Zilean

Once a powerful Icathian mage, Zilean became obsessed with the passage of time after witnessing his homeland's destruction by the Void. Unable to spare even a minute to grieve the catastrophic loss, he called upon ancient temporal magic to divine all possible outcomes. Having become functionally immortal, Zilean now drifts through the past, present, and future, bending and warping the flow of time around him, always searching for that elusive moment that will turn back the clock and undo Icathia's destruction.

Real name: Zilean Icath'un Alias(es): The Chronokeeper Species: Human (Magical) Age: 3568-3598 years old Place of origin: Icathia (Ancient Times) Current residence: Zilean's Tower (Outside Time)

Icathia was once a thriving and enlightened land, ruled by the last Mage King, Axamuk. When the Shuriman Empire expanded, Axamuk’s pleas for peace were ignored, and Icathia’s armies were crushed by the Ascended Host. Humbled, Icathia accepted the role of an autonomous province, governed by a council of mages, scholars, and lawmakers.

Centuries later, a gifted young elemental mage named Zilean joined this council. A scholar of unparalleled intellect, he had studied with the greatest minds from Ixtal to Faraj, yet one concept captivated him above all—time. He believed that even the god-warriors could not escape it, and dedicated himself to mastering its laws.

Despite their brilliance, the Icathians remained denied access to Ascension. Repeated petitions to the Shuriman emperor were ignored, fueling resentment among the people. Zilean remained loyal to peace, wary of open rebellion, and traveled to neighboring lands to seek allies. None would defy Shurima; Icathia stood alone.

Upon his return, Zilean was horrified to learn the council had crowned a new Mage King and turned to a forbidden force to guarantee victory—the Void. Though Zilean pleaded against its use, the power was already unleashed. The Void overwhelmed its summoners and consumed Icathia in chaos.

As the capital collapsed, Zilean saved as many as he could by pulling his tower—and all within—out of time itself. Exhausted, he awoke to find them frozen in stasis, the Void halted only within those walls. Outside, Icathia was gone.

Within this temporal anomaly, Zilean discovered he could move through time, learning to trace the strands of past and future. In doing so, he uncovered a greater threat: the eventual unraveling of all existence. Now existing beyond linear time, Zilean seeks to avert this catastrophe, hoping that by saving his people, he might also save the world.

But with each intervention, new dangers emerge. And with each leap, the question grows heavier: how much is he willing to sacrifice to change destiny?

Appearance: Zilean is an elderly pale man. His most notable features are his long white beard and hair (that hovers with magic). He wears robes with muted colors and a red sash. While using time magic, his brown eyes turn glowing pupiless and a clock like elemental mechanism hovers behind him.

Personality Zilean is focused, logical, and driven by the goal of preventing the end of existence. He shows care for others, especially the Icathians he unintentionally trapped in a time anomaly. He continues working to reverse this outcome and avoid greater disasters, showing resolve and emotional restraint.

Abilities Zilean was born with natural magical talent, which increased through training and study. Over thousands of years, he has become a master of magic, specializing in time manipulation.

Zilean can slow, accelerate, or reverse time for himself and others. He can travel through time, restore objects or people to previous states, and resurrect recently deceased individuals by returning them to moments before death.

He also builds gadgets that function in tandem with his time magic. These devices enhance his combat effectiveness and allow for precise control over his surroundings.

Passive: Time In A Bottle - Zilean stores time as experience and can grant it to his allies.

Abilities: Time Bomb - Tosses a bomb to target area that sticks to enemies that come near it. It detonates after 3 seconds, dealing area of effect damage. If a Time Bomb is detonated early by another Time Bomb, it also stuns enemies. Rewind - Zilean can prepare himself for future confrontations, reducing the time needed to use abilities. Time Warp - Zilean bends time around any unit, decreasing an enemy's movement speed or increasing an ally's movement speed for a short time.

Ultimate Ability: Chronoshift - Zilean places a protective time rune on an allied champion, teleporting the champion back in time if they are killed.

Runeterra (meaning magic earth) is a plane of existence composed of the physical realm: an oblate spheroid planet and the Spirit Realm. The currently known continents the planet comprises are Valoran, Shurima and the Camavoran Continent. It also boasts several large bodies of water, such as the currently known 18 Seas (like the Conqueror's Sea and the Guardian's Sea), and 2 Oceans with several archipelagos and islands around them (like Ionia, the Serpent Isles, and the Shadow Isles). The planet orbits around a G-type star while a natural satellite moon orbits around the planet. Runeterra's sun and moon also even mirrored equivalents in the spirit realm. Composed of both the material and spirit realms, Runeterra is all that separates the celestial powers of creation from the abyssal threat of all undoing. This is a magical world unlike any other--inhabited by peoples both fierce and wondrous.

Centuries ago, magical artifacts called the 'World Runes' were rediscovered. Over the following decades, knowledge of the Runes began to spread as more were unearthed. The world's brightest minds studied the ancient glyphs, attempting to determine the powers they possessed. Few could even begin to understand the importance of their origins, or the sheer power held within them. Some surmised that the Runes were integral to the creation of Runeterra itself. The first use of these mysterious artifacts proved catastrophic, as they reshaped the landscape of entire nations. Mistrust quickly grew as those who knew of the Runes imagined such “Makers' Might” being used as a weapon. Conflicts related to these magical artifacts began to occur, known as the Rune Wars.

Open warfare raged across Runeterra. The first horrors of the Rune Wars sparked fear and aggression among those who now realized the power at their command. Ryze and his master, Tyrus, had sought out to lock away every World Rune beyond the reach of man for the protection of Runeterra. Some complied with their pleas, others dismissed them due to their new found powers and influence. After an incident with Tyrus, Ryze later on continued his journey alone in gathering all Runic artifacts so as to prevent another Rune War from starting and possibly destroying the world.

Runeterra has a large number of sapient species. These sapient species can range from being able to use primitive tools to one's advantage to god-like feats like forging literal stars. Some sentient species are monster-like and aggressive while others less aggressive or tame. While most sentient species are animals, there are instances of plant based sentient species. Most known instances of non-sentient species are found with plants. As rich and diverse as Runeterra is, not all species are well documented. From the Shuriman Jungles to the magic wilds of the Ionian Archipelago, known only by names or by visuals, these numerous species are an enigma.

Icathia is a lost city bordering Shurima in the southeast part of the Southern Continent.