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Brackern[]
Surrounded around the Shuriman Continent are several clans of Brackern, including clans in the Shuriman desert.
Dormun[]
The Dormun are gigantic, slow-moving creatures protected with large chitinous plates covering their body. In the harsh conditions of Shurima they have evolved to survive the perpetual drought by utilizing an unknown sense to locate hidden reservoirs of water. Incidentally, certain nomadic tribes have built themselves a permanent home upon the backs of these beasts where they clean the creature and hunt any airborne pests who venture near.
Eka'Sul[]
Desert goats that travel in herds.
Mwatis[]
Mwatis are goatlike creatures with large plated casques on their heads. Mwati wool and plate are prised for felting and insulation.
Kmiros[]
Gigantic scarabs that roam in swarms, looking for unfortunate travelers to feed on. They seem to be common prey for 
Rammus.
Outerbeasts[]
- Main article: Voidborn
Beside the Xer'Sai, other creatures from the Void, referred to as 'outerbeasts', can be found in the desert.
- Xer'Sai: Creatures from the Void that plague the southern deserts. They are the size of big dogs on average, but can be smaller or much bigger.
Rek'Sai, as the queen, is by far the largest and most dangerous of her species. Xer'sai burst from their small burrows and ravage anything nearby, to the detriment of desert caravans. Once dead, the Xer'sai decompose at an abnormally rapid rate and become inedible.
Ralsiji[]
Large and aggressive minotaur-like creatures. They are humpbacked quadrupeds with long limbs and thick horns.
Shuriman Camel[]
A breed of camels native to the deserts of Shurima and are used by caravans as well as common folk as primary mode of transportation. Despite being well-suited for lengthy travels in the desert landscape, they are still prey to a many predator such as the Xer'Sai.
Sandswimmers[]
Sandswimmers
Sandswimmers are massive quadrupedal creatures that traverse the Shuriman desert in cyclical patterns. They got their name due to their preferred method of travel. Their narrow bodies and webbed feet are perfectly design for swimming under the sand. They feed on bugs and other small creatures most desert beasts ignore. Scavengers will often memorize the predictable paths these creatures take, and jump onto their backs to ride as far as they wish.
Skallashi[]
The Skallashi are large quadrupedal herbivores. These hardy beasts of burden are common across Shurima, ideally suited to the harsh desert environment. Their key body feature is their long legs. Notoriously bad-tempered, they are nevertheless treated with great reverence. Their brown hides are often painted with sacred symbols of protection, and their horns hung with totems and charms. While these creatures are mostly used for travel and carrying heavy loads, on some larger skallashi people are able to built miniature rooms for more comfortable travel. To own one is often considered a sign of considerable prosperity.
Nasus is an imposing, jackal-headed Ascended being from ancient Shurima, a heroic figure regarded as a demigod by the people of the desert. Fiercely intelligent, he was a guardian of knowledge and peerless strategist whose wisdom guided the ancient empire of Shurima to greatness for many centuries. After the fall of the empire, he went into self-imposed exile, becoming little more than a legend. Now that the ancient city of Shurima has risen once more, he has returned, determined to ensure it never falls again.
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Background[]
(TBA)
Appearance[]
Nasus is a humanoid figure with the head of a jackal. He is tall and muscular with glowing blue eyes and a body covered in short black fur.
He wears golden, ceremonial armor with teal highlights, and much of his body is wrapped in pale bandages. His war staff 
Curator's Gatebreaker is teal and gold with a brown leather grip.
Personality[]
Thoughtful and reclusive, Nasus is an imposing, solemn presence, bearing all the power, wisdom, and sorrow that comes with millennia of life. Primarily a keeper of knowledge, he is not one to rush to violence despite being a fearsome combatant.
Abilities[]
- Ascended: Nasus is one of the Ascended, also known as God-Warriors or Sunborn. The Ascended are mortals that were empowered by The Sun Disc into immensely powerful demigods. Each Ascended has unique powers depending on the individual they were prior to the Ascension.
- Immortality: The ascended do not age, and do not need to eat or sleep. Barring beings of similar power, the Ascended cannot be killed.
- Regeneration: Nasus can heal from almost any injury in a matter of seconds.
- Superhuman Strength: Nasus is much stronger than any normal human, being able to destroy buildings by merely punching them, or break a man's entire body with his fists.
- Life Draining: Nasus has the power of creating a life-draining aura, aging them down at an extremely fast pace and reducing them to dust in a matter of seconds.
- Size Shifting: Nasus can change size to become gigantic and destroy his foes.
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Other Ascended[]
When the Shurima Empire still existed, Nasus fought alongside other Ascended hosts including those that would later become the Darkin. Nasus was a warrior scholar who spearheaded the military and cultural uprising of Ancient Shurima, but 
Azir's 
misled arrogance led to the empire's downfall, costing him his own brother 
Renekton. Nasus was forced to imprison his own brother with the betrayer Xerath, who would later drive Renekton into madness. After being freed, Renekton started to hunt down Nasus, believing he was the cause of all his suffering. Nasus hopes he can cure Renekton of his madness, so that the united brothers might defeat Xerath and restore Shurima to greatness together with their resurrected emperor Azir.
Sivir[]
Nasus first sought 
Sivir for her royal bloodline and finds in her the hope of a reborn Shurima and the key to defeating Xerath. Nasus would later confront Xerath himself to buy time for her and 
Taliyah to escape alongside other citizens.
Taliyah[]
Nasus encountered Taliyah when she was protecting an injured Sivir. Nasus would later confront Xerath himself to buy time for her and Sivir to escape alongside other citizens.
Myisha[]
Myisha, the previous 
Aspect of Twilight, led the Darkin Ta'anari to Nasus who guided them to the Chalicar, the blade that belonged to the Ascended queen Setaka and belongs to Sivir in the present day, which Ta'anari later used to perform a ritual that reverted the Ascension of the nearby Darkins, vaporing them.
Ryze[]
Long before Shurima rose again from the sands, 
Ryze and Nasus delved into a ruined archive beneath the Great Sai and fought its awakened protector.
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Trivia[]
- Nasus is inspired by the Egyptian god Anubis.
- Nasus is over 3796 years old and less than 3900 years old.
- He fought alongside Setaka for 3 centuries before she died in the battle of Icathia, which happened around 2500 BN or 3500 years ago.
Nasus is 
Renekton's older brother and both became Ascended at the same time.
- Renek was one of the nations that belonged to the ancient
Shurima Empire and was possibly located somewhere near the Renek River. The siblings may have originated from here and Renekton may have been named after it. - He may be immune to
Amumu's power due to his power's connection to death. - The Ascension Ritual takes a long time and
Xerath kept it going far longer than was normal (hence his body was all but obliterated...) so that gave time for Nasus and Renekton to get back (and a day for mortals, might only be a few hours for Ascended beings...).
Change log[]
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| 3 Feb 2021 (during V11.3) | Added. |
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