User blog:SirAston/Thildea, the Soulsmith

Stats
Thildea, the Soulsmith is a custom champion in League of Legends.

Lore
At the foot of Mount Targon, unaffected by the Tribes of the Rakkon and the Solari, lies a small, isolated village, a deep gulch with no visible ground separating it from the tallest mountain in Valoran. The villagers call themselves Alumen, the people banished by the light in their ancient language. For many years they live to atone for the sins of the past, concentrating in finding beauty in even the most common things while creating art with everything possible. These self-proclaimed artists are by no means weak or anxious people, willing to fight for their cause and to protect every unique creation they know. For this reason, only few Alumen stay in their birthplace, travelling the land until they find a place they want to protect and call home.

Thildea, a copper-haired woman, found true beauty in masterfully crafted equipment of warfare, not in itself, but being weared by experienced men and women who fits the battle gear perfectly. For more than 20 years, she has learned the art of forging, a long time has gone since her father pressed the used forging hammer into her small hands when she was a child. For more than 20 years, she did nothing else. Until few months ago, when the hammer striked a rare magically-enhanced ingot. Something no other Alumen would have done, as that ingot is part of the Alumen since their banishment and for that is forbidden to use. Thildea couldn't resist the temptation to forge a magic blade, as it was the ingot's true destiny in her opinion. By striking the ingot, the hammer glistered, getting infused with the soul power of the deceased Alumen. This spectacle didn't go unnoticed and the village elder punish was severe: All sin of the Alumen would now rest on her shoulders, resulting in her exiled from the village until the light itself would forgive her. For months, the fallen blacksmith wandered through the land, fighting against beasts and natural dangers, travelling from village to village. But she was never alone as long as the hammer was in her possession.

After hearing about the League, she went straight to the Institute of War without hesitation. Her body was forged by her work, her fighting skills were forged by the exile. Now it's time to forge the Fields of Justice.

"My people will suffer no more. I am their taint and I am their salvation!" - Thildea

Changelog
July 30th, 2013: Release