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Noxus · Port city
Basilich
Darius and Draven grew up as orphaned brothers in Basilich before its conquest by Noxus. The city is a starting point for two lives that found very different meanings in imperial military service.
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Riot Games · World artwork02Conquest opens an imperial path
Noxian takeover changes their opportunities. The brothers enter a wider society whose promise of advancement makes their childhood a personal introduction to conquest's consequences.
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The story of this place
Darius's responsibility for his younger brother began before imperial service. Noxian conquest changed their opportunities, but the brothers did not find the same purpose in their new world. Their childhood makes Basilich a useful starting point for comparing duty and spectacle within the empire.
Part of a larger world
Noxus
Noxus measures strength through more than brute force, but its promise of opportunity sits alongside conquest and ruthless competition. Swain's leadership, Darius's military loyalty and the Black Rose's secret influence show why the empire has several competing visions of power.
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DariusHow their story connects
He grew up here protecting Draven before Noxian conquest opened a path into the imperial army.
DravenHow their story connects
This is the brothers' childhood home, before Draven's talent found an audience within Noxus.
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Ancient stronghold
Immortal Bastion
Older than the empire surrounding it, this fortress anchors the Noxian capital. Rebuilding has left layers of streets and buried districts; its history connects to Mordekaiser and the powers governing Noxus.
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