Overview
Hextech is a magical technology that fuses elemental and spirit magic to create exquisite artifacts that can be wielded by anyone, not just the few people out there with a natural aptitude for the arcane. It harnesses the magical power contained within rare hex crystals to function properly.
History
Hextech is a fairly new innovation for Piltover, created by two aspiring inventors Viktor, a brilliant inventor from Zaun and Jayce Talis, one of Clan Kiramman's apprenda. Its widespread use led to the creation of the Hexgates, a realm warping device able to transport airships across Runeterra in an instant.
Properties
Hextech's power is limited only by the imagination of their users. It is capable of amazing feats, from powering machinery to creating beams of light capable of cutting the strongest steel. Hextech devices have runes inscribed on them; when the runes are coupled with the power of the hextech gemstones, it gives the device its magical properties. The process of crafting hextech is a closely guarded secret, and no two artificers work to the same methodology. As such, each item of hextech is a unique artifact of rare beauty, a bespoke creation that will likely have taken years to craft.
Pure Hextech crystals are known to be extremely volatile and widely explode from just a little bit of impact. Jayce and his Viktor were able to recently refine these crystals and turn them into Hextech gemstones—small, sphere shaped crystals (similar in appearance to blue marbles) that could endure great amounts of impact without reacting violently. With Hextech gemstones being able to be wielded safely by people, it could then be used to power up portable hextech devices.
Inventions
- Hextech Golems. These constructs made of magical and technological components that vary in size, shape, purpose, and intelligence.
