Until
only twenty years ago, Runeterra was on a collision course with
disaster. As quickly as Runeterra's denizens would band together in
ancient times as tribes, opposing tribes would war to settle their
disputes. No matter the era, the preferred choice of warfare has always
been magical. Armies would be enhanced or decimated by spell and rune
alike. Champions made the most of magical items forged for them as they
led or supported armies. Summoners
– often the de facto leaders of Valoran's political forces – would
unleash mighty magical powers directly against foes and their holdings
with little regard for consequence. With such an abundance of raw
magical power at their disposal, there was little motivation for
summoners to explore more environmentally-friendly forms of warfare.
Within the last two hundred years, however, the dangers of unchecked
magical warfare began to expose the fragility of Runeterra to everyone
residing in Valoran.
The last two Rune Wars drastically altered the geophysical landscape of
Valoran, even after magical energy was focused on restoring it. Violent
earthquakes and horrific magically-fueled storms made life on Valoran
challenging, even before factoring in the horror of warfare on the
populace. It was theorized that another unchecked Rune War would tear
the world asunder.
The Institute of War
As
a direct response to the world's growing physical and political
instability, Valoran's key magicians – including many powerful summoners
– came to the conclusion that conflicts needed to be resolved in a
controllable and systemic way. They formed an organization called the League of Legends,
whose purpose was to oversee the orderly resolution of political
conflict in Valoran. Housed in the Institute of War, the League would be
given the authority by Valoran's political entities to govern the
outcomes of the organized conflict they would administer.
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Locations
Map of Valoran and its surrounding islands
Map of Freljord
Though many regions and settlements on Valoran, the rest of Runeterra remains largely unknown:
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