Who is Ashlesh? Everything to know about Nilah's power of a "Demon of Joy" in League of Legends

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As Riot introduces Nilah, The Unbound Joy, to the Summoner’s Rift, League of Legends lore maniacs would be thrilled to know that Nilah channels the power of a "Demon of Joy" to slay mythical beasts and defeat her enemies.

The ancient Demon of Joy is none other than Ashlesh, an ascetic warrior from Kathkan, a country in South and Southeast Asia. According to League of Legends lore, Ashlesh is a member of "The Ten Kings", who pushes joy to its hideous extremes, feeding on the dark, inverted aspects of the emotion, like delirium and obsession.

The Ten are the oldest and most powerful demons in existence. Nilah practices a strict code of rite and ritual that gives her power over Ashlesh, the demon of joy who was sealed away eons ago.

Nilah has harnessed Ashlesh’s power to do well. Lore suggests that she is an epic, monster-slaying hero who is turning out to be a legend of her own, day by day.

Nilah did not have her otherworldly powers right from the very beginning, as once upon a time, she was a normal girl with a normal life. Like Ashlesh, Nilah too originates from Kathkan, a place of dazzling colors, rich history, and ancient myths like legends of heroes, gods, demons and monsters.

Kathkan is located in the southeast of (and was once a rival of) ancient Camavor. Riot's Principal Narrative Writer Jared 'Carnival Knights' Rosen explains,

But wielding Ashlesh’s immense power came with a heavy burden as Nilah was erased from living memory. There is no record of her ever being born. She is a stranger to all she ever knew, even her own family. Noting that Nilah’s unflinching positivity is completely involuntary, Carnival Nights says,

Nilah's League of Legends name and attire has been inspired by India, as she is donning a saree. Thus,