League Of Legends Reveals New Champion Briar, The Restrained Hunger

Riot has revealed a new champion that will be joining the League of Legends roster in September–Briar, the Restrained Hunger. A failed experiment with a lust for blood, Briar’s playstyle is all about a strategic loss of control as she gives in to a feeding frenzy.

Created using blood magic by the Noxian cabal the Black Rose, Briar’s lust for blood was so strong that she failed in her purpose as an assassin–she would simply kill too many people alongside her target. After multiple failures, she was restrained in a magical pillory that dampens her bloodlust and clears her mind.

Despite learning how to loosen the magical restraints, Briar liked the clarity the pillory brought, and used her time in captivity to learn about the people around her–and herself. Briar’s current situation sees her having broken free of her captivity, determined to find an identity for herself that is more than just a mindless killing machine.

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