Cyrene, Runeterra's Created

STORY * TH-THUMP. TH-THUMP.*

A heartbeat. Strength. Warmth. A strong loving presence. Ancient wisdom. A sense of a being out of time, present now and in the future and the past.

Who am I?

A gentle reassurance. Cradled in the warm embrace of power gained through longevity and knowledge. A voice that was neither male nor female and yet both at the same time, whispering softly to her in a language long forgotten by its current denizens. It was aware, very aware, whatever this . . . thing was. She was not so aware of anything but It. Well, that wasn't true. She knew one truth, that rung to the core of her being.

I am Your Champion . . .

No, she was corrected. She wasn't just a Champion. She was Its strength, Its courage. She was meant to fight the coming Threat, the thing that sought to devour and destroy, leaving only oblivion behind.

I am Your Strength . . . I am Yours . . . I am Your Vessel . . .

She had been formed deep within Its core, shaped and molded from Its knowledge and power. None of those from the above world knew how very alive the source of their magic was. They had utilized some of the power brimming at the surface and aroused Its consciousness.

The first thing It noticed was the deadly space on the horizon, the thing that sought to simply destroy. The little children above, from those in the desert to those in the forest and all over, had no idea what was coming, and soon. So very very soon. It was seeking to take matters into Its own hands. Thus, she had been birthed, to not only serve as a defense against the arrival of the threat . . .

. . . a great empty space, creatures of horrific origin, coming to slaughter and burn and destroy, seeking to obliterate It and the ones above . . . I will not allow them to harm You!

. . .but to serve as a bridge between It and Its denizens. There were many powerful creatures above, but some held only a lust for power, and the Threat could easily corrupt those who sought more. * I seek to defend You . . . I will protect You . . .*

She felt strange – her peace and contentment to remain in the cradle of her creator fractured momentarily as fear swooped in. This task . . . she had been created and designed for it, but with so much on the line, with her beloved maker hanging in the balance (and really, she could feel nothing BUT love for whatever had brought her into creation), would she be strong enough?

A soft sense of comfort, of warm amusement and loving concern. It would be alright, she was assured. There were just as many powerful creatures above who sought to defend It as well, and surely she would find allies. She did not have to go through this task alone. * I am Yours to command . . .*

She felt as though she were floating, rising, and there was suddenly a sense of joyous freedom. For one moment, her eyes opened and she saw a being glowing pure silver and gold, radiating such power that she was awestruck. Her eyes went blind from the radiant power of this thing, an agelessness surrounding it that took her breathe away.

Here was her Creator, the grand architect who strained and toiled to bring her into being, and taken the time to shape her, grant her life and her own skills to combat the looming danger. This thing in front of her was It, was the land and the magic and the energy and more flowing through this world.

"Runeterra," she whispered, her voice new and melodious in the empty silence.

I NAME YOU MY CHAMPION, MY GUARDIAN. YOU ARE BLESSED WITH MY POWER AND SHALL DEFEND ME, MY CYRENE.

The glow grew ever brighter, and with one last tightening of the comforting embrace, she was released from the world's protective grasp.

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DESCRIPTION

(Please forgive me as I'm not very good at art)

Cyrene is a human woman, roughly about 5'6" tall. Her skin is a somewhat pale peach color, with deep jade eyes and waist-length blood red hair . She wears loose black pants, in a sort of gauchos style, with a black tunic top that falls to her knees, slit on each side to the top of her hip bones for additional movement. On the bottom hem of the tunic in the front and back are embroided red runic symbols in a tongue long forgotten by the current denizens of Runeterra. Her weapons are two delicate looking chakrams, forged from a silvery white material. The outside circles are covered in spikes at each of the cardinal and secondary directions (8 in total) and the handles make a sort of S or 5 shape from one side to the other, spanning the entire diameter of the chakrams.

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ABILITIES AND WHAT SHE IS

Cyrene is meant to be a mage mid laner.

PASSIVE - I Will Be Your Champion! - Cyrene, when near her own structures or teammates, gains a small percentage of Armor and Magic Resist based on her current Armor and MR. When she attacks an enemy champion or enemy structure, she loses her small Armor/MR gain instead gains a small bit of AP based on her current AP. These numbers are larger at lower levels, but decrease as her level rises and/or as her score in these area rise (basically, make her a formidable force early game and tapers off as the game goes on; in addition, the range is quite small to begin with and only increases until it's of a moderate size range i.e. an aa range from a mid range adc)

Q - Runic Blessing - For a few seconds, Cyrene gains additional attack speed; she also reduces the cooldown of all her abilities by a .5 seconds (Max 2 seconds at max rank). The duration of this ability increases, meaning Cyrene will have a long boost to AS and a larger CD to her cooldown as you level this ability (max duration - five second AS boost, 2 second CDR on abilities)

W - Don't Turn Away Now! - She fires one chakram in a straight lane, where it loops around an enemy champion and deals magic damage while it snares them for 1 second. It can be cast again within three second to throw the second chakram for another second snare and more damage. (Do note that snared effects do not stack! Therefore, if they are already snared by the first, and you throw the second too early, it will not snare them another second, but finish the first snare.) (NOTE: I am toying with the idea of having the snare time scale with level, but I figured then she wouldn't be able to use the second chakram snare effect, which I like a lot more)

E - Chakram Storm - Cyrene spins her chakram on her hands, imbuing them with magic, before throwing them away from herself. Multiple smaller chakram fill the cone, while the two larger ones remain to the outside. If hit by a small chakram, an enemy takes AP damage and is slowed for two seconds or while they wait in the cone. If hit by one of the larger two on either outside, the Champion is stunned for 2 seconds and takes AP damage. (This is a channel/charge type thing, similar to Vi's Q; only damage scales, not stun or slow time)

R - Runeterra's Power - Cyrene throws her two chakrams which circle a specific area (area widens as you scale this ability). Inside the area, a blast of silvery white light will shoot upward. An enemy champion will take continuous magic damage inside the circle and is silenced for a short duration of time (obviously if you continue to stand inside the ult, the silence lasts longer than leaving it). If they leave the circle, they are cut by the chakram for (75% AP + AD) damage and the silence wears off quicker.

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PROS

• Good CC
• Works either on the offensive or defensive
• Strong synergy potential

CONS

• Slow mobility
• Passive has a small range
• Weak laning phase
• Squishy

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THE IDEA BEHIND THE CHAMPION

Cyrene began as a concept of lore - I didn't have any clue what I wanted to do with her in terms of role or kit. But after publishing her story on FF.net and really stopping to look at the common principles of her character, I came up with something a bit unique.

Her kit is entirely designed with teamfighting, synergy, and her unique beginning in mind. She was created to be a defender, a champion of Runeterra against a coming dark threat. Her passive took shape, and from there I considered what I liked about my favorite mid laners, then mixed it together with a desire to see her team fight well and there we have it.

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RANDOM THINGS TO KNOW

Cyrene doesn't speak the common tongue that most on Valoran share - rather she speaks an ancient dialect understood by very few. Skarner is one of these. Leblanc is another. Possibly Lissandra as well.

Her favorite food is a medium well steak covered in baby spinach with mashed potatoes.

She was "born" knowing how to fight, how to use her skills, and carries herself as a warrior. That said, she is quite innocent and naive about other things, such as social interaction and how people work.

Her birthday is sometime in mid October.

She can dance quite well, specifically ballroom.

Her favorite word is the first she learned, "Life".

She knows the Void is coming and will seek to stop it - as such, she generally does not get along well with any Void related champion, even those that do not support it.

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I appreciate any and all discussion or ideas on Cyrene - let me know what you think!