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Vilemaw is a giant, magical arachnoid being that resides in the Shadow Isles' Twisted Treeline.
Lore
Related Champions
- worships and aids Vilemaw.
Physiology
Resembling a spider whose grotesque mass is furred and scabbed with wet, mutant growths. Adorned with venomous fangs and colossal legs used to heave its corrupt body. This unearthly horror is a monstrous creature that looms in the darkest pits beneath the Shadow Isles. The true origin of Shadow Isles.[1]
It has great physical strength as well as magical, being able to transfigure
into its servants. It uses its servants to gather fresh food.Trivia
- The mythical spider god mentioned in here.
- She however also said that as well as , Vilemaw is supremely more powerful in the actual lore than in the game, far more powerful than any champion - or a lot of champions - alone, much like an actual god.
- Vilemaw is based on mythological spider gods, like the Akan's Anansi, Lakota's Iktomi, Nordic Loptr "lofty one = flea > spider" Loki's epithet, etc.
- Despite being perceived as male, Vilemaw's body plan is peculiarly feminine, with robust abdomen & his two foremost front-limbs lacking the masculine palpal bulb to inseminate females.
lore is Vilemaw, as confirmed by Kitae
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References
Main Sapient Species |
Ascended · Brackern · Celestial · Dragon · Golem · Human · Minotaur · Spirit · Titan† · Troll · Undead · Vastaya · Vastayashai'rei† · Voidborn · Watcher · Yeti | |
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Lesser Sapient Species |
Azurite Eagle · Bubble Bear · Cat · Coral Creature · Dredge Dredger · Fish Folk · Molediver · Pengu · Plague Rat · Poro · Shellshocker · Squill · Vellox · Whump | |
Sapient Sub-Species | ||
Ascended |
Aspect Host · Baccai · Darkin · God-Warrior | |
Celestial | ||
Dragon | ||
Spirit |
Demon · Faerie · Fae Fawn · Luonn Kon · Nixie · Spirit God · Treant · Yordle | |
Undead | ||
Vastaya |
Besheb · Canghapi · Chyra · Fauhwoon · Juloah · Lhotlan · Khonlui · Kepthalla · Kiilash · Makara · Marai · Ophelis · Ottrani · Oovi-Kat · Raylu · Vlotah · Shimon · Skard · Sodjoko · Strig |
Non-Sentient Species |
Blast Cone · Blue Stargazer · Calasa · Cavernberry · Citrus · Daisy · Duskpetal · Freljordian Grain · Grass · Honeyfruit · Kiwa · Lilie · Lotus · Medicila Elasticas · Mushroom · Naap · Night-Blooming Zychid · Nightbloom · Nirpooti · Parethan Corpse Tulip · Pearl of the Moon · Petricite Tree · Poppy · Raikkon Berry · Rose · Scryer's Bloom · Serpentleaf · Spirit · Sun Apple Tree · Tola Vine · Vlonqo Flower · Xaolan Tree | |
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Non-Sentient Sub-Species | ||
Citrus |
Bilge Bitter · Demacian Tangor · Ionian Citrus Fruit · Noxian Orange · Piltover Shaddock · Shadow Citrus | |
Lilie | ||
Mushroom | ||
Spirit |
Unique Creatures |
These species are Unique beings and/or the Endling of their species. |
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Mentioned Species |
These species were only mentioned, but were never elaborated on. |
Species Alterations |
These alterations are characteristics that individuals of multiple species can have. |