Kalista

The land now known as the Shadow Isles was once a beautiful realm, but it was shattered by a magical cataclysm. Black Mist permanently shrouds the isles and the land itself is tainted, corrupted by malevolent sorcery. Living beings that stand upon the Shadow Isles slowly have their life-force leeched from them, which, in turn, draws the insatiable, predatory spirits of the dead. Those who perish within the Black Mist are condemned to haunt this melancholy land for eternity. Worse, the power of the Shadow Isles is waxing stronger with every passing year, allowing the shades of undeath to extend their range and reap souls all across Runeterra.

Once ruler of a long-lost kingdom, Viego perished over a thousand years ago when his attempt to bring his wife back from the dead triggered the magical catastrophe known as the Ruination. Transformed into a powerful, unliving wraith tortured by an obsessive longing for his centuries-dead queen, Viego now stands as the Ruined King, controlling the deadly Harrowings as he scours Runeterra for anything that might one day restore her, and destroying all in his path as the Black Mist pours endlessly from his cruel, broken heart.

Wraiths are the predominant undead found on the Shadow Isles. These twisted spirits are remnants of their former selves that were ripped away from their living bodies by the Black Mist that oozed out of the Ruined King's broken heart. The stronger a Wraith's sense of self is, the stronger it will be as a result.

Higher Wraiths, who have a strong enough sense of self, can take on a corporeal form after death, regaining some or all of the features they once had.

An undying specter of wrath and retribution, Kalista is an armored nightmare summoned from the Shadow Isles to hunt deceivers and traitors. The betrayed may cry out in blood to be avenged, but Kalista only answers those willing to pay with their very souls. Those who become the focus of Kalista's wrath should make their final peace, for any pact sealed with this grim hunter can only be ended by the cold, piercing fire of her soul-reapers

Kalista was born in the long-forgotten kingdom of Camavor Crest icon.png Camavor, as the daughter of the heir to the Argent Throne and the niece of Viego. Despite being his niece, Kalista and Viego were close in age and was one of his closest friends, acting as a big sister towards him. Eventually her father passed and when her grandfather was on his deathbed, he tasked her with monitoring Viego's reign, due to him being unprepared to rule. Kalista served him with utmost loyalty as the general of Camavor. Viego would fall in love with Isolde and two would soon wed. Kalista saw Isolde as a sister and enjoyed the positive influence she had on his uncle. When Viego was targeted by an assassin sent to kill him with a poisoned blade, Kalista deflected the blade in time but accidentally caused it to graze Isolde instead. With the best medics and priests in Camavor unable to save her, a grief-stricken Viego sent Kalista, along with the captain of the Iron Order, Hecarim, to find a cure. While most nations were unable to give her the results she wanted, she learned of the Blessed Isles and was able to get the Waters of Life that could cure even the direst of ailments. But when she got back, Isolde had already succumbed to the poison. Viego, maddened by grief, saw Kalista as a traitor to the crown and got her imprisoned. In the dungeons, Kalista was visited by Hecarim, who manipulated her into revealing the location of the Blessed Isles all so he could reap glory for himself. Hecarim then told Viego about the information she gave him, which led to the fleets of Camavor sailing to the capital of the Blessed Isles, Helia.

However, the elders of the Blessed Isles refused to let the Camavorans pass, as they believed that death was final and to cheat it would break the natural order of the world. Viego ignored their warnings and ordered Kalista to kill them. She refused and tried to get Hecarim to stand with her, but he and his knights killed her by driving their spears into her back, before killing her lover Ledros and all the Camavoran soldiers loyal to her. Then, they began to raid the Blessed Isles, looting their treasures and killing all of the natives they could find. But thanks to Viego's failed attempt to revive his wife, the Blessed Isles' protective barrier was tainted by the magic of Viego's blade, causing a disaster which turned it into the ghostly realm now known as the Shadow Isles. Many of the people within the Isles at the time of the Ruination, both living and dead, were reborn as ghostly wraiths. Kalista was one such wraith, who remembered nothing but her feelings of vengeance toward Hecarim as she died. She became a spirit of vengeance, travelling all over Runeterra to appear before those who made pacts in her name, absorbing their souls to kill the ones whom had betrayed them. But with each soul she absorbed, her humanity disappeared as she became a hive mind of vengeful souls who avenged the wronged across Runeterra.

While being of royal blood, Kalista was surprisingly down to earth in life and had a strong sense of justice. She got along far better with the common footsoldiers in the military than the nobles trying to curry favour with her. She was also depicted as caring sister figure to a young Viego when he suddenly was to be crowned as king of Camavor and tried to be his emotional and moral support during his reign, with some help from Isolde. But after her death she turned vengeful and hateful, her only purpose now to bring down the justice and payback for her suffering on those who betray others trust, Kalista shows great love and care for those who have been betrayed.

In life Kalista was a woman with an athletic physique, brown skin, brown eyes, and long flowing black hair. But now as a wraith, Kalista sports an spectral like green skin, with bright, piercing blue eyes, her body jas been pierced multiple time and the swords and spears are still stuck to her body.

Wraith: Kalista is one of the Shadow Isles's wraiths, created when the Ruination came to be. The Black Mist consumes ones original personality, leaving only a specter consumed by negative emotions and obsessions. In Kalista's case, she became an spirit of vengeance after being betrayed in life. Immortality: Being already dead, Kalista can't die again. She can only be banished and loose her material form for a while. Spiritual Construction: Wraiths can create solid constructs from spectral energy, such as bodies and physical objects. These constructs mainly base themselves around how they looked in life. Transitory State: Being ethereal beings, Wraiths can shift from the physical world and spiritual one at will. This means they can become intangible and invisible, and teleport from one place to another. Spirit of Vengeance: After dying, Kalista became a vengeful spirit that hunts down others that have betrayed their oaths. This grants her many terrible powers. Pacts of Vengeance: If someone craving vengeance call upon Kalista, she will come to their aid and grant them their vengeance, stalking her mark until they die by her spears. Soul Absorption: When the pact is done, the dying will be absorbed inside Kalista and became part of an endless vortex of souls inside of her. Trained Warrior: Kalista is a incredible warrior that can easly defeat many foes in battle.

Kalista sports a deep black armour made of leather and a helm wich has long, lucious and flowing black feathers coming out of its top.