The final issue of the sixth volume of the Summoner’s Herald, covering the events of Insurrection, has been published. Thanks to everyone for their contributions, and in particular to XalkXolc for his notes on the various NPC storylines. —CupcakeTrap

We will be having a community planning meeting on Sunday, August 20 at 1:00 Pacific (4:00 Eastern) to establish the plan for the eleventh Factions arc, which will be between the Freljord and the Shadow Isles. It will take place…

After a great deal of community discussion, we have completed the rules and rosters for the new Melee mode. Melee is designed to run in parallel with arcs. All factions are always playable in Melee matches, which will be scored…

Factions tradition gives Zaun, as the victor of Insurrection, the right to select a faction for the next arc. I have posted a poll link to a private Zaun forum thread. The voting will close no earlier than 11:59 PM…

Emperor Azir leads his soldiers into Qa’hhar in Vol. VI, Iss. 5 of The Summoner’s Herald. Also covered is the Noxian Festival of Might and the Zaunite TeknoFest. Special thanks to Lord Magmar and themushroomwizar for their help with this…

I’ve just published You Have the Water, a narrative piece that shows some of the events leading to the Insurrection arc. It definitely focuses more on Noxus than Zaun; more from the Zaunite side will be forthcoming. Next up, though, I’ll…

Now that we’re between arcs, I think it’s a good time to finish launching Melee, a new Factions mode in which all factions are playable. Melee is intended as a complement to arcs, and represents the many matches that are…

The final matches of the Qa’hhar dispute have been fought, and the Council has gone into closed session with representatives of Noxus and Zaun to draft the edict which will conclusively resolve the dispute. It is generally believed that Zaun…

I will be closing the match submission form late on Tuesday, July 18. This gives today and tomorrow for people to get in a last round of pickup matches. —CupcakeTrap

The following is a report on breaking news. Details may change as new information becomes available. BREAKING NEWS: MAYHEM IN QA’HHAR! AZIR ENTERS CITY, CHALLENGES ZAUN, NOXUS ON FIELDS Emperor Azir has challenged Zaun and Noxus to a contest of…

Factions Friday (14 July, 27 CLE) Summoners of all experience levels are invited to join in for the last Factions Friday event of the Insurrection arc. If you’re new, here’s a quick guide: Select a faction. In this storyline, Noxus and…

The Summoner’s Herald Vol. VI, Iss. 4 records the entry of two more Champions into the Qa’hhar dispute, with Riven pledging for Noxus and Blitzcrank for Zaun. —CupcakeTrap

Welcome, Summoners, to the Insurrection Week Six Factions Friday at Five event for the Insurrection arc! Factions Friday is directed primarily at people who are new to Factions. Summoners are encouraged to set up matches starting at 5:00 PM Pacific,…

Welcome, Summoners, to the Insurrection Week Five Factions Friday at Five event for the Insurrection arc! Factions Friday is directed primarily at people who are new to Factions. Summoners are encouraged to set up matches starting at 5:00 PM Pacific,…

Here it is! —CupcakeTrap

With the first half of the arc complete, I’ve inserted a one-week “break” before the tournament that marks the midpoint. In lieu of Featured Matches this weekend, I’ve encouraged people to run streamed pickups at the usual times. To get…

(Thanks to Mike for the bingo card.) Welcome, Summoners, to the Insurrection Week Four Factions Friday at Five event for the Insurrection arc! Factions Friday is directed primarily at people who are new to Factions. Summoners are encouraged to set…

This week’s focus will be the resolution of Lore Event II: The Festival of Might. That’s taking a bit longer than expected, so I’m moving the tournament originally scheduled for Week 4 (this week) ahead to Week 5. In place…

Featured Matches will be held for Week 3 of the Insurrection arc on Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11. These matches will significantly influence the outcome of Lore Event II: The Festival of Might. There will be three matches per day,…

(Thanks to Mike for the bingo card, and to Endgame for posting the Reddit thread.) Welcome, Summoners, to the first Factions Friday at Five event for the Insurrection arc! Factions Friday is directed primarily at people who are new to…

As the dispute enters Week 3, Noxus and Zaun have an opportunity to recruit another Champion to aid them in the struggle on and off the Fields. Voting links are below. Voting is restricted to Summoners pledged for that faction.…

Voting is now open for Lore Event II: The Festival of Might! —CupcakeTrap

I have just published Vol. VI, Iss. 2 of The Summoner’s Herald. Thanks to Jondor Horoku, Editor-in-Chief of the Herald, and his staff for their help on this! —CupcakeTrap

Alright, once again sorry for the late post. We’ll be starting Lore Event II this week with matches based on the Noxian and Zaunite NPC’s trying to gather resources for their faction. I’ll leave the full post to give the…

In a conference room within a Zaunite office complex, corporate climbers with bloodshot eyes set upon a new packet of Shuriman intelligence briefings from “Apple-Eye” Valenzek like wolves who’ve been tossed a hunk of brisket. Inside the halls of the Noxian…

Voting is open for Lore Event I: Tarnished Sun. Voting will close on Tuesday, May 30. —CupcakeTrap

The first Featured Matches of the Insurrection arc have been scheduled for May 27–28, in the year 27 CLE. They are connected with Lore Event I.   Stream Information Matches will be streamed at twitch.tv/LeagueFactions. Sign Up Sign-ups complete. Scoring…

Part X: Insurrection has begun. The site is still being updated, but the crucial links are on that page. To the Fields of Justice! —CupcakeTrap

What is this, a featured match post? Well you may not believe it, but it is. It seems I shall finally have enough room in my schedule to organize some of that sweet sweet candy you all know as Intermission…

This is Syndra. When the Black Winter swept over Shon-Xan, desperate local leaders sought a means of survival. Syndra proclaimed the advent of a cult of the dishonored dead, mocking Ionians for their long neglect of the tremendous power that…

Most everyone ought to have realized at this point that I’ve been slacking off a bit…okay a lot in organizing the featured matches. Unfortunately I’ve just been incredibly busy with real life that’s gotten in the way of me setting…

Voting links are now live for Black Winter Lore Event II. I plan to close the polls and announce the results this coming Wednesday. —CupcakeTrap

This week’s planning meeting, which is likely to be the last one before the arc starts, will take place on Sunday, February 19th at 6 PM Pacific (9 PM Eastern) on the Factions Discord server. Meeting Notes —CupcakeTrap

Well, I was writing up a backstory for the first set of games, with Jarvan and Garen in a parallel universe traveling betweeen realities, but it was dragging on and I had no idea how it was going to result…

Tonight’s Arc X planning meeting will take place on Discord at 7:00 Pacific (10 Eastern). Here’s the agenda. The goal is to discuss a somewhat detailed arc draft, and figure out what we’re doing this coming week so that we can…

The fourth, and likely final or penultimate, Arc X community planning meeting will take place tonight at 7 PM Pacific (10 Eastern) on Discord. Here’s the agenda GDoc. Key topics will include the Black Winter lore wrap-up, focusing on the…

We’re holding another Arc X planning meeting on Discord at 6 PM Pacific tonight, January 28. Everyone’s encouraged to begin the discussion in written form on the discussion thread created for this meeting. Overall, we’re making some good progress. I’d…

I will be holding an Arc X community planning meeting at 6 PM Pacific (9 PM Eastern) tonight, Saturday, January 21, on the Discord server. All are welcome to join in. Links Jan 21 Meeting Agenda First main issue: Working…

I’m drawing a blank on ideas here, so I’ll keep this post short and simple. Arc X will be starting next Monday, January 23. We have are last set of intermission featured matches before the next arc this weekend. Sign…

The general Factions community has voted in Zaun as Arc X’s first faction. It is Factions tradition that Summoners who represented the winning side in the previous arc get to vote in a faction for the next arc. In accordance…

The public poll has closed, and Zaun has been selected as one of the two factions that will compete in Arc X. Forum thread: Arc X First Faction Selection Vote Prologue section: Acquisition of Personnel What’s Next It’s Factions tradition that the…

The public vote to select a faction for Arc X will close in the next hour or so. If you have not already voted, here’s the forum thread containing the vote link. Once this vote closes, our next task will…

I will be holding an Arc X community planning meeting at 6 PM Pacific (9 PM Eastern) tomorrow, Saturday, January 14, on the Discord server. All are welcome to join in. Links Meeting Agenda Arc X Community Meeting 1 Discussion…

The tenth Factions arc is slated to begin in late January of 27 CLE. The first step in creating this arc is to hold a community-wide vote to select the first faction that will be featured in this arc. Like…

Intermission Arrives! With Arc IX ending tonight, January 9, intermission will soon begin. Arc X will begin in 2 weeks, giving us a short break between story lines. So, after blasting the last few hours of the arc with a…

The final match has been played, and the results tallied. Ionia has won Black Winter, by 4 points! I’m keeping this a provisional win until Wednesday. I want to give people time to check over the Balance of Power math…

Arc IX: Black Winter will conclude on 9 January, 27 CLE. From this point onward, the Balance of Power will be “dark”, to maintain the suspense. At about 7:00 PM Pacific on January 9, I’ll close the match submission form…

Final Champion pickups for the arc: Demacia has recruited Alistar, the Minotaur. Ionia has recruited Zed, the Master of Shadows. —CupcakeTrap