Ornn

Their story, step by step

1. Step 1

   A spirit of fire and forging

   Ornn is a Spirit God of fire, volcanoes and craftsmanship, who has been in the Freljord since its earliest days. Legend says he fought the land itself and reshaped it with his strength. After his first home burned, he forged Hearth-Home, a mountain with a forge fed by primordial flame.

2. Step 2

   Works and tricks

   Three sisters, Lissandra, Serylda and Avarosa, asked him to dig an abyss and bridge it with sky-metal, which he did, though Lissandra later damaged the bridge with spells. He made a hammer from the same metal and kept it above his other tools. He also lost a drinking contest to the troll Grubgrack by way of True Ice, and paid by making a door that trapped the troll inside.

3. Step 3

   The Hearthblood

   Expert forgers from all over Runeterra settled near Hearth-Home as the Hearthblood. Ornn asked for no worship from them, and although he rarely praised anything, he quietly admired their dedication.

4. Step 4

   War with Volibear

   His closest sibling was Volibear, who grew jealous of the Hearthblood's affection and demanded weapons and armor for his warband. When Ornn refused, Volibear threatened to take them and Ornn attacked first. Their eight-day fight ended with the Hearthblood wiped out, and afterward Volibear fought without armor. Ornn has not cared deeply about anyone since.

5. Step 5

   Solitude today

   Ornn stays in Hearth-Home and keeps working alone. Smoke is seen rising from the mountain, and some people wonder whether he is keeping the world's first flame alive, forging weapons, or has died. Lissandra's Frostguard work against worship of old demigods like him.

Turning points

• Building Hearth-Home and welcoming the Hearthblood
• Refusing to forge for Volibear
• The eight-day battle that destroyed the Hearthblood
• Withdrawing into solitude

Where their story stands now

Ornn lives alone in Hearth-Home and speaks with almost no one. His break with Volibear shows no sign of healing, and no one knows what he is working on.

Who they are tied to

• Volibear →Volibear is Ornn's closest sibling, and their fight over weapons and jealousy ended the Hearthblood and left Ornn withdrawn.
• Anivia →Ancient demigod of the Freljord.
• Aurora →A Bryni vastaya witch who researches spirits and helps lost ones find their way home.
• Udyr →A shaman and spirit walker who channels the Freljord's animal gods.
• Nunu & Willump →A boy and his yeti companion who adventure through the Freljord.

Games they appear in

• Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story →Nunu and Willump travel across the Freljord searching for Nunu's mother and the truth behind the songs that guide him.

Where this fits in the story

1. The Freljord · step 1

   The Watchers and the Iceborn

   The Watchers, beings from the Void with no form of their own, turned humans of the Freljord into immortal Iceborn who served them and prepared the world for oblivion.

2. The Freljord · step 2

   The three sisters

   Avarosa led an Iceborn rebellion against the Watchers, and her sister Lissandra wove a spell of True Ice that entombed them beneath the Howling Abyss. Lissandra paid for it with her sisters and now watches the seal.

3. The Freljord · step 3

   Ornn and Volibear

   Demigods shaped the early Freljord. Ornn, the craftsman, withdrew after his conflict with the storm-god Volibear ended the Hearthblood civilization.

4. The Freljord · step 4

   Three tribes today

   Ashe leads the Avarosan, who want a united Freljord. Sejuani leads the Winter's Claw, who follow raiding and tradition. Lissandra leads the Frostguard, who keep the seals. The True Ice holding the Watchers weakens a little more every year.

Read the full story of The Freljord