This music for Lucian is my first attempt at writing a piece of music to accompany a narrated cinematic to give a little more life to the lore of the League of Legends universe.


Video Link: http://youtu.be/xbsTkhUQF_U

Lore:
Lucian wields relic weapons imbued with ancient power and stands a stalwart guardian against the undead. His cold conviction never wavers, even in the face of the maddening horrors he destroys beneath his hail of purifying fire. Lucian walks alone on a grim mission: to purge the spirits of those ensnared in undeath, his eternal beloved among them.

Like the twin relic weapons they wielded, Lucian and his wife Senna were carved from the same stone. Together they battled evil in Runeterra for years, bringing light to darkness and purging those taken by corruption. They were beacons of righteousness: Senna's dedication to their cause never faltered, while Lucian's kindness and warmth touched the hearts of the many lives they saved. Two parts of one whole, they were devoted and inseparable.

Though Lucian and Senna witnessed terror that would break most warriors, nothing they had seen compared to the horrors wrought by the Shadow Isles. When the spectral denizens of that accursed place began to manifest across Runeterra, Lucian and Senna hunted them down wherever they appeared. It was grim work, but the fearless pair prevailed until one tragic encounter with the soul-collector Thresh. Lucian and Senna had faced such nightmarish undead before, but never one so deviously clever and cruel. As the terrible battle unfolded, Thresh sprung an unexpected ploy. To Lucian's horror, the creature tricked Senna and ensnared her soul, trapping her in a spectral prison. Nothing could bring her back. Senna was lost, and for the first time, Lucian faced his mission alone. 

Though the Warden had taken half of Lucian's heart, he had also created the Shadow Isles' most dangerous foe. Lucian became a man of dark determination, one who would stop at nothing to purge the undead from the face of Runeterra. In honor of Senna's memory, he took up her fallen weapon and vowed to see their mission through to the end.  Lucian fights to slay the undead and cleanse the souls of the Shadow Isles. He knows that Senna's soul is lost, but never loses hope that one day he will bring her peace.

League of Legends Lore: Lucian, The Purifier

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Musician and game audio engineer from the Pacific Northwest. 
- Audio tech design on Halo Infinite and Clockwork Revolution.
- Guitar, Vocals, and Mandolin on PRIME: Metroid Reimagined and Where the Water Tastes Like Wine.
- Vocals for the Singapore-based metal band, A Porcupine’s Narrative. 
- Vocals and Mandolin for the progressive rock band, mötæ.
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Joshua Mallard (b. 1998) is an award-winning composer currently residing in State College, Pennsylvania. Mallard's eclectic body of work seeks to reshape musical idioms and embrace experimentation. 

His work consists of music for game, film, and classical music. He has worked with companies and studios such as Blipsounds, E-Line Media, Lunchbox Entertainment, and Forest Ring Games. This includes working on games such as Beyond Blue (IOS), Sky Haven, Just Act Natural, and more. 

Mallard's works have been performed internationally by a variety of ensembles, including HyperCube and Rote Hund Muzik. His flute work Perennial was programmed on Fear No Music’s 2020-21 concert series, “Tomorrow Is My Turn”. Recently, Mallard was commissioned to write a new work for Willamette University's "Artist As Advocate" workshop. 

Mallard's works have been selected for many festivals including The 2022 UNK New Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest 2022, NSEME 2020, MuSE Sound of Arts Festival, Penn State New-Music Festival and Symposium, and more. Currently, Mallard is a host for the Contemporary Art Music Project's podcast, "Lost to Time". Here, Mallard discusses the work of musicians from marginalized groups.

League of Legends Lore: Lucian, The Purifier

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