Lore & Theories

This thread is mainly for the Lore for League of Legends but feel free to start any type of discussions! I have speculated a lot on the lore because I run a D&D campaign in the world of Runeterra. So please feel free to criticize down below or add any of your own possible theories.

The Black Mist

So first I'm going to bring up the Black Mist and what follows, the Harrowing. Now some that it is never identified as the Black Mist, however that is only if you look into champion lore. If you look into the lore of the Shadow Isles you will find that there are multiple accounts of the Black Mist that surrounds it. We can now infer that the Black Mist was created from the attempt to crack open the border between life and death. This was issued as an order from the King of the Shadow Isles before the land became corrupted. I did however notice that Nautilus was not mentioned in the new Shadow and Fortune stories. I believe that he is not mentioned because unlike others from the Shadow Isles he does not travel with the Black Mist. I believe that these undead beings can chose to travel with the Mist and the undead which creates the Harrowing. Nautilus, to my knowledge, still wanders around and does not dwell on the Shadow Isles and thus does not partake in the Harrowing.

Champions

Fizz and Nami. Nami and her species rely on a moonstone that can only be received in a trade with a human. I really wish that Riot would give us an update on how her adventure is going and if possibly her people die or disappear. Fizz's people suddenly disappeared. I don't believe that this is because they relied on an artifact (like Nami's do) but rather some threat was foreseen by some type of seer amongst their people. They could be running or preparing for this threat. Could is possibly be the serpent that is portrayed on maps of Runeterra? I would love to hear more theories on this topic!

Kayle comes to Runeterra to ask for help in her war. Morgana realizes this and does the same. So through the knowledge we know we can now assume that these two are angels. This would also infer that there is a land of angels and because Morgana is a fallen angel we know that there are even fallen angels. We will refer to this land as The Land Of Angels

Now we know that Tahm Kench is a Demon who can take on different forms. However Aatrox is something different all together. He is 1 of 5 beings known as Darkin. The other four are completely unknown. Now if Aatrox is on the other team Tahm might say "Brother..." and says some senseless things. We can now infer that the Darkin were friends with Demons, or perhaps these two just knew each other. Some people might speculate that Tahm could be a Darkin and this could be possible but nothing really proves that point further than "Brother..."

Dimensional Planes

Now lets go back to the idea of different dimensional planes. These would be lands or worlds that are of a different dimension. It is entirely possible that The Land Of Angels is on a different dimensional plane but Kayle's lore does state "In a world far away..." so we'll leave that up to the readers personal opinion.

Now the Void is surely on a different dimensional plane. People explain what it is about above so go ahead and read their description on the Void. Now the Void is a place with monstrosities. Vel'koz, Kha'zix, Cho'gath, Malzahar etc. all these beings have their own special madness. Vel'koz loves knowledge, Cho'gath craves food, Kha'zix must be the best hunter, Malzahar is some type of priest/seer and of course there are more. The Void seems to almost be something living. If you really look into it then the void could possibly by something (don't know what) that slowly or quickly corrupts and soul and gives them these cravings mentioned above. In Kassadin's lore it mentions these cravings, "Kassadin was able to overcome the alien urges."

There are many speculations on Fiddlesticks, Nocturne, and Shaco. I will address my speculation on these as well. It is my belief that there is another dimensional plane of nightmares and horrors. Not like the Void which seems to be like some sort of living being that causes corruption in souls of humans and animals. This is more like a land of things from Halloween. I know that fiddlesticks was a failed attempt at a creation so he would be excluded from this real but his personality fits. Nocturne is specifically mentioned to be made from nightmares and was only caught when he was pulled into Runeterra. Now I will speculate that Nocturne visits Runeterra to feed on the nightmares of children/give them nightmares. Shaco is something else altogether. In his lore it even says that "A popular belief is that Shaco is not of Runeterra - that he is a thing summoned from a dark and twisted world. Still other believe that he is the demonic manifestation of humanity's dark urges..." This is exactly what I believe. Shaco was created from humanity's urges while Nocturne was created from their nightmares. Through this I believe there will be/are others from this dimension.

Now remember that there are still champions from the Shadow Isles and that this is actually a location and not on a different dimensional plane.

Gods & Deities

So what we know of Gods is very small. With the release of the new champion Illoai we learn of a new god, Nagakabouros. This seems to be the same God that almost all residents in Bligewater refer to in prayer. The Sea Goddess. Along with this God I would like to speculate about the Gods of Solari and Lunari. These are both ancient religions that I believe have Gods that exist in Runeterra. Along with this there is a man who is fighting a sea serpent on most Runeterra Maps. I would like to speculate that this is also a Sea God, but this time a man. As mentioned above Aatrox is a Darkin, could the 5 Darkin also be some type of Gods? The only other known Deities that I can think of are Bard and Soraka, Please post more about these I would love to hear theories!

Thanks everyone that made it to the end or part way through, remember to criticize it and speculate on your own!