'Illaoi' Sounds Vaguely Hellenic To Me.
I can't quite right put my finger on it, but that name, in particular the -aoi syllable kinda reminds me of the name of something greek-related.
Also, the recent confirmation that Narrative has put Mount Targon in priority may indicate groundwork being done for an upcoming champion.
Even more, the harsh yet not vicious tone of the voice fits better on the Rakkor than in a Noxian or Ionian, in my opinion.
All this sounds quite reasonable on my head, but ultimately hinges on my ability to identify a language in which I am not fluent at all. I am still trying to find a reference.
Any thoughts?
and 
and 
. Now I may very well be wrong on that; I'm no lore expert, but I feel I can confidently say that there are fewer Targon characters than Ionian, which I feel "Illaoi" sounds similar too. From the first time I heard the name, I thought it was an Ionian, but I hope moreso that it's a Targon character, simply because I feel there is a saturation of Ionian characters as opposed to Targon ones. To respond to your thing about the voice fitting better in Targon, I do agree to an extent, but plenty of harsh and even vicious characters have existed or come out of Ionia (
and 
and even 
to an extent, but that's just a personal opinion of the character). So I understand your point on that, but I feel the voice wouldn't be out of place in Ionia per say. Personally, I would love to see a character akin to 
in Oct. of last year, there has only been 1 mage, 
, and even then I would argue he's more of an assassin than a true mage. Now, you could argue that 
is a mage, but he has no scaling whatsoever and his utility far outweighs his damage potential, and if I remember correctly, 
came out in Sept. or Aug. of last year, so he is outside of the time restraint I am working from. In addition to that, I believe there has only been one true top laner released in roughly the past year, 
, which was in late July I think. Now, 
can be played top, but that was not their original purpose, at least in my opinion. At least as far as 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, and even 
if you want to be really generous). Now, to be honest, that list is very generous (by that I mean I'm giving some champions credit that they may well not deserve), and many of those probably don't belong top lane, but that is where I will see them most often, and 
or 
. I use these two as the semi-epitomy of mages, because of their mobility, range, damage type, etc. etc. If it isn't a ranged mage but a fighter-type mage, it would make more sense in the Targon scene vs. Ionia, primarily based on what I understand of Targon and what they have always seemed to favor. If Rito introduces a new aspect of the lore, FANTASTIC! That would make me smile from ear to ear, and it would add more depth to the story and game. However, if they don't do that, and the champion is fully ranged, then it would just make more sense in an Ionia scene, primarily because of 
or 
