[Champion Concept] Pyrus, Child of Black Fire

Lore:
Pyrus started out life as elemental wielding black fire. He was a drifter, never staying in one place for too long. Elementals of all kinds shied away from him and mankind wanted to capture him. All Pyrus wanted was to be left alone.

You can tell the strength of a fire elemental by the color of his or her flame. The rarer the color, the stronger the elemental. Black is one of the rarest colors second only to the ghostflame, a colorless fire that burns unseen to all but the elemental wielding it. Pyrus is one of six who wield black fire and the others are also hunted for their power.

Pyrus was traveling through Valoran when he came across a group of mages who wanted to capture him. Before Pyrus could escape, he was caught in a snare that held him in place. Left with no other option but to fight, Pyrus retaliated using everything he had. As the battle drew to near an end one of the mages sacrificed himself to cast a dispersion spell on Pyrus. The spell, which slowly ate away at Pyrus’s elemental form, forced him to take drastic measures. Pyrus shed his elemental body and took over the corpse of a fallen mage.

“Damn it all!” Pyrus yelled once the human body had been fully restored. “Damn those bloody mages to hell and back!” “Temper, temper my fiery friend.” A voice called from behind Pyrus. He turned to see a man covered in charcoal black skin and burning runes. Pyrus growled. “The Burning Vengeance has returned I see.” Pyrus spat, not taking his eyes of the man. “Indeed I have, young elemental.” Brand sneered before throwing a fireball at Pyrus who just narrowly dodged it. “You’ve lost your edge now that you are in a physical body. Try to keep up.” “Can it.” Pyrus roared, hurling a spear of black fire at Brand who dodged it effortlessly. “Make me.” Brand taunted and rushed Pyrus, catching off guard with a punch to stomach. Pyrus, weakened and out of breath, could not do anything as Brand proceeded to assault him. Brand left, laughing, as Pyrus lay bleeding, burned, and near death.

“BRAND!!!!” Pyrus screamed, sitting bolt upright in a hospital bed. He panted, looking around at the unfamiliar room, unease creeping into his mind. A nurse was staring at him, startled. He turned to look at her. “Where am I? Where is Brand?” “You are in a Demacian hospital, sir.” The nurse said, looking at him scared. “As for this Brand person, I have no idea.” “Hospital?” Pyrus looked around the room once again, the unease fading. “How long have I been here?” “About a week.” The nurse said. “Lady Shyvana found you passed out and near death in the forest. You are quite lucky she did. Although I am surprised you are awake and able to move. You were in really bad shape when they brought you in.” “I see.” Pyrus said, standing shakily. “Thank you, miss. I shall not burden you further. Which way is the exit?” “But sir…” “I am in no mood to argue right now, miss.” Pyrus said, looking at the nurse. “Kindly point me to the exit or I will be force to resort to unpleasant measures. I am in a very bad mood and I want to light something, maybe even multiple things, on fire. Please tell me where the exit is.” The nurse stared, shock mixing with the existing fear in her eyes. She pointed down the hall to a door and Pyrus left the hospital.

Weeks passed as Pyrus hunted for traces of Brand, recovering what little amounts of power he could contain within the human body he now inhabited. In all he could only house about 10% of the power he had as an elemental, which was nowhere near enough to reform his old elemental body or to create a new one. As Pyrus hunted, he heard whispers of the Demacian forces subduing Brand and forcing him to fight for the League of Legends. Pyrus was sitting in the forest where he had lost both his elemental body and his pride when a blast of fire shot past him. He looked in the direction the blast came from to see a female approaching him with very dragon like features.

“I’ve found you at last.” She said, staring at daggers at Pyrus. “And you are?” Pyrus asked, standing and turning to face the woman. “My name is Shyvana.” She said, scowling. “It is thanks to me that your sorry ass is still alive.” “I see.” Pyrus bowed respectfully. “You have my thanks, Lady Shyvana.” “I…what?” Shyvana stared at him, confused, her anger forgotten. “Perhaps you can shed some light on the rumors I have been hearing.” Pyrus said, rising from his bow. “I have heard tails of a man named Brand being forced to fight for a group called the League of Legends. Is this true?” “It is. Why do you ask?” Shyvana asked, crossing her arms. “That is of no concern of yours, milady.” Pyrus said. “Please point me in the direction of this League. I desire to enter it myself.” “Don’t be silly.” Shyvana said, laughing. “You would not last five minutes on the Fields of Justice.” “Do not underestimate my power.” Pyrus said, his temper rising. “There is more to me than you think.” “Really? Then why did I find you laying in the dirt near death last time?” “I will admit that that was not my greatest moment, but I assure I can handle myself.” “Prove it, small fry.” “Did you just…?” “I did.” Shyvana growled. “Prove yourself.” “As you wish.”

Pyrus rushed Shyvana, who dodged his first attack, and the fight was on. Shyvana, having never seen black fire before, was caught off guard several times before entering her dragon form to attack Pyrus. Stunned by her transformation, Pyrus nearly lost an arm to her fangs. In a last ditch attempt to win the fight, Pyrus drew on all of the power he could and engulfed the entire battlefield in black fire, momentarily regaining his lost body. When the flames died down both fighters were laying collapsed on the ground.

“Well then.” Shyvana said, panting. “Where is the League?” Pyrus asked again, slowly standing. “Follow me.” Shyvana said, also standing. “I will vouch for you.”

"I will light this world on fire to get my revenge!" - Pyrus

Role: Mage

Base Stats:
Health: 350 + 70 per level
Health Regen: 5 + .67 per level
Mana: 250 + 80 per level
Mana Regen: 7+ .33 per level
Attack Damage: 45 + 1.5 per level
Attack Speed: .640 + 2.5% per level
Armor: 17 + 2 per level
Magic Resist: 30
Movement Speed: 350
Range: 550 units

Innate: Flames of Wrath
Pyrus's abilities mark targets with a stack of Flames of Wrath that falls off after 3 seconds to a max of 3. Pyrus's abilities will deal extra based on the number of stacks an enemy has. 1 stack - .05 AP extra magic damage 2 stacks - .1 AP extra magic magic damage 3 stacks - .35 AP as true damage and all stacks consumed

Q: Spear of Black Fire
Pyrus throws a spear of black fire in a line, dealing 50/90/130/170/210 (+.8 AP) magic damage to first unit struck. The spear explodes on contact to deal 50% of the damage dealt on impact to all surrounding units within 250 units.
Mana: 60/70/80/90/100
Cool down: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds
Range: 750 units

W: Dark Scorch
Pyrus scorches target enemy unit with dark fire, dealing 40/80/120/160/200 (+ .65 AP) magic damage and reducing their Ability Power and Attack Damage by 5/10/15/20/25% for 3 seconds. Range: 700 units
Mana: 80/90/100/110/120
Cool down: 16/15/14/13/12 seconds

E: Dark Eruption
Pyrus channels for 1 second before unleashing an eruption of black fire from below target enemy champion, knocking them and nearby enemy units up and dealing 40/70/100/130/160 (+ .5 AP) magic to target and 60% of the damage dealt to the target champion to other units caught in the eruption. Mana: 55/65/75/85/95
Cool Down: 15/14/13/12/11seconds
Range: 750 units
AOE Radius: 175 units

R: Rise of the Elemental
Pyrus temporarily returns to his elemental form and engulfs everything within 800 units of himself with black flames which deal 20/40/60 (+ .1 AP) per second to any enemy unit within the radius for 5 seconds. During this time Pyrus cannot move and can cast Elemental's Fury.
Elemental's Fury - Pyrus focuses his flames onto three targets within his range, prioritizing champions. These targets take 40/80/120 (+ .15 AP) per second for the duration of the ability. At the end of the duration the flames explode to deal an additional 100/150/200 magic damage.
Note - enemies can leave the range of Rise of the Elemental but once it changes to Elemental's Fury the affected units can't escape its effects by moving.
Mana 150
Cool Down: 150/130/110 seconds

Jokes:
Action: juggles fireballs
"How about we sit down, light a fire, and roast some s'mores."
"Think you're hot? I'll show you hot."

Taunts:
Action: Breathes fire.
"It's time to bring the heat!"
"All I see are moving piles of ash."

Laugh:
Action: Holds sides, laughing

Dance:
Break dances (as per a suggestion)

Champion Select:
"Let us bathe the battle field in flames of darkness."

Movement:
"Where's the fire?"
"Time to burn something."
"I'm feeling a little hot headed."
"Like moths to a flame."

Death:
"I...shall...burn brighter..."

Special Interactions:
Brands Taunt: "I shall destroy you!"

Appearance:
Pyrus is a tall man with short black hair spiked up like flames and black eyes. He does not wear a shirt, showing off the ornate fire tattoo he has on each arm going up to his shoulder. Pyrus has loose fitting black pants and runs around bare foot. (Think a taller version of Vegeta from DBZ)

Skin Idea:
Butler Pyrus. Pyrus slicks his hair back and dons a black suit, black shoes, and white gloves. Special Taunt: "Defeat is a dish best served scroching hot."

Items:
Sorcerer's Shoes
Athene's Unholy Grail
Rabadon's Deathcap
Lich Bane
Zhonya's Hourglass
Deathfire Grasp

Edit Log:
1/13/2014 - lowered cool down on Dark Scorch and lowed AP ratio on Dark Eruption
1/26/2014 - Formatting changes, lore change, new passive, Q rework, W rework, E adjustments, new R

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