Zed

Zed is a tall, muscular man with fair skin and shaggy white hair. He has shadow tattoos etched on his body from his chest to his hips, including his entire back. His armor is a menacing ninja regalia, draped in dark red fabrics and blue pants with gray shoes. On his forearms, dual-tipped blades are extended and there are two large shurikens on his back and black gloves.

He has a metal mask with vertical slats that completely hides his face. While his eyes are brown, they glow red when Zed has the mask on. Underneath the armor, he has a blue shirt along with a red scarf over his neck and red fabric on his sides.

Zed is ruthless, cruel, decisive and merciless warrior dedicated to his homeland, Ionia. He is cold, becoming an assassin because if it means killing someone to save others, he will do it. For him, the stuff about peace and balance is weakness and fool's master, this making Zed capable of going too far to protect Ionia, if it means betraying his allies.

Zed is feared but hated in Ionia for his methods even though he is protecting Ionia. Zed's sensitive side is very rarely seen, this happening because Shen and Jhin affected him emotionally.

The First Lands, better known as Ionia, is an land with beauty and natural magic, being its inhabitants spiritual people who seek to live in harmony and balance with the world. Ionia remained neutral in wars for centuries until Noxus invaded it, making forcing Ionia to reevaluate its place in the world due to that conflict and occupation.

The inhabitants of Ionia (called Ionians) are very loyal to their homeland, protecting it against Noxus even though Ionia's technology is low. Aside from having humans, Ionia also has a race called the 'Vastaya'. The Vastaya are a group of sexually dimorphic races of various shapes and sizes. Some are shaped like a humanoid animal and others are shaped like a human with animal features (such as ears, tails or feline feathers).

Zed was born with the name Govos, his mother being a lower class woman. When he was young, Zed watched as his father walked out on their family. Born as a northern peasant child, Zed served the Temple of Thanjuul when he was 10 years old. None of the Kinkou Order claimed him as their neophyte and apprentice for two years and Zed trained in his free time after doing his duties like washing floors and cleaning dishes. Zed dreamed of being a great warrior of the Kinkou and hoped that the leader of the order, Kusho, would not abandon him like his father did. Some time later, Kusho and his son, Shen, would approach Zed. Kusho would ask Shen to spar with Zed and although the latter did not do well at first, he continued to spar over and over again. On the last chance he had, Shen purposefully let Zed hit him. Kusho decided to adopt Zed and now Zed was Shen's adoptive brother.

Later, Zed, Shen and Kusho disguised themselves as merchants and journeyed to track down the Golden Demon. Pulling their supply cart, Zed and Shen talked about their childhood friend and at the end of the cliffside, Zed and Shen saw smoke and mutilated bodies for the first time. Kusho calls for them to aid Kotha Village's survivors. Zed is left to aid with healing and surgery, as he is less hesitant to make judgement calls. Zed heals and aids the wounded and through the traumatizing experience of letting some die, to save others, he learns a Kinkou lesson known as "The Lesson of the Scales". After that horrible experience, Kusho sat beside Zed and gave him the Amulet of the Eye of Twilight and the name Usan. His new name is one of status and means "the strength of compassion" and is explained to him through tears that "it is the word for the pillar that bears the heaviest load".

Zed and Shen investigated the Golden Demon's killings, the trauma of seeing the gross crime scenes shook the two to their core. On one occasion, The Golden Demon tied Zed in a chair. The Golden Demon told Zed that he was going to kill Yevnai, Zed and Shen's childhood friend and Shen's fiancée at the time. Zed and Yevnai were in a secret relationship and The Golden Demon knew that. Zed could only cry but Shen and Kusho managed to arrive and save Zed, beating the crap out of the Golden Demon. It turned out that Zed was bait and they managed to capture The Golden Demon who revealed himself to be a stagehand named Jhin. Zed was about to kill Jhin but Kusho intervened, ordering Jhin to be imprisoned. Zed struggled in his studies as he was shaken by Jhin's crimes and the tensions between Noxus' ongoing encroachment on Ionia, disillusioning his perspective of balance and filling him with a vengeful desire to punish evil.

Some time later, Zed found a box within temple's hidden catacombs which contained the Tears of Shadow, a magical ichor gave him the ability to control shadow magic, at the expense of tainting his mind with darkness. Zed proposed to Kinkou strike the Noxians down with everything they had, but Kusho refused. This caused Zed to leave the Kinkou order, deciding to take justice into his own hands. Now taking the name Zed, he formed The Order of Shadows, a group of former Kinkou disciples with a goal to defend Ionia by any extreme means necessary. Realizing that the magic within the black box was a requirement for his goal, Zed and his acolytes raided the temple. Zed confronted Kusho but decided to make a deal with him. Zed fakes Kusho's death in exchange for uniting Ionia to fight in the war against Noxus. After slaying the remaining Kinkou, the Order of Shadows claimed the temple as their own and they imbued themselves with the Tears of Shadow, learning how to fight alongside their shadows.

Later, Zed witnessed a massacre in Bahrl, Ionia, as a warning by Noxus that they would show no mercy. A 10 year old Noxian boy named Kayn was there, who was sent by Noxus. Zed saw potent in Kayn, so he recruited him into the Shadow Order. Kayn quickly grew to master every weapon in the Order's possession, with great proficiency in stealth and assassination. With the Order of Shadow's future ahead, Zed knew that his actions could not be undone, but he must do whatever it takes to secure Ionia's triumph. Later, Zed was on holn mountain road, southern Zhyun Highlands, Ionia. He was looking at the wooden statue that was made of Kusho after Kusho's supposed death. Zed was with some members of his order, including Kayn, and said that he will fight Master Althon, a Kusho's nephew. Kayn told Zed that their contacts didn't want Althon to have a dignified end, they wanted his body to be abandoned on the road. Kayn was interrupted by the arrival of Althon, who says 'Hello Wyrm!' to Zed. After a short fight, Zed finished off killing Althon without any problem and he, along with Kayn and his order, left the place. Zed and Kayn were at Knowl tavern, outskirts of thonx, Zhiyun. Kayn was telling Zed that they should have taken Althon's spear and sold it but Zed refused until a girl arrived. She was sent by a "rich man" to give something to Zed and for Zed to come see him. She gave Zed a blade attached to his spirit wrapped in a red cloth which was the "rich man's" supposed thank-you-gift. When the girl left, Zed and Kayn entered the tavern and they looks at Jovn, a member of his order, threaten a guy for 'no more credit'.

Zed, Kayn, and some members of their order went to Kotha Village where they were supposed to find the "rich man" but they found no one. Zed was told that two bodies were found at the scene, one of the girl who was sent earlier and another victim that Zed knew nineteen years ago.

This meant one thing: the "rich man" turned out to be Jhin, who managed to escape from prison and he's now free. While Zed and Kayn were examining the bodies, Jhin was in the trees watching them with his gun and decided to shoot them. The bullets have magic in them and killed Jovn and other three members. While Kayn got to a safe place, Zed began to chase Jhin and the latter ran away from him. Zed arrived at a blossom festival, looking for Jhin among the people until he saw him leaving on a boat. Zed could not reach him and could only watch him with hatred as an explosion that Jhin caused appeared behind him, killing those who were at the festival.Three weeks later, Zed went to Denjo estate, jiekkasja region, southern daelin highlands to talk to Yevnai after not seeing her for a long time. A vastaya named Quno attended to him, not allowing him to enter but Yevnai arrived. She let him in, serving him tea. Zed apologized to Yevnai for kissing her (when she was still Shen's fiancee) one night before leaving the Kinkou Order. Although she might have liked the kiss, she doesn't take his apologies knowing that Zed did it just to have a reason to leave the Kinkou Order. Zed asked her for help in finding Shen, but she refused. When he tried to tell her about her engagement to Shen, she said it was called off when he murdered Master Kusho. She already got over Shen and married someone named Qenjo and and told Zed if he had no shame after he killed Kusho and now wanting to destroy the Kinkou Order. Zed took out his blade and split the teapot in half, yelling her to tell him where Shen is.

Despite this, she remained calm and told Zed that she was not going to tell him where Shen is. Zed calmed down, telling her that Jhin came back but she didn't believe him. He turned to look at her two sons, noticing that her younger son's magic is stronger than his brother's because he has trances of Animal Spirit in his magic.

Zed reproached Yevnai for this, saying that her husband, Qenjo, wouldn't forgive her if he found out that that she is having an affair with a vastayan servant like Quno. Yevnai admits Sheen still writes to her sometimes, thinking it gives him peace. Then, she told a place where Shen usually stays to Zed. Before he leaves, Yevnai told Zed that if he is really going to kill the only person who called him a friend. Zed tells her that he needs Shen's help to capture Jhin, offering her protection in the Shadow Order but she refused. She warns him that if Zed goes to see him, Shen will kill him for revenge. And with everything he took from him, Shen deserves that revenge and Zed knows that.

Later, Zed with Kayn and some members of his order went to White Cliffs Inn. Near the great Kinkou temple of Koeshin disguised as members of the Kinkou order. Kayn was worried about them being there, telling Zed that they are screwed. Zed tells Kayn that Shen is the only one who can help him capture Jhin, so he told Kayn to stay out of sight for a moment. He entered the Kinkou base and Shen was there, who without warning began to attack Zed with his sword. Shen wanted to kill Zed to avenge Kusho but after a few seconds of fighting, Zed tells Shen that Jhin escaped and Shen stopped attacking him. He told Shen to work together to capture Jhin, but Shen refused to work with him. He would stop Jhin and warns Zed to hide in a mountain and stay away from civilization. Also Shen told Zed that they will meet again and when that happens, he would kill Zed. After that, Zed would leave the Kinkou base and hear someone named Akali calling him 'Wyrm'. Zed had killed Akali's father when he and his order took over Temple of Thanjuul. She began to attack Zed, throwing her daggers at him but Zed simply walks like a chad without the daggers touching him. He, Kayn and his order left the place, leaving Akali and Shen alone.

Kayn asked Zed if they were now running away from Shen, Zed replying no. He needed Shen's help and had a plan. Kayn asked him if Zed was going to follow Shen to lead him to Jhin, Zed nodded and then he gathered his order and called Kayn his successor. Zed began to follow Shen, who was accompanied by Akali and they were looking for information about Jhin. Two days later, Zed followed Shen and Akali to Nanthee. He began to check some lanterns in the place, realizing that they were actually bombs and that this was a trap of Jhin. Zed knew that Jhin was nearby, finding him among the people and starting to chase him. Shen looked at Zed in the distance, realizing that Zed didn't give a shit about what he tell him. Jhin fled, being chased by Zed, who was now being chased by Shen. Zed warned Shen that the lanterns are bombs and the place began to explode, leaving Zed and Shen unconscious in the sea. Zed wakes up and pulls Shen out of the sea, leaving him in the sand and Shen wakes up. He and Shen began to fight, Zed telling him that he needed his help but Shen tells him that Jhin knew he was coming for him and Zed fell into the trap. After arguing and fighting, Zed was badly injured and Shen threw him on the ground. Shen would knock Zed unconscious and tell the Kinkou order to chain Zed up. Kayn was watching everything from afar, making it clear to the members of the Shadow Order that he will now be the new leader of the order.

Shen captured Zed in a cabin, having his hands tied with two chains. Shen was outside the cabin, talking to Zed from outside and knowing that Zed held back when they fought. He entered the cabin, seeing Zed and asking him to tell him why he killed Kusho. Zed wasn't going to tell him the truth, so he told him lies but Shen knew he wasn't telling the truth. Shen cut the chains with his sword, freeing Zed and they went to capture Jhin.

After two weeks, They arrived at Zaun, Piltover's lower city. They found Jhin, who had Akali captured and they both managed to stop him. Akali was going to kill Jhin but Zed pushed her, grabbing Jhin and keeping him on the ground. He asked Jhin how he escaped from prison, Jhin saying he didn't escape, he was freed. Zed asked him who set him free and although Jhin didn't tell him their name, Zed knew who it was.. Master Kusho. Zed threw Jhin near Shen and fled the scene, leaving Shen and Akali confused. After three weeks, Zed arrived at Zhyun, near kashuri. He entered a place, meeting Master Kusho and Kayn, who was sitting on some stairs. Kusho admits to Zed that he was more his son than Shen ever was.

Kusho knew that people wanted to forget the war and go back to things as before, but he wanted everyone to continue remembering the horrible war. Because of that, he needed and freeded Jhin to destroy cities, since people are already thinking that they are foreign attacks. Zed said he became an assassin to kill one person if it means he will help more people. Therefore, he is ready to kill Kusho for real. Kusho doesn't mind killing Zed, saying that he is very replaceable.

Kusho asked Kayn to betray and kill Zed, the latter walking towards Zed. Kayn would tell Zed that there are dozens of the Shadow Order outside, ready to kill Zed and serve Kayn and Kusho. Kayn stood next to Zed, turning to face Kusho and refusing to kill Zed and not taking orders from Kusho. He asks Zed what he would do with the traitors, the latter telling him to kill them and Kayn decides to do it, going outside to kill the traitors. Seeing this, Kusho drinks the Tears of Shadow that was in a box, turning into a dark form of himself.

Zed fought him and after so long time, he finally ends up killing Kusho but this time for real. After killing him, Zed left the place and saw Kayn sitting in a fountain and having already killed more people who were going to betray Zed. Kayn tells Zed that he will never betray him and that he will remain loyal to him, They both walked away while talking about how Shen beat the crap out of Zed.

Shen is a tall, muscular with tan skin and brown hair. His hair is tied back with the sides shaved. Zed became Shen's adoptive brother when Kusho adopted him, the two getting along very well and Zed becoming a member of the Kinkou order. But all that was broken when Zed and Shen found Jhin's horrendous crimes, this affected Zed quite a bit.

Zed found The Tears of Shadows and left the Kinkou order, "killing Kusho" and members of the Kinkou. Zed doesn't want to tell Shen the truth that he didn't actually kill Kusho, leaving Shen to think he did. Shen hates him for "killing" Kusho, his father, and wants to kill Zed for revenge. Despite this, Zed cares about Shen but doesn't admit it. Although.. Zed is capable of killing him if he had no choice.

Kayn is a young noxian man with a thin, muscular build. He has black hair with a blue streak at the right side and a long braid on the back. He has a darkin scyther named Rhaast. When Kayn was 10 years old, he was sent by Noxus in a war against Ionia. Zed found a little Kayn crying and seeing potential in him, Zed decided to give him a home and food.

Zed made Kayn a member of the Shadow Order and became his favorite and most loyal disciple, trusting Kayn to be the new leader of The Order of Shadows If something happens to him. Kayn is currently around 20 years old and he's loyal to Zed. Even though he had the opportunity to betray Zed, he did not do so and kept his honor in him. In fact, Kayn is grateful to Zed and possibly looks up to him as a father figure. He always calls Zed 'Master Zed'.

Kusho was an older man who wore formal attire, as well as ornate accessories such as a stylized crown. He was the father of Shen and adopted Zed, calling him "Usan." Kusho saw Zed as a son he could not have and for him, Zed was a better son than Shen. When Zed confronted him with his Shadow Order, Kusho made a deal with Zed: Zed fakes Kusho's death in exchange for uniting Ionia to fight in the war against Noxus. After years of what happened, Zed was reunited with Kusho when Kusho freed Jhin.

Kusho knew that people wanted to forget the war and go back to things as before, but he wanted everyone to continue remembering the horrible war. Because of that, he needed and freeded Jhin to destroy cities, since people are already thinking that they are foreign attacks. Also, he told Kayn that he will kill Zed but Kayn didn't do it, not taking Kusho's orders. Then, Zed ended up killing Kusho for real.

Jhin is a tall, slender, pale-skinned man. He has black hair and brown eyes. His most noticeable feature is his theater mask that he wears constantly. Zed has an immense hatred towards Jhin to the point of wanting to kill him. When Zed was young, he saw Jhin's horrible crimes and it tormented him every day, causing Zed to struggle in his studies. Some time later, Shen and Zed managed to capture and imprison Jhin.

Jhin has some resentment towards Shen and Zed for catching him and imprisoning him. But after years, Kusho set Jhin free to torment Ionia again. He emotionally affected Zed, who fell into his traps and was forced to work with Shen to catch him again. They both succeeded, although Zed threw Jhin towards Shen and left the place, Jhin knowing that Zed went after Kusho.

Yánléi, better known as The Order of Shadows or just Shadow Order, is an order created by Zed and the former disciples of Kinkou Order. The order's mission is to protect Ionia and crush any enemy that threatens their rule. Most of the orders members are shadow magic users, sourcing their powers from the Tears of The Shadow artifact. The order was created when Zed found a box that contained the Tears of Shadow and abandoned the Kinkou Order. He along with former members of the Kinkou order went to Temple of Thanjuul and confronted Master Kusho. Then, Zed "killed" Kusho and his order killed the other members of the Kinkou order, taking over the temple. Currently, the order is located in the Temple of Thanjuul in Southeastern Navori, Ionia.

Members of the Shadow Order: Zed: Zed, The Master of Shadows, is the creator and leader of the Order of Shadows. He is a tall, muscular assassin with fair skin and shaggy white hair. He used to be a member of the Kinkou Order but ended up killing Kusho. Kayn: Kayn, The Shadow Reaper, is an assassin noxian who is Zed's successor. At the age of 10, Kayn was sent into a war by Noxus and was found by Zed. Zed raised him for years until he became his successor. Currently, Kayn is around 20 years old and has loyalty and honor to Zed. He's a young man with a thin, muscular build. He has black hair with a blue streak at the right side and a long braid on the back, having a scyther with darkin inside called Rhaast.

The Kinkou Order is an ancient organization of Ionia which is dedicated in preserving a balance between the physical world and the spirit realm. Previously, the leader of the Kinkou order was Master Kusho but he ended up being "murdered" by his own adopted son, Zed. So Kusho's son, Shen, decided to become the leader of the Kinkou order and keeping the balance in Ionia. The order used to be in Temple of Thanjuul but Zed and his Shadow Order took over the temple, killing several members of the place. Now currently, the Kinkou order is located in The Temple of Koeshin in Northwestern Navori, Ionia.

The members of Kinkou order: Shen: Shen, the Eye of Twilight, is a tall, muscular with tan skin and brown hair. His hair is tied back with the sides shaved. He took over as leader of the Kinkou after the death of his father, Kusho. Kennen: Kennen, The Heart of the Tempest, is a cream furred yordle with light brown hair and deep blue eyes. Kennen is a member of the Kinkou order, helping Shen in maintaining balance. Akali: Akali, the Rogue Assassin, is a slender but muscular woman with light skin and red-brown eyes. She was a member of the Kinkou order, with Kennen being her mentor. But she decided to abandon the Kinkou order and insulting the entire order by declaring their impotence.

Shadow Magic: Zed has absorbed the powers of the Tears of Shadows, a magical ichor that grants him control over the shadows. The power of the Tears was forbidden due to it's corruptive nature, making it's full scope unknown. [Shadow Teleportation: Zed can use shadows to go from one place to another. The Teleportation is instanteneous and can be done several times in a short time, allowing him to evade attacks from enemies.] [Shadow Clones: Zed can summon shadows versions of himself and others to serve his purpose. He can use this as a distraction against his foes, or summon shadow warrior to fight against his foes. He can also can switch places with his clones, making attempts to hit him much harder.] Combat Techniques: Zed was once upon a time one of the greatests of the Kinkou, being a terrifyingly skilled fighter.

Zed's real name is 'Govos', while Kusho changed it to the name 'Usan'. Zed appears to be ambidextrous. Zed is using a Forbidden Technique called shadow magic. He is also using shadow's tears which are a magical ichor which gives Zed and his followers the ability to use shadow magic (when tattooed or ingested). According to Shen, Zed's shadow clones are shaped by his guilt and hatred and are controlling him instead of vice versa. Zed is around 34 to 35 years old. Zed is four years younger than Jhin. Akali wants Zed dead for what he did to the Kinkou Order in the past and for the supposed death of her father, Tahno. Zed's father abandoned him when he was 4 years old and some time later he rejected his own mother to be in the Kinkou Orden. Zed kissed Shen's ex-fiancée, Yevnai, and they had a secret relationship before Zed left the Kinkou Orden and "killed" Kusho. Yevnai wanted to run away with Zed but he refused. Zed wants Gangplank dead after he ransacked the Temple of the Jagged Knife. Zed fight against Xayah and Rakan because they thwart his order's plans. Lee Sin fought against members of his order in the past and also Master Yi when they attacked his Wuju Order. When Zed met Kusho again, he was afraid that Kayn would betray him. Zed is a magically altered human. Zed thinks balance is for weaklings and fool's master. Even though years have passed, Zed is not over Yevnai. Although their paths have been different, Zed and Syndra have similar goals. Irelia is considering making an alliance with Zed and his order to protect Ionia.