus, if they actually make Swain an interesting and awesome commander-esque character. Runeterra's Hannibal, Alexander, or Grand Admiral Thrawn. That's a character I would like to read about.

But that's tough to do, and requires a writer to actually study military strategy and tactics a bit to make it work. I hope they get that right, but I fear they'll instead of focusing on him mistreating Sion before getting his comeuppance or just being a tool of the Black Rose, or never commanding troops in battle. We'll see how that goes.

ModWulf Helhammer1 votes

Pretty sure they said the likely next place is Piltover

Ralanr1 votes

Pretty sure Shurima was to come before Targon. Anything can happen.

DwarvenGiant1 votes

Only real recent mention of Piltover was in Burning Tides, in which it's said that Graves and Tobias' next destination was Piltover, to get Graves a new gun.

Big Lincoln1 votes

I want the Void

if only because I want another Void champion and more idea on if we have a Void answer to Aurelion Sol

Valendrus1 votes

Bandle City because I want them to update Amumu so I can see if my story i just wrote is close.

GreenLore1 votes

I'd say the most likely places to be next are: -The void: I mean the void is a fan favorite and got a lot more attention with the targon update.I mean now we have a whole faction who is in a conflict with it.

-Piltover/Zaun: Riot said that Jhin will visit Zaun and that he will run into Vi and Caitlyn,so that could mean that we'll get a bigger storyline for Zaun&Piltover

-Shurima They said they want to add the missing shurima lores(originally they even said they want to do this before the targon lore),it is possible that they simply wait for a new shurima champ before they do this.

Bellows1 votes

I wanted SHADOW ISLE! For my waifu! <3 Elise

Since it wasnt up there I voted for Shurima.

Jeddy0171 votes

As far as places I like to go for an update next,I choose Demacia,Bandle City or Ionia.Oh I just remembered......

http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/creative-spotlight/dev-blog-building-better-bio

The next batches of champions we are looking at exploring are the Shuriman champions and those associated with Mount Targon. After that… we’ll have to see. Let us know if there are some that you really want to see updated.

Azir SHURIMA!!!

RiotRiotJaredan6 votes

Good memory!

Brutusness2 votes

So this means full bios right? Including Skarne? I think he's a part of Shurima now (he also needs new art, but that's not in your department). I'm happy to see these when they come out.

Jeddy0172 votes

I'm expecting Rammus's bio not to be a damn riddler trophy anymore.I played all Batman Arkham games,I got enough of those.Hopefully,it's will become an actually bio.

RocketRelm1 votes

Profile: Ok.

Ralanr1 votes

Damn...I finally found you yet everything I want to ask is kinda selfish right now.

So I guess we got Shurima next?

DeathBurst3 votes

And what about the Yordles? We have hints about an upcoming Yordle Lore "Event" since (at least) Illaoi, and it was confirmed with Poppy and passing mention of Kennen during Shen rework that a LOT of things have changed compared to the old lore. And yet nothing on the horizon... I'm sad.

Photos of Ghosts1 votes

Gibe lorerinos pls

Death by Kayn1 votes

Void plox

EvilMerodach1 votes

Shurima, because I feel like we lost more than we gained from the last Shurima thing. RIP Old Nasus item 3070 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w02Dlzogn1I

Also I like maps, and feel like an expansion of Shurima would be our best bet at getting more maps.

CoffeeDave1 votes

I was kinda of hoping they would further the story of the oceanic trio Fizz Nami Nautilus . It feels like they do have a common (but unreleased) enemy.

Shadragon1 votes

Nautilus has been all but confirmed to be a victim of the Shadow Isles IIRC. Nami's story is actually tied into Diana's story. The Lunari were supposed to give her the moonstone, but they all died out in the hundred years since the last Tidecaller. Fizz, I have no idea. I get the impression that Fizz's story was really just an excuse to get him in-game rather than an important plot point. He definitely could use something to tie him into the world, especially now that Bilgewater has been fleshed out with no sign of him.

Arakadia1 votes

I'd like to see a Plague Jungles update. We haven't had anything for a while there, and don't have much at all in genera; from that place. It could be really cool. After that Icathia, ofc. Then the Void. Then Shurima.

Shadragon1 votes

I'm really torn between Noxus, the Void, and Bandle City. We've gotten little to no lore for Bandle City, and while Noxus has gotten a lot more attention in the past, it still has a lot of stories that need ends tied.

The Void is probably the most deserving though. It's been around since forever, and we've gotten very very little lore from it. KassadinMalzaharChogathKogMawKhazixRekSaiVelkoz There are 7 champions from the Void (Plus Baron Nashor, he's got to count for something, right?). That's more than either Bilgewater or Targon. If you include champions that have connections to the Void, then you end up with 5 more. Leona Pantheon Diana Taric Rengar

Not to mention that the rivalry between Kassadin and Malzahar is one of the oldest in the game, and all we've seen of it is a handful of retconned articles in the Journal of Justice. They don't even have interactions with each other in-game. The Void really needs some attention.

Sniper 01 votes

No shadow isles? Malicious metal would be disappointed... Mordekaiser

Ralanr1 votes

They already got a big update.

Sniper 01 votes

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They already got a big update.

You can never have enough shadow isle updates. ;)

Swollwonder1 votes

Personally I would like to see Demacia. It has one of the least fleshed out cities there. Noxus has the black rose making it interesting,

Bandle city, while relatively unknown, has champions from Teemo to Veigar,

Piltover has Jinx making a mess,

Zaun has Viktor doin stuff,

the Freljord has an entire war keeping it interesting,

Ionia has Zed and Shen duking it out,

Shurima already has a really good back story (although whats happening now has a lot of room to play with)

and the void is supposed to be relatively mysterious.

Meanwhile Demacia....they're pretty much just boy scouts. The MOST interesting things in Demacia is what Jarvan is going to do as king (which is just nationalistic "DEMACIA!" stuff) and love triangles. Which involve other places. Thats it. So my vote is Demacia because it is the most "boring"

Digielf1 votes

Shurima and Freljord already had their events why to do them agian

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