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Shauna Vayne Shauna Vayne is a deadly, remorseless Demacia Crest icon Demacian monster hunter, who has dedicated her life to finding and destroying the demon demon that murdered her family. Armed with a wrist-mounted crossbow and a heart full of vengeance, she is only truly happy when slaying practitioners or creations of the dark arts, striking from the shadows with a flurry of silver bolts.


VayneSquare"I don't kill creatures like you because it's the right thing to do. I kill you because I enjoy it."  Vayne
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Background[]

Early Life[]

Shauna Vayne was born to House Vayne, a wealthy, noble family in Demacia Crest icon Demacia. She experienced a privileged childhood, being able to enjoy solitary pursuits such as reading, learning music, and collecting insects. Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Vayne would return to home to find her parents dead, killed by a horned demon demon. The people of Demacia found it inconceivable that a demon would be able to slip past their defenses and murder her parents, but Vayne knew better. Driven by her parent's death, Vayne would seek out a mentor, someone who could teach her how to combat the forces of darkness.

She would travel to the Freljord Crest icon Freljord to search for her teacher, learning of the Iceborn warriors who battled the Ice Witch Ice Witch from the stories her parents used to tell her. While traversing the frozen tundra, Vayne would be trapped by a ravenous ice troll. As the troll prepared to consume the young aristocrat, he would fall dead to spear of a grizzled, middle-aged woman. She introduced herself as Frey and bandaged Vayne's wounds. Frey explained that she dedicated her life to fighting the Ice Witch's forces, after they killed her children, and Vayne implored her to take her on as a student. Determining that an aristocrat wouldn't have the resolve to fight against the forces of darkness, she refused, but Vayne would not take no for answer. Vayne challenged the Freljordian to a duel, if she won, Frey would have to train her, but if she lost, she would offer herself as bait for the Ice Queen's minions. Seeing Vayne's determination, Frey would agree to train her and the two would return to Demacia.

Vayne would spend the next several years training and hunting with Frey, growing closer with her mentor and eventually seeing her as a maternal figure. However, she was suspicious as to how her teacher had such an in depth understanding of dark magics. They would frequently travel outside of Demacia to hunt their prey and tales of their valor would spread across Valoran. One day they would catch rumor of the horned demon that had slayed Vayne's parents, she had established a cult designed to do her bidding and lure more victims. As they tracked the demon to her lair, Vayne felt fear that she would lose her mother figure again. Before she could express her concerns, they would be ambushed by one of the cultists, injuring Vayne. In order to protect her, Frey transformed into a Freljordian wolf and tore the priest's throat with a single bite. Frey quickly returned to her human form and tried to explain that she became a shaman to combat the Ice Witch, but Vayne fired a bolt through her heart and any affection she felt died with her. Vayne now resumes her hunt for the demon that killed her parents as well as any other monsters that prey upon Runeterra.

Monster Hunting[]

Vayne would take a job from a woman in Demacia, her husband had become a monster that attacked the countryside. After tracking him down, she would put him out of his misery and take his body back to his wife. Vayne confronted the woman, revealing that she knows that she is a therian and transformed her husband in an attempt to devour him. Vayne swiftly dispatched the shapechanger and avenged the man.

Rise of the Sentinels[]

Vayne was present at the Great City of Demacia when Viego Viego unleashed Harrowings across Runeterra. She helped repel the army of wraiths alongside Poppy Poppy and discovered a mysterious crest belonging to the Sentinels of Light Crest icon Sentinels of Light. A few weeks later, Demacia would be sieged by another Harrowing. Vayne took shelter in the Singing Swan Tavern and encountered Gwen Gwen, Lucian Lucian, Senna Senna, and a Sentinel Rookie seeking more information about the origin of the Harrowing. The Sentinels discovered that the Harrowing was focused around the Mageseeker Compound and Vayne accompanied them to the epicenter of the attack. At the entrance, they would be met by Shyvana Shyvana, afflicted by the Black Mist, and the half-dragon would attempt to bury them beneath rubble. The group frees themselves and venture further into the compound, Viego secures the artifact guarded by the mageseekers and they give chase to the Ruined King. As they corner him, Shyvana Shyvana returns and attacks, transforming into a Ruined Dragon at Vayne's provocation. They eventually manage to best Shyvana, but Viego escapes with the artifact. As Vayne prepares to execute Shyvana, Senna convinces her not to, and they agree to lock her up in the mageseeker dungeon. Seeing how ineffective her silver weapons were against the Black Mist, Vayne offers to join the Sentinels, in exchange for Relic weapons. They return to headquarters and Vayne is sworn into their ranks and outfitted with a new uniform and a relic crossbow.

Vayne accompanies the Sentinels as they race across Runeterra, trying to stop Viego from securing more fetters. Along the way, the Sentinels would recruit Malcom Graves Malcom Graves, Vayne's no-nonsense attitude would garner Graves' respect and, to Vayne's dismay, friendship. Eventually the Sentinels of Light would prepare their final stand against Viego on the Shadow Isles Crest icon Shadow Isles. Vayne and the other Sentinels battled Karma Karma, Miss Fortune Miss Fortune, Pantheon Pantheon, Shyvana Shyvana and their army of wraiths, while Akshan Akshan, Gwen Gwen, Senna Senna and the Rookie would defeat Viego in Camavor. With the Ruined King defeated, most of the Sentinels opted to return to their old lives, but Vayne agreed to take up their post in Demacia, while Lucian and Senna hunt Thresh Thresh, recently unbound from the Shadow Isles.

Appearance[]

In her normal attire, Vayne wears a dark blue catsuit with red accents and red tinted glasses. She wields a wrist-mounted crossbows and carries a larger crossbow on her back. She also keeps her hair in a long ponytail.

As a Sentinel of Light, Vayne wears a black and white Sentinel uniform with red accents, but maintains her red glasses. She wields a wrist-mounted relic crossbow and larger relic crossbow on her back.

Personality[]

Vayne is incredibly determined in her mission to purge Runeterra of the forces of darkness, even willing to kill her mother figure when she found out she was a magic user. She holds extreme prejudice against magic users, but has become more lenient since becoming a Sentinel of Light. She is also quite confident in her own ability, challenging a monster to try and attack her before she could kill them.

Abilities[]

  • Hunter: Vayne is extremely knowledgeable about hunting monsters. She has a large study around dark creatures, how they behave, and how to kill them. She is also a very competent detective, able to figure out a man was turned into a therian by his bride just by analyzing his body.
  • Arsenal Proficient: Vayne is able to handle multiple weapons to hunt monsters, like a wristbolt launcher and a heavy crossbow.

Relations[]

Evelynn Evelynn[]

Vayne is searching for Evelynn Evelynn, as she is the demon who killed her parents. She obsessively craves revenge, which motivates Vayne in her life as a hunter.

Black Mist[]

During a Black Mist attack by Viego Viego on a Demacian city, Vayne and Poppy Poppy fought side by side against the undead army.

Vayne fought against Shyvana Shyvana while she was possessed possessed, and tried to kill her for being a monster. Shyvana Shyvana was saved by Lucian Lucian and Senna Senna, who stopped her and told her that Viego Viego was their real enemy.

Graves Graves[]

Vayne begrudgingly accepted Graves Graves as a friend, when the two of them were Sentinels of Light.

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Biography

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The Night Hunter

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Absolution (Cinematic)

Two souls entwined by fate. One life for the other’s freedom.

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Before Dawn

In the darkest night, a new Sentinel rises.

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For Vayne, revenge is a dish best served brutal, bloody, and with skull-piercing bolts.

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Rise of the Sentinels

By John O'Bryan

Black Mist pours across Runeterra, enthralling its champions and shrouding the continent in darkness. If the last Sentinels are going to save Runeterra, they're going to need all the help they can get. And that means you Rookie!

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A king returns. All he touches turns to ruin.

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Steadfast Heart: Issue 3

By Ian St. Martin

As Ruination spreads across Runeterra, the Sentinels begin a quest for allies.

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Steadfast Heart: Issue 4

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Tension brews as the Sentinels recruit more allies and prepare to take on the Ruined King. Can this motley crew win this fight?

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Steadfast Heart: Issue 6

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The final showdown between Light and Darkness - the fate of Runeterra lies in the balance!

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The Boys and Bombolini

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There existed, among the multitude of disgusting Bilgewater shipping warehouses filled with rusted knives and arms-length carnivorous rats, one Bilgewater shipping warehouse devoid of such things.

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Join Firecracker Sejuani, Firecracker Vayne, Lunar Wraith Sylas, and Coin Emperor Tahm Kench in celebrating the Year of the Pig!

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Reaching the peak takes more than skill. Only those with the ambition to RISE above all others will know its height.

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Trivia[]

  • Vayne is now part of the Sentinels of Light and represents them in Demacia after the events of Rise of the Sentinels.

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