Who they are
Jax, born Saijax Cail-Rynx Kohari Icath'un, is the sole survivor of the Kohari, an ancient order of champions. He saw his homeland Icathia fall when mages unleashed the Void as a weapon against the Shuriman Empire.
He wields a magical brazier stave holding elemental fire and travels in search of warriors strong enough to help rebuild the Kohari and fight the Void.
Their story belongs to Wanderers. Demons, spirits and ancient survivors that belong to no single place.
Their story, step by step
- Step 1
A son of Icathia
Saijax Cail-Rynx Kohari Icath'un was born in Icathia, a vassal state of the Shuriman Empire. His father taught him resentment of Shurima and told him of the Kohari, champions who once served Icathia's Mage King. Saijax trained hard under Shuriman masters and his clan's elders.
- Step 2
Something from the sea
A coastal earthquake uncovered a great power that Icathia's mages thought could win them independence. Saijax was assigned to guard them as they tried to hold it with brazier staves. As a weapons master he saw that it was a weapon they neither understood nor controlled.
- Step 3
The new Kohari
The mages crowned a new Mage King and rebuilt the Kohari, with Saijax among the first recruits. They won early victories, even against Ascended warriors.
- Step 4
The fall of Icathia
When the mages unleashed the power, later named the Void, they lost control of it and it consumed Icathia. Saijax gave up his birth name in shame.
- Step 5
The last light
In the ruins he found a brazier staff still burning and took it as a sign of hope. He became Jax and carried the flame as his weapon. He travels Runeterra looking for warriors able to rebuild the Kohari and face the Void, and the flame dims the farther he goes from Icathia.
Turning points
- Recognising the buried power as a weapon the mages could not control
- Joining the rebuilt Kohari
- Surviving Icathia's destruction and abandoning his name
- Taking up the burning brazier staff as a sign of hope
Where their story stands now
Jax is still alive over three thousand years later, sustained by his weapon, and still searching for worthy warriors. The Kohari are not rebuilt, the Void threat is unresolved, and the face behind his mask stays hidden.
Who they are tied to
Where this fits in the story
- Wanderers · step 1
Demons of fear and misery
Evelynn and Nocturne are demons that came to life during the Rune Wars, Fiddlesticks is a very old demon of fear, and Tahm Kench travels the waterways feeding on bad bargains. None of them is tied to one kingdom.
- Wanderers · step 2
Spirits and celestials
Kindred are twin spirits of death, Lamb and Wolf, who shepherd souls onward. Bard is a celestial being who travels between worlds protecting powerful artifacts.
- Wanderers · step 3
Survivors of older ages
Aatrox and Zaahen were Ascended warriors of Shurima who became Darkin. Jax and Zilean come from Icathia, which fell when the Void was unleashed. Ryze hunts World Runes, fragments of primordial magic, to keep them from being misused.
- Wanderers · step 4
Travellers with a cause
Alistar escaped Noxian gladiator slavery, Nami left her underwater tribe to save it, Shaco is a marionette turned jester, and Senna turns the Black Mist against itself to free trapped souls.