Who they are
Shauna Vayne, of noble House Vayne, dedicated her life to finding the demon who murdered her parents. She hunts dark creatures with crossbows and silver bolts.
After meeting the Sentinels of Light during Viego's Harrowing she joined them as their representative in Demacia.
Their story belongs to Demacia. A proud kingdom behind high walls that fears magic.
Their story, step by step
- Step 1
A noble childhood
Shauna Vayne was born to the wealthy House Vayne in Demacia. She loved reading, music and collecting insects. Summers were spent in Niles for her parents' odd treatments, where she learned marksmanship beside a young Corvin, later known as Locke. She was told never to go into the nearby Wyldwoods.
- Step 2
Her parents' murder
Not long after her sixteenth birthday, Vayne found her parents murdered by a horned demon, later shown to be Evelynn. Demacian society could not accept it, but Vayne knew. She resolved to find a mentor able to fight darkness.
- Step 3
Frey
In the Freljord she found Frey, a warrior who had lost her own children to the Ice Witch's forces. Vayne proved her resolve in a duel and became her student, and over the years of hunting monsters together they became close. When Vayne learned Frey had cursed herself with dark magic to fight evil, she felt betrayed and shot her.
- Step 4
Possession
About a decade after her parents' deaths, Niles called her to deal with a demon. She found Niles possessed and learned that her parents had meddled with forbidden powers and were worse than the demon that killed them. Demonic tendrils took hold of her, filling her with paranoia and bloodlust so that she attacked everything she took for a demon. Locke tracked her, and one of her bolts hit his coffin and released a relic that pulled the demon in and sealed it.
- Step 5
The Sentinels of Light
When Viego loosed the Black Mist, Vayne defended Demacia with Poppy and found a Sentinel crest. She later met Gwen, Lucian and Senna and joined their investigation of the Mageseeker Compound. There Senna talked her out of killing the Mist-afflicted Shyvana. Realising her silver weapons were useless against supernatural foes, she joined the Sentinels in return for relic weapons and training, and she recruited Graves.
- Step 6
Viego's end
During the final fight on the Shadow Isles, Vayne battled corrupted champions while Akshan, Gwen and Senna defeated Viego. She remains a Sentinel in Demacia.
Turning points
- Finding her parents murdered and vowing revenge
- Shooting Frey after learning about her curse
- Learning what her parents had done and being possessed
- Joining the Sentinels of Light after Senna spared Shyvana
Where their story stands now
Vayne is a Sentinel of Light based in Demacia and still hunts demons. Evelynn is still alive, the truth about her parents complicates her revenge, and her history of betrayal strains her new bonds, notably with Graves.
Who they are tied to
- Evelynn →Evelynn is the demon who murdered Vayne's parents and the target of the revenge that drives her, and she remains at large.
- Graves →Vayne recruited Graves into the Sentinels and earned his grudging respect, though her history of betrayal complicates their bond.
- Lucian →Vayne met Lucian at the Singing Swan Tavern and joined him and others in the fight against Viego.
- Senna →Senna persuaded Vayne not to execute the afflicted Shyvana, and Vayne joined the Sentinels alongside her.
- Poppy →Poppy fought beside Vayne to defend Demacia from the Black Mist.
- Akshan →A rogue vigilante and Sentinel of Light from the Shuriman city of Marwi.
- Shyvana →A half-dragon warrior of the Dragonguard who can shift into dragon form.
Where this fits in the story
- Demacia · step 1
A refuge from the Rune Wars
Demacia was founded as a refuge from the Rune Wars, when World Runes reshaped entire nations. It built its identity on order, law and keeping magic at arm's length.
- Demacia · step 2
Petricite and the fear of magic
The Demacians discovered petricite, a magic-dampening stone, and made it central to their defense. Persecuting mages became state policy, carried out by the Mageseekers.
- Demacia · step 3
The long rivalry with Noxus
Demacia and Noxus fought for generations. One of the best-known clashes ended with the Noxian Sion killing King Jarvan I.
- Demacia · step 4
Turmoil at home
The assassination of King Jarvan III shook the kingdom, and Sylas rose against the persecution of mages. The cruelty of the Mageseekers is now openly questioned, and Jarvan IV rules a kingdom that is changing.