![]() ![]() They bound him within his bow, leaving him to howl in impotent rage. With his crystalline bow, Varus assassinated enemy commanders and champions, helping the Darkin defeat entire mortal armies with ever greater ease.Įventually, Varus was cornered by Vastaya moon-stalkers and human mages in service of a golden-armored warrior queen of Valoran. Warring among themselves, the Darkin destroyed any who stood against them. Many Vastaya later migrated to faraway lands outside of their original home of Ionia. Over time, the varied offshoots began to settle in different regions and naturally adopted different forms - simian, avian, even piscine - according to the creatures which most embodied their strongest characteristics. Deciding to live among their mortal kin, their future descendants would start mixing with mortal kin and be known as the Vastaya - a blanket classification for any number of species of chimeric creatures. Initial generations of Vastayashai'rei were deathless and held immense magical power. Most enlightened mortals taken the power of the spirit realm into themselves, becoming the Vastayashai'rei to defeat the Titans. The mortals lived in harmony with nature until a race of Titans came from the skies and waged war against them. The Vastaya's origins can be traced back to a hidden corner of Ionia. ![]() Xin Zhao was born in Ionia, though he was captured and spent some time as a gladiator in Noxus before being released by Jarvan III.Viego came to Ionia in search of a fetter and corrupted Karma.Udyr is the vessel for four eternal spirits and defended Ionia during the Noxus invasion.Taliyah was brought to Ionia during the Noxian invasion and was later trained under Yasuo.Swain participated in the slaughter of numerous Ionian citizens during the Noxian invasion, and lost his arm to Irelia.Sona was born in Ionia and resided in an orphanage before being adopted by Buvelle House of Demacia.Singed participated in the slaughter of numerous Ionian citizens during the Noxian invasion.Senna traveled to an Ionian village with her husband Lucian to protect its citizens from the Black Mist and help another Sentinel.Ryze visited the Hirana Monastery during his search for the World Runes.Riven was in Ionia, having been adopted by the Konte family after deserting Noxus and put on trial for the murder of Elder Souma.Nami is a Marai Tidecaller searching for the Aspect of the Moon in Ionia.He also later traveled to another Ionian village with his wife Senna to protect its citizens from the Black Mist and help another Sentinel. Lucian traveled to Raikkon and Sudaro in search of the Black Mist and any traces of recent Harrowings.Gangplank is a Bilgewater pirate who ransacked Zed's Temple of the Jagged Knife.Diana is searching for remaining Lunari in Ionia.Darius was a Noxian field commander during the Noxian invasion.Bard is a celestial who intervened at the Battle of Bard Mountain.The fate of Ionia hangs in a delicate balance that few are willing to overturn, but all can feel shifting uneasily beneath their feet. Other more radical factions, such as the Navori Brotherhood and the Order of Shadow, demand a militarization of the land's magic, to create a single, unified nation that can take vengeance on Noxus. Different reactions to the war have divided the region-some groups, such as the Shojin monks or the Kinkou, seek a return to isolationist pacifism, and pastoral traditions. The empire's seemingly endless warhosts savaged Ionia, and were only defeated after many years, and at great cost. The warrior monasteries, provincial militias-and even Ionia itself-had been enough to protect them.īut that ended twelve years ago, when Noxus attacked the First Lands. Since Ionian culture has long been shaped by the pursuit of balance in all things, the border between the material and spirit realms tends to be more permeable here, especially in the wild forests and mountains.Īlthough these lands' enchantments can be fickle, its creatures dangerous and fae, for many centuries most Ionians led lives of plenty. Surrounded by treacherous seas, Ionia is composed of a number of allied provinces scattered across a massive archipelago, known to many as the First Lands.
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