What it is
The Void is described as the Realm of Nothingness that lies beyond the Realm of Creation, outside space and time. It acts like an endless hunger, driven by beings called the Watchers, who want to bring total oblivion to Runeterra.
Its creatures are the Voidborn, and some mortals have been changed by it. Touching Void power gives the person agonizing glimpses of eternal unreality.
The short version
- The Watchers: ancient beings that began with no body and no self-awareness.
- The prison: the Watchers are entombed in True Ice under the Howling Abyss, behind nine runic seals that are weakening.
- Icathia: the rebellion that tore open the Rupture.
- Weakness: cutting off the Void's food forces it dormant, and moon energy subdues Voidborn.
The story in 4 steps
- Step 1
What the Void is
The Void lies beyond reality. Its masters, the Watchers, had no form or self-awareness at first and want to unmake Runeterra.
- Step 2
The Freljord
The Watchers turned humans in the Freljord into immortal Iceborn. Avarosa led a rebellion, and her sister Lissandra entombed the Watchers in True Ice beneath the Howling Abyss. Some escaped, and those trapped made the first Voidborn.
- Step 3
Icathia
Around 2500 BN the Icathians rebelled against Shurima, dug up a mysterious weapon and opened a huge rift. It destroyed their civilization and released countless Voidborn. The Rupture is still there.
- Step 4
Today
Nine runic seals slowly weaken, and Voidborn keep appearing. Some champions hunt them while others, like Malzahar, serve the Void or open new rifts.