Tales of Runeterra: Demacia
A brief Demacian story about young people imagining the kingdom’s protectors; contextual to the national ideal.

Regional history
A proud kingdom built on duty, noble houses and an uneasy fear of magic.
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A brief Demacian story about young people imagining the kingdom’s protectors; contextual to the national ideal.
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A strong, lawful kingdom with a prestigious military history, Demacia’s people have always valued the ideals of justice, honor, and duty most highly, and are fiercely proud of their cultural heritage. But in spite of these lofty principles, this largely self-sufficient nation has grown more insular and isolationist in recent centuries.
Now, Demacia is a kingdom in turmoil.
The capital, the Great City of Demacia, was founded as a refuge from sorcery after the nightmare of the Rune Wars, and built upon the riddle of petricite—a peculiar white stone that dampens magical energy. It is from here that the royal family has long seen to the defense of the outlying towns and villages, farmland, forests, and mountains rich with mineral resources.
However, following the sudden death of King Jarvan III, the other noble families have not yet approved the succession of his sole heir, young Prince Jarvan, to the throne.
Those who dwell beyond the heavily guarded borders are increasingly viewed with suspicion, and many former allies have begun to look elsewhere for protection, in these uncertain times. Some dare to whisper that the golden age of Demacia has passed, and unless its people are willing to adapt to a changing world—something many believe they are simply incapable of doing—the kingdom’s decline may be inevitable.
And all the petricite in the land will not protect Demacia from itself.
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A lived-in world
The history of the region

Demacia tells itself a story of honor, duty and protection. Galio makes that story visible as a living colossus of petricite, but his existence also reveals the kingdom's central contradiction: Demacia fears magic even as its greatest protector is awakened by it.
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The kingdom's order, noble houses and military chain of command explained as a living system.
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How Demacia's fear of magic becomes a national fracture instead of a private secret.
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A sibling chronicle about loyalty, silence and the cost of loving Demacia honestly.
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A clear lore path through Demacia's institutions of magic control.
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Sylas as the figure who exposes everything Demacia wanted hidden.
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A curated reading order through Demacia's crown, magic crisis and champion arcs.
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the Grand Duelist

the Colossus

The Might of Demacia

the Exemplar of Demacia

the Righteous

the Ashen Exorcist

the Lady of Luminosity

the Fallen

Keeper of the Hammer

Demacia's Wings

the Half-Dragon

Maven of the Strings

the Unshackled

the Night Hunter

the Seneschal of Demacia
Associated through the archive’s characters; some journeys continue beyond this region.

Dana Luery Shaw
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Katie Chironis
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Anthony Reynolds
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Anthony Reynolds
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Graham McNeill
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Michael Luo
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Riot’s regional overview and place descriptions are preserved with attribution. Regional accounts describe their publication period; later stories can change the situation.