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Noxus worldbuilding: Government & hierarchy.

{ This post was made by BOTH me and crippledgeneral }

{ Noxus and Demacia were once one nation. Since then, many events happened that led to their parting. Both now have drastically different systems of governing their respective city-states.

Noxus is a stratocratic empire. As everyone knows by now, its current leader is the Grand General Swain. The post of Grand General is the highest possible rank, both in the army and in the government, since both are mashed up in Noxus anyway. The government is led by the Grand General but also by the Hand of Noxus and the High Counselor. They are respectively, the left and right hand of the Grand General. Currently, these posts are taken by Darius and Ivory. The two of them are skilled, thoughtful, clever and ruthless politicians and warriors.

Since the government is based on the army itself, most of its ministers, maesters and lords are actually high-ranked soldiers, or ex-soldiers. This is one of the strongest and most dangerous things about Noxus. Because wherever you go, whoever you meet: there is a 99% chance for you to be surrounded by incredibly skilled war veterans.  The Hand and the High Counselor have sworn their utmost loyalty to the Grand General. They have the right to assist him in his duties, but they also have the duty of obeying to him and of executing each of his orders. That said, the Hand and the High Counselor are not equals ; the Hand is higher ranked and while it is uncommon for him to give direct orders to the High Counselor, he is allowed to do so - technically, the High Counselor is also a part of the High Command itself.

The government is divided into two primary sectors: the High Command and the High Council. The High Command is the executive and military part ; while the High Council is the legislative and civil part of the government. The High Command takes care of the army, the infantry, the navy, the police, etc., while the High Council will take care of, basically, everything that is related to researches, paperwork, taxes, economy, etc.  The High Council is led by the High Counselor, while the High Command is led by both the Grand General and the Hand. The High Council is divided into smaller councils. 

The High Council and the High Command hold weekly meetings, presided by their respective leaders. The small council, whose members are the Grand General, the Hand, the High Counselor and the Matron of the Black Rose, holds monthly meetings.

Should the Grand General fall ill or be, in any way, declared unable to exercise his functions of Grand General for a limited period of time, the Hand will take his place for the time being. }

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I’m just a soldier...

“I cannot believe this outrage!” 

The young soldier burst through the doors of his barracks. The others, older than him, stopped what they were doing to address his outburst. One who was cleaning his weapon chuckled, “What? They are out of pudding in the mess hall? It’s all crap anyway.”

Other joined him in a laugh. The young soldier took of his helmet and groaned in frustration. “No, you fools. Haven’t you heard anything? The exile is here...in the capitol.”

The laughter stopped and the room went hushed. They all exchanged looks, each one had a different opinion on the exile. The situation wasn’t their business, entirely, but they still had their own thoughts. One in particular, sat up from his bed and swung his legs to the side. He was about in his forties and had been serving Noxus as long as he could remember.

“Why do you believe this is an outrage?”

The others looked at him, what a question. The rest understood the young one’s rage but this veteran wanted to hear him say it.

“What does that mean? They allowed the traitor to step back here, without being killed on the spot. She’s receiving a trial for her actions. That woman doesn’t deserve a damn trial. She left Noxus in a time of war. Everyone knows that leads to a public execution. For over a decade she’s been living under our noses. The nerve of that woman.”

The soldiers once again exchanged looks. What he said was on the mind of many others who knew Riven was in the capitol. They all awaited for her public end but some...

“Tell me young one. When was it you joined the military?” The older one asked.

The young one was confused by his question but answered regardless. “About 3 years ago sir.”

The older one nodded, “Around the same time Grand General Swain, truly rose to power. A great man, really shaped Noxus into what it is today. But you do not remember serving under Darkwill do you?”

The soldier cleared his throat. “I never have sir.”

The older one nodded and finally looked at the young one and the rest of the men. “Did I ever tell you, I have met the exile? Before the invasion.”

Quiet whispers filled the room, the old man had stories but he never shared the one of the exile. the young one gulped and shook his head, “No sir. You haven’t.’

The older one nodded, “Well then. You see, we were of course doing what Darkwill commanded and were....spreading the word of Noxus. At the time merely just spreading the word. His orders, though, specifically were to cut down anyone who refused to listen. They were seen useless in his eyes.”

“That’s...”

“Rash?” The older one finished, “Yes it was. But that was what Darkwill was. Now, as we were marching in free land. My unit was low on supplies. We got word of another unit with plenty of supplies to spare. We made our way to them that’s when I met her. I had no idea I wold be meeting the Poster Child, in person. I was about your age,” he pointed to the younger one.

“She welcomed us into her camp with open arms. She asked if any of were injured, needed food, repairs on our armor. She was in command but she didn’t ask about the mission first. She asked about us...like she cared. Which was true she did care and like you young one. I spoke rather rudely and asked her why. She said “If their are no soldiers what is the point of the mission?’ I felt like such a fool and for the first time important in the army. That my little unit mattered. I wasn’t some pawn, I was someone fighting with others for our home.”

He paused and leaned forward. “The next day we were attacked, that is what technically happened. A band of fools saw our insignia and the Noxian flag and wanted us dead. We were in free land, the war had yet to start. The scales were tipping towards that though. Before anyone of them could attack, Riven, stood up and walked towards them. Her hands were up, that’s when I believed this woman to be out of her mind. It looked like she was surrendering. But she didn’t, she told the fools that they weren’t there to fight. They didn’t take that as an answer, one of them bastards shit an arrow at us. It grazed her right here,” he pointed to under his left eye, “And shot me right in the damn leg.”

The young one stepped closer with wide eyes, “Is that what happened?”

“Yes, that scar holds this great memory. Now least to say, Riven was pissed. She took up her blade and...it was the most beautiful piece of craftsmanship I’ve seen. It glowed a bright green, she raised it and...they were dead. All of them, one swipe and a blast of wind came from the blade and they fell. Cut them all in half.”

“That’s impossible, what sort of magic-”

“It wasn’t magic,” he shook his head. “She told me it wasn’t as she was tending to my wound. It was the energy from the runes in her blade and the energy from her that powered it.”

“So because of this one instance, you believe she doesn’t deserved to be punished. She left Noxus, still.”

The older one fell silent and sighed, “For the greater good.”

“Wh-what?”

“For the greater good. You pups don’t know what that means...not in Swain’s Noxus. I don’t agree with her leaving...but I understand why. In Darkwill’s Noxus, the greater good wasn’t for us. It wasn’t for Noxus, it was for him and his sick lust for power. It drove him mad. For the first time ever Noxus was weak. Such a strong woman couldn’t be part of that. Not when that madness killed her family...in the sickest way possible. You pups don’t know it wasn’t Noxus she was leaving. It was Darkwill...that woman was ahead of her time.”

Everyone in the room was intent on hearing what the veteran had to say. They never heard anyone speak of the past in this way. “Go on...”

“From, what we have heard. She shattered that great blade herself and yet can reforge it on will. I can only assume she doesn't use magic to do so. There is a different kind of supernatural other than magic. That woman has mastered it. She left Darkwill’s Noxus...she was dead in our eyes. She simply stopped existing, Swain is now in power and she has returned. Call it what you will an outrage or maybe a sign.”

The younger one hesitated, “A sign of what...sir?”

“A sign of the spirit of Noxus has returned. She cared about the missions and the soldiers that carried it out. She made soldiers actually feel important. She can reforge her blade, left because she knew the greater good she was fighting for wasn’t there. Now she’s back in the capitol and Darkwill is no more. She might fit in with Swain’s Noxus,” the older one kicked of his shoes and laid back down.

“What the hell do I know? I’m just a soldier...”

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Headcanons: Affinity and shaping of magic

Note that what is said below is my theory crafting based on observations about champions, their abilities and lores, thus I can not guarantee this would be “canon”, so it goes to my headcanons. The bolded text will be the main idea while italic will explain the idea in a bit more length.

Various champions are capable of combining or mixing elements, either within their specific element, or between two different schools of magic. I believe this ability is outcome of two factors, person’s mana and their ability to channel it. Azir controls sand magic, which is combination of earth and wind-magics. Additionally, while many champions are capable of mixing multiple schools of magic, they are not talented in using other sub species of magic besides the one they are proficient with. So even Lissandra is very talented at manipulating ice, and she can convert water into ice and shape it at will, she can not turn ice back into water or control tides like Nami can. 

While someone may be very attuned to certain magic, they may not be able to channel and release it effectively. This will result in the spell being ineffective with too little power in it, or blasting out with far too much magic in it (Xerath’s sudden surge of power during his ascension resulted in him ruining Shurima as he could not control the output of his power). If person trains his/her magic or studies it, they can learn to shape and channel it more effectively (over time, Xerath learned to control his arcana-magic, shaping and controlling it’s output at will).

As said above, magic can be controlled and the way person uses it can improve the person’s capability even if they lack “natural talent”, to certain degree at least. Someone like Garen or Darius who have no affinity to magic at all could never learn to shape magic, but someone like Lux, who has limited manapool, can master her magic, knowing precisely how much to put magic in each spell, thus saving mana in the process.

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Headcanon: Schools of Magic in Valoran

Note that what is said below is my theory crafting based on observations about champions, their abilities and lores, thus I can not guarantee this would be “canon”, so it goes to my headcanons. The bolded text will be the main idea while italic will explain the idea in a bit more length.

There are multiple “schools of magic” in Valoran, or elements as some call them. These elements are water, fire, earth and air. Additionally there is also pure Arcana type, though it is much harder to classify or identify unlike the four others mentioned before. 

Types of water magic: Water, Ice, Mist (mixed with air magic)

Types of fire magic: Fire, Lava (mixed with earth-magic)

Types of earth magic: Rock, Nature, Sand (likely mixed with wind magic)

Types of Air magic: Wind (pure users are rare as this is often submissive to other elements)

Types of Arcana (pure magic): Arcana, Transportation, Chrono (time)

After the school of magic, comes person’s affinity and sensitivity to certain form of school of magic they are proficient with. Thus, water becomes ice-magic (Nunu) or earth-magic becomes nature-magic (Zyra). To give example, Lissandra is strongly attuned to ice form of water, while Nami uses water in it’s liquid form. Similarly, Zilean is one capable of using Chrono-type of Arcana magic, while Kassadin uses Transportation magic to create and travel trough portals (rift-walking).

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