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Known by many names throughout history, the demon Runeterra, feeding his insatiable appetite with the misery of others. Though he may appear singularly charming and proud, he swaggers through the physical realm like a vagabond in search of unsuspecting prey. His lashing tongue can stun even a heavily armoured warrior from a dozen paces, and to fall into his rumbling belly is to tumble into an abyss from which there is little hope of return.
travels the waterways of
"The whole world's a river, and I'm its king." — Tahm Kench | |
Background[]
(TBA)
Appearance[]
Tahm Kench is a catfish-like humanoid with a large, rotund body, short, stubby limbs, and a tail. His most noticeable feature is his enormous mouth, lined with rows of countless uneven fangs and containing a long, prehensile tongue. He has a thick, mustache-like pair of catfish barbels on his upper lip. He has shiny green skin, pale in the front with darker green markings across his back. His wide-set eyes are a sinister, solid yellow. He has three clawed fingers on each hand and four clawed toes on each foot. He also has dark red fins on his tail and elbows.
Tahm attempts to dress as a gentleman, though his clothes appear too small for his massive form, particularly the black human-sized top hat which is dwarfed by his oversized head. The hat features a dark red ribbon edge trim and a golden accessory on the side. He also wears a dark maroon dress shirt and what appears to be two overcoats (one brown and the other dark blue) stitched together into one. The sleeves are missing, seemingly unable to fit his bulky arms, but he still wears the detached cuffs on his wrists with additional wrappings on his hands. The clothes are worn and ragged with faded golden buttons. He also wears a gold ring with a green gem on his left index finger and another gold ring on his left barbel.
Personality[]
Tahm Kench is a voracious being that is constantly hungry and craves nothing more than to indulge himself with as much as he can consume. He is cruel and manipulative, taking advantage of those that are vulnerable to make them make deals with him, using an affable façade to trick others into trusting him, using their desires to lure them to their doom.
Abilities[]
- Demon Physiology: Kench is a demon, a malevolent spirit that feeds from human emotions. He has no physical form and cannot be harmed by physical weapons (unless it has magical properties). Each demon is linked to a specific emotion, in this case, Tahm Kench feeds from greed and despair.
- Emotional Feeding: Like other demons, Tahm Kench can feed himself from an specific emotion, in his case, addiction. By absorbing the despair and suffering that comes from addiction, Tahm Kench can sustain himself for prolonged periods of time. Tahm Kench instictively knows what are ones vices.
- Immortality: So long as vice and addiction exists, Tahm Kench will exist in some form.
- Form Shift: Like any spirit, Tahm Kench can change his shape depending on peoples emotions.
- Amphibious: Tahm Kench can breathe underwater.
- Massive Stomach: Tahm Kench's stomach is massive and can be used to devour everything in sight. He can also use his massive stomach as a way to hold objects of interest, including living beings, for long periods of time.
- Water Teleportation: Tahm Kench can use water to teleport himself to other places.
- Wish Granting: By listening to the desires of others and making a deal with them, Tahm Kench can warp reality to a small degree.
Relations[]
Runeterra[]
Tahm Kench knows a lot of champions (both as fellows and adversaries, those who get consumed by their inner demons, and those who overcome them) and all Yordles have encountered him at various times (easy to manipulate when socially outcast, harder when not so).
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He seems to be on friendly terms with, or at least respect,
(Tahm Kench calls him 'brother') given both manipulate mankind (their foibles and their lust for bloodshed, respectively) for personal gain as well as both being timeless entities known across the ages in various names and forms.[]
Tahm Kench is considered both an equal and a rival by
, as they are both long-lived demons that feed on human emotion for sustenance, with Tahm Kench preying on greed and the misery of loss, while Evelynn preys on lust and the pain she causes her victims.[]
occasionally comes after him; however, he is safe from her as he technically did not betray his victims, just followed his contracts.
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Trivia[]
- Tahm Kench represents the foibles of mankind, an individual's inner flaws. His name and appearance change from culture to culture, person to person. His current name come from a Bilgewater gambler who appears in his teaser video while his in-game appearance is based on how people from Bilgewater see him as he is more culturally important and relevant here. He has no real name, no form of his own, only those he takes.
- There is a Freljordian demigod who is suspiciously similar to him, who may be the River King itself or at least shares the same source of energy.[1]
- Tahm Kench's names, like Runeterran history but he, unlike the Darkin Blade, is too much of a gentleman to make a fuss about it. battles, have been carved into
- Tahm Kench refers to himself as a "monstrous siren ", referencing chimeric songstresses who sweetly and sorrowfully lulled sailors into underwater dangers, just like Tahm Kench who deceptively brought desperados to short-term pleasantries but would utterly ruin their lives afterwards.
- Tahm can eat whatever he wants, but his specific appetites are only sated when he strikes a bargain.
- The River King would view the newly flowing rivers in Shurima as a new market opening up for fresh deals with naive mortals.
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References[]
- ↑ [ https://www.leagueboards.net/thread/3a3ef84d-b7db-47c9-981d-3a037cef6417/show-thread A Freljordian demigod similar to Tahm Kench]