Hexgates

The Hexgates are massive hextech-powered gateways that enable near-instantaneous transportation of goods and people across vast distances. Standing in Piltover, they were made possible by the invention of hextech and refined through the same spirit of innovation that produced it, and they are regarded as the pinnacle of Piltovian engineering. Their effect on the city was transformative. Piltover was already a prosperous trading city before the gates existed, but the Hexgates remade it into the undisputed center of commerce in Runeterra. The city's ascent followed a clear sequence: first the invention of hextech, then the construction of the Hexgates, and finally Piltover's rise as a trade capital. Journeys and shipments that once had to cross vast distances by conventional means could instead pass through the gateways in an instant, and Piltover's commercial dominance followed directly from that advantage. The Hexgates remain active today, and their operation continues to serve as the backbone of Piltover's trade. Among the champions whose stories are tied to the gates, Jayce is the figure most closely connected with them.