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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.
Shauna Vayne is a deadly, remorseless 
Demacian monster hunter, who has dedicated her life to finding and destroying the 
demon that murdered her family. Armed with a wrist-mounted crossbow and a heart full of vengeance, she is only truly happy when slaying practitioners or creations of the dark arts, striking from the shadows with a flurry of silver bolts.
 | "I don't kill creatures like you because it's the right thing to do. I kill you because I enjoy it." — Vayne |
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Background[]
Early Life[]
Shauna Vayne was born to House Vayne, a wealthy, noble family in Demacia. She experienced a privileged childhood, being able to enjoy solitary pursuits such as reading, learning music, and collecting insects. Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Vayne would return to home to find her parents dead, killed by a horned 
demon. The people of Demacia found it inconceivable that a demon would be able to slip past their defenses and murder her parents, but Vayne knew better. Driven by her parent's death, Vayne would seek out a mentor, someone who could teach her how to combat the forces of darkness.
She would travel to the 
Freljord to search for her teacher, learning of the Iceborn warriors who battled the 
Ice Witch from the stories her parents used to tell her. While traversing the frozen tundra, Vayne would be trapped by a ravenous ice troll. As the troll prepared to consume the young aristocrat, he would fall dead to spear of a grizzled, middle-aged woman. She introduced herself as Frey and bandaged Vayne's wounds. Frey explained that she dedicated her life to fighting the Ice Witch's forces, after they killed her children, and Vayne implored her to take her on as a student. Determining that an aristocrat wouldn't have the resolve to fight against the forces of darkness, she refused, but Vayne would not take no for answer. Vayne challenged the Freljordian to a duel, if she won, Frey would have to train her, but if she lost, she would offer herself as bait for the Ice Queen's minions. Seeing Vayne's determination, Frey would agree to train her and the two would return to Demacia.
Vayne would spend the next several years training and hunting with Frey, growing closer with her mentor and eventually seeing her as a maternal figure. However, she was suspicious as to how her teacher had such an in depth understanding of dark magics. They would frequently travel outside of Demacia to hunt their prey and tales of their valor would spread across Valoran. One day they would catch rumor of the horned demon that had slayed Vayne's parents, she had established a cult designed to do her bidding and lure more victims. As they tracked the demon to her lair, Vayne felt fear that she would lose her mother figure again. Before she could express her concerns, they would be ambushed by one of the cultists, injuring Vayne. In order to protect her, Frey transformed into a Freljordian wolf and tore the priest's throat with a single bite. Frey quickly returned to her human form and tried to explain that she became a shaman to combat the Ice Witch, but Vayne fired a bolt through her heart and any affection she felt died with her. Vayne now resumes her hunt for the demon that killed her parents as well as any other monsters that prey upon Runeterra.
Monster Hunting[]
Vayne would take a job from a woman in Demacia, her husband had become a monster that attacked the countryside. After tracking him down, she would put him out of his misery and take his body back to his wife. Vayne confronted the woman, revealing that she knows that she is a therian and transformed her husband in an attempt to devour him. Vayne swiftly dispatched the shapechanger and avenged the man.
Rise of the Sentinels[]
Vayne was present at the Great City of Demacia when 
Viego unleashed Harrowings across Runeterra. She helped repel the army of wraiths alongside 
Poppy and discovered a mysterious crest belonging to the 
Sentinels of Light. A few weeks later, Demacia would be sieged by another Harrowing. Vayne took shelter in the Singing Swan Tavern and encountered 
Gwen, Lucian, Senna, and a Sentinel Rookie seeking more information about the origin of the Harrowing. The Sentinels discovered that the Harrowing was focused around the Mageseeker Compound and Vayne accompanied them to the epicenter of the attack. At the entrance, they would be met by 
Shyvana, afflicted by the Black Mist, and the half-dragon would attempt to bury them beneath rubble. The group frees themselves and venture further into the compound, Viego secures the artifact guarded by the mageseekers and they give chase to the Ruined King. As they corner him, 
Shyvana returns and attacks, transforming into a Ruined Dragon at Vayne's provocation. They eventually manage to best Shyvana, but Viego escapes with the artifact. As Vayne prepares to execute Shyvana, Senna convinces her not to, and they agree to lock her up in the mageseeker dungeon. Seeing how ineffective her silver weapons were against the Black Mist, Vayne offers to join the Sentinels, in exchange for Relic weapons. They return to headquarters and Vayne is sworn into their ranks and outfitted with a new uniform and a relic crossbow.
Vayne accompanies the Sentinels as they race across Runeterra, trying to stop Viego from securing more fetters. Along the way, the Sentinels would recruit Malcom Graves, Vayne's no-nonsense attitude would garner Graves' respect and, to Vayne's dismay, friendship. Eventually the Sentinels of Light would prepare their final stand against Viego on the 
Shadow Isles. Vayne and the other Sentinels battled 
Karma, 
Miss Fortune, 
Pantheon, 
Shyvana and their army of wraiths, while 
Akshan, 
Gwen, Senna and the Rookie would defeat Viego in Camavor. With the Ruined King defeated, most of the Sentinels opted to return to their old lives, but Vayne agreed to take up their post in Demacia, while Lucian and Senna hunt Thresh, recently unbound from the Shadow Isles.
Appearance[]
In her normal attire, Vayne wears a dark blue catsuit with red accents and red tinted glasses. She wields a wrist-mounted crossbows and carries a larger crossbow on her back. She also keeps her hair in a long ponytail.
As a Sentinel of Light, Vayne wears a black and white Sentinel uniform with red accents, but maintains her red glasses. She wields a wrist-mounted relic crossbow and larger relic crossbow on her back.
Personality[]
Vayne is incredibly determined in her mission to purge Runeterra of the forces of darkness, even willing to kill her mother figure when she found out she was a magic user. She holds extreme prejudice against magic users, but has become more lenient since becoming a Sentinel of Light. She is also quite confident in her own ability, challenging a monster to try and attack her before she could kill them.
Abilities[]
- Hunter: Vayne is extremely knowledgeable about hunting monsters. She has a large study around dark creatures, how they behave, and how to kill them. She is also a very competent detective, able to figure out a man was turned into a therian by his bride just by analyzing his body.
- Arsenal Proficient: Vayne is able to handle multiple weapons to hunt monsters, like a wristbolt launcher and a heavy crossbow.
- Invisibility[1]: Vayne is capable of turning invisible, though it's unclear if this an innate magical skill or due to an artifact in her possession.
Relations[]
Evelynn[]
Vayne is searching for 
Evelynn, as she is the demon who killed her parents. She obsessively craves revenge, which motivates Vayne in her life as a hunter.
Black Mist[]
During a Black Mist attack by 
Viego on a Demacian city, Vayne and 
Poppy fought side by side against the undead army.
Vayne fought against Shyvana while she was 
possessed, and tried to kill her for being a monster. 
Shyvana was saved by 
Lucian and Senna, who stopped her and told her that Viego was their real enemy.
Graves[]
Vayne begrudgingly accepted 
Graves as a friend, when the two of them were Sentinels of Light.
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Trivia[]
- Vayne is now part of the Sentinels of Light and represents them in Demacia after the events of Rise of the Sentinels.
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References[]
- ↑ Ruination - 2021 Cinematic, Riot Games. https://youtu.be/8PbhGt8XxSM
