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Brackern[]
Surrounded around the Shuriman Continent are several clans of Brackern, including clans in the Shuriman desert.
Dormun[]
The Dormun are gigantic, slow-moving creatures protected with large chitinous plates covering their body. In the harsh conditions of Shurima they have evolved to survive the perpetual drought by utilizing an unknown sense to locate hidden reservoirs of water. Incidentally, certain nomadic tribes have built themselves a permanent home upon the backs of these beasts where they clean the creature and hunt any airborne pests who venture near.
Eka'Sul[]
Desert goats that travel in herds.
Mwatis[]
Mwatis are goatlike creatures with large plated casques on their heads. Mwati wool and plate are prised for felting and insulation.
Kmiros[]
Gigantic scarabs that roam in swarms, looking for unfortunate travelers to feed on. They seem to be common prey for 
Rammus.
Outerbeasts[]
- Main article: Voidborn
Beside the Xer'Sai, other creatures from the Void, referred to as 'outerbeasts', can be found in the desert.
- Xer'Sai: Creatures from the Void that plague the southern deserts. They are the size of big dogs on average, but can be smaller or much bigger.
Rek'Sai, as the queen, is by far the largest and most dangerous of her species. Xer'sai burst from their small burrows and ravage anything nearby, to the detriment of desert caravans. Once dead, the Xer'sai decompose at an abnormally rapid rate and become inedible.
Ralsiji[]
Large and aggressive minotaur-like creatures. They are humpbacked quadrupeds with long limbs and thick horns.
Shuriman Camel[]
A breed of camels native to the deserts of Shurima and are used by caravans as well as common folk as primary mode of transportation. Despite being well-suited for lengthy travels in the desert landscape, they are still prey to a many predator such as the Xer'Sai.
Sandswimmers[]
Sandswimmers
Sandswimmers are massive quadrupedal creatures that traverse the Shuriman desert in cyclical patterns. They got their name due to their preferred method of travel. Their narrow bodies and webbed feet are perfectly design for swimming under the sand. They feed on bugs and other small creatures most desert beasts ignore. Scavengers will often memorize the predictable paths these creatures take, and jump onto their backs to ride as far as they wish.
Skallashi[]
The Skallashi are large quadrupedal herbivores. These hardy beasts of burden are common across Shurima, ideally suited to the harsh desert environment. Their key body feature is their long legs. Notoriously bad-tempered, they are nevertheless treated with great reverence. Their brown hides are often painted with sacred symbols of protection, and their horns hung with totems and charms. While these creatures are mostly used for travel and carrying heavy loads, on some larger skallashi people are able to built miniature rooms for more comfortable travel. To own one is often considered a sign of considerable prosperity.
Imbued with the fire of the sun, 
Leona is a holy warrior of the 
Solari who defends 
Mount Targon with her 
Zenith Blade and the 
Shield of Daybreak. Her skin shimmers with starfire while her eyes burn with the power of the celestial Aspect within her. Armored in gold and bearing a terrible burden of ancient knowledge, Leona brings enlightenment to some, death to others.
 | "By the light of the Sun, the world is beheld." — Leona |
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Background[]
Early Life[]
Leona was born to Sunforgers Iasur and Melia within the 
Rakkor tribes of Mount Targon. Along with her younger siblings Aidonel and Kespina, Leona was raised since birth to honor the faith of the Solari, a religious sect of the Rakkor that highly venerated the sun.
Leona took to the Solari faith as easily as breathing, proving excellence in capability, willpower and devotion to the faith. Leona's faith and skill was so strong that her peers grew jealous, as nobody had doubts that she would one day become one of the elite Ra'Horak warriors of the Solari.
Relationship with Diana[]
One day, the Solari took in a young orphan named Diana, who did not follow the Solari's values as easily and instead preferred the moon and the night. The Solari punished Diana constantly and called her a heretic for her blasphemy, but Leona felt pity for her and saw her as a lost soul searching for meaning.
One night, Diana confided a secret to Leona and spoke of the hidden alcove she discovered in the mountain, an ancient place where the walls depicted strange imagery of the moon and forgotten societies dressed in silver armor, proving that the sun and the moon were in fact not enemies at all. Noticing the heresy of what Diana described, she urged her to abandon this search and never speak of her discoveries, seeking to protect Diana from the brutal punishments of the other Solari if they heard of what she found. Diana reluctantly promised Leona that she'd abandon her discoveries and the two never spoke of it again as time passed, while Leona believed that her friend finally came to her senses.
Ascending Mount Targon[]
On one fateful night, Leona caught a glimpse of Diana sneaking out of the temple. Though Leona's first instincts was to tell the elders, she instead decided to protect her friend from their punishments and set off to follow her into the night.
Following Diana, Leona ascended Mount Targon itself and endured a brutal trial unlike anything she'd ever faced before as every fiber of her being was tested to its limits. As she passed frozen bodies embedded into the mountain's slopes, Leona continued her journey and endured thanks to her training, willpower and drive to protect Diana.
Miraculously, to Leona's surprise, she finally reached the peak of the mountain after what felt like an eternity. Exhausted and beholding an uncanny landscape at the peak, she found Diana engulfed in a column of silver light, writhing in agony to Leona's horror. As she rushed to her aid, a second, golden column of light burst from the heavens, fell on her and enveloped her entire body.
Becoming an Aspect[]
Leona felt the sun's powers course through her and sear away her very being, but her indomitable will allowed her to retain her consciousness. Leona expected to be incinerated but instead emerged the new Host for the 
6 Aspect of the Sun, realizing that she was destined to protect the Solari in dire times to come.
Diana also emerged as a new Aspect of 6 the Moon, now clad in silver armor that reflected the golden armor Leona found herself wearing. Diana was overjoyed that the two of them became Aspects together and begged Leona to join her on a new quest to find answers outside of the Solari faith, but Leona demanded that they return home and present themselves for the priests' judgements. The two argued and neither conceded as they engaged in swift combat utilizing their newfound powers. Diana eventually had her crescent blade at Leona's throat but refused to deal the killing blow and fled. Devastated, Leona descended the mountain without Diana and hurried to report to the elders.
Unfortunately, when Leona arrived, she found many Solari priests and Ra'Horak guards slaughtered, seemingly by Diana's hands. The survivors emerged and awed at Leona's arrival, amazed by the arrival of not one but two Aspects among them. Now as the new Aspect of the Sun, Leona knew that great threats and changes were coming to Runeterra and vowed to act as a guiding light for her people serving as fierce leader.
Modern History[]
Leona continued to lead the Solari as an avatar of their faith and was eventually appointed as the commander for the entire Ra'Horak, gaining complete control and loyalty of all the Solari warriors. Though she seeks to preserve the religious dominance of the Solari, she has sworn to find and locate Diana in fear of what the Aspect of the Moon will do to her if she does not learn to control it.
Confronting Diana[]
Facing Atreus[]
(TBA)[5]
Appearance[]
Leona is a tall, beautiful woman with lightly tanned skin, light brown eyes and long back-length shiny auburn reddish hair.
Her attire consists of red and gold Solari armor that covers her entire body, a spiked golden crown on her head, and she always carries her sword and shield.
Personality[]
Leona is a devout and loyal Solari warrior, willing to give her life in the name of the sun and her people. She has an incredibly strong force of will, evidenced by her early schooling, the trials she undertook before being imbued by the Aspect of the Sun, and her commitment to guiding the Solari as host to the Aspect.
She is a warm soul, especially with Diana, who was her closest friend and lover before her betrayal at the peak of Mount Targon. Many Solari demanded Diana's head due to this betrayal, but Leona instead endeavors to help her control the Moon Aspect's power before it destroys her. She still loves Diana despite her betrayal, but is unable to bring herself to reconcile with her.
Abilities[]
- Aspect Host Physiology: Leona is the mortal host to the 6 Aspect of the Sun, blessing her with incredible abilities tied to her aspect as well as enhanced strength, speed, immunity to pain and sickness and a dramatically increased lifespan.
- Solar Magic: Leona's powers are tied to her Aspect, granting her magical abilities tied to the sun. Leona can utilize this magic to summon solar flares from the sky to strike down enemies as well as magically empower her sword and shield with solar energies capable of burning and searing her enemies in solar fire.
- Combat Training: Leona was trained in the elite Ra'Horak, the highest order of warriors in the Solari faith. Leona's combat expertise was so exceptional that since childhood nobody had doubts that she would one day become a member of the Ra'Horak.
- Sword & Shield Proficiency: Leona is incredibly talented in combat with the traditional Ra'Horak weapons of a sword and shield.
- Shield of Daybreak: Leona wields the Shield of Daybreak, which was summoned into her arms when she first emerged as the Aspect of the Sun. This legendary shield is inherently tied to the Aspect and can be empowered with solar energies, allowing it to create a barrier of solar energy and emitting heat and light.
- Zenith Blade: Leona wields the Zenith Blade, which was summoned into her arms when she first emerged as the Aspect of the Sun. This legendary sword is inherently tied to the Aspect and can be empowered with solar energies, allowing it to emit powerful light and heat capable of instantly searing flesh.
Relations[]
Diana[]
Despite their disagreements, 
Diana and Leona were close friends and lovers growing up on Mount Targon, but have since became enemies after becoming Aspects. The two expressed romantic interest during the Festival of the Nightless Eve.
Leona saw the moment Diana was imbued with the moon's power, she rushed to help before being imbued with the sun's power herself and made an Aspect.
Pantheon[]
Atreus climbed Mount Targon to find the power of Aspects when Leona refused to destroy the trespassers that attacked his patrol. After he defeated 
Aatrox and became the new Aspect of War, he opposes her and other Targonian Aspects.
Leona would not move against the Barbarians because she knew Aatrox was slaughtering them, which Atreus would only understand later on.[6]
Soraka[]
Soraka refers to Leona as "Woman whose face burned like the sun".
Aphelios and Alune[]
As the champion of the Solari, Alune sees Leona as the Lunari's ultimate enemy. However, like most of the Lunari, she is not necessarily hostile towards Leona or the Solari.
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Trivia[]
- Leona has been confirmed to be a lesbian after years of speculation, debuting her kissing a woman in Rise with Me[7], and later specifically her being a lesbian in an announcement for 2023 Pride Month, where she and Diana are depicted with the Lesbian Flag.
Change log[]
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References[]
- ↑ The Light Bringer
- ↑ The Vaulted Road
- ↑ Flavour Text for Leona (Legends of Runeterra)
- ↑ Flavour Text for Diana (Legends of Runeterra)
- ↑ The Call
- ↑ Reason Leona didn't fight the barbarians
- ↑ LGBTQIA+ storytelling in Runeterra
