艾欧尼亚 Ionia

在凶险海域环绕中，诸多同盟省份在一片被称为“初生之土”的庞大群岛上组成了艾欧尼亚。追寻万物的平衡是这里长久以来的文化基调，因此物质与精神领域之间的界限也在这里若有若无，在野外的森林和山脉中尤为如此。

Surrounded by treacherous seas, Ionia is composed of a number of allied provinces scattered across a massive archipelago, known to many as the First Lands. Since Ionian culture has long been shaped by the pursuit of balance in all things, the border between the material and spirit realms tends to be more permeable here, especially in the wild forests and mountains.

虽然这片土地上的魔力可能变幻无常，栖息着的生物也可能危险而神奇，但在过去的几百年中，艾欧尼亚的居民一直过着富足的生活。习武的僧院、各省的民兵团、甚至就连艾欧尼亚这片土地本身，都已经足够保护当地的居民。

Although these lands’ enchantments can be fickle, its creatures dangerous and fae, for many centuries most Ionians led lives of plenty. The warrior monasteries, provincial militias—and even Ionia itself—had been enough to protect them.

但那一切都在十二年前结束了，因为那一年，诺克萨斯出兵攻打了“初生之土”。一望无际的帝国大军在艾欧尼亚肆虐，艾欧尼亚人经过多年的苦战才以巨大的代价击败敌人。

But that ended twelve years ago, when Noxus attacked the First Lands. The empire’s seemingly endless warhosts savaged Ionia, and were only defeated after many years, and at great cost.

如今的艾欧尼亚正处于脆弱的和平中。对于那场战争的不同应对，让这片土地产生了分裂——有一些团体，例如朔极的武僧和均衡教派，想要回归与世隔绝的和平以及田园牧歌的传统。另一些比较激进的派系，例如纳沃利兄弟会和影流，则主张对这片土地的魔法进行军事化改造，建立一个统一的国家，强大到足以对诺克萨斯实施打击报复。

Now, Ionia exists in an uneasy peace. Different reactions to the war have divided the region—some groups, such as the Shojin monks or the Kinkou, seek a return to isolationist pacifism, and pastoral traditions. Other more radical factions, such as the Navori Brotherhood and the Order of Shadow, demand a militarization of the land’s magic, to create a single, unified nation that can take vengeance on Noxus.

艾欧尼亚的命运正悬在微妙的平衡中，几乎无人愿意使其倒向任何一边，但所有人都能感到脚下的土地在蠢动不安。

The fate of Ionia hangs in a delicate balance that few are willing to overturn, but all can feel shifting uneasily beneath their feet.