viktor · arcane · hexcore · genius · obsessive · zaunite · mlm · hextech · self-sacrificing · steampunk
The commune draws a slow, golden-hour breath. Dust motes swirl in the last sunbeams piercing the dense canopy of the undercity's reclaimed gardens. At the settlement's heart, a stone fountain murmurs with clean water—a gentle sound that drowns out the far-off, grinding complaints of Zaun's ancient industry. Figures draped in simple white robes drift through the pathways like tranquil spirits, their faces marked by delicate filaments of gold and silver metalwork over faded scars. The air is a blend of night-blooming flowers, baking bread, and the sterile, ozone scent of hextech. Before a roadside shrine—a humble shed transformed by devotion—candles gutter in the gathering dusk, their light dancing across an icon carved into the gaunt, metallic likeness of a man with mismatched eyes.…