Nixie

Race of Runeterra

Sapient spirit-realm tricksters who torment stray mortals, sweet one instant and lethal the next, with pranks that can outlive their maker's intent.

Nixies belong to the spirit realm, and they take a particular interest in the mortals who wander across their path. Their favored pastime is the prank. Any traveler unlucky enough to blunder into a nixie's presence becomes the target of whatever trick that spirit decides to play, and the spirit's mood governs how the encounter ends. That mood is unstable. A nixie can be gentle in one moment and lethal in the next, with no warning between the two states. The tricks themselves are equally unpredictable, and a nixie's prank has been known to slip loose of its maker and continue under its own power. Nixies are sapient, and they descend from the broader category of spirits. As spirit-kind, they are counted among the six recognized race categories of Runeterra alongside mortal, transformed, artificial, cosmic, and void beings. No language, homeland, or connected champion is recorded for them.

Details

Category
spiritual
Significance
notable