Noxus is a powerful and ambitious land built on strength and sharp intelligence. It’s a free nation where success isn’t limited to brute force—you can rise through the ranks as a brilliant strategist, a skilled mage, or even a savvy merchant. In Noxus, your value comes from what you bring to the table, not just how hard you can hit.

But Noxus wasn’t always like this. Just a decade ago, it was under the dark rule of Boram Darkwill, a ruthless leader obsessed with extending his life—and maybe even achieving immortality.

As he grew older and more desperate, Darkwill turned his attention to the mystical lands of Ionia. He believed that if magic capable of granting eternal life existed, it would be found there. What followed was a violent invasion. One soldier, who returned home after losing his arm in the war, saw the truth behind Darkwill’s cruelty and began to plot a rebellion. We’ll dive deeper into his story soon—but first, let’s keep going.

Demacia is an ancient kingdom known for its legendary warriors and some of the most skilled fighters in all the lands. Centuries ago, massive wars were fought over powerful magical relics called the World Runes. In order to escape the destruction caused by these magical battles, some humans discovered a forest filled with enormous trees that had the special ability to absorb magic. They used the bark from these trees to build a safe haven—a kingdom shielded from the chaos of the World Runes.

The people of Demacia are divided into commoners and nobles, and the kingdom has a strong stance against magic. Mages are looked down upon, exiled, imprisoned, or even executed. They have a group known as the mage-seekers—people whose job it is to track down anyone hiding magical abilities. However, after a mage who had been imprisoned for 15 years managed to escape, he set out on a mission to spark a rebellion and free as many mages as possible.

Sylas was born with a rare gift—he could sense the presence of other mages. As a child, he was recruited by the mage-seekers and raised to help hunt down those who tried to hide their magical abilities. For years, he worked alongside them, uncovering mages in hiding. One day, Sylas was sent on a mission to capture a mage hiding in a small barn. But when he arrived, he found only a frightened little girl, crying in fear. He could see the magic within her, but something inside him couldn’t go through with it.

When his superiors arrived to take the girl by force, Sylas tried to protect her. In that moment, something inside him snapped—and he discovered a terrifying new power. He could not only sense magic—he could copy it. As he tried to defend the girl, he accidentally unleashed her magic, killing both the mage-seekers and the girl in the process.

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