Why the Freljord event is so cool and how could Riot Expand upon it.

With the release of the Lissandra patch we also saw the remakes of Trundle and Sejuani and the Freljord event. With the Freljord event we saw many lore additions relating to all of the champions relating to the region. This was a first time where riot picked out a region and really fleshed it out and exposed the “shadows” that people might’ve seen in the lore. In a recent AMA about the patch IronStylus was quoted as saying “Fun stuff is in the works” when asked if bigger themed patches would be coming in the future, he also said he would love to deeply explore all the territories. 

What this means for the players is that in the future we could see cool themed patches looking at the other areas and how they interact on a deeper level. We all know how Demacia and Noxus hate each other but how about we really explain the war in detail. Not to mention we have places like The Void that really aren’t explained too well and could really have a cool backstory. Although we have all these cool areas to explain there are other directions they could take this that would be really cool.

Looking at the themes they have been coming up with and going beyond just giving other areas this treatment Riot could take this in some interesting directions. Riot could come out with short stories to really flesh out the relationships between champions, think of a story really going into the background of Draven and Darius growing up or something looking at the intense rivalry between Leona and Diana. As a lore fanatic it could be so cool to see the stories behind the champions really come out and let the lore team have some fun with it. If Riot wanted to go much deeper with the idea we might be able to see full length books similar as to what was seen in the World of Warcraft novels. 

At the end of the day the Freljord event is a great step and if Riot continues in the direction the community is in for many more treats!