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The longest-standing member of the ancient Kinkou Order Crest Kinkou Order, the yordle Kennen Kennen is the first and only Heart of the Tempest. For centuries, he has used diplomacy—and force—to maintain the sacred balance in his adopted home of Ionia Crest icon Ionia. Lightning fast and bearing the wisdom of a long and storied life, Kennen works with the Eye of Twilight, Shen, to protect the fragile harmony of the First Lands with a whirling storm of shuriken and devastating electrical energy.


KennenSquare"I exist across realms, in the space between lightning’s strike and thunder’s call, the true balance within the storm."  Kennen
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Background[]

(TBA)

Appearance[]

Kennen is a cream furred yordle with light brown hair and deep blue eyes. Usually he dresses in a purple ninja outfit with golden details.

Personality[]

Kennen is a paradoxical being, due to his nature as a Yordle. Simultaneously an ancient being and a unaging spirit, Kennen can shift from a wise master to excitable and childlike in an instant.

When he first arrived on the Mortal Plane, Kennen became fascinated with humans and how they managed to do so much in so little time. After joining the Kinkou Order, Kennen took the responsability of recording the history of the Kinkou, and serving as the mediator of conflicts between the Mortal and Spiritual Planes.

Abilities[]

  • Yordle Physiology: Kennen is a Yordle, a being coming from the Spirit Realm and possesses several abilities natural of his species.
    • Immortality: Being spiritual beings, Yordles don't age the same way as normal humans, and they can't normally die.
    • Yordle Magic: Just like any Yordle, Kennen is capable of performing yordle magic, which he utilizes in tandem with his skills as a ninja.
  • Electric Magic: Befitting his title as the Heart of The Tempest. Kennen is a master in electric magic. He can wield electricity from small sparks to immense waves of lightning. Kennen's connection to the powers of the storm is such that he can summon massive electric storms, capable of destroying entire armies, and create a ball of electricity that managed to hurt even Sion Sion and bring the juggernaut temporarily down.
    • Electric Conduction: One of his main methods of attack is charging his electric power in his shuriken to increase their destructive power, he can also use this same technique to link target to a powerful electric discharge
    • Flight: By letting the power of lightning flow through him, Kennen can fly in the air at great speeds, crossing the continent of Ionia in a few hours.
  • Kinkou Order Techniques: Kennen has been trained in the techniques of the Kinkou order for a thousand of years, and has mastered and become a teacher of them himself, even creating some of them. Being a skilled ninja and fighter, Kennen can dominate much larger opponents, run at great speeds without being seem, use stealth to hide from danger, and master several different weapons.

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Kinkou Order[]

Kennen, Akali Akali, and Shen Shen are members of the Kinkou Order. Like Shen Shen, his duty is to preserve balance in Ionia Crest icon Ionia.

Akali Akali[]

Kennen Kennen was one of Akali's Akali's mentors, teaching her shuriken techniques, and emphasizing speed and agility over strength. He convinced her mother Mayym, the previous Fist of Shadow, to choose her as the successor. Kennen and Akali Akali assisted Irelia Irelia alongside Yasuo Yasuo and Karma Karma in her resistance in a seaside village against the Noxus Crest icon Noxian army that includes Sion Sion.

Zed Zed[]

The Kinkou Order is at war with Zed Zed and his Shadow Order. Kennen is willing to forgive the Master of Shadows should he be willing to seek redemption.[1]

Teemo Teemo[]

Kennen is a friend of Teemo Teemo.

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Biography

The Heart of the Tempest

By Ian St. Martin

Starring Champion

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Awaken

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A deadly masterpiece unfolds. A lone resistance made whole. A chance to come alive.

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Between Light and Shadows

By Joey Yu

Kennen had not slowed since setting off from the Great Temple of Koeshin.

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Magic Misadventures (Video)

Part Two of Ava’s adventure leads her through the enchanted forests of Ionia, where unseen dangers—and unlikely friends—lurk in the shadows.

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The Bow, and the Kunai

By Joey Yu

The air of southern Shon-Xan was rife with raw magic.

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A Bandle Scout Mission Journal

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Another Bandle Scout mission badge complete.

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The Rogue Assassin

By Michael McCarthy

Alternate Universes

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IGNITE

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Since its inception, Worlds has grown and evolved. Each unbelievable play and phenomenal match created moments and memories that will never be forgotten. In these iconic moments, players and teams reached for something incredible within themselves and brought it to life on the Summoner’s Rift...

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RISE

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Reaching the peak takes more than skill. Only those with the ambition to RISE above all others will know its height.

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Road to the Cup

As the 2013 League of Legends World Championship final draws near, we showcase the biggest heroes in esports from around the world. Many teams fell by the wayside in epic battles, and now only two remain: Korea's SK Telecom T1 and China's Royal Club. Who will rise?

Trivia[]

  • Kennen is an ancient being, having arrived in Runeterra Crest icon Runeterra millennia ago.
  • The Heart of the Tempests duty is to maintain the balance the Eye of Twilight and the Fist of Shadow as well as communicate the judgments of the order to those affected by them

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More than just the lightning-quick enforcer of Ionian balance, Kennen is the only yordle member of the Kinkou. Despite his small, furry stature, he is eager to take on any threat with a whirling storm of shuriken and boundless enthusiasm. Alongside his master Shen, Kennen patrols the spirit realm, employing devastating electrical energy to strike down his enemies.

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