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==Lore==
  
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On the upper slopes of [[Mount Targon]], the warriors of Rakkor live and breathe only for war. However, Targon’s peak is reserved for a special group of Rakkor who answer to a “higher” calling. Members of this group, called the Solari, retire their mantles of war, choosing instead to devote their lives to reverence of the sun. According to legend, the Solari were formed by a warrior who could call the raw might of the sun down upon his enemies in combat. He claimed Mount Targon’s summit, the point on [[Valoran]] closest to the sun, for his solar devotion, a tradition which generations of Solari have preserved to this day. Though they maintain their reverence, no other warrior possessed the gifts of the founder – until Leona.
  
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{{Champion bio|Leona
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|real_name =
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|nickname =
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|alias =
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* The Radiant Dawn
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* Aspect of the Sun
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* Commander Leona
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|species =
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* [[Aspect Host]] <small>(formerly [[Human]])</small>
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|pronoun = She/Her
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|origin = {{age}}
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|weapon =
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* {{ai|Zenith Blade|Leona}}
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* {{ai|Shield of Daybreak|Leona}}
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* {{ai|R|Leona|Solar Magic}}
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|status = Alive
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|originplace = [[Rakkor Caves]], [[Mount Targon]]
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|residence = [[Rakkor Caves]], [[Mount Targon]]
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|family =
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* Iasur <small>(Father)</small>
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* Melia <small>(Mother)</small>
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* Aidonel <small>(Sibling)</small>
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* Kespina <small>(Sibling)</small>
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* {{cbi|Diana}} <small>(Former Lover)</small>
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|occupation =
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* Aspect of the Sun
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* Religious Figurehead
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* Leader of the ''Ra'Horak''
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|region = {{fi|Targon}}
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|faction =
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* {{fi|Solari}}
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* {{fi|Rakkor}}
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|related = Diana, Aphelios, Alune, Aurelion Sol, Pantheon, Soraka, Taric, Zoe
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Imbued with the fire of the sun, {{cbi|Leona}} is a holy warrior of the {{fi|Solari}} who defends {{fi|Mount Targon}} with her {{ai|Zenith Blade|Leona|link=*none*}} and the {{ai|Shield of Daybreak|Leona|link=*none*}}. 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.
   
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{{Background quote|By the light of the Sun, the world is beheld.|Leona}}
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Leona’s parents were traditional Rakkor, both bred for the heat of battle. To them, Leona was a problem child. She was capable of fighting as fiercely as any other – including her childhood friend, {{ci|Pantheon}} – but she did not share their zeal for killing. She believed that the true worth of a soldier lay in her ability to defend and protect. When it came time for her Rite of Kor, a ceremony in which two Rakkor teens battle to the death for the right to bear a relic-weapon, Leona refused to fight. For this, the Rakkor leaders ordered her execution, but when they tried to strike the fatal blow, sunlight burst forth, bathing Mount Targon in light. As it faded, Leona stood unharmed and her executioners lay unconscious around her. The Solari immediately claimed Leona, demanding that her sentence be repealed. She donned the golden armor of the Solari and they bestowed upon her the sword and shield passed down from the ancient sun-warrior of legend. The Solari helped Leona focus her abilities, and when she was ready she left to join [[the League of Legends]].
  
   
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== Background ==
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{{quote|“The sun's rays reach all of Runeterra, so too must the image of its champion.”|'''Leona'''}}
  
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=== Early Life ===
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Leona was born to Sunforgers Iasur and Melia within the {{fi|Rakkor}} tribes of {{fi|Mount Targon}}. Along with her younger siblings Aidonel and Kespina, Leona was raised since birth to honor the faith of the {{fi|Solari}}, a religious sect of the Rakkor that highly venerated the sun.
   
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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.
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==Quotes==
  
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{{ogg|Leona Select|''"The dawn has arrived."''}}
  
   
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==== Relationship with Diana ====
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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.
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{{ogg|Leona.attack1|''"Twilight fades."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.attack2|''"I will break their line."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.attack3|''"They'll have to get through me."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.attack4|''"Feel the sun's glory."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.attack5|''"They will be sundered."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.attack6|''"Stand and fight."''}}
  
   
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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.
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{{ogg|Leona.move1|''"I will protect you."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.move2|''"First light approaches."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.move3|''"Rally to me."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.move4|''"The sun always rises."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.move5|''"Stay at the vanguard."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.move6|''"I must not fall."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.move7|''"Chosen of the sun."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.move8|''"Ever vigilant."''}}
  
   
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==== Ascending Mount Targon ====
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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.
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{{ogg|Leona.taunt|''"Next time, try to leave a dent."''}}
  
   
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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.
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{{ogg|Leona.joke1|''"Don't stare directly at me for too long."''}}
  
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{{ogg|Leona.joke2|''"I think I broke a nail, good thing it wasn't mine."''}}
  
   
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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.
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{{cj|Leona}}
  
   
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==== Becoming an Aspect ====
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==Development==
  
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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 [[Aspect Host|Host]] for the {{LoR|The Golden Sister|Aspect of the Sun}}, realizing that she was destined to protect the Solari in dire times to come.
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Diana also emerged as a new Aspect of {{LoR|The Silver Sister|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.
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=== Champion Sneak Peek ===
  
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[[File:Leona-teaser.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Leona comic]]Announcement made in the sneak peak by '''Average Gatsby''' on June 27th, 2011:<ref>[http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=10600989 Champion Sneak Peek – Leona, the Radiant Dawn] at [http://www.leagueoflegends.com League of Legends]</ref>
  
   
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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.
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''Since we launched League of Legends, there’s been quite a bit of clamor about equal rights amongst tanks. Well, at Riot Games, we like to think of ourselves as a progressive company, and today we’re here to show our commitment to equal opportunity tanking.''
  
   
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=== Modern History ===
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''Allow me to introduce Leona, the Radiant Dawn. In addition to being a defender of all that is good and light, Leona is a strong, independent woman ready to throw down and tank with the best of them.''
  
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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.
   
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====Confronting Diana====
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=== Mechanics Preview ===
  
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''(TBA)'' <ref>[[The Light Bringer]]</ref><ref>[[The Vaulted Road]]</ref><ref>Flavour Text for [[Leona/LoR|Leona (Legends of Runeterra)]]</ref><ref>Flavour Text for [[Diana/LoR|Diana (Legends of Runeterra)]]</ref>
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Announcement made by '''[[Morello]]''' on 28th June 2011:<ref>[http://www.leagueoflegends.com/news/leona-mechanics-preview Leona Mechanics Preview] at [http://www.leagueoflegends.com League of Legends]</ref>
  
   
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''Greetings Summoners!
  
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''(TBA)''<ref>[[The Call]]</ref>
   
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== Appearance ==
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''We wanted to give you a glimmer of insight into the mechanics of our newest champion, Leona, the Radiant Dawn.
  
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Leona is a tall, beautiful woman with lightly tanned skin, light brown eyes and long back-length shiny auburn reddish hair.
   
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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.
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''Leona is a bit special because she’s our answer to a pretty popular fan request; a female tank! I think a good place to start is to answer “what exactly does ‘tank’ mean to us at Riot?”
  
   
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== Personality ==
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''Starts and initiates teamfights (usually via CC).
  
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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.
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''Soaks up damage.
  
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''May peel dangerous attackers off other vulnerable team mates.
  
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''Presents itself as an attractive target by causing long-term “threat” as the fight continues.
  
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''Leona does this by providing a low-cooldown, low-duration, single-target stun with a skillshot gap-closer to start. After she closes the gap to the enemy, she’ll be performing regular single-target stuns that really disrupt the fight or peel off a target from an ally once a fight has begun. Additionally, she has a defensive stance that allows her to soak up punishment pretty effectively and also discharges a wave of sunlight outward that causes significant damage. This mechanic acts as a sort of “soft taunt” that causes her to have some threat when she’s about to unleash a big chunk of damage, and makes her an attractive target.
  
   
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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.
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''Finally, her passive, Sunlight, causes all of Leona’s spells to debuff the target, causing the next attack from an ally to do additional damage. This really encourages Leona to mark high-priority targets and let her set up opportunities for her teammates. Her power increases with the length of the fight, a common tank trait (like {{cai|Poison Trail|Singed}} or {{cai|Despair|Amumu}}, for example).
  
   
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== Abilities ==
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''We’re excited to be able to deliver something we’re really proud of to meet our players’ requests and expectations. Keep letting us know what you want – we do take your feedback seriously.
  
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* '''[[Aspect Host|Aspect Host Physiology:]]''' Leona is the mortal host to the {{LoR|The Golden Sister|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.
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** '''{{ai|Solar Flare|Leona|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 {{ai|E|Leona|sword}} and {{ai|Q|Leona|shield}} with solar energies capable of burning and searing her enemies in solar fire.
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* '''Combat Training:''' Leona was trained in the elite ''Ra'Horak,'' the highest order of warriors in the {{fi|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.
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** '''Sword & Shield Proficiency:''' Leona is incredibly talented in combat with the traditional Ra'Horak weapons of a sword and shield.
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* '''{{ai|Q|Leona|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.
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* '''{{ai|E|Leona|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.
   
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==={{cbi|Diana}}===
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===Iron Solari Leona Wants You!===
  
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Despite their disagreements, {{cbi|Diana}} and {{cbi|Leona}} were close friends and lovers growing up on Mount Targon, but have since became enemies after becoming Aspects. The two expressed [[Rise with Me|romantic interest]] during the Festival of the Nightless Eve.
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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.
   
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==={{cbi|Pantheon}}===
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{{cbi|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 {{cbi|Aatrox}} and became the new Aspect of War, he opposes her and other Targonian Aspects.
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Leona would not move against the Barbarians because she knew {{cbi|Aatrox}} was slaughtering them, which Atreus would only understand later on.<Ref>[https://twitter.com/_RiotEarp/status/1164198921117167616 Reason Leona didn't fight the barbarians]</ref>
   
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''Along with the Locket of the Iron Solari, we have an exciting new skin for all of you staunch followers of the Summoner’s Code. We are pleased to bring you the statuesque Iron Solari Leona. Featuring sleek, avian themed arms and armor, Iron Solari Leona stands as a paragon dedicated to upholding the tenets of good sportsmanship and a positive attitude.
  
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== Trivia ==
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* Leona has been confirmed to be a lesbian after years of speculation, debuting her kissing a woman in [[Rise with Me]]<ref>[https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/dev/ask-riot-more-new-items-when/ LGBTQIA+ storytelling in Runeterra]</ref>, and later specifically her being a lesbian in [https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/celebrating-pride-community-artists an announcement for 2023 Pride Month], where she and Diana are depicted with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_flags Lesbian Flag].
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'''[[V1.0.0.125]]:'''
  
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'''[[V1.0.0.123]]:'''
  
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{{Character roster}}
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* {{ai|Zenith Blade|Leona}}: Leona throws a blade of sunlight that deals damage to all enemies in a line. Leona teleports to the last enemy champion hit by this attack.
  
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[[Category:LGBTQ+ characters]]
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* {{ai|Solar Flare|Leona}} (Ultimate): After a brief delay, Leona calls down a beam of solar energy dealing damage and slowing enemies. Enemies in the center of the beam are stunned instead of slowed.
  
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* {{ai|Sunlight|Leona}} (Innate): Leona's abilities mark the target with sunlight. Allied champions that damage marked targets deal additional damage and consume the mark.
  
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Imbued with the fire of the sun, Leona Leona is a holy warrior of the 03MT082-full Solari who defends Targon Crest icon Mount Targon with her Zenith Blade Zenith Blade and the Shield of Daybreak 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.


LeonaSquare"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 Face of the Mountain item HD Rakkor tribes of Targon Crest icon Mount Targon. Along with her younger siblings Aidonel and Kespina, Leona was raised since birth to honor the faith of the 03MT082-full 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 LoR Non-Champion Non-Spell Indicator6 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 LoR Non-Champion Non-Spell Indicator6 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

(TBA) [1][2][3][4]

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 LoR Non-Champion Non-Spell Indicator6 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: 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 sword and shield 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 03MT082-full 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: 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: 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 Diana

Despite their disagreements, Diana Diana and Leona 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 Pantheon

Atreus 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 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 Aatrox was slaughtering them, which Atreus would only understand later on.[6]

Soraka Soraka

Soraka refers to Leona as "Woman whose face burned like the sun".

Aphelios Aphelios and Alune 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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The Radiant Dawn

By Ian St. Martin

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The mountain calls. Will you answer?

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Rise with Me

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Hear! Upon the Great Mountain,

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The raiders attacked before dawn; fifty wolf-lean men in iron hauberks mantled with strange furs and bearing ash-dulled axes. Their steps were swift as they entered the settlement at the foot of the mountain. These were men who had fought as brothers for years, who lived in the heartbeat between life and death. A warrior in battered scale armor and bearing a heavy-bladed greatsword over his shoulder led them. Beneath his dragon-helm, his face was bearded and raw, burned by a lifetime of war-making under a harsher sun than this.

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In the shadow of an approaching eclipse, a young Lunari scout escapes captivity with her Solari lover, and the two of them decide to turn their backs on Targon forever.

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Halfway Between the Stars and Earth

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It was a perfectly good night for a cup of tea. Chilly, certainly, but clear—as crisp a night as frigid Mount Targon ever got, really. Soraka was expecting a visitor. The snow in the stone kettle had already begun to melt over the hearth at the center of her little yurt; as it grew warmer, the room was suffused with the smell of dried tea leaves and sparse mountain herbs.

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Weary from the day’s labors, Iula wiped her stiff hands upon her apron, and raised a cup to the mantel.

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By Graham McNeill

Mount Targon is the mightiest peak in Runeterra, a towering mountain of sun-baked rock amid a range of summits unmatched in scale anywhere else in the world. Located far from civilization, Mount Targon is utterly remote and all but impossible to reach save by the most determined seeker.

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Day breaks over a landscape consecrated by blood and steel. A battle begins as a new dawn rises.

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The omens are clear: The coven has reassembled in the name of the old gods. Eclipse Leona is ready to meet them.

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To be a Battle Queen is to see with open eyes. As you complete Keystone Crest Missions, you’ll be rewarded with a story of nobility.

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The battle begins, and sixteen teams across the globe are fighting towards one goal – to win the League of Legends World Championship.

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7 Jan 2020 (During V10.1) Added.

References

  1. ↑ The Light Bringer
  2. ↑ The Vaulted Road
  3. ↑ Flavour Text for Leona (Legends of Runeterra)
  4. ↑ Flavour Text for Diana (Legends of Runeterra)
  5. ↑ The Call
  6. ↑ Reason Leona didn't fight the barbarians
  7. ↑ LGBTQIA+ storytelling in Runeterra

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