Shan Hai Scrolls is a series of alternate future/universe skins in League of Legends. Set in a world where champions are mythological creatures within the mysterious Shan Hai Scrolls.
No one can say who created the mysterious Shan Hai Scrolls, or when. All it takes is one glimpse to see the painting is a window to a world of magic and wonder, but perhaps it is more of a doorway?
Lore[]
- Within the fabled Shan Hai Scrolls, gods and mythical creatures roam magical lands, wielding the power of the elements. Some are content to live with the palette they've been given, while others wish to jump beyond the borders and paint their lives with a new brush.
- Gods
The ancient God of False Suns, Aatrox was once worshiped by all who lived across the frozen lands that he blessed with the warmth of his light. Soon, the people found that Aatrox had overstayed his welcome, replacing the frozen tundra with dry, barren lands. Now imprisoned within the Scrolls, Aatrox is focused on his escape so he may exact his revenge.
The god of plants, Bard is constantly on the move to replenish nature. As caretaker of the sacred trees of Dusk and Dawn, he's fashioned one of their broken branches into a horn capable of letting him travel anywhere within the Scrolls. He knows the mad god Jhin would use that power for his own gain, but Bard will stake his life to prevent it.
A mad god who resides within a mysterious painting older than creation, Jhin has grown bored of the canvas in which he dwells and wishes to bring his art to new, fresh eyes. He has begun weaving the edges of the painting into the fabric of the multiverse, hoping to escape his confinement.
A kindly god of the Shan Hai Scrolls who remembers her counterpart, Jhin, from before he succumbed to madness, Neeko believes she can return Jhin to the side of good before the painting's magic fades and doom befalls the multiverse, but she knows such an expenditure of power may destroy her in the process.
Once a catfish, Tahm Kench dreamed of becoming a dragon. Upon Jhin's release from his waterfall prison, a magical pearl was unearthed at its base, catching both Tahm's and Kog'Maw's eyes. Snatching it first, Tahm transformed into a dragon god of currents and unleashed a maelstrom of startling ferocity, laughing at the ensuing destruction.
By the time he shattered the massive snake coiled around his neck that bound him within the Shan Hai Scrolls; Volibear's wrath was insurmountable. For each moment that passed within the scrolls reminded him of how he had created the fertile lands those ungrateful humans settled, and how they turned on him. Now Volibear seeks a way out of the scrolls.
- Spirits
Every day, the Sun Bird flies between two sacred trees: the western Tree of Dawn and the eastern Tree of Dusk. Lillia is a spirit of rejuvenation and the Sun Bird's caretaker. A steward of time and seasons, she uses her censer to spread a calming mist as she carries the bird home at night.
- Monsters
A mythical, titanic beast painted within the mysterious Shan Hai Scrolls, whose gluttony resulted in eternal karmic punishment, Cho'gath has seized upon the Scrolls' connection to the multiverse and plans to devour both his own world and then all others.
In defiance of the maelstrom's power, the beast Kog'Maw safely rides along its currents thanks to its nigh-unbreakable shell. Perpetually at odds with itself, its tail is addicted to feeding on the maelstrom's energy, while its head simply wants to devour everything in sight. Can anything within the Scrolls sate its growing hunger?
A guardian who helped seal the mad god Jhin within a holy waterfall, as depicted within the mysterious painting known as the Shan Hai Scrolls. Over the millenia, Jhin has whispered of power, freedom, and true godhood to Nautilus, until he finally released him. Now twisted with anger, Nautilus's rivers run not with water, but molten magma.
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Trivia[]
- The Shan Hai Scrolls have multiverses.
- It is stated by that was a kind god, before being consumed by madness.
- is trying to redeem before he can escape the scroll and unleash his army of monsters.
- helped to imprison within a waterfall.
- While imprisoned, manipulated until he gave in. This resulted in Nautilus turning the river from water to molten magma.
- After escaped, a magical pearl was left there. Both and saw it, but Tahm Kench took it before Kog'Maw could.
- was a catfish before turning into a god.
- unleashed a maelstrom, which is feeding off of to gain powers.
- is the caretaker of the sacred trees of the western Tree of Dawn and the eastern Tree of Dusk, while is the caretaker of the Sun Bird.
- gained access to travel anywhere in the scrolls, which was from one of the trees broken branches.
- is aware of 's ulterior motive and will try to prevent Jhin to reach his goal.
- has a connection to the multiverse in the Scrolls.
- is imprisoned in the Scrolls; he focuses on his plan to escape and take revenge.
- was imprisoned in the Scrolls by a massive snake, which is now shattered.
- , & seek a way out of the Scrolls.
- & are currently unique to Wild Rift.
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