Lore

Welcome to the Lore Page where you can easily navigate through the various characters, groups, locations, races, and events in Paladins' story.

Almost all Paladins media is still considered canon, with the only exception seemingly being the Alpha lore and Paladins Strike, the latter of which is an alternate universe. It's unknown if or how Realm Royale connects to the lore.

Please avoid adding fanfictional content, this is an archive for official lore. Even if a theory is plausible, only add confirmed information.

Complete Timeline

The complete main Paladins timeline can be viewed here.

Major Events

Individual pages on notable events in the lore can be viewed here.

• Dragon Scourge
  Boasting incredible power, dragons ruled the world, and served as the impetus for the formation of an ancient civilization known as the Warders.

• Goblin Scourges
  The Goblin Scourges were encroachments of goblins that ravaged the north of the Realm, until they were eventually repelled by the newly formed original incarnation of the Paladins, with the help of the Stagalla.

• Golden Age
  A century-long age of peace under the Magistrate's rule.

• Crystal War
  The war over crystals that arose from conflicts between the Magistrate and Resistance, and still influences the Realm to this very day.

• Koga's Revenge
  Koga returns to face his old master and demand answers.

• Destruction of Seris
  A village once home to an Abyssal portal, in an effort to satiate the Abyss, the force was unintentionally unleashed, destroying the village and almost everyone in it.

• Battle of Ascension Peak
  Jenos returns from the cosmos, attracting the attention of House Aico. Khan, the Primus of the house, is sent to recruit him, and he doesn't take "no" for an answer.

• Warders Return
  The ancient beacon of the Warders is lit, but with none of them left, it instead attracts the Resistance and Magistrate, bringing them into battle yet again.

• The Fight of the Shattered Desert
  The man from the future, Atlas, returns to save the Realm from a universe-subsuming threat known as the Darkness.

• Shattered Goddess' Return
  After centuries of hiding, the goddess of the moon, Io, returns at the request of her contemporary Jenos to protect her people.

• The Summoning of Raum
  Shaken from the recent battle, the Magistrate officer, Corvus, would have his desperation taken advantage of by the Abyss, allowing the Abyssal Lord, Raum, to be unleashed into the Realm.

• The Darkness Released
  Believing her goddess to have abandoned her, Vora would release the seal containing the Darkness, using its power in the hopes of bringing about the end of the Realm and everything in it.

• Shift of Power
  Believing he had failed, Grand Magister Karne entrusts leadership of the Magistrate to House Aico, unfortunetly leading to the treatment of the Ska'drin becoming worse and sparking the creation of a New Resistance.

Story Arcs

Individual story arcs can be found here.

• Crystal Arc
  Crystals are discovered and subsequently result in the Realm-wide Crystal War between the Magistrate and Resistance.

• Darkness Arc
  The Darkness monster Yagorath is awakened centuries after shattering the moon and being trapped by Io, now intent to consume the Realm and everyone in it.

• Ska'drin Arc
  Following the defeat of Yagorath, Karne gives control of the Magistrate to House Aico, which results in the Ska'drin receiving even worse discrimination than before, sparking a New Resistance to emerge.

Major Factions

New Magistrate

The New Magistrate is the original Magistrate following Grand Magister Karne stepping down and entrusting leadership of the group to House Aico. Under Lian's new rule, discrimination against the Ska'drin became far worse.

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Lian (leader)

Fernando

Khan

Rei

Vivian

New Resistance

The New Resistance is a group that emerged following the increased discrimination of the Ska'drin under House Aico's leadership of the Magistrate. It's unknown if the group has any connection to the original Resistance.

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Zhin (assumed leader)

Koga

Talus

Vatu

Ying

Magistrate

The Magistrate was the leading power of the Realm that took over once the chaos of centuries past had ended. They decided to ban crystals in fear of the chaos that could be caused. They would later be replaced by the New Magistrate once Karne decided to entrust leadership of the group to House Aico.

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Karne (leader)

Ash

Corvus (former)

Fernando

Khan (House Aico)

Lex (Outer Tribunal)

Lian (House Aico)

Octavia

Rei (House Aico)

Skye (possibly)

Strix

Terminus (possibly)

Torvald (Deepwerks)

VII (Outer Tribunal)

Viktor

Old Viktor

Vivian (Deepwerks)

Resistance (aka Paladins)

The Resistance (also known as the modern Paladins) is a group led by Valera that oppose the Magistrate's decision of banning crystals. It's unknown what happened to this group following Karne stepping down as Grand Magister.

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Valera (leader)

Barik

Buck

Cassie

Evie

Pip (partially)

Furia

Grover

Inara

Koga

Makoa

Sha Lin

Talus

Terminus (former)

Tyra

Ying

The Abyss

A dark and mysterious dimension from which dangerous and mysterious monstrous forces seem to originate.

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Androxus (linked)

Dredge

Lillith (linked)

Raum

Seris

Darkness

A universe subsuming threat from beyond the Realm.

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Vora (transformed)

Yagorath

Neutral

Champions and groups with no interest in picking a side in the Crystal War between the Magistrate and Resistance.

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Androxus

Atlas

Betty La Bomba

Bomb King

Drogoz

Grohk

Imani

Io

Jenos

Kinessa

Lillith

Maeve

Mal'Damba

Moji

Ruckus

Saati

Tiberius

Willo

Directions

Characters who share similar goals, but most often do not work together to accomplish them.

Anti-Abyss

Those opposed to the Abyss.

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Azaan

Corvus

Furia

Imani

Jenos

Tiberius

Anti-Darkness

Those opposed to the Darkness.

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Ash

Atlas

Cassie

Furia

Imani

Io

Jenos

Karne

Lex

Octavia

Sha Lin

Strix

Valera

Viktor

Zhin

Nature Protectors

Those who either protect nature or their people who live in it.

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Grohk

Grover

Inara

Makoa

Moji

Willo

Other Groups

Bomb Kingdom
The Bomb Kingdom is the unofficial name given to Betty La Bomba's former kingdom prior to Bomb King destroying the entire thing.

House Aico
House Aico is a royal house loyal to the Magistrate, ruled by the heiress and Scion of the Ruby Throne, Lian.

Outer Tribunal
The Outer tribunal is a group who, on behalf of the Magistrate, hunt down criminals in the name of the law. They also battle horrors and supernatural threats for the side of justice.

Paladins (Former)
The Paladins were a group of magical warriors who united the Realm through strife and sacrifice during the time of chaos centuries ago.

Sentinels
The Sentinels were an elite military unit working under the Magistrate.

Shadow Tribunal
The Shadow Tribunal is a group led by Corvus after he was exiled from the Magistrate that intends to achieve his goals and support the Magistrate's original goals to restore peace and defeat the Resistance.

Summer Court
The Summer Court is a group of faeries who wage an endless war against the encroachment of modern civilization.

Red River Orcs
The Red River Orcs is a tribe of orcs that reside in a river located in Greenwood.

The Eternal Pyre
The Eternal Pyre is an otherwordly force seemingly opposed against the Abyss.

Thousand Hands Guild
The Thousand Hands Guild is a criminal organization currently led by Zhin.

Warders
The Warders were an ancient group who were able to command dragons and channel their power with items such as the Warder's Relic. It was their efforts that paved the way for the Realm to enter its golden age.

Wekono
Wekono is the Mother of Sorrow and Revenge who every cycle, selects a champion to evangelize her faith by laying waste to those who would oppose her, with Mal'Damba being her current champion.

Followers of Io
Followers of Io are those who live in the Shattered Desert and worship the Moon Goddess Io.

Tau-Kor Monastery
The Tau-Kor Monastery is a group of monks that reside at Ascension Peak and are dedicated to carrying on Jenos' legacy.

Unknown Groups
On top of the various known groups, there's also several other mentioned or implied groups that have yet to be given an official name or explored in greater detail.

Noteworthy Items / Forces

• Crystals
  Crystals are a new form of magic with enough power to rival that of the Magistrate itself. It was due to these crystals that the Resistance was created and the Crystal War started.

• Magic
  Magic is forces in the Realm that can be manipulated and utilized by various species and individuals for special powers and abilities.

• Warder's Key
  The Warder's Key is a powerful keystone that can unlock the Warder's vaults.

• Warder's Relic
  The Warder's Relic are two ancient gauntlets used by the Warders to command dragons. They eventually ended up back with their rightful owner, Imani.

Notable Positions

• Abyssal Lord
  Notable entities of the Abyss.

• Border Lord
  Currently unknown individuals who seem to rule their own domains in the Realm.

• Grand Magister
  The leader of the Magistrate.

• Pyre Lord
  Notable entities of the Eternal Pyre.

The Realm

Paladins is set in the world known as the Realm.

Main article: Realm

Races

This list only accumulate the base skins and skills. Alternate skins and lores are not taken into consideration.

• Abyssal Creature

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• Animal

• Construct

• Darkness

• Deities

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Wekono

• Dragon

Drogoz's Former Master

• Dwarf

• Elemental

• Elf

• Dark Elf

• Faerie

• Goblin

• Human

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• Leipori

• Orc

• Pyre Creature

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• Ska'drin

• Spirit

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• Stagalla

• Tigron

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• Transformed

Wekono

• Undead

• Vulpin

• Wyrin

Champion Lore

Updated individual champion lore can be found here.

Official in-game bios can be found here.

Androxus
Ash
Atlas
Azaan
Barik
Betty La Bomba
Bomb King
Buck
Cassie
Corvus
Dredge
Drogoz
Evie
Fernando
Furia
Grohk
Grover
Imani
Inara
Io
Jenos
Khan
Kinessa
Koga
Lex
Lian
Lillith
Maeve
Makoa
Mal'Damba
Moji
Octavia
Pip
Raum
Rei
Ruckus
Saati
Seris
Sha Lin
Skye
Strix
Talus
Terminus
Tiberius
Torvald
Tyra
Vatu
VII
Viktor
Vivian
Vora
Willo
Yagorath
Ying
Zhin

Other

NPCs

A list of known NPC characters can be found here.

Statues

A list of figures appearing as statues can be found here.

Legends

A list of various legends and myths in the Realm of Paladins can be found here.

Canon Skins

A list of canon and potentially canon skins can be viewed here.

Misconceptions

A list of notable lore misconceptions and unconfirmed theories can be viewed here.

Retcons

A list of various retcons throughout the years can be viewed here.

Alpha Lore

The old non-canon alpha lore of the game can be viewed here.

Trivia

• The development of the lore was largely unorganized prior to around Atlas and the Shattered Desert, which is when a group of developers unofficially came together to discuss the lore, and around the time Corvus began coming into the picture, the group was largely made officially responsible for deciding on lore related topics.

• During the period around the Siege of Ascension Peak, it was said the lore wasn't intended to be a linear narrative, with it instead being intended to simply be a world full of different stories and interrelated characters; with the Siege being built on later to show how it affected the Realm... which aside from one brief offhand mention of it by Jenos in the End Times story, didn't happen.