Are there Goblins in Runeterra?

EvilUnicornLord·8/15/2018, 4:44:02 AM·3 votes·3,716 views

I was taking a look at the Nunu rework and noticed the splash art for Demolisher Nunu contains what appear to be goblins or some other similar creature.

https://i.imgur.com/xtXJXmu.jpg?noredirect

Now I know the skins are not canon with a few exceptions, but if goblins (or whatever these things are) exist in this alternate universe where demolisher Nunu is a thing, it's not too much of a stretch that they exist in Runeterra as well.

In fact, the terrain, Nunu and Willump's native country, and what the goblins are wearing suggest that this is the Freljord and that these must be some Freljordian goblin perhaps related to the Ice Trolls like Trundle.

https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/012/042/076/large/nicolas-collings-03.jpg?1532709630

In fact, while we're on the topic of goblins and other traditional fantasy creatures, what other typical RPG style races exist in Runeterra? Orcs? Kobolds? Halflings? (Well I guess Runeterra's halflings would just be yordles)

And if there are goblins in Runeterra, can we expect to see a goblin champion sometime? If a Rioter could answer, that'd be great.

4 Comments

mrmeddyman8/15/2018, 10:48:16 PM1 votes

No Demolisher Nunu is part of the RPG skinline along with Whitebeard Ryze and such. The goblins come from that. It is a stretch to believe goblins also exist in current Runeterra because they exist in a non-canon universe. The whole point of making that universe non-canon is to express that fact