Nilah in League of Legends: Upcoming melee botlaner to use an Urumi, a weapon of Indian origin
Nilah, the upcoming League of Legends champion, was introduced this week, with Riot Games giving gamers their first glimpse at the character's gameplay.
Based on the snatches of gameplay, fans figured out that the melee bot laner uses water-based skills and a "water whip" to attack adversaries close and far. But the idea was speculative since the entire scope of the champion's abilities was still unclear to the League of Legends community.
Some facts about the champion were reported to have leaked ahead of time to give fans a better understanding of what Nilah can do. However, it looks like the leaks were not totally accurate, at least based on this gameplay teaser.
League lore aficionados noticed that Nilah's leg looked similar to what Yasuo’s armor. Thus, it could be possible that she came over to Bilgewater from the same area as Yasuo did and her weapon is not just a water-whip, but a water-whip-sword.
Nilah's name and attire also has Indian vibes to it, considering she's donning a saree. Thus, it was evident that her weapon must be an ancient Indian sword. In a Reddit post today, Riot's Lead Gameplay Producer Ryan 'Reav3' Mireles confirmed that Nilah’s weapon is an Urumi, a historic South-Indian whip sword.
Urumi is an Indian sword with a flexible, whip-like blade that originated in modern-day Kerala. It's said to have been around since the Sangam period. It's treated like a steel whip, and one needs to know how to use it like a sword. Considering the level of difficulty, in Indian martial systems like Kalaripayattu, the urumi is always taught last.
The weapon is also known as chuttuval in Kerala, derived from the Malayalam words for "coiling" or "spinning" (chuttu) and "sword" (val). Surulkatti, Surulval, and
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