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Volibear Stormbringer
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To those who still revere him, the Volibear Volibear is the storm made manifest. Destructive, wild, and stubbornly resolute, he existed before mortals walked the Freljord Crest icon Freljord's tundra, and is fiercely protective of the lands that he and his demi-god kin created. Cultivating a deep hatred of civilization and the weakness it brought with it, he now fights to return to the old ways—when the land was untamed, and blood spilled freely—and eagerly battles all who oppose him, with tooth, claw, and thundering domination.


VolibearSquare"They have forgotten the old ways. The old ways have not forgotten them."  Volibear
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Background[]

(TBA)

Appearance[]

Volibear is a massive bear-like creature who can stand on two legs or four. He has glowing blue eyes and his body is covered in shaggy white fur, gradually turning dark gray at his hands and feet. All of his digits feature claws seemingly made of dark blue ice. The same ice is used in runic inscriptions embedded in his upper arms and over his left eye, as well as lightning bolt patterns on his outer lower torso. It also coats his outer thighs like armored plates. The fur on his head and neck is fashioned into a loose ponytail in the back and two long braids which are draped in front of his shoulders and decorated with metal ornaments, also featuring glowing blue runes. He also wears a long, dangling piercing on his right ear.

Even at rest, parts of Volibear seem to glow softly with blue magic. When unleashing his full power, however, his appearance can change drastically. Jagged, icy spikes protrude from his back, the blue ice on his body glows white, and he becomes surrounded by dark storm clouds and crackling lightning.

Personality[]

Volibear is a proud and brutal god that sees the rise of civilization as a weakness. Having been born in ancient primeval times, Volibear believes that strength and brutality are what defines one worth as an individual.

Abilities[]

  • Spirit God: Volibear is an ancient divine being embodying a particular aspect of the world, in this case, lightning, storms, battle and war. Volibear nurtures himself from both his role as a storm and war god and the belief and memory of worshipers.
    • Immortality: As a demigod and the god of war and storms, so long as those two elements exist in Runeterra and people still believe and remember him, Volibear will continue existing.
    • Storm Magic: Volibear wields the power of storms capable of many feats of strength and magic.
    • Immense Strength: Volibear posses immense, godlike strength. It is said that his battle with Ornn Ornn lasted days and destroyed a whole civilization.
    • Divine Influence: As a god of the war, Volibear is capable of inciting conflict and savagery on mortals. He believes civilizations is a weakness and is constantly manipulating battles through his followers.

Relations[]

Freljord Winters Claw Winter's Claw[]

Volibear and the Ursine are allied with Sejuani Sejuani, Udyr Udyr and the Freljord Winters Claw Winter's Claw to battle Lissandra's Lissandra's Freljord Frostguard Frostguard and Ashe's Ashe's Freljord Avarosan Avarosan. However, Volibear has his own ulterior motives for the Freljord. Volibear has very little respect for Udyr Udyr, who is a shaman and spirit walker of the Winter's Claw that resisted his calling to the spirit walkers of the Ursine clan.

Lissandra Lissandra[]

Lissandra Lissandra lost her sight from confronting Volibear back in the early days of the Freljord Crest icon Freljord. She has since been actively containing his influence by, for example, killing his shamans and those that may join him as well as sabotaging the worship of all old demigods.

Ornn Ornn[]

Volibear was close to Ornn Ornn but they later became estranged due to their differences in ideologies causing their cataclysmic battle that destroyed the home of Ornn's followers, killing them.

Anivia Anivia[]

Volibear is on better terms with Anivia Anivia because they are both tied to the spirit of the land and want whats best for the Freljord.[1]

Ivern Ivern[]

Before becoming the Green Father, Ivern Ivern used to worship Volibear.

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Biography

Starring Champion

Freljord Silence for the Damned
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Short Story

Silence for the Damned

By Odin Austin Shafer

Across the frozen river, the distant, glowing lights promised warmth and food. Udyr imagined a hearth fire crackling inside one of the city's homes. Around the fire, bedding furs rested, prickling with warmth.

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Game

Song of Nunu

By Tequila Works

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Short Story

Stormbringer

By Anthony Reynolds Lenné, Rayla Heide

“Valhir!”

Nunu You and Me Makes Us
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Music Video

You and Me Makes Us

By Numerous creators

Mentioned Champion

Freljord A Good Day 01
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Short Story

A Good Day

By Anthony Reynolds Lenné

Vrynna gritted her teeth to stop them from chattering and forced herself on, trudging through the thick snow.

Olaf Sejuani Dead of Winter
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Short Story

Dead of Winter

By Graham McNeill

Even from a distance, Sejuani could see the mammoth was dying.

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Game

Ruined King

By Airship Syndicate

Rise Against Ruin - Unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.

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Video

The Call

For the fallen. For the deserted. For the downtrodden. And for those who will rise again.

Lissandra The Dream Thief
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Short Story

The Dream Thief

By Matthew Dunn

The Ice Witch does not sleep in her citadel.

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Biography

The Fire Below the Mountain

By Matthew Dunn

Lissandra OriginalCentered
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Biography

The Ice Witch

By Ariel Lawrence

Ornn lore 01
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Short Story • 15 Minute Read

The Lost Tales of Ornn

By Matthew Dunn

I have never seen the forgotten god. My grandmother told me these tales, but she never saw the forgotten god either—nor did her grandmother before her, or hers before her, a thousand times over. His legends endure only around crackling fires and meals of roasted fish. The further back we trace our ancestors, the truer the tales become.

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Short Story • 6 Minute Read

The Voice from the Hearth

By Matthew Dunn

No one knew who lit the fire, but we saw the plume of smoke from far away.

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Comic

Warmother: Issue 3

By Odin Austin Shafer, Nina Vakueva

Weak and starving, Ashe finds herself utterly alone, until an unexpected ally bursts into action.

Alternate Universes

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Short Story

The Heist

By Riot Paradox

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Comic

Harmonies: Issue 2

By Michael Yichao

Seraphine navigates a life-changing moment as she embraces her dream becoming reality.

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Comic

Nunu & Willump: Issue 5

By Ian St. Martin

This comic is an alternate/inspired story of how Nunu and Willump met.

Trivia[]

  • Volibear Volibear is the physical form of the Great Spirit of the Bear, as such spirit walkers like Udyr Udyr can harness a bit of his primal spirit magic.
    • Volibear is one of the spirit gods. They are more like manifestations of cultural ideas, given immense power by the belief of their followers and can wax and wane, depending - or disappear for a long, long time.[2]
  • One of his titles in the main canon, "the Thunder's Roar", was his title in the Runeterra Legacy icon old canon.
  • Volibear can be as big or small as he wants due to transcending physicality as a god.[3]
  • Volibear's champion theme is the war-hymn of the Ursine which appears to be a fragment of the much longer poem ‘Ode to Ruin,’ dating back to before the War of the Three Sisters, with some of the original words have no direct translation.

Change log[]

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9 May 2020 (During V10.10) Updated to current version.
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The thunderous demigod known as the Thousand-Pierced Bear is the battle-spirit of the Freljord. Thousands of years of constant and bitter wars, fought in the coldest winters, have hardened Volibear into a truly indomitable force, hurling bolts of lightning from the highest peaks—and when snowy tempests rage down, it can only mean that he is on the attack once more. Any who dare to face him may find themselves joining his fierce army of Ursine warriors... assuming they do not fall victim to his savage claws.

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