Who they are
Tristana leads the Bandle Gunners, one of the groups that protect Bandle City.
Their story belongs to Bandle City. A pocket of the spirit realm where yordles live, and time runs strange.
Their story, step by step
- Step 1
A yordle inspired by heroes
Tristana is a yordle from Bandle City who was inspired by tales of great warriors. Unlike many yordles drawn to invention or mischief, she wanted heroic status for her people.
- Step 2
Leaving Bandle City
She left Bandle City for Runeterra with her cannon Boomer. She became a Bandle Gunner and a guardian of the Bandlewoods.
- Step 3
Friends and foes
She befriended yordles including Teemo, Lulu and Corki, and Rumble named his mech Tristy after her. When Graves captured Teemo for a bounty, she, Corki and Lulu fought him and Lulu turned him into a frog. She also fought Draven, who fled.
Turning points
Where their story stands now
Tristana is a guardian in Bandle City. Riot's lore lists much of her background as undocumented, so little else is stated.
Who they are tied to
Where this fits in the story
- Bandle City · step 1
Where it is
Bandle City exists in the spirit realm and connects to Runeterra through magical gateways and bandlewoods, places where spirit magic seeps into the material world.
- Bandle City · step 2
How it is run
There is no real government. Tristana leads the Bandle Gunners, and the Bandle Scouts keep a rulebook about adventure and teamwork.
- Bandle City · step 3
Yordles in the world
Many yordles live elsewhere. Kennen joined Ionia's Kinkou Order, Poppy became a legendary Demacian warrior and Heimerdinger is an inventor in Piltover.
- Bandle City · step 4
An ancient people
Yordles built their gateway system thousands of years ago. The discovery of Gnar, a prehistoric yordle frozen in time, suggests they are an ancient race.