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Sun Disc
The great disc is central to Shurima's imperial history and the Ascension of its god-warriors. Azir's return makes the lost capital and its legacy important again.
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The story of this place
The Ascension ritual made the disc a monument to imperial power before betrayal made it a centre of catastrophe. Azir, Xerath and Sivir connect its fall and restoration to personal choices. Nasus and Renekton add the perspective of god-warriors whose lives outlasted the empire they served.
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Shurima
The empire's fall did not end life in Shurima. Settlements, trade and local cultures continued among its ruins. Azir's return reopens old imperial ambitions, while Sivir and Taliyah offer perspectives shaped by the people living in the desert today.
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AatroxWider story context
Before becoming a darkin, Aatrox was a Shuriman Ascended who fought the Void at Icathia. The warrior remembered as a monster once stood among the empire's celebrated defenders.
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IcathiaThe war against the Void is part of his history as an Ascended warrior before his fall as a Darkin.
AzirHow their story connects
The failed Ascension destroyed Azir's empire; the restored Sun Disc later marks his return as an Ascended ruler.
NasusHow their story connects
Azir's return and Renekton's escape make the lost empire more than a scholar's memory. Nasus must confront the brother he failed to recover and the powers that destroyed their world. Knowledge remains useful, but cannot by itself undo captivity, resentment or the empire's collapse.
RenektonHow their story connects
Leaving the tomb returns Renekton to a world in which the brother he once loved is still alive. Xerath's manipulation has made that reunion a threat instead of a release. The continuing tragedy is that Nasus now represents the betrayal Renekton was taught to remember.
SivirHow their story connects
Her ancient bloodline connects her survival and Azir's return to the rebirth of Shurima's imperial capital.
XerathHow their story connects
Xerath's seizure of the Ascension ritual turns the imperial monument into the centre of Shurima's catastrophe.
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Trading city
Nashramae
A surviving city on Shurima's northern coast. Riot's artwork shows the architecture of a living settlement, an important counterpoint to the empire's monumental ruins.
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Desert landscape
Valley of Song
Wind passing through hollow rock gives this landscape its name. The valley shows how Shurima's geography shapes its local stories as well as the journeys between settlements.
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Sandfalls
Zoantha Cascade
A cascade of flowing sand rather than a river waterfall. This landmark is one of the distinctive desert landscapes featured in Riot's Shurima gallery.
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Ruined homeland
Icathia
Icathia's rebellion against Shurima unleashed the Void and destroyed the land its people hoped to free. Jax and Zilean preserve very different responses to that loss; other champions connect to the breach, the war or its aftermath.
Explore this placeRegional illustration · exact site not picturedIndependent oasis city
Nazumah
K'Sante's home stands apart from Shurima's returning empire. Protecting its oasis and people against enormous beasts helps explain why his ambitions as a warrior are also responsibilities to a living community.
Explore this placeRegional illustration · exact site not picturedShuriman city
Marwi
Akshan grew up on Marwi's streets under the power of local warlords. His relationship with his mentor Shadya and his response to her murder give the place a personal role in his pursuit of justice.
Explore this placeRegional illustration · exact site not picturedCity on the Great Sai's eastern edge
Amakra
Samira and her parents performed on Amakra's streets before violence displaced the family. The city connects the showmanship of her later Noxian career to a childhood and homeland that preceded it.
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