Primordial_Ant

Originally posted by gwenn18

I loved this book to pieces! i think it didn’t have any questions left unanswered except for this one (for me): why did the Blade of the King choose Viego?

We are talking about a sword that, which I understood, would literally kill a Camavoran heir the moment they showed a sign of not being worthy, no matter how small it was.

So what did the sword see on Viego that was so worthy to the point of ignoring his obvious bad traits (that would eventually lead him to destroy to countries in one shot).

I mean, I don’t want to question the Blade’s judgements but I’m curious.

Originally posted by Rockinrussomano

I honestly just want to say thank you to all of you for an AMAZING book. I loved every page, all of you are awesome.

Originally posted by Faithdiana

Hi, Ant. I came to this book for Kalista but was amazed by your expansion on Ryze. May I ask if his entire story arc, mainly his connection with Grael, determined back when he was reworked or did you come up with it while writing the book? What thoughts did you have about him while writing?

Originally posted by trickyderpy

Any plans to write the whole shurima history?

Originally posted by tossingbeavers

When starting a novel, you need to do a lot of research... So I was wondering (especially since Riot has so many lore existing IP's launching at disjointed times) how much of the world was revealed to you before starting the project? Is there a giant lore lexicon somewhere in Riot that you can refer to when talking about characters? There was a lot of unexpected lore drops we got (Like clan Ferros interaction and some Bhuru stuff!) and it all seemed to flow cohesively in the universe.

I guess it's easier since this is hundreds of years before contemporary timeline, but how difficult was it making sure that research aligned with what's current?

Thanks again for all your work and best wishes!

Originally posted by Papuchochoe

My other questions are;

1. Promotion; were you considering making a Human Kalista or Hecarim skins to come out together with King Viego? Was there any chance they were supposed to come out with the book as a free extra for purchasing it?
2. Illustrations; was there any more planned illustrations? Especially since the trailer contains some not present in the book etc..
3. Story; was Hecarim's horse a mare or stallion? >! was the one from the start of the book the one that merges with him?!<
4. The Ruined King game; I'm a bit sad we didn't get any Vesani mention in the novel, since they were so important in the book, was it intentional?
5. How long have Viego and Isolde been married? 1 year, more or less?
6. Were Vennix and Jenda'kaya a thing? 👉👈❤️
7. Sorry, I want to ask more questions... I know you already said you wanted to add Vlad but couldn't fit him in the narrative, but were you considering ad...

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Originally posted by Papuchochoe

Hello! I loved the book a lot!

My biggest question, I wanted to ask for a while is; was it intended to so heavily hint that Viego may have BPD? His behavior checks pretty much all the boxes, and people who have it, just feel like he's so BPD-coded too, I was wondering if it was the intention or just something accidental? Is it okay to assume he has BPD?

Originally posted by CocaineNinja

u/Primordial_Ant Not really a question, just wanted to say that I loved your 40K work!

Originally posted by Antergaton

Literally did this while I was sleeping, sad times. Good reading through the comments and questions though, thanks for your time.

Originally posted by SaucesOfFieri

What other champs did you consider putting in there that weren't previously related to the Ruination? (like Ryze and Soraka)

Originally posted by Regular-Poet-3657

So what happen to the rune? And is what happen to the rune a consequence of what happens if other rune get shattered? And what happen to Vladimir?

Originally posted by Eloquent44

What has writing this book taught you about approaching the lore for the mmo?

Originally posted by refuse_2_wipe_my_ass

what is the name of the continent that camavor is shown on in the map included with the book?

another rioter on here, i believe it may have been reav3 (not 100% sure) once said we were previously only seeing about 1/6th of the world with just the continents of valoran/shurima/ionia. are there current plans to expand the lore of this new continent past this book and nilah (assuming kathkan is one of those “independent kingdoms” on the map)? or any other continents and societies besides the ones we’re already so familiar with?

Originally posted by Hypernova749

Hey guys, I was wondering what you could share about future lore releases. Are there more shorts and novels on the horizon? Which stories/regions are the most interesting for y’all to explore? Thanks doing this AUA!

Originally posted by GammaRhoKT

Outside the scope of the book perhaps, but is there any trace in cultures between the familiar regions of the western continents Valoran/Shuriman and Camavor? Something that can directly be attributed to the latter, perhaps through immigrant?

Originally posted by astormintodesert

I wish I could read/comment but I haven't read it yet - I've got my copy though and looking forward to it, so thanks!

Originally posted by CelioHogane

i just really want to learn about sand trolls.

Originally posted by FujiwaranoMoko

Hey, a bit of a more personal question, but how exactly does one get into an industry where they can write canon novels for a company? Been studying to become an author, but struggling to get my foot in the door.

Originally posted by noahkennedy1111

Hey there! I just bought the book to read in Chicago during finals weekend (TL refugee fans Sadge), and I've loved it so far! I was wondering if any of you could share wether or not Riot intends on coming out with more books like this? I love the idea of companion books (Realms of Runeterra), but I'd LOVE to see more stories told like Kalista's in this novel. Thanks again!!

Originally posted by clg_wrath2

I am not sure. He wasnt really a good advisor in Ruination.

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