LeBlanc

Their story, step by step

1. Step 1

   An old sorceress

   LeBlanc was born over a thousand years ago with a gift for illusion. Her early life is mostly undocumented, and even her original name is unknown.

2. Step 2

   Bringing down Mordekaiser

   She served Mordekaiser as an acolyte, then proposed a pact to the blood mage Vladimir. Their dark magic cut Mordekaiser off from the material world and sealed away Atakhan and Tybaulk, the foundation of her power.

3. Step 3

   The Black Rose

   After the Rune Wars she and Vladimir founded the Black Rose, gathering powerful mages and steering Noxus's nobles and wars. She recruited the poisoned noblewoman Elise and, disguised herself as a Demacian soldier to keep King Jarvan I from being rescued from Sion.

4. Step 4

   Playing Darkwill and Swain

   Under Boram Darkwill she faked her own execution by manipulating Jericho Swain into exposing the cabal. Swain later returned empowered by Raum and had Darkwill killed, and her attempts to assassinate him repeatedly failed.

5. Step 5

   Feud with Ambessa

   The Medarda feud included LeBlanc kidnapping and killing Ambessa's son Kino and recruiting Ambessa's daughter Mel. At the Hexgate she killed Ambessa, but Mel turned on her and took Ambessa's forces back to Noxus.

6. Step 6

   Demon and Darkin

   LeBlanc enslaved the demon Atakhan and sent him after the Darkin weapon Zaahen in Ionia, but Xin Zhao bonded with Zaahen and destroyed Atakhan. She learned that demons can be killed and remains Matron of the Black Rose in the Immortal Bastion.

Turning points

• Joining Vladimir to bring down Mordekaiser
• Founding the Black Rose
• Faking her death through Swain
• Losing control of Mel at the Hexgate

Where their story stands now

LeBlanc is alive and leads the Black Rose from the Immortal Bastion despite setbacks in Piltover and Ionia. Swain's resistance, Mel's betrayal, Rell's vendetta and her own hidden origins stay unresolved.

Who they are tied to

• Vladimir →They bound their magic together to topple Mordekaiser and then founded the Black Rose, and he helped free Atakhan later.
• Mordekaiser →She served him as an acolyte before helping the Noxii rebellion sever him from the material realm.
• Swain →She used him to fake her death, then he rose to power and has resisted her repeated assassination attempts.
• Ambessa →A long-running feud ended with LeBlanc killing Ambessa at the Hexgate after earlier killing Ambessa's son Kino.
• Mel →LeBlanc tested and recruited Mel, who then betrayed her and took Ambessa's forces back to Noxus.
• Elise →She recruited Elise into the Black Rose in exchange for retrieving artifacts from the Shadow Isles.
• Riven →A disillusioned Noxian soldier who deserted and wields a runic blade.
• Zaahen →A fallen god and Darkin who resists the corruption of his kin.
• Samira →A stylish, fearless mercenary known as the Desert Rose.
• Rell →A defiant arena fighter and ferromancer who escaped the Black Rose.

Where this fits in the story

1. Noxus · step 1

   From tyranny to tribes

   Before Noxus existed, the Immortal Bastion belonged to Mordekaiser, whose reign is remembered as the Age of Tyranny. After the Rune Wars the Noxii tribes took the fortress and founded modern Noxus.

2. Noxus · step 2

   The rivalry with Demacia

   Noxus and Demacia fought on and off for centuries. Sion's killing of King Jarvan I is the war's most famous moment.

3. Noxus · step 3

   The invasion of Ionia

   For about five years Noxus invaded Ionia, conquering territory and taking magical artifacts. The campaign finally failed, and Irelia led the Ionian resistance.

4. Noxus · step 4

   The Trifarix

   Around 990 AN Swain overthrew Emperor Darkwill and a council of three replaced the emperor. The wiki describes a second invasion of Ionia as looming.

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