Talk:Illaoi/@comment-24985387-20151116002848/@comment-3974211-20151117075758

They said the current lore regarding Summoners and the Fields of Justice isn't canon because the existence of Summoners makes Champions pointless - given Summoners can assert complete and uncontested control over their Champions. I believe dialogues around Lissandra's lore highlighted the issue with the previous setting, and may have even been what inspired the retcon.

However, there's been subsequent lore since the retcon that pertains to Summoners - e.g. during the Black Mist event, the Storyteller is asked about Summoners and he replies saying the name is familiar. There's also the post-retcon references to the Magelords and the Protectorate on the Summoner's Rift map itself, as well as the name of the map. It's implied if not directly specified that Summoners used to exist.

And, would there need to be changes to Aatrox's lore? Beyond stating the Darkin are a race - there's not really anything to say Tahm Kench couldn't be one. Tahm Kench is known to change his appearance - that could be a trait of the Darkin.