Lore of Legends of Runeterra: IONIA

hello everyone and welcome to another video on the legends of room tarot cards we already covered freljord shadow isles and now as you guys requested let's have a look at io Nia we all know how long these videos are so let's just get right into it starting with Zed again all the champions usually don't have any special descriptions says description says balance is a fools master the shadows have shown me true power and then we have his level up the description is exactly the same it just teases that face which by the way we did see in the reveal of the comic but there is also zis living shadow the description says a blade of shadow is as sharp as one of steel next we have Shen whose description reminds us of what historian is like hands clasp the mortal and spirit realms intertwine their actions exist in harmony and under my watch neither shall overtake the other and we also have his level off with the exact same description remember Shen has two blades one blade is physical to kill the living and one blade is spiritual to kill the spirits and by using both of these blades he can balance both sides if humans terrorized the spirits he cut some humans if spirits terrorized the humans he cuts down spirits then there is Shen stand united spell which simply is one of Shen squats then we have Yasuo with this classic quote death is like the wind always by my side now notice all the bandits that are hunting him down some of them will come back later for example notice the guy on his left the one with the mask and a mohawk that one is very easy to remember but either way when we have a look at the level of version you can see what happens exactly one second later all the bandits in the air sliced and diced then there is your so steel tempest which simply says perfectly I believe that this is actually the icon of your sauce passive I might be mistaken but then we have karma will bring peace to Ionia whatever the cost and the level up version has the same description of course this is a reference to a fate that karma isn't as passive as she used to be now she's a little bit more active so she is actually capable of bringing peace to Ionia but there is also Karma's inside of Ages when your hope wavers No that you are never alone the past is always by your side it has known marriage tomorrow and all hopes that they bring see this is a reference to what karma even is karma is an incarnation of Ionia spirit in fact the Karma that we have the karma that you can see right now is not actually called Karma the person is called Dhara karma is the ionian spirit and as it jumps from person to person it also gives them experience and visions from the past that's why this says that the past is always by your side it's a reference to karma story then there is ghost a spell that wasn't really explained it only has a quote by Zed stay hidden and do not return until your task is finished so we can assume that ghost is a ninja technique next we have green blade take care our first was tying the description says the glade protects its own and you you are not from here you can see that she has daggers so she's fallen juris too but anyway she mentions a Glade and the one famous glide in Ionia would be the glade of Amicalola which is also sometimes referred to as the green Glade or emerald Glade the Glade of Omega Elan is where the god willow was which was this giant magical tree who I've earned the cruel a from the Audion our Burien traveled here to cut down and of course he did cut it down but instead of getting magical powers he was transformed into the green father also dead Glade could protect itself in fact in the story it did it summoned in a lot of feral vestroia and the glade controlled a lot of living plants so when this description mentions that the glade protect its own I do believe that it is talking about the glade where I've earned the green father was created then we have healing potion finally we know where this item is from and it is from Ionia every generation region and family has its own home remedy though some are undeniably more effective than others then there is inspiring mentor took years to cultivate this deadly physique tireless days of spotting Birds describing clouds and lifting tray after tray of sweet buns who else has such dedication then there is no for a battle Scout a yordle blade master in fact I'll get the drops on him no problem get me out of there and I'll split the loot with you make it more than what is it while and remember that Ionia accepts all nations so your loss unlike in other nations are actually quite common in Ionia unless this is actually a vast ayah it is possible but I do believe that this is a yordle then there is nimble Peru now I don't think that this is canon all right I don't think our burros in Ionia however there is a really cool thing here just remember the place and the pose that the Peru is holding here we'll get back to it later then there is recall a thing that you do a lot in league of legends but here it suggests that it is an Ionian technique similar to how Sheng can teleport through the spirit realm it seems like recall is also an Ionian technique then there is rush and notice that this ninja is clothing very similar to the old Akali I wonder if this is a reference for parents then there is shadow fiend and no I don't think that this is really zet shadow I do think that this is one of those abominations that are spawned from the Shadow Realm you know like a lesser version of Nocturne you can see how the other Ionians in front of the creatures are trying to defeat it but physical arrows can truly defeat shadows the description says what would you sacrifice for power your path begins with an oath and it ends only when it has taken all you have to give a quote by Z again I don't think that this is one of the things that Zed can spawn using the shadows I think that this maddening creature is more of a side effect it seems to be more of an uncontrollable summon from the shadow realms then there is sparring student it simply says what's the point of fighting if there is no one to see your moves also there is the possibility that this person is the older version of this person the similarities are too small so this is just a theory but then we get Fay blase twirler again it could be Messiah but I do believe that there is more of a yordle just like cannon the description is not that special however you can notice that this yodel is also fighting one of those shadowy abominations from the claws on the hands you can notice that it is not that shadow it is another shadow creature from the Shadow Realm then there is green glades do at this point I really want to know more about the green blade if it really is the place where omeka Allen was there are some really interest characters from there and let me just say I love that you're Lugg I then we have green Glade Scout patrol we have one no two massive furry creatures coming our way call for Bob yo hold on scopes wrong way around again but then we have Herald of spring and now we're getting a little bit into the beautiful creatures and trust me there are a lot of beautiful creatures that I have a lot of lore here during winters rain we heard the threat of footsteps across the snowy floor in its wake new vine and leaf reemerge to rearrange the forest floor and herd seasons change shawne's and poem see shown then is a place on the map but Shawn Zen is one of the places where people also study how to write poems you could learn that from the story of Varys this is a really cool callback to dead story but either way Herald of spring is an animal that gets rid of all the snow and it brings back warm weather then we have keeper of masks and this is super cool on this day yours will become the face of discipline training humility and balance today you become King Co see the King Co are ninjas this really reminds me of the Ambo from Naruto and I'm not sure if that's intended by the way I actually wonder what the heck is the being above this woman it's way too tall for a normal man so I wonder if this is some kind of a style then we have key guardian shen spell it refers to the fact that in kinko people protect each other that's it then we have enough for a conspirator come on we gotta get out of eater my name I'll explain on the way I promise see these people are converting citizens to the core unquote evil side of Ionia remember after the Noxon invasion Ionian split into two camps those who want to let nature deal with everything and then you have people who fight back but the people who fight back also split into two camps you have those who side with irelia and you have those who side against her these novel conspirators are against irelia and in this picture you can see one of them converting a citizen but then we get the bandage that I told you to remember the one that you saw on the right side of your wall and behind him there is also one of his friends he is a navour a highwayman I was a traveling musician known in every village here to replace idiom until the noxious game now I'm scraping by on stolen coin mother was right should have been a healer see this beautifully pictures the outcome of the noxian invasion war simply changes everyone but we also get a special card for his friend behind him it's called Navarre brigand it simply says a bandit on the road means more in the brush but then we have silent shadows here as you can see it is one of zetz followers flesh is untrustworthy fragile delicate as borders between light and shadow what's cool that the mask suggests that she is a former kinko member but also seeing all the shadow serpents around her maybe she is the one who is summoning all the shadow abominations then there is death mask which doesn't tell us anything new but at least we now know that death is the specific name of zetz mask another named item then there is deny a spell with the description No then we have emerald awakener a pretty cool blade master Boris fostered by our basest instincts but instinct has no power over our highest virtues trust patience and contemplation we don't know much about this guy but I really love those emerald blades one thing you can notice is that especially the weapons on the right are definitely noxian weapons so this guy probably just annihilated an entire noxian army but then we have green great elder ionian knowledge is outlined in the written word but it is the tales and teachings of Ionia Sven rated elders that give ancient texts new life we don't really know who this guy is but at least cool nonetheless then there is River shaper and this seems to be the first male Mirai we have ever seen there was that one corrupted guy but we don't count him now I say this but it is possible that this is not a Mirai because if you look below his waist it does look a little bit like yes two legs and if that's the case he is not Mariah and the description doesn't help us either we are proud children of the first lands and the streams of her magic flow through our vast eye and blood as they do through our realm now I'll have a look at the past and evolution tree and if I find more than one Siva styie this guy might be one of them but if there are only the Mirai we finally found a male of nami then there is scaled snapper a kind of a turtle dragon one of the oldest inhabitants of the green Glade it has withstood the test of time through constant adaptation so it was probably a dragon that adapted into a turtle but the best thing about this art is that this picture actually shows us the green Glade and we have actually never seen it before then there is shadow assassin gracefully she glides noiseless steps in the shadows her claws the only trace most likely another one of these followers but I love how in the background you can see the typical Ionian buildings they match all the concept art we have seen before perfectly then there is shadow shift do you face the enemy that you believe you see or is it a trick of the shadows then we have solitary monk reflex and instinct are the only company I desire of course this quote is a reference to what the card actually does when you summon this monk it returns all the other allies to your hand then we have sown seeds and of course if you look carefully you can see that these are the hands of I burn the description says not just seeds younglings the legacy of the land itself promises for a prosperous future a quote by karma despite this being Ivan's hands then we have twin disciplines which is the name of the symbol that karma has behind your head never feel change it will question you test your limits it is our greatest feature then there is kinko life blade probably one of the surviving ninjas after that attack the monastery in fact the place below him is the monastery the description reveals that this person came back to where it all began once this place held our schools our temples our homes now we're left to skulk about these shadow infested ruins let's order has defiled the legacy of this sacred place I will be sure they regret it then there is kinko wayfinder basically these people are Scouts that make sure that the path is safe because the order of shadows is hunting down the remaining kinko so all the surviving need just really need all the safety they can get the description says wherever she goes she ensures that the others can follow then there is various refuge a spell by shen and of course it shows us the spirit blade this blade was once my father's may it bring you the strength it wants lect then there is will of ionia which is pretty cool because Ionia does have will of its own that's why the roots are moving here when invaders first set foot on Ionian soil they found that conquering the lands inhabitants alone would not be enough of course that's because the lands of Ionia fight back too but then we get the jewel protector and this one blew my mind remember how in the last video when we talked about the shadow Isles I mentioned that some of the cards were made before they even appeared in league of legends for example how LED rows appeared in the story of league of legends but he was actually in legends over on Terra months before that well the jewel protector is on the same page this being and it's lore appeared in legends of Rome Terra months before it appeared in TFT because yes the jewel protector in TFT is this this is what it looks like when it grows bigger in times of conflict villagers thought the ancient guardian of autumn volley those who swayed her heart were granted blessings that could turn the tide of battle quote from saga of the first lands I don't know this might be just the coolest creature you can find in Ionia and just in case this appears in the future again remember that the Jude protector is from the autumn volley then we have Batman I mean sorry your salary is one of zetz followers I try to google the name and I believe that we have not seen this person before your order has thrust us from our lands you've proven your power Master said now let me prove that I too am worthy of your teachings the story here goes that this is a vast ayah who was pushed back by Zed that's because as that is spreading the shadow order he is constantly corrupting the lands with shadow magic so the vast aya are forced to retreat it seems like this specific Ostia recognizes the power Zed holds and now even though he was pushed from his home he wishes to join the shadow order then there is cloud drinker a massive flying whale its songs could be heard from the villages long low waves of sound rippling from Sky to hillside each as formless and strange as the afternoon clouds I mean I mentioned that the jewel protector is pretty awesome but this guy is pretty cool too then there is dawn and dusk spell it has a cool description Shen is one man caught between the perils of the world he will fail both of them I devote myself to Ionia alone a quote by Zed himself then there is shadow flare when the flows of magic are diverted from their balanced state they search from the spirit world into the mortal realm often with startling results see this is cool because this actually describes how magic works we know that most of magic a source in the spirit realm and especially in Ionia that is mostly the case it's cool that the description here mentions that when magic actually goes out of balance that's when it goes into the mortal row it's a tiny cool piece of world building then there is a fierce age and no the sage is not the bird it's the man below it I just love how the bird is bringing the man his blade as the warrior wept for his loss the elder consoled him seek the sage of the skies only he can return that which is lost to his world but still held in memories another quote from the saga of the first lands this description makes me think that this is a sword from the heavens and considering that Soraka does have connections to Ionia maybe Ionians well connected to the Celestials and to the heavens this is a theorycrafting material so really I encourage everyone to remember this then we have ritual revival karma spell only when the mind is elevated can the body be made whole then we have the Imperium a giant cloud Drake the sky itself to Eve as coils of clouds and powerful winds flattened our Brigade we try to follow it but who can chase the wind a quote from Legion general of course the Legion are knocks in armies and you can actually see them in this picture at the bottom left and it seems like they did try to chase a wait for a bit and then we have wind Farah hatchling spring blooms first on Ionis cliff sides where the beatings of newly formed wings base the lands in seasons gentle breezes again a quote from saga of the first lands so just like we had the herald of spring we also have the wind Farah hatchlings which announce the arrival of spring here it is just cool to see how the animals are connected because again Ionia is one living being so of course all the animals have their own purpose and together they make the lands live then have ran Shadowblade and under one of Zed's followers now originally I thought that this might have been the person who was against gain when they were trying to get the size of rust but that's a different person the description says run fight cower it matters not the shadows have come for you now in this picture I love one fact you can see that he is holding his victim by the neck right with his two arms but the shadows formed two more arms and they hold his shadow weapons so using the shadows ran shadow blade actually has four arms and that is a pretty cool design then we have mean a swift foot now normally you would say yeah this is just a random person but do you remember the poro from the beginning of this video that's right even though this is pretty much reference to the Karate Kid the poro at the beginning was actually looking up to her as her master also you can see that she's kicking in the face the same bandits we saw before and then we have the last Ionian card of course we are talking about yo-yos brother in this picture you can actually notice Yasuo on the left but here we need to talk about yan first of all he is called the wind chaser now there is not the family name he is called wind chaser because he is chasing the wind he is chasing Yasuo also design-wise I love that he has two blades he is a dual wielding blade master and I love that the description says when I was a child I asked my brother does the wind flee or does it follow he followed me then for guidance I follow him now for justice this card also has a second piece that one is called staggering strikes description says stand aside I have come for the Unforgiven quote by yan wind chaser again it depicts both of his blades now I actually wonder every time we saw own in the past Yan only had one blade I wonder if Yan carried a second blade with him so that he could offer one to Yasuo to have a proper duel I wonder if the plan was to fight with honor because if that's the case the story just got even better but there is it for the Ionian deck we still got three more nations to go through we still got the demacia noxus and built over end zone so again in the description feel free which one I should cover next I only got one more day before the beta goes down so I better be fast about this sorry for spamming these videos but holy crap they are so cool to make so as always because these videos are way too long thank you so much for watching and I will see you next time hey did you know that we have social media and twitch where we talk about other League facts and stories and did you know that we have need mugs and shirts too the links to all of that will be below and as always thank you come again [Music] you

Channel: Necrit

Views: 219,246

Keywords: Lore, Story, Necrit, Necrit94, Ionia, Legends of Runeterra, LoR, League of Legends, Cards, Card Game, Deck, Yasuo, Yone, Karma, Zed, Vastaya, Nami, Explained

Id: Cuq81ZW469A

Length: 20min 40sec (1240 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 19 2019