Letting the demons in and keeping them out

Xodiathe4bdn1·9/28/2017, 6:41:25 AM·5 votes·696 views

Since Evelynns reveal we have little insights into the of demons in runeterra but there is still much to learn Firstly let's look a common analogy that the known and speculated demons are compared to: the 7 deadly sins Now if this comparison is accurate in the long run then I'd like to give my 2 cents in how the current demons are categorized. Demons come in all types and each have different restrictions and boundaries so I'd hazard a guess on two classes of demons, TEMPTORS and INFLICTORS

Demons of TEMPTATION LUST, GLUTTONY, GREED, SLOTH are all sins of temptation so before demons of this class can harvest the emotion they need from they're victims they offer these temptations that victims must succumb to willingly Evelynn tempts with lust to harvest agony TahmKench tempts with gluttony/ greed to harvest misery The biggest restrictions these demons have is that if their victims do not give into the temptation then they cannot harm them

Demons of INFLICTION PRIDE, WRATH, ENVY are sins that are not offered upfront by are rather brought about by other emotions and actions. These kind of demons are much more dangerous because they can immediately harm you. Nocturne: it can be speculated that nocturne inflicts great terror upon his victims which eventually leads wrath. it is however unclear if he feeds on the fear or it's a means to an end to another emotion he harvests Shaco : I honestly don't know where riot will go with him when his vgu eventually come but if I had to guess , Shaco as a jester attacks the PRIDE of his victims as nobody likes to be the butt of a joke and as his jests get more and more out of control and violent, he either harvests violence or madness

Well that's all I got so hopefully as the lore moves along we get more information on dark mysterious world of demons

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Dreamspitter9/28/2017, 8:28:14 AM2 votes

Things get dark.

Shaco: "Once upon a time, there was a fancy noble in the city-state of Noxus. He was a wretched man, the kind of person that had done nearly every underhanded thing of which one can think. However, he was an indulgent husband and father. He was someone who would appreciate the punchline, so it was obvious that he needed my Killing Joke. First, I tickled his wife's funny bone. She split open with laughter. Then, I took his oldest son for a romp on the merry-go-round. He loved it so much he never wanted to leave. Then, I delivered jack-in-the-boxes as presents to his youngest daughter and infant son. 'Pop!' went the Shaco, fondly finding his way deep into their hearts. The noble himself? No joy for him. However, certainly did get the punchline."

Ram Steed: "What happened to him?"

Shaco: "He tried to play on a rope swing using his own neck."

Of course, that was Journal of Justice Lore but I REALLY hope if Shaco is a demon they keep an element of that.

GreenLore9/29/2017, 9:45:38 AM1 votes

I doubt that they'll go witht he 7 deadly sins. Tahm isn't just about greed and gluttony,but about vices and desires in general,for example he offers Garen and Kata to bring them together,which would fall more under Lust.

Meanwhile Nocturne seems to be based more around fear,than wrath.

KotetsuTatsumaki9/29/2017, 3:12:23 PM1 votes

Anyone know the status of Fiddlesticks being one of these demons while we are at it. Just read one of his short stories and two things about it point to him representing greed in my eyes... or maybe envy now that I think about it.

Spoilers ahead, you can read it here before hand if you want. Pretty short read.

http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/fiddlesticks-color-story/

  1. His victims in the story are a bunch of bandits who are painted as fairly mercilessly greedy. Tells about how one particular bandit stalked a noblewoman just to get a necklace from her, not to sell it so he can get by but rather just to have it for himself.

  2. This line in the story.

“You crossed my field” said the scarecrow, its voice muffled as if it spoke through a mouthful of damp grave soil. “And all that grows here is mine.”

So Fiddle in a sense is saying that he is protective of what he claims to be his, and at the same time (in this story at least) killed those who felt greed/envy to the point of wanting to kill for it. Not to say that he is above killing more noble and well meaning people. Could argue that he perhaps corrupts/gives them the desire to do so only to then take away what they were willing to kill to take.