Runeterra's Afterlife: Tales of Kindred, The Mask Mother, The Etherfiend | League of Legends Lore

have they forgotten us yet little lamb all still know us though they try to forget soon we will remind them every life ends with us [Music] in the realm of runetera death is an inevitable part of life and it's believed that all who pass away are visited by death itself however death isn't confined to the afterlife but exists in the spaces between life and what comes next guiding souls to their final destinations the landscape of this realm of death is not fixed instead it shifts according to the beliefs of the people of runeterra adapting to different cultures for many the flow of air and water symbolizes the inexorable movement of time and mortality amid these varied beliefs The Mask mother emerges as a mysterious figure she's considered a primordial being credited with incepting the concept of gods of death in runeterra unlike a god of death she is seen as a creator of these Divine figures though her true role remains shrouded in ambiguity one of the most venerated figures tied to death in runeterra is kindred worship of Kindred takes on different forms depending on the culture Kindred is unique because they are represented by two entities lamb symbolizing a Swift and painless death and wolf embodying a more painful Relentless end in various regions people turn to lamb or wolf when facing death reflecting their distinct perspectives on mortality in the town of bilgewater survivors of a harrowing come together to celebrate and honor those who have received a true death at the hands of kindred in contrast ionian tradition portrays Kindred as a child in a beastly companion engaged in Endless games until it's time to fulfill their somber duties in the story of spirit bonds it was implied that certain parts of the gray man still exist somewhere in the spirit Realm tell me a story man with Darkness [Music] All Things Must meet this man so they shunned him he took an ax and split himself in two so he would always have a friend so he would always have a friend assuming there is some fact to this story it could mean that his emotions represented by his dark hair transformed into wolf while his logic embodied by his pale appearance became lamb and then the rest of him could still be in the spirit Realm yet there exists another concept The Ether fiend which signifies a second death being forgotten in runeterra beings like the spirit gods cannot truly die but can Fade Into Obscurity when they are forgotten The Ether fiend emerges to claim them The Fading icon a god of death in shuriman culture desperately seeks to be remembered and fears The Ether fiend once Kindred is forgotten lamb and wolf are destined to turn on each other with The Ether fiends taking what remains the kinku the group in runeterra simplifies the gods into only two the first wave symbolizing the beginning of Life and the last wind representing its final frigid moments in contrast certain targonian tribes tell of the fox the god of death depicted as a solitary star in the night sky according to Legend the fox descends from the mountain with each death carrying souls to the Heavens to create its own dark constellation lastly Soul spinner represents death particularly associated with elise's house these diverse beliefs unveil the rich tapestry of cultures and interpretations of death in the world of runeterra making it a captivating realm filled with a multitude of mythologies and spiritualities [Music] foreign

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Length: 4min 39sec (279 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 25 2023