[CHAMPION CONCEPT]: Vaelyn, the Beast Reborn

Lore

Even from a young age, Vaelyn knew he was different, more often than not, he chose to stay away from the petty everyday problems that plagued his village. Who was the strongest? Who was the fastest? Traits like these mattered little to Vaelyn. Alone and friendless in the wilderness was where you would find him more often than not. He always felt disconnected from those around him, thinking the problems and aspirations his fellow villagers had were pointless, and that they should therefore not even care. Some might say that his soul did not belong in the body of a human. His innate sense of the beauty of nature often led him into sometimes days of adventure, whether it be strolling under the jungle canopy, to stargazing for what seemed like hours at the top of a waterfall. But there was one thing that Vaelyn had a connection with, and that was his love of animals, which according to his fellow villagers, a love he often felt reciprocated during his boundless encounters with everything from tigers to chipmunks. One day during a routine stroll in Ionia, Vaelyn came up a wounded baby wolf with that of blue fur, something he’d never seen or heard of before not just by him, but by his fellow villagers and their wealth of information consisting of books and written accounts of the world across the sea. Vaelyn eventually nursed the pup back to health, and from then on they became best friends. Vaelyn would take his friend on all of his adventures, even introducing him to the gorillas and giant birds, who instantly took a liking into Vaelyn’s new friend. It seemed that Vaelyn finally found something that he could not live without, and years of happiness flew by.

Until…

One day, massive ships crashed into the sands of his Island off the coast of Ionia, and they left nothing but death and destruction in their wake. Vaelyn fled with his now grown wolf to the innermost part of the island, hoping the pillagers would pass them by. “PHENRYR!” were the only legible sounds he could make out over the crackling of burning wood and bodies. “I KNOW YOU’RE HERE PHENRYR!” At the time, Vaelyn had never heard of the name “Phenryr” before, so if he could just make it out alive, the adventures of himself and his wolf would continue to be had. Before that thought could even leave his mind, He was grabbed by the collar and tossed out of hiding. “WHERE IS PHENRYR?!” The frightened Vaelyn gave no response. He was beat nearly half to death and tossed to the ground like a wounded pup. Before he lost consciousness, a sea of blue flames

rippled across his vision. It was his wolf, who grew four times in size, with his body engulfed in ethereal blue flames.

“I am Phenryr.”

The wolf and mysterious man, engulfed in Green fire fought a fierce battle, with their engagement leaving permanent scars on the land Vaelyn grew up on and loved so much. The battle lasted hours, with the mysterious man eventually gaining the upper hand, as he plunged his blade through the abdomen of Phenryr, and tossed him beside Vaelyn. Two dying best friends, side by side, looked at each other, wondering that if this is how they would die, at least they were together. The man approached Phenryr, ready to deliver the final blow.

“Ao Shin sends his regards.”

The blade pierced the throat of the giant beast, and it became no more. He turned his attention to a frightened Vaelyn with his tears streaming down his face, and his cries for help filling the ashy air. But before the man could take care of loose ends, the spirit of Phenryr burst forth from his dead body, erupting energies not previously known possible, and merging it with that of Vaelyn’s. He absorbed Phenryr, and could instantly feel the power flowing through him. Vaelyn stood up, and was met with a grin to grin hellish gaze from the mysterious man. He laughed hellishly, ready for another bloody fight. “Well then, let’s see what you got! My green flames against your blue!”

Vaelyn heard a voice in his head. A calming and soothing voice. A familiar voice that he’s never actually heard. A blade bathed in blue flames formed in his hand.

“This is my will. This is Diente.” Vaelyn gripped the blade tightly. “You. I don't know who you are or what you came for, but coming here will be your undoing.”

His aura becoming more and more chaotic by the second.

“This is for my village.”

Flames sprouted from the ground all around him.

“This is for my land.”

He raised the sword and pointed it at the man.

“This is for Phenryr…”

“This is… … FOR MY FRIEND!”

The mysterious man had no chance, one slash of Diente sent a wave of bright blue flames that burned so bright it could be seen from the Northern Lands. He walked over the mysterious man, clinging to what little life he had left. “H…He knows now… he knows you’re alive… he will ki…he you kill you… he will kill you and that stupid mutt of yours!”

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“Not if I kill him first.”

Passive: Relentless Soul: All of Vaelyn’s abilities are channelled (must stay stationary, can be interrupted etc). His mana bar is replaced by his channel bar. At levels 1 / 6 / 11 / 16, Vaelyn’s abilities can be upgraded with a range of perks that have to do with the channeling of his abilities. There is no cap on how many perks can be put on just one ability.

• Upgrade 1: You can move your champion while channeling this ability.
• Upgrade 2: You are not limited to just the initial aim of the ability (can be moved while channeling)
• Upgrade 3: Channel time is reduced to 0. (which equals full stacks)
• Upgrade 4: Decreases damage taken by 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 % for 2 seconds depending on the abilities channel time
• Upgrade 5: Your channels cannot be interrupted

Q: Wolf’s Bane: Vaelyn fills his left wolf arm with energy, and thrusts his palm forward as a rush of blue ethereal fire blasts out in a 90 cone the shape of Phenryr’s face.

• 0.0 seconds (instant cast): Base ability damage
• 0.5 seconds: + Shreds armor and mr (increasing based on Vaelyn’s level) if hit within 65 of the cone
• 1.0 seconds: + Heals Vaelyn for a % of the damage done to those within 55 of the cone
• 1.5 seconds: + Deals bonus damage based on the targets missing health to those hit within 45 of the cone

The longer the channel, the more uncontrollable ethereal energy gets stored in his hand, which visibly grows from a little ball of energy to the engulfment of his entire arm.

W: Shattering Fang: Vaelyn thrusts his sword Diente forward, damaging enemies in a straight line and carrying him further the longer it was charged.

• 0.0 seconds (instant case): Base ability damage
• 0.5 seconds: + Gains the ability to carry the first enemy champion hit along the rest of the skillshot
• 1.0 seconds: + Applies a stacking DoT that caps at 3. The dot refreshes if the enemies effected keep moving. It stops after the enemy champion stops moving for 1 second
• 1.5 seconds: + As the thrust of the blade reaches its end, it emits fire from the tip of the blade in a straight line dealing additional damage to the one who was carried with the thrust starting from the 0.5 channel time as well as those just caught in the blast (can be used to snipe fleeing enemies)

The longer the channel, more drastic appearance changes start to occur, like the growing of blue ethereal claws, to eventually the formation of an ethereal wolf face, legs, and even tail.

E: Swift Revenge: Vaelyn channels himself into a state of wolf like awareness, preparing for a counter attack, starting with a base health cost of 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8% of his current health every channel period. Enemy champions who have damaged Vaelyn in any way during the channel get marked, which allows Vaelyn to teleport to that champion (only one). Vaelyn has up to 3 (or 4.5) seconds to strike someone before going on cooldown. Damage is based on channel time.

• 0.0 seconds: (instant cast): base ability damage
• 0.5 seconds: + percentage of targets damage done to Vaelyn
• 1.0 seconds: + percentage of health lost during the channel as damage
• 1.5 seconds: + 1 second stun.

The longer the channel, the more visibly unstable Vaelyn’s blue aura becomes.

R: Awakened Soul: Vaelyn awakens his soul, merging his spirit with the remnants of Phenryr’s spirit, becoming an ethereal wolf like humanoid engulfed in blue flame, causing his basic attack range to increase to 400 (still melee), while increasing his movement speed by 30 / 35 / 40 % and attack speed by 40 / 45 / 50 %. Vaelyn gains stacks of Ethereal Assault, which cause him to teleport into melee range to his target during his attack command and deal 20 / 40 / 60 of on hit true damage per assault. The ultimate ends once Vaelyn has used all of his shadow assaults, or after 10 seconds. After His ultimate ends, the perks gained from his abilities are lost until the ultimate comes back on cooldown. 180 / 150 / 120

• 0.0: 4 stacks
• 0.5: 6 stacks
• 1.0: 8 stacks
• 1.5: 10 stacks

A FEW THINGS TO NOTE HERE PEOPLE!

• This. Is just. A CONCEPT.
• Base stats are not done
• Base ability stats and ratios are not done
• Scaling not yet decided
• VERY open to suggestion
• Thanks and enjoy :)