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Primordial_Ant



16 Sep

We’re the Books team at Riot Games - AUA about RUINATION and League lore!

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Originally posted by Jwynna

Hello guys! I'd like to ask several questions:

  1. How old is Ledros when the events of the book happened?
  2. Was Grael's job as the Warden of Thresh considered as a very lowly job? And why did the masters considered Grael unworthy to get the job position he wanted, especially Hierarch Malgruza who seemed to ignore him?

Thank you!

I imagined Ledros being of a similar age to Kalista, maybe a few years older.

Yeah, Greal's role with the Wardens was considered a lowly position, which massively fed into his anger and frustration. I'd say that him being posted there was partly just to get him out of sight, as he probably made people feel a little uncomfortable, such that none of the masters probably wanted to take him on as an apprentice--even if he was a good enough student to warrant it. It was probably not the best course of action, as it turns out...

We’re the Books team at Riot Games - AUA about RUINATION and League lore!

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Originally posted by TitleInternational47

Hi! I have a question for all of you!
Take it only as a "wish question"
If you had to choose an character/period of time of league of legends lore, to a novel
What would be your choice?

And about the story
Are the assassins of chapter 3 using shadow magic? It looks something like that.
Approximately how old was Grael?
Is it possible that inside the vaults there was a naughty toy harlequin? :P
I'm still reading the book so for the moment those are my questions :)
Thank you for this awesome experience for all lore lovers. The ruination is an amazing story that links (and triggers) many stories in Runaterra so is amazing read about this. Congrats and I hope to see more of your works!

It's too hard to pick a dream champion/even/time period that I'd like to write about. There's loads!

For your spoilery questions:

  • It certainly does seem like magic related to shadows, at least in one way or other...
  • I imagined Greal to be around his early to mid-thirties, but don't think we specified that.
  • Ha! Who knows?

Glad you are enjoying the story!

We’re the Books team at Riot Games - AUA about RUINATION and League lore!

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Originally posted by Sharjo

That's fair, and tbh I sort of expected this answer given the nature of how you guys write (and more just how writing works in general). Thanks for taking the time to answer me either way!

Of course! Sorry for the slightly bleh answer, even though it's true. ;)

We’re the Books team at Riot Games - AUA about RUINATION and League lore!

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Originally posted by Gwemm

Love the book, on my second read-through now. What really made me invested in the novel were the characters and their dynamics, and I was already super invested in Kalista (Kalista main here). I love how Hecarim was suave, charming, and politically adept when he was alive. I low-key ship Hecalista now lol

Jenda'kaya and Vennix had such a fun dynamic with Kalista. I may also ship Kalista and Vennix. That time they jumped off a f**kin' cliff... Oh, and also Grael and Ryze. Really showed how much of a scheming snake he was and I loved it.

Also loved when Kalista punched Grael in the face. That was so satisfying to read.

The artwork at the back of the book is beautiful, but Ledros is conspicuously absent. We need to see what he looks like alive! ;(

Also, in case Kalista ever gets a VGU or a ...

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Thank you for your kind words, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I had so much fun writing the relationships between the characters. Hecarim was really enjoyable to explore (since there wasn't much to him previously), and Kalista's little side adventures with Vennix were a joy to write. Vennix wasn't someone who was even named in my outline, she just came to life and demanded to be part of the action.

And yes, Kalista punching Grael in the face just felt right, and was incredibly satisfying to write.

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Originally posted by Th4n4n

@Anthony how has your previous writing influenced this new book?

@all - any particular challenges or tribulations that were noteworthy?

I'd say my previous writing influenced this a huge amount, both practically (how I like to outline, how much feels like a good amount to write per day, how to deal with inevitable mid-book doubts, etc etc) and through the content itself (writing lots of warhammer books has helped hone writing battle scenes, for one!).