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Timeline.

This is my personal timeline for Swain's biography, based on the canon date of events which can be found in the wiki. Dated based on the Noxian calendar system, with AN= After Noxus and BN= Before Noxus was founded.

946AN — Jericho Swain is born. Noxus is under Darkwill's reign and the Noxian capital is blossoming. It is the prime of nobility & those practicing magic are especially favored by the Emperor.

947AN - 958AN — Childhood. Jericho completes the basic education required of nobleborn.

959AN - 966AN — Adolescence. Most of Jericho's teenage years are spent practicing the dark arts as an untalented but devoted warlock. As he approaches adulthood, he rebels against the House Matriarch for the first time, choosing to enlist himself in the army rather than be wed for House benefit.

967 - 971AN — Freljordian campaign. Jericho's first military endeavor. Albeit originally enrolling for western Valoran, his mother interefered to have him transferred to the Freljordian front as punishment for his disobedience. There he participated in a smaller party executing missions on the Emperor's behalf.

972 - 975AN — Parricide. Jericho returns to Prime after his party disbands. His Matron confronts him about the House future, to which he accepts her offer to stay in Prime and further his education in hopes of earning a commision. During his stay, Jericho begins to unravel the Black Rose conspiracy, lead on by the Pale Lady, until he exposes his own family along with others to the Emperor. He is rewarded with a commission in the Shuriman front.

976 - 983 AN — The Golden Years. Jericho's expedition to the desert yields unprecedented results. He becomes one of the most prominent tacticians in the Empire. His, at times, questionable methods and original thinking grant him infamy among the frontlines. He reaches the peak of his military career and gathers a lot of followers (power) This, inevitably, draws the Emperor's attention. Jericho is called back to Prime, where Boram announces that he has been deployed in the Ionian front.

984 - 986 AN — Ionian war. In a lapse of judgement, Jericho joins the eastern front. His past success had blinded him to the situation. Within 2 years what was left of his trusted veterans from the south has become annihilated by the opposition. Noxus keeps losing battles. They are dramatically outnumbered and famished for resources. Despite the odds, Jericho manages an impressive advance on the Placidium, yet is ultimately defeated by Irelia. He experiences Raum for the first time in a near-death trance, but survives. Whatever is left of his legion returns to Prime in shambles.

987 - 990 AN — Scheming. In the aftermath of his defeat, Jericho, a recluse at the time, becomes obsessed with the Rose conspiracy. The demon gradually makes its presence in his life more prominent. In increasingly desperate attempts to restore himself, he resorts to imbuing the creature in his own skin. It takes him some time to get used to its presence and learn how to manipulate its force.

990 AN — Trifarian revolution ( coup d'etat ) Read 'Proclamation of the Trifarix' for more information.

for context, i made this remark back in april while working on more details/a page of sketch studies for nyxram

and yesterday i was prompted by a pal to take things into my own hands; i spent maybe 2 hours skittering around grabbing screenshots, playing with height generators, and now i guess i have some “““official height”““ speculation for these idiot horn-heads. all my garbage is under the cut.

( i’m placing a couple references on here because i feel they’re important! and a friend sent them so i wanted to share lulz~ these helped me a little so hopefully, if you’re interested, they can help you too! )

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