Early Life

Akali was born within the Kinkou Order, daughter to Tahno and Maymm Jhomen Tethi. Maymm was the renowned Fist of Shadow and one of the Kinkou leaders in charge of preserving the delicate spiritual balance of Ionia. As a child, Akali's parents would often be called off on their duties, leaving her under the care of other Kinkou masters such as Master Kusho or Kennen. When in the care of Kennen, Akali would be taught many shuriken techniques and honed her skills in speed and agility. Being a prodigy, Akali showed great promise as a member of the Kinkou Order and woult often train alongside Master Kusho's son and appointed successor Shen.

Shadow Order Attack

During the Noxian Invasion of Ionia, Master Kusho's adopted son and former student Zed returned to the order after having left to participate in the war. With an army of his own followers, Zed planned to enact a violent takeover of the Kinkou Order and seemingly killed Master Kusho, transforming the Kinkou into the Shadow Order. Zed and his acolytes proceeded to kill the remaining Kinkou, including Akali's father Tahno. Luckily, Akali fled to a long-abandoned temple in the eastern mountains alongside a small group of other Kinkou consisting of her mother Maymm, Kennen and the new Eye of Twilight, Shen.

Appearance

Akali is a slender but muscular woman with light skin and red-brown eyes. Her thick black hair is often tussled, tied back in a large, messy bun which flares in every direction. She also has a tattoo of a pale blue dragon among white clouds swirling around her arms and across the backs of her shoulders.

Her typical professional attire is various shades of green with brown leather highlights. She wears baggy pants, a crop top, tabi, and a cloth mask that covers her lower face.

Abilities

• Assassin Combat Mastery: Akali was trained in the Kinkou Order to be the next Fist of Shadow, the head assassin of the order. Because of this, she is an expert in assassination and stealth combat, capable of knowing how to strike a perfect killing blow from the shadows and get out of danger by hiding in her smoke shroud.
• Agility: As an expert assassin, Akali is incredibly agile with a talent in acrobatics and running. Since childhood, Akali has had an exceptional running speed.
• Weapon Mastery: As part of her training as an assassin, Akali has learned to masterfully wield a large variety of weapons, learning how to use and specialize each one to kill any target.
• Kama Proficiency: Akali is most comfortable using her kama, a short sickle-like blade she can use to strike enemies. In the past, Akali wielded dual kamas but has resorted to using a singular, specialized kama that is connected to a rope, allowing Akali to detach it from its handle and swing it at further distances.
• Kunai Proficiency: Akali utilizes a collection of kunai daggers, small blades that she can use to either stab up close or toss at a distance. Akali has learned a technique to toss five kunais at the same time, dealing massive damage in a wider area.
• Shuriken Proficiency: Akali was taught how to use a shuriken by Kennen, a Kinkou master most known for wielding shurikens. Training with Kennen has taught Akali how to toss a shuriken from a far distance with great accuracy.