This article will discuss these anti-Ottoman alliances that were formed in 1538 –1540, 1571 –1573, and 1679 –1699 because they were all similarly characterized as "crusades." They were mainly financed by the increased wealth of the Habsburg empire in order to check Ottoman expansion in Europe. Several military alliances that arose between 1495 to 1699 in the turbulent conditions of Europe were given the name "Holy League." Three of the most significant were the Holy Leagues formed to fight the Ottoman Empire by the Habsburgs, the papacy, and other states such as Venice, Genoa, and Poland. With Darkwill's death, the war against Ionia ended, and Jericho Swain was the new ruler of Noxus.HOLY LEAGUES. Even years after, nothing grows on the land and the dead are trapped by the land's corruption.ĭarkwill's goals for immortality, however, proved fruitless, as the Emperor of Noxus met his end at the hands of the disgraced General Swain, who had returned years later after discovering an ancient demonic power. One of the worst attacks came on a village where Master Yi was rumored to be, which caused the town, its people, and its culture to cease to exist. Darkwill unleashed these deadly chemical weapons of mass destruction without restraint, leveling cities, fracturing stone, and torching the sacred land in Ionia. Perhaps the most devastating consequence arrived when one of Darkwill's commanders, Emystan, employed the mad Zaunite alchemist Singed to create Chemtech bombs to aid the Noxian cause. As years passed, Emperor Darkwill became even more desperate, sending child soldiers to Ionia in hopes that the Ionians would be unwilling to attack them. Irelia and other Ionians eventually fought back at the Battle of the Placidium, where they succeeded at taking back the Placidium from a Noxian warhost led by General Swain, who left the battle gravely injured and disgraced. The invasion began in Navori, with soldiers order to both kill innocents and ransack any magical artifacts that could be used to help extend Darkwill's life.Ī growing resistance in Ionia and even religious leaders like Karma were forced to reconsider their pacifist ideals, with great consequence delivered. Corrupting him, Darkwill became obsessed with finding the cure to his own death, and eventually ordered an invasion of the more peaceful Ionia.
However, the duplicitous LeBlanc continued to operate from the shadows, manipulated the aging emperor to become a paranoid, immortality-seeking man. As a result of this, Swain gained Darkwill's trust and was appointed one of the top generals in his army. LeBlanc eventually manipulated Swain to discover these figures and publicly execute them, faking her own death in the process. Despite his own rule, many wanted more influence on the world of Runeterra, building a conspiracy within the Black Rose to try and end his life. Some time ago, Boram Darkwill took control over Noxus after gaining the favor of the various other nobles and appealing to their heritage.
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