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For now he had all the power and knowledge to build a kingdom beyond death and life - and eventually return. However, unbeknownst to anyone, he had planned for this-indeed, it was a pivotal part of his design. The Black Rose neutralized the source of his power, the Immortal Bastion, and managed to sever the anchors of his soul from his armor, sealing the empty iron shell away in a secret place.Īnd so, Mordekaiser was cast out of the material realm. The Iron Revenant was defeated, surprisingly, by an alliance of the Noxii tribes, and betrayal from within his own inner circle, now lead by LeBlanc who allied herself with Vladimir. Such tyranny could only bring him enemies. To help him in his goals, the tyrant created the Black Rose, his inner circle of mages which were some of the few who came to know the secrets he had gathered. He raised the Immortal Bastion at the center of his empire, in the Noxii territories in which his first campaigns had taken place, secretly that place was the source of his power and held countless arcane secrets gathered for centuries as Mordekaiser hungered for all the forbidden knowledge of spirits and death, and a true understanding of the realms beyond. Entire generations perished under his relentless campaigns. To his foes, it seemed he cared only for massacre and destruction. Mordekaiser and his armies swept across the lands, crushing and enslaving any who would oppose his rule. With an ethereal rumble, he spoke his spirit-name in Ochnun: Mordekaiser.įrom the fearful, dissipating souls of the sorcerers, Mordekaiser forged his brutal mace, Nightfall and seized control of the army they had raised. In desperation, they screamed out his name to bind him-but to no avail, for Sahn-Uzal was no more. Instead, the reborn spirit slew them where they stood, their weapons and magic useless against him. These power-hungry sorcerers had hoped to use him as a weapon in their wars. He spurred them to make him stronger than any mortal, binding his spirit-form in dark metal plates wrought in the likeness of his old armor. Xin Zhao is a native Ionian that was captured by Noxian forces and forced to participate in the fleshing festival.Īfter the Great Darkin War left the world in ruin many centuries ago, a coven of sorcerers was formed, united by the whispers of a long dead soul that promised giving his strength to any who brought him back.Veigar is a Yordle that went mad from imprisonment in the Immortal Bastion.Urgot was tricked by Swain into traveling to Zaun.Thresh visited and attacked a Noxian inn after being unbound from the Shadow Isles.Taliyah is a former Noxian employed stone mage.Sivir was formerly employed by Cassiopeia.Singed was hired by Noxus for his chemical warfare expertise during the Noxian invasion of Ionia.Ryze was born in the village of Khom of the Noxii (Noxian ancestors).
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Quinn and Valor captured a Noxian assassin.Master Yi and some of the Wuju warriors fought against noxians during the Ionia-Noxus conflict, but after the war ended and the Wuju village was destroyed by chemical fire, Master Yi went to exile.Lee Sin fought off Noxian invaders during their invasion of Ionia.Kayn is Noxian by birth, and a former soldier during the Noxian invasion of Ionia.Karthus was a corpse collector in the slums of Noxus, but later defected and moved to the Shadow Isles.Karma single-handedly defeated the Noxian army invading her village.Jarvan IV is Grand General Swain's nemesis.Irelia cut off Swains left arm during the Noxian Invasion of Ionia.Garen fought against many Noxians in the past.Gangplank stole Swain's flagship, The Leviathan, and raided numerous Noxian ships.Galio fought against many Noxians in the past.Elise is a member of the Black Rose that worships the Vilemaw of the Shadow Isles.Camille is investigating the Noxian spy network in Piltover.Caitlyn is investigating the Noxian spy network in Piltover.Annie is a daughter of the Gray Order's exiles of House Hastur.Noxians value strength above all, though that strength can manifest in many different ways. Anyone can rise to a position of power and respect if they display the necessary aptitude, regardless of social standing, background, or wealth. Noxus is a brutal, expansionist empire, yet those who look beyond its warlike exterior will find an unusually inclusive society.