Galio
Long before the
League's regulation of such magic, mages experimented with the creation of
artificial life. Now forbidden, instilling golems with reason was once not so
uncommon a practice amongst the more expert of craftsmen. One such visionary
was the Demacian artificer, Durand. Peerless at crafting sentient beings,
Durand's constructs served as tireless guardians for the border towns of his
beloved city-state, affording them protection from their Noxian neighbors. For
his own defense, however, Durand kept his magnum opus: Galio. This mighty
construct - forged in the image of a gargoyle - kept him safe on his journeys,
allowing him to perform his important work without fear of reprisal from those
hostile to his homeland. That is, until dealing with his taxing sentinels
finally roused the ire of the Noxian High Command.As Durand crossed the Howling
Marsh with his masterwork in tow, he was set upon by Noxian assassins in force.
Outnumbered and overwhelmed, Galio looked on in horror as the murderers cut
down his charge, executing him swiftly before vanishing back into the mists.
Stripped of his reason for being, Galio despaired. For years he remained in
solitude, standing vigil over the bones of the master he had failed to
protect... a literal monument to his own everlasting shame. Then, one
nondescript day, a sad but determined yordle girl carrying a mighty Demacian
crown stopped in the shadow of a great statue to rest. Hidden in plain sight
from his unsuspecting visitor, Galio studied the forlorn yordle. She looked as
though she too shouldered a tremendous burden. As quietly and as stoically as
she had arrived, she departed in the direction of Demacia. This encounter lit a
spark in Galio's eye. Remembering the cause that his master had died defending,
Galio arose from his silent purgatory and followed in the wake of this brave
creature. He had a new reason to live: to join the League of Legends and fight
for the will of Demacia.''There is no such thing as redemption. Only penance.''
Kassadin
There is a place
between dimensions and between worlds. To some it is known as the Outside, to
others it is the Unknown. To most, however, it is called the Void. Despite its
name, the Void is not an emptyplace, but rather the home of unspeakable things,
horrors not meant for minds of men. Though such knowledge is lost in modern
times, there are those who have unwittingly discovered what lies beyond, and
they have been unable to turn away. Kassadin is such a creature. He was once a
man forced to look upon the face of the Void and forever changed by what he
saw. Once a seeker of forbidden knowledge, he discovered that what he sought
was something else entirely. He is one of the few that has found his way to
forgotten Icathia and lived to tell the tale, following the scant breadcrumbs
hidden in ancient texts.Within a decaying cyclopean city, Kassadin found
secrets of the kind that he will never share - secrets that made him quake with
fear at the visions of things to come that were thrust upon him. The power of
the place threatened to consume him forever, but Kassadin took the only route
available to him in order to survive - he let the Void inside him.
Miraculously, he was able to overcome the alien urges that went with it, and he
emerged as something more than human. Though a part of him died that day, he
knows that he must protect Valoran from the things scratching at the door,
waiting to get in and visit their torments upon the world. They are only one
step away... something to which the appearance of the abomination known as
Cho'Gath attests.If you look upon the Void, you can't put it behind you. If you
look upon Kassadin, he is probably already there.
