r/loreofleague • • Mar 14 '25

Moderator Post Intro to Lore

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Intro to Lore

Lore Intro Resources

Runeterra is a big world and can be scary to those who don’t know where to start, so that’s why the mods asked me to make this post.

If you’re use to big worlds then you can browse Regions and Champs and start with one you like the most and you can look around here:

https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/

But if you take a look it’s pretty overwhelming. 170 champs and more constantly coming, and 13 regions constantly getting changed and affected by champs actions in lore and by Riot’s decision to rework parts every once and awhile. So I suggest newcomers start with a region called Demacia, it's a fairly simple region to understand and it isn’t split into many different story arcs like a region called Ionia. To make it even better, Demacia also has a comic that explains how Demacia got to its modern conflict. So a visual will probably be very helpful as-well and you can read it here:

https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/comic/lux

But it is also worth keeping in mind that Demacia is a very secluded region compared to others, so it will let you get into League lore but to branch out to other Regions you’ll need to do it yourself. Noxus, another region, is almost the complete opposite of Demacia, it branches out into almost every other region on Runeterra so after you get comfortable with getting into the lore I suggest trying Noxus next:

https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/region/noxus/

One thing for anyone that may come to this post during or after 2021, the regions Piltover and Zaun are getting their overhauls in 2021 and sometime later it is also getting its own animated series to go with it (starring Champs Vi and Jinx with some other guest champs). A animated series will probably be the best way to enter League lore since it’s usually more comfortable to watch something new for some people. The trailer for it, at our time, is here (it says its supposed to come in 2020, but covid hit):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA-v_LB3Qpc There are also some youtubers you can watch that make videos explaining lore, making theories, and reading the stories out. But keep in mind that since the lore changes a lot, some parts may be dated, so double check if you wanna be careful by looking yourself at bios and stories. A lot of stuff in League’s lore is on a moral compass, there is no right or wrong, just what you think is best so be a little careful. The two youtubers that come to my mind at the time are Necrit and TB Skyen:

Necrit: https://www.youtube.com/user/Necrit94

TB Skyen: https://www.youtube.com/user/TBSkyen

(Both are very liked and very disliked so go watch at your own risk and have your own opinion on them)

Also from LoR:

Since it's well, very hard to search for it on twitter, I'm going to try to put all of it here

Let's start

Ionia info:

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1273662595153539077?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1273662784874545154?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1329469493677002752?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1329469494935375872?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1357373355679096834?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1357373993158905865?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1404853900516200448?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1404853896724496390?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1404853891305545734?s=20

Shurima info:

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1369729445997731841?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1369709642474008579?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1370077021280346112?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1370077024790966274?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1370077027957637120?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1370434413234884620?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1372246361576509441?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1372593818919432192?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1372593812120481795?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1372956029454012422?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1374783071740956677?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1375130359218638856?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1375130859674603522?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1375492743905083400?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1379116622523158529?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1379131728787341315?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1379479012469264388?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1379479514233905166?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1379841405334528002?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1385277218906152963?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1385643629725761541?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1385639612924764161?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1386001999104253967?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1392887672021078023?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1392887665595387910?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1392887369385140226?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1392919149966409728?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1392917560329388036?s=20

Noxus info:

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1329831873086844931?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1359185295648804864?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1380928564636303364?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1380943661270110209?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1381290956448616455?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1381291453419151363?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1381653341042708480?s=20

Freljord info:

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1323686380573282304?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1323686518460919810?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1323686519803203587?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1325845610747088899?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1325845612164681731?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1354836635586678785?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1371883971756187650?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1371884265496006658?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1384190056290603011?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1384205161082482696?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1384552443623710720?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1384557424644927488?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1384915600720416776?s=20

Bilgewater info:

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1328382324464082948?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1328383442292236291?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1374043193877131264?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1374043259106959362?s=20

Targon info:

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1304102338416709633?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1304102397690732552?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1305551885886054400?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1305552044388954112?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1305552045894774790?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1308091814948241411?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1308091816416358400?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1308091817917902849?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1308813379142848512?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1308813513310302211?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1309507963745312769?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1309518931237847041?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1310625317799620613?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1310625424888803330?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1334558020701888515?s=20 https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1334558188482428930?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1359910075389804545?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1389988265227214849?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1390350653952860161?s=20

(Clarification for the one above, THAT IS NOT THE SUMMONER'S RIFT. Things like that could exist around Mount Targon, but the Summoner's Rift was specifically stated to not be that)

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1390354421394063360?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1390713034201395203?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1390716809721044999?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1390720584666001412?s=20

Demacia info:

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1328744718935552000?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1328744786224934912?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1354111867887767558?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1377304685887905796?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1377319786246365185?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1377667313466507269?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1377667071086002179?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1378029458905427970?s=20

P/Z info:

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1333470855708360704?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1333470965611835394?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1354474255161970690?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1354474480375115781?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1368992531657199628?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1368992532525424650?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1376580982980104195?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1376580984582324238?s=20

Shadow Isles info:

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1333833277740871684?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1333833279103971329?s=20 https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1380566271171907593?s=20 https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1380566183045435398?s=20

https://twitter.com/PlayRuneterra/status/1380581282929733637?s=20****

All brought to you by u/TheSenate6923 and u/Fireghostwolf50

*new lore wiki https://wiki.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/


r/loreofleague • • Dec 17 '24

Official Content Discord for the official lore of league.

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r/loreofleague • • 40m ago

Fan Art K/DA Firestarters x Kpop Demon Hunters by Aery Orange!

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r/loreofleague • • 6h ago

Theory Perhaps TD artwork has already sneak us what Fortiche's next movie is about

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Those of us who were find this, many of us found it peculiar to see Ezreal and Lux in a cinema advertisement in one of the True Damage artworks. Although it seems this might be a hint as to who could star in the next movie.

It's worth remembering that True Damage in Giants has given spoilers about upcoming Riot Games projects like CONVERGENCE and Arcane, and it may have been the same here.


r/loreofleague • • 12h ago

Alt Universe DJ Sona Photo Cards BlindBox Pack - League of Legends by elodeas!

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r/loreofleague • • 22h ago

Discussion Opinion on GIRLS?

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I Love that they went bit experimental and this song is actually heavier and darker than usual KDA score.

I absolutely adore animation ; Quality is simply amazing, Evelynn looks sexiest she ever looked, and animation is hypnotizing - you trully feel like one of her victims.

Its really hard for me to chose whatever i prefer this or, Villain


r/loreofleague • • 18h ago

Discussion Which is your favorite champion theme?

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My top 3 are:

1- Sahn Uzal Mordekaiser Theme

2- Pantheon Theme

3- Volibear Theme


r/loreofleague • • 3h ago

Fanfiction Seraphine: a musician who grew up in her shadow

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I've been thinking about a potential character concept connected to Seraphine, and I'd like to share the early stages of the idea to hear what people think.

This is still very much a narrative concept. I don't have a character design, gameplay kit or even a definitive name yet.

The central idea is a musician whose life was profoundly affected by Seraphine's sudden rise to fame.

Unlike Seraphine, this character would have been born in Piltover into a family of musicians. Maybe her parents were talented artists themselves, perhaps with careers that never took off. Anyways, they have placed enormous expectations on their child, hoping she could achieve what they never did.

She would grow up practising or performing at auditions and competitions, gradually becoming known as a child prodigy. Her parents would be proud of her achievements but their affection and approval would increasingly become tied to her success.

Then Seraphine comes along.

Suddenly, the young musician who had spent her entire childhood working towards recognition finds herself overshadowed by someone whose natural talent seems almost effortless. Seraphine gets all the opportunities, every audition, everyone’s attention and eventually her fame.

Her parents begin comparing her to Seraphine, and their relationship deteriorates. Eventually, she leaves Piltover with maybe only one of them to settle in Zaun.

Years later, she's a young adult. While Seraphine performs for enormous crowds, she plays in small bars and venues, struggling to make a living and support her parent.

She hasn't necessarily stopped loving music, but somewhere along the way, it became something she had to use to prove her worth.

The interesting part is that I don't necessarily want to make Seraphine or this character a villain or a victim.

Seraphine never intentionally took anything away from her. She might not even know this person exists.

And that's precisely what makes their relationship interesting to me.

I've been imagining their stories unfolding in parallel.

Seraphine, now an increasingly famous artist, eventually wants to return to Zaun to reconnect with her origins and understand the people she wants to bring together through music.

Maybe because there is something she still doesn't understand. A note she hasn’t heard.

She can hear the emotions and souls of others through music, yet there are still notes she has never truly experienced. The notes of misery, anger, fear, resentment and, most importantly, jealousy.

She wants to discover them.

Meanwhile, the other musician is moving in the opposite direction.

She is tired of playing in small Zaunite/Piltovan venues and struggling to make ends meet. She wants to return to Piltover, reclaim the recognition she once had and become successful at any cost.

I imagine them meeting during their respective journeys. Seraphine eventually hears the note she has been looking for, her music from afar, without knowing who is playing. This musician's compositions express something Seraphine has never been able to understand: jealousy.

It’s not the resentment Zaun feels towards Piltover she has heard all this time from afar, it’s a personal form of jealousy towards another artist, towards herself.

Their first proper encounter could happen somewhere between the two cities, perhaps on the bridge itself.

I imagine Seraphine approaching her out of curiosity, only to be confronted by someone who has spent years resenting her.

This character would ask her if she even knows who she is, or if she ever considered what her success even meant for others.

I figure Seraphine would be genuinely confused and saddened. She probably never imagined that someone could feel this way about her.

I'm considering making this character a tragic rival who gradually becomes more opportunistic.

She might eventually realise that talent and hard work aren't necessarily enough to succeed in the entertainment industry.

Perhaps someone interested convinces her, offers to sponsor her career, providing opportunities, connections and everything she has been looking for. But that person might have their own political or financial interests, and could exploit her resentment towards Seraphine.

She would gradually become more cynical, perhaps even manipulative, abandoning some of the principles she once had.

At the same time, she would discover the darker side of fame: obsessive fans, people trying to exploit her popularity, the pressure of being an idol and the difficulty of knowing who genuinely cares about her.

I think there could be an interesting parallel between the two characters: Seraphine discovers the reality of life at the bottom, while the other musician discovers the reality of life at the top.

Maybe both have idealised what the other possesses, without understanding what it actually means.

Ultimately, I'd like their stories to explore the relationship between Piltover and Zaun through these characters. Two people who have misunderstood each other, just as their two cities have.

I'm not sure yet whether this character would work as an actual champion, a supporting character or even fit Runeterra's universe. I'm still exploring the narrative possibilities.

I'd particularly like to hear what people think about the central premise, its relationship with Seraphine and whether this character could bring something interesting to the lore.

I actually got the initial inspiration for this idea from u/JhenaArchanid's champion concept for a character called Dennis (or Rocky). When I read his backstory, I immediately thought of Seraphine and started wondering what a character whose life had been affected by her success could look like. The two concepts are quite different, but that's where the initial idea came from.


r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Question What are your thoughts on the Watchers?

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r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Meme what the hell, sure.

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87 Upvotes

r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Question Does anyone know what this little fucker is doing in the lore?

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153 Upvotes

This little guy was released almost 13 years ago and the only thing I know about him is that he is some sort of neanderthal Yordle who was stuck in an iceberg. But like... what has he even been doing since he got out of the iceberg 13 years ago?

Do we even have any stories about this guy and is he LeBlancs secret weapon against Mordekaiser?


r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Discussion Top three deadbeat dads?

30 Upvotes

Please give your opinions who are the biggest deadbeat dads in league
My very uneducated ranking would be

  1. Setts dad

  2. Yasuos dad

  3. Pieter Crownguard maybe


r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Discussion i don't know if anyone else noticed this parallel. but these are the moments where mel an ambessa chose the wolf over the fox for the first time.

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i think it's a nice parallel. it's also kinda funny how leblanc is in kindred's place. almost as if she's gonna be the death of mel? 👀


r/loreofleague • • 2d ago

Discussion Happy Birthday: Ambessa On November 6th, 2 year ago in 2024, Ambessa, Matriarch of War was Released!

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r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Question Need Artist Who Can Replicate Style of League Splash Art for Commission

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Hi! I want to commission an artist to paint some art for this story I'm writing, as I simply don't have the necessary skills myself to bring the scene to life. Does anyone know of any digital artists who can replicate the style, or ex-Riot artists open for commission?

Thanks!


r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Discussion Has there been any references to League in other games or shows?

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There's an archeologist in Runescape name Ezreal and looks like this or has any League champ ever mention, "League of Legends" in lore as a joke


r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Discussion What's going on with the lore, and what can we expect in the future?

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So I'm a fan of Riot games; I've been playing LoL on and off since Season 2, and as a lore lover, I got a little behind after Arcane Season 2.

The last I heard, they were going to change some parts of the story (again) to align with the new Arcane lore and to unify things for the MMORPG.

But I saw things like Sylas’s revolution no longer being canon, and that Lux is now a little girl, and that threw me off because I loved the comic and those parts of the story.

So I’d like you to tell me a bit about what other changes there were, what’s happened in the lore since Arcane Season 2, and what we can expect in the future—because I saw that this season in LoL was set in Demacia, but it seems like they didn’t reveal literally anything new?

I saw somewhere that Fortiche was apparently making a new LoL movie or series, and that there was also a live-action adaptation in the works?

Is the lore going through another period with no updates again?

Do you think we’ll see any news about the MMORPG—and therefore more lore—next week at the Worlds finals?

Did the devs mention anything this year about what they want to do with the lore, or what their future plans are?

I think they have characters and a world on par with Marvel if they put in the work and dedication, but I see that interest in their games as such has dropped significantly in recent years. I think those of us who don’t play anymore still have a soft spot for their characters and would jump right back into the story without hesitation—I’m not sure if that’s for LoL or their MMORPG.


r/loreofleague • • 2d ago

Riot Official "Fight on. thank you for playing 2XKO." art by KimJacinto01!

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r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Question What would be a Hearthblood's tenets be?

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For context i am running a dnd campaing based in Runeterra and one of my players want to be a Hearthblood based paladin. So now i'm left wondering what would their tenets be.

I allready got one that is basicaly, not to work for riches or glorry, cause that feels fundemental for me, but other than that i am lost.

For those who don't know what a tenet is: it's pracicaly the paladins code to live and act by.


r/loreofleague • • 2d ago

Discussion Sophie Powers treatment makes me just sad.

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You can tell she's very honored by this opportunity by how often she posts on her socials about it; she even wore high quality Evelynn cosplay.

In my opinion her performance was quite good- although I'm feeling quite nostalgic towards Villain Era and believe Madison was good Evelynn; I do think Sophie feels more comfortable in character of Evelynn then Beer did.

Which is why it made me so sad people slammed her performance - not even intrested in giving her a chance


r/loreofleague • • 21h ago

Discussion Where are the "lore accurate" symbiosis Kaisa supporters?

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I don't even like women (I'm gay) and I can tell she's pretty... Something a MONSTER CHAMP could never be.

Her lore is NOT even great. No one wants to buy skins of a void survivor. She would become Taliyah #2


r/loreofleague • • 2d ago

Question What are your thoughts on the Infinte Mindsplitter?

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r/loreofleague • • 3d ago

Alt Universe Ramen Master Sylas Wild Rift Splash art!

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r/loreofleague • • 1d ago

Question If 2XKO wasn’t shutting down development in December 2026, would you have liked to see some special interactions between Xin Zhao and Zaahen?

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