Katarina

Noxus

Noxus is a powerful empire with a fearsome reputation. To those beyond its borders, Noxus is brutal, expansionist, and threatening, yet those who look beyond its warlike exterior see an unusually inclusive society, where the strengths and talents of its people are respected and cultivated. Its people were once a fierce reaver culture until they stormed the ancient city that now lies at the heart of their empire. Under threat from all sides, they aggressively took the fight to their enemies, pushing their borders outward with every passing year. This struggle for survival has made the Noxians a deeply proud people who value strength above all, though that strength can manifest by many different means. Anyone can rise to a position of power and respect within Noxus if they display the necessary aptitude, regardless of social standing, background, homeland, or wealth.

House Du Couteau

A house of assassins and spies. Its previous patron was instrumental in establishing The Trifarix while its matron was a member of The Black Rose.

Description

Decisive in judgment and lethal in combat, Katarina is a Noxian assassin of the highest caliber. Eldest daughter to the legendary General Du Couteau, she made her talents known with swift kills against unsuspecting enemies. Her fiery ambition has driven her to pursue heavily guarded targets, even at the risk of endangering her allies—but no matter the mission, Katarina will not hesitate to execute her duty amid a whirlwind of serrated daggers.

Story

Katarina was born the eldest daughter of Marcus Du Couteau often won the attention of theirmother, Katarina was raised under the tutelage and guidance of her father to become one of the most precise assassins in all of Noxus. General Du Couteau was a strict teacher who was difficult to impress, and after years of training Katarina hoped to win her father's approval and the approval of the empire by performing exceedingly complex missions, even testing different poisons on herself to test her own resistance to them. One day, Katarina was tasked with assassinating an enemy line officer known as Demetrius, but seeing the task as a waste of her talents, Katarina disobeyed orders and instead assassinated the enemy commander. However, this proved to be a terrible error of judgment, as Demetrius took charge of the enemy forces and killed dozens of Noxian soldiers, nearly costing the general his life. Furious with his daughter's disobedience, Marcus sent his adoptive son and protégé, the assassin known asTalon, to kill Katarina. Their battle was brief and Katarina left the encounter with her life intact, but with a new scar over her left eye. Six hours later, Katarina killed Demetrius as a recognition of her own failure, with her scar as a permanent reminder of it. Humbled by the consequences, Katarina realized she had lost her father's favor, but hoped to someday redeem herself in both his eyes and the empire by putting her talents to good use.Following a coup, Grand General Boram Darkwill was publicly executed by the demonic magic ofSwain, who seized power and established the Trifarix in Darkwill's place. Four years later, Katarina's father mysteriously went missing, and Katarina assumed he had been killed. Still, as a supporter of the new regime, Katarina made certain to make her skills known to Swain, and in time, rose to a position as one of his most loyal and deadly assassins. She spent the next few years eliminating Swain's political rivals, cutting down rogue warbands, and silencing those who still believed in Darkwill's reign. This, Katarina believed, was to ensure a brighter future for a Noxus without tyrants or prejudice, where all people in the empire would be given the chance to thrive.

Personality

As heir to a house of assassins, Katarina had pursued her father's approval for many years, but always remained short of his standards. Having lost the respect of her parents, Katarina developed her own ideals as a noxian. Rather than chase legacies, she would use her skills to make a Noxus that she believes in. She is a firm believer in individual merit, and recognizes the benefit of having allies, especially those of different skillsets. Therefore, she finds mutual appreciation under the Trifarix. As an assassin, Katarina is an agile fighter, can quickly plan her strategies, and has a keen eye for the subtlest of clues. Behind these instincts, her personal code of conduct dictates how she would kill targets based on how honorable she regards them, also shows a somewhat flirtatious personality.

Appearance

Katarina is portrayed as a beauty slender woman with an athletic and voluptuous physique, she has peach skin, full red lips and the things that stand out the most about her appearance are her long dark cherry-colored hair and her piercing emerald green eyes, with a scar on her left eye. She usually wears a rather revealing assassin uniform made of black and gray leather which reveals her abdomen with several dark blue Noxian tattoos, she wears leather heeled boots and a small leather jacket.

Powers, abilities and weapons

Agile Combat Mastery: Katarina is both agile and quick, capable of performing acrobatic maneuvers in the midst of battle and proving difficult to seize when the fight seems over. Stealth Mastery: As an assassin, Katarina is trained to infiltrate heavy security in order to approach her target. Her stealth is comprised of part silence and part elusiveness. Knife Mastery: Katarina's ambidexterity makes excellent use of twin daggers. Blade Bond: Katarina's blood bond with her blades allows her to retrieve them telekinetically or reappear next to them at the blink of an eye. Infused Daggers: Katarina possesses twin daggers infused with her blood by a hemomancy ritual. Drann gifted these blades to replace the Daggers of Du Couteau.