Irelia

League of Legends: Irelia

Age: 25

The Noxus Crest icon Noxian occupation of Ionia Crest icon Ionia produced many heroes, none more unlikely than young Irelia Irelia of Navori. Trained in the ancient dances of her province, she adapted her art for war, using the graceful and carefully practised movements to levitate a host of deadly blades. After proving herself as a fighter, she was thrust into the role of resistance leader and figurehead, and to this day remains dedicated to the preservation of her homeland.

Irelia is a slender, pale-skinned woman with long dark hair up to the hips and sea green eyes . Her robes are a mix of elegant robes and battle attire with a distinctive palette of red, pink, black and silver. The most characteristic ornaments of her attire are the silver diadem on her head. She also has several LoR Non-Champion Non-Spell Indicator 1 silver blades that float around it.

Irelia is a passionate, protective and very fond of dance individual who dedicates herself to the protection of Ionia. She believes that brute force is needed to properly defend Ionia from the likes of Noxus, hence why she considers alliances with Zed and his shadow assassins due to their similar beliefs. She also demonstrates a kind and caring persona to those close to her, such as the Blossoming Blade, whom she has a soft spot for. Despite her uptight and serious demeanour, however, Irelia also displays a level of sarcasm at her opponents, evidenced by her comments on Garen's fighting technique and his habit of yelling his country's name in battle.

Spiritualist: Irelia has a deep connection to the Spirit Realm, created through meditation and spiritual pratices, allowing her to sense the influences of the Spirit Realm, and use it's magic for several purposes. Irelia has nurtured that connection with the pratice of the dancing arts of her people. Blade Silk Dance: Irelia has been trained in the tradicional dances of her people. More than simple exercises of artistic expression, these dances connect the dancer to the Spirit Realm, allowing it's power to flow through them. Telekinesis: By dancing, Irelia can levitate her Crests Blades through dancing to use them in combat. It's unknown if she levitate objects without dancing, or levitate other objects besides her Blades.

Swain Swain

Irelia cut off Swain's Swain's arm which resulted in him contacting and taming a demon of secrets named Raum and then become the Grand General of Noxus, for such reason he is somewhat grateful for her action.

Riven Riven

Irelia was heavily antagonistic towards Riven Riven, due to her past actions during the Noxian Invasion, but grew to respect her during their time together as Sentinels of Light.

Sona Sona

Sona's Sona's in-game voice lines suggest she and Irelia met at some point when she returned to Ionia.

Ionia Crest icon Ionians

The Ionia Crest icon Ionian resistance led by Irelia in the war was later sprung into different groups with different ideologies, including the Navori Brotherhood and the Navovi Militia. The Brotherhood in particular became more aggressive when she wasn't the hardcore leader they needed and has tried to kill her multiple times.[1]

Irelia dislikes those with more pacifist attitude like Karma Karma and Ivern Ivern or those who do not protect their homeland like the Kinkou Order since in her belief it would only lead to the fall of Ionia. She may also be willing to side with Ionian extremists like Zed Zed, his order and even the Navori Brotherhood if necessary despite not approving their method.