Vex'Aal, The Voidmender
Vex'Aal, the Voidmender is going to be the first of my champion concepts. As I'm having less and less fun with the game as more game-altering changes are made, I've decided to get deeper into the "behind-the-scenes" stuff to satiate myself.
TL;DR at the bottom :P I will have a friend of mine sketch a drawing of him but I have to coordinate with her to get it just right.
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As a boy born of Ionia, Aalen ("A-Lin") was constantly troubled by his status in life. As a child he was fascinated by the spiritual healing and restorative practices of the Ionian priests, but being the first born of a royal bloodline had already cemented his role as a provincial leader. Aalen despised his people for their thirst for power and hated how his people used their strength to force loyalty from smaller provinces. With no desire for such elevated status, Aalen hatched a plan; he would flee from his home land in hopes of living a life of his own choosing. On his 13th birthday, Aalen fled his province during his coming of age ceremony, taking only a few provisions and a fur coat to keep warm.
Aalen settled in a nearby village, under the alias of a lost child fleeing from monsters that had ravaged his small village, leaving only him alive. For years Aalen lived with these people, learning their humble ways and studying under the priests of the healing hut. One day, Aalen accompanied a hunting party venturing out of the village to a previously unexplored part of the area. They found themselves deep in a mystical grove humming with spiritual energy and at the center was a large dimly lit monument. Upon inspecting further, they noticed that inside was a dark energy, faint and with little movement as if it was barely clinging to life. The party grew suspicious of this monument, and decided to retrace their steps and find a new path around the grove; not Aalen, though. Aalen was drawn to this dark energy, as if it had completely taken control of him. Approaching the monument, Aalen reached out and felt a wave of energy crash over him in the form of emotions of pain, despair and sorrow.. and visions of cataclysmic events taking place.. here, in Ionia.
Aalen collapsed, unconscious as these visions flooded his mind. When he awoke, bound by black energy and surrounded by his dead party, Aalen was in complete terror and disbelief. Had he done this..? Had he committed this evil act? Overcome with grief, Aalen attempts to move but is completely immobilized by the dark energy. A moment later, an elderly man materializes next to him, hunched over and draped in tattered robes resembling that of the priests of Aalen's village.
"I've been waiting a very, very long time for you, child."
Aalen, enraged by the sight of corpses littering the grove, exclaims, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? WHO ARE YOU!?"
"I... I am no one." "This..." The man chuckles lightly, "this is nothing."
Aalen struggles once more to get free, and before he can utter another fit of rage, the man waves his hand bringing Aalen upright.
"I have been waiting... you are the one." As Aalen struggles to understand what is happening, the man grabs his head and locks eyes with Aalen.
"I HAVE SHOWN YOU." "YOU KNOW WHAT IS TO COME."
As another wave of energy rushes into Aalens mind, he falls unconscious once again, this time with visions of a young man performing spells and studying ancient scrolls. The visions are fractured and unclear, but somehow.. familiar to Aalen. The visions skip to a scene of this same young man wandering into this very grove, and miraculously extracting the energy from the monument.
A voice enters Aalen's mind, "I... I am not of this place. This.. vessel.. is not one of MY choosing. I long to return to the Void, and you... you will aid me."
Aalen suddenly realizes what is happening to him. The elderly man is a former priest of his village, and had become possessed by this dark energy who Aalen now knows to be a creature from the Void.
As Aalen awakens, he is calm, more focused. "Who... who are you? Who are you really?" Asks Aalen.
"I am Vexxid. I was summoned here centuries ago by dark magic, at the whim of a powerful scorcerer.. and sealed in this monument to suffer for all of eternity. The man you see before you is.. my vessel. The man from the vision had such powerful magic, that he extracted my essence from the monument with intent to use my power. It.. did not go as planned. I have long been a prisoner in this body.. but you... you have finally come."
Aalen, now taken by his thoughts, remains silent.
"You will be my vessel. Your magic is powerful, more powerful than this one's. You will facilitate my return to the Void, along with this great and meaningless war."
Aalen's eyes dart up to Vexxid's, "What war?! What are you talking about?"
Vexxid releases his bind on Aalen, and turns away from him. "War.. is coming. There are people who >would see this place in ruins. Vile, vicious conquerors. Mighty warriors. War is coming, and it will be how I return to the Void. Your people will seek the aid of dark magic, and with that.. the plane between this world and my home will be weakened. I will use your energy to breach the plane, and return to my home."
Aalen, livid with anger, bursts out, "You WILL NOT! If war is coming to Ionia I will do what I must to protect as many as I possibly can. I will not be used and discarded as a mystical battery. You will release me at-"
Before Aalen can finish, Vexxid lifts him with his dark powers and thrusts him towards the monument. Placing he and Aalen's hands on the monument, the entirety of Vexxids essence from the elderly man and the monument are sent spiraling into Aalen. The vessel falls to the ground, and Aalen shouts out in agony as his own energy and Vexxid's become entwined and settle within him.
Knelt down, breathing heavily... Aalen stands. A voice echo's in his head, "What... what is this?" "WHAT. IS. THIS?"
Aalen rises to his feet, looking down at his hands as energies are swirling around and through his fingers.. "I told you. You will not use me."
Aalen's powerful magic and sheer willpower allowed him to maintain control of Vexxid's energy within him, effectively consuming Vexxid and bringing about the fusion of their 2 energies. Vexxid now resides inside of Aalen, indefinitely.
With his newly acquired power Aalen took to the village to warn them of the imminent attack. With preparations underway, Aalen would be an invaluable resource in the fight against the mighty Noxus empire. Now 2 beings joined as one, Aalen decided to adopt the name, "Vex'Aal".
TL;DR: Aalen is of noble birth, but resents his people for their cruel and insensitive ways. Aalen longs not to be a ruler, but a healer of the people. Aalen escapes his home and settles with a small nearby village, acquiring and nurturing great spiritual power in the art of healing. Aalen later ventures into the woods with a hunting party, only to stumble upon a mysterious and powerful dark energy. The dark energy later reveals itself as a creature from the Void, Vexxid, that had been summoned long ago and imprisoned by an evil sorcerer. Vexxid reveals a plot to possess Aalen and use him as a catalyst for his return to the Void during the war that is soon to befall Ionia. Aalen, reluctant to surrender control to Vexxid, maintains control of his body as Vexxid forcefully possesses him, Aalen adops the name "Vex'Aal" and intends to use the power granted to him by their union in the fight againts Noxus.
Vex'Aal will be best played as a support, but will also find success in the jungle with the right team composition.
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Vex'Aal is a unique champion in that he uses his own type of energy (Essence) instead of Mana. Much like Flow, Heat, Bloodthirst, etc. Essence is capped at 200. Vex'Aal has a short range auto attack (250) and is considered a ranged champion. Vex'Aal's auto attacks are short bursts of spiritual energy.
Passive: Protect them All When an ally is damaged within range (550) of Vex'Aal, he gains 40 Essence. this passive has a 10 second cooldown, scaling with CDR.
Additionally, Vex'Aals auto attacks deal bonus (8/16/32/64 at levels 1/6/11/16) damage and regenerate 5 essence.
Q: Guidance - 40 Essence Cooldown: (12/10.5/8/6.5/5) Vex'Aal fires 2 void infused bolts of essence, passing through minions and stopping at the first champion, monster or large monster hit dealing (65/90/115/140/165) + 0.6 AP) magic damage and slowing for (10/15/20/25/30%) for 2 seconds. If both bolts strike the same champion, monster, or large monster it is marked for 6 seconds. If an ally(Including Vex'Aal) consumes this mark with an attack, they are granted a (10/20/30/40/50%) movement speed buff for 2 seconds. The same champion cannot be marked more than once every 8 seconds.
Empowered Q: When the mark is an empowered mark, the ally who consumes the mark is also granted a heal for (20/50/80/110/140) + 8% max HP).
W: Void Link - 60 Essence Cooldown (17/15/13/11/9) Vex'Aal channels his void energy and targets the nearest allied champion, granting them an adaptive damage bonus (7/12.5/18/23.5/29) + 10% AP) for (3/5/7/9/11) seconds.
Empowered W: When Void Link is an empowered cast, the link targets 1 ally and 1 enemy granting an aditional effect of a (45/65/85/105/125) + 4% Max HP) shield to your ally and snaring the enemy for 2 seconds, crippling them with void bindings.
E: Will to Fight 40 Essence Cooldown (7/6/5/4/3) Vex'Aal channels his willpower and releases a wave of spiritual void energy in a (350 range, 150 width)cone in front of him, healing allies(including himself) for (35/50/65/80/95) + 0.8 AP).
Empowered E: When Will to Fight is an empowered cast, it also damages enemies for (70/100/130/160/190) + 0.6 AP).
Ultimate (R): Void Infusion - 80 Essence - Cooldown (20 seconds, 3 charges) Passive: Every 3rd ability cast is empowered.
Vex'Aal can materialize into void energy and dash next to a target area within 550 range, healing all allies in (250) range of the location for (60/85/110) + 0.4 AP and 4% max HP).
