Something has just come up, which will occupy my evening beginning at 7 Pacific. I actually have to run in about 10 minutes, so here’s a quick post. The quick version of Krocylea: there are two mirror kingdoms that hate…

Here goes! Bilgewater (Kibu, the pixie island) Ionia (Scheria) the Shadow Isles and the Freljord (Krocylea, the mirror-island) If you have questions, you can ask them here. And don’t forget: try to be here on Thursday night, in case things get ugly. Balance…

This is a quickie update to summarize the outcome of the recent Featured Matches between Noxus and Demacia. Link: Lack of Jurisdiction It was written quickly, and comments are welcome. However, it was sufficiently significant to the Nyroth storyline overall…

You may be needed for crucial matches on Thursday evening, beginning at 6 Pacific. It would be a set of three matches, spaced an hour apart. (We’ll be flexible on timing due to the short notice.) Can the Freljord and…

I’m posting to bid a fond farewell to CrazedPorcupine, a hardworking and talented Factions staff member who has been handling the review of your Beyond the Battlefield submissions. He will be signing off within the hour, and expects that he…

How say you, Summoner? Part of Factions is giving each faction’s Summoners a chance to guide the course their faction takes. This began in Mirrorwater and has continued since. We recently held a “megapoll” to decide several important questions. It…

Hi all. Just saw this. Link: I’m a little confused about the rebooted lore I encourage you to go make your voices heard. You’re a significant part of the lore community, and I think it will be beneficial for Narrative…

Well, that’s an odd bit of timing: just as we announce a brief revisiting of Hextech Revolution and the Battle of Shurima in next weekend’s special tournament, we get something about a Void monster being discovered in Shurima. Link: The…

Each faction has a locked, private subforum on the new Factions forum. This provides a confidential space where you can discuss strategic matters with other members of your faction. They are locked and hidden until your registration is confirmed: CrazyMLC, the…

These are rather draftish. I’m going to be passing them around among staff and revising them so that their finalized forms will be posted tomorrow (Monday). Apologies for errors; I wouldn’t normally want to post something that was partially complete,…

A general community discussion is underway. You’re all encouraged to continue participating in that on either or both of the threads: /r/LeagueFactions thread (Reddit) Factions forum thread We will continue to visit those threads and discuss. We also had a…

That was an exciting first day of the tournament! Thanks to all who participated. As discussed in the Twitch chat, I think we should have a public Q&A session. This is a time to: Share things you like about Factions…

Hear ye and be warned! On the twenty-second and twenty-third days of November, 24 CLE, a tournament shall be held upon that Field of Justice known as Summoner’s Rift, whereby Valoran’s emissary pro tempore to the people of Nyroth shall…

Naggarok and I did the rolls for the four latest exploration adventures. It was actually pretty epic, including a heroic duel. Ionia — Sannig Kloster (Bookbook Monastery) the Freljord — Return to Argyre the Shadow Isles — Neritum Bilgewater — Mag…

Discussion thread here: What would Kalista’s Judgment be like? I’m thinking about putting together a Judgment for Kalista. I wanted to keep this more hush-hush, for two reasons. I can’t really promise anything. There’s still a ton of lore that needs…

Hi all! First off, remember to mark your calendars for this weekend. The first major tournament of the Nyroth arc will be held this Saturday and Sunday. More details will be forthcoming, but it should be pretty epic. The victorious…

This is a bit of a placeholder. I aim to have all four events posted tonight. Update: Unfortunately, I’ve run out of time, and I really need to have been asleep a couple hours ago, so I’m going to simply…

There’s a lot of talk about alliances and rivalries lately. I created some polls to gather data on how each faction feels toward the others. None of this is binding. Previous results are available here. Bilgewater Bilgewater Summoners, vote here…

In the most recent set of island selection polls, we asked Summoners from each faction to give their initial thoughts on the other factions. (We’re at about the midway point in the arc, and we’re encouraging factions to start thinking…

THE SUMMONER’S HERALD A Special Report Concerning Recent Renovations To That Most Illustrious Field Of Justice, SUMMONER’S RIFT by Summoner Nyxana Du Samme, Staff Reporter Summoner’s Rift, THE INSTITUTE OF WAR—High Councilor Kolminye cast the spell that consumed the prior…

The results from the island selection polls are in. We’re now assigning these islands to various people to do the writeups; look for the introductory writeups and the lore event polls tomorrow (Tuesday). In the meantime, here’s the rundown on…

I’ve decided to use the launch of the new forum as a springboard to hold a casual discussion of the Research system. Link: Research System Discussion (November, 24 CLE) —CupcakeTrap

It seems that the server our new forum is hosted on was being DDOS’d. However, it is now back online! Visit it here. —CupcakeTrap

    Link: Allies and Rivals (forum post) We’re at about the midway point of the arc. Over the course of the Nyroth storyline, these four factions have interacted in various ways: sometimes cooperating, sometimes clashing. This has generated a lot…

Matsokune has set up a new Factions forum. Click here to visit the new forum and register. There are locked, private subforums for each faction; the forum administrators will try to add you to the appropriate membership category so you…

Here they are! Sorry again for the delay. I’ve checked with Naggarok, and we can leave the polls open until Saturday morning. (We’ll move the weekly World Systems checks ahead a bit.) Links follow. Bilgewater: The Island of Aeaea The…

Sorry this is not quite finished yet, but I believe it sets out the basics sufficiently that discussion can begin. Proper GDoc and additional explanation to follow soon. Link: Argyre (Freljord Lore Event) —CupcakeTrap

Hi all, My sincere apologies for the delay in getting the Argyre and Korag lore events posted up. I was going to have them up hours ago, but I’ve had an RL emergency which I’m still dealing with. I will…

I’d like to start getting shoutcasted pick-ups as a semi-regular weekday event. Who’s casting week by week might change, but tonight I’m fortunate to once again have Kyle Danger Henick of Area of Defect fame as my co-caster. Matches will be…

Bilgewater has selected the island of Aeaea for its next voyage. The update is located here. This page provides the basic setup and presents the decisions facing Bilgewater’s Summoners. The poll will close on Friday (maybe even late Thursday) so…

Island Selection Votes I have closed the polls for the second round of island exploration, and here are the results. The Freljord: Argyre The Freljord is setting sail for Argyre: Argyre is a mountainous, snowy island not unlike the Freljord.…

For reasons that are not entirely clear to me, it is becoming more and more difficult to track down Summoners’ Season 3 ranks. (This started a while ago; I heard a rumor that Riot decided to start blocking the part…

For weeks, rumors have been drifting along in the currents of conversation that fill the hallways of the Institute of War, telling of meetings between Councilor Kolminye and delegates from the Shadow Isles. Some speculate it could concern the Black…

In the Factions universe, the Harrowing begins in late October and ends sometime in November—and it’s lingering especially long this year. That might be because of the horrors unleashed during Discord, or a sign of cosmic damage from the Battle…

Hello, all! It’s about time to recruit some more Factions staff for various areas. I’ll get started with the lore department. Below is a link to an application. It includes some “tryout” questions. Link: November 2014 Lore Recruitment If you’re…

See the recent exploration summary post for more information on the story so far. The League of Legends is overseeing the exploration of Nyroth. Expressing wariness as to what might be unleashed by incautious exploration, it has cordoned off most…

For a while now, we’ve been holding shoutcasted Featured Matches (streamed at twitch.tv/LeagueFactions) every Saturday and Sunday, starting at 12:30 p.m. (Pacific) on each day. We used to hold them later in the day, and that actually seemed to work…

I earlier proposed a new rule concerning trial matches and undeclared Summoners. There have been a few discussion threads on the topic, and though there hasn’t been much discussion so far, I do appreciate the comments and suggestions I received.…

More lore coming Soon™. (A friend of mine has snarked at me, “Oh, hey, CupcakeTrap, didn’t know you were on Narrative.” Very funny.) In the meantime, here are some rough summaries of what’s happened so far. Right now, we really…

Hi all! I’m looking for a few Summoner characters for the Harrowing lore update. I’m mostly looking for Summoners to fill in a somewhat comedic “Ghostbusters”-esque scene set in Zaun, featuring a bunch of hextech experts running around during the…

It’s been a long time since we last had a Reddit recruitment thread, so I decided to post one up. Link: Factions: a lore-focused community game mode open to all. Current factions: Bilgewater, Ionia, the Shadow Isles, and the Freljord. You’re…

I’d like to start getting shoutcasted pick-ups as a semi-regular weekday event. We’re starting today, Thursday, November 6. Who’s casting week by week might change, but tonight I’m planning to have Venia Vis and KyleDangerHenick, of Area of Defect fame,…

Though the core Factions experience is found in Factions matches, we also use interactive lore events to help immerse Summoners in the story. The Nyroth storyline is meant to focus on exploration and discovery, so we’re planning to bring in…

I’ve finished ironing out the most important elements of the island exploration rules. With that done, I was able to do all the rolls for Avalon. It’s time for me to crash, but here are the exciting highlights to tide…

Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4, Venia Vis and I will be casting a pickup match or two. I’d like to start getting shoutcasted pick-ups as a semi-regular weekday event. Obviously, it’s not at the top of my list right now, but…

Time for the second round of island exploration! The resolution of Bilgewater’s adventures in Avalon will be posted shortly. In the meantime, though, I wanted to get these polls up. Bilgewater and the Shadow Isles each went 2–1 this weekend, earning…

I’ll be closing the Avalon poll soon. If you’re a Bilgewater Summoner and haven’t voted in that poll yet, please do so! Link: Avalon This will be the first island exploration event. It should be pretty exciting. We’ll promptly follow…