Champion design : Drath, The Void's Hand

• Introduction From the time I started playing League, I was amazed by the number of unique champions that Riot created. This is why I have been thinking of some champion ideas that are unique and require some skill to play and master. The champion that I had in my head for the most time is a reaper-like human with the name Drath, The Void's Hand. I picture him as a tall figure, wearing a black trench coat and a scarf ( or any other clothes ) that would conceal his face and he would use a scythe as his weapon. As for the unique aspect for this character, I though he would be followed by a huge demon-looking spirit that would wield a scythe and would help him in combat.

• Background For Drath's lore I though of some sad story that would make you cope with him, but also create fear through his actions and quotes. Drath's first name was Daniel and he was born in a family of traveling merchants. His dad taught him how to use a sword to protect himself and his family. For a very long time, his life was a peaceful one. His parents decided to settle down in a quiet village near Damacia, where their family grew with 4 more members. At the age of 21, Daniel decided to join a local group of explorers, as he wanted to make a name for himself. After 3 years, they discovered the city of Icathia, where the explorers decided to remain for the purpose of research. Daniel was against this idea, as he had been hearing strange noises from all over the place. The researchers managed to find a link to, what they decided to call, the "Empty", as they have not heard of the Void yet. As the group was descending into the darkness, they were ambushed by a immense creature. The beast slaughtered the whole group, excepting Daniel who ran deeper into the Void in order to escape the monster. He started to fall without. He was surrounded by darkness for more time than he could have counted. Days? Years? Centuries? He started to change though. He kept hearing voices in his head telling him : "Give up" or "It's just death at the end". His body wasn't the one of a human anymore : it started to decompose slowly, the only thing remaining being his hair, which has grown long while he was in the Void, and his flesh, which began to turn purple. Any hope for Daniel was lost from the start. Or so he thought. Without any warning, he was pulled by some mysterious force, that he could even see. In mere moments, he was at the entrance of the void. No longer human, Daniel stood up and looked around. Then he heard a voice: "You are a monster. Just like the one that ruined your life. The humans won't recognise you anymore." "Who are you? Why did you even save me? he asked, confused. "It is only natural. I cannot work without a "host" by my side. And you were there. A perfect host for me. But how rude. Let me explain this to you. From the time I killed Daniel. . ." "What. . . But I am still alive, it's impossible!" _"No. Daniel is dead. You are no longer him. You are just a frail carcass filled by a weak soul. I am, though, the power you seek. You may call me a killer or mad, but the Void hungers for souls every day. And I respond. The humans seem to enjoy calling me "Death" or "The Reaper". And I must say I enjoy those titles too." _ Angry beyond control, Daniel's face went suddenly pale when he saw the creature materialize in front of him: a cloud of darkness taking upon a monstrous form, holding a scythe in hand. "All I need is for you to take my scythe. That's everything." "And why would I do that? You killed me! I have no reason to join your murderous rampage. . ." "Let me put it this way. The puny village your family lives in will be attacked in less than 1 day by a Noxian army. Does this change your mind?" "You are a liar. . . I will never believe a monster such as yourself." "You could take a change and say that was a lie. But you have nothing to lose if you accept my power. Neither one of us will be accepted by the humans anymore. You can save them. Maybe that will gain their trust. . . As Daniel looked down, at a small patch of water, he realized something: he was just another monster. Without thinking another moment, he took the scythe from the spectral hands of the one that offered it to him. Being now bound with the monster, it said: "Drath." Daniel looked at it. "That is my real name." Daniel rushed to his home village and managed to arrive in time. Without mercy, he killed the whole Noxian army invading the small village and managed, somehow, to avoid the death of any villager. As he turned around, he saw his father, much older now. They stared at each other for a long time. "Father. . ." He didn't respond. "It's me father, Daniel! Your son!" "Begone you demon. How dare you mock my son! He has been dead for years!" These words hit Daniel harder than any weapon would ever do. "It's useless" said Drath."I told you, humans will not accept us." Daniel started walking away, as the villagers were shouting at him: "Go!" and " Don't come back!". He took a last look behind him and the only thing he saw was pure hatred and fear. In a fit of uncontrolled rage, Daniel killed every villager and looked each one in their eyes before their moments of death. _"You didn't have to do that, Daniel." _ "Daniel is dead. We are Drath from now on. . ."

• Abilities For the play style of this champion I thought of a assassin that requires tactical skills in order to master. So here are Drath's abilities:

Passive : Drath is formed of two entities: host and spirit. While the spirit is behind the host, it will generate "Hatred" for each 25/50/100/200 damage taken, dealing that amount as damage on the next ability hit or basic attack. This passive has a 60/50/40/30 second cooldown and if the "Hatred" is not used in half of that amount, then the effect will vanish, refunding 10% of the cooldown time.

Q: Unrelenting Pursuit (50/75/100/125/150 mana ; 10/8.75/8/6.75/5 second cooldown) : Drath sends his spiritual side in a location, dealing 75/100/125/150/200 damage on impact. The spirit remains at the target location and can be used to attack ( similar to Azir's sand soldiers ) dealing 100% of Drath's AD. After 1 second, the spirit can be called back by using the ability again.

W: Spirit strike (25/50/75/100/150 mana ; 5/5/5/5/5 second cooldown) : Drath charges his scythe, dealing 50/75/100/150/200 + 75% AD on the next strike. If the spirit is sent forward by using his Q, then the spirit will deal this damage on the next strike.

E: Spirit guard (25/50/75/100/100 mana ; 20/18/16/14/12 second cooldown) : Drath shields himself, protecting himself against 75/100/150/200/400 damage. For each hatred stack, he will gain +25/+25/+50/+50/+100 health to that shield. If the spirit is sent forward by using his Q, instead of shielding himself, Drath will use the shield as a damaging aura surrounding the spirit ,that deals 50% of the damage + 75% AD.

R: Resonance (100/175/250 mana ; 120/100/80 second cooldown) : The host and the spirit combine into one, boosting his AD by 25/50/100. While the effect is active, all the abilities are changed: Q: Instead of sending just the spirit, the host will also go at that location; W: Deals double damage; E: Creates a shield that deals that much damage upon it's destruction; R: Drath locks on to an enemy and blinks to it's location ( very small range ), dealing 25/50/100 damage + 25% AD upon arrival;

• Quotes

1. Champion select : "It doesn't matter how fast you run. Death will still catch up to you."
2. Starting the game : "Let's see if this little league is just as impressive as I heard" "Are you there?" "Yes." "Then let's go." "The sun is just too bright today."
3. Movement "Death is no burden to me." "It doesn't matter where I go. It'll just be death waiting for me there." "Let's not waste time." "Why is this place so big. . ." "The past will always be there. No matter what." "Spirit." "Yes, Daniel?" "Be ready." "Spirit." "Right behind you." "Spirit. "This is getting tiresome."
4. Attacking "Another fool for the Void." "And I thought I was getting rusty." "This scythe is getting lighter by the kill." (While having "Hatred" active) "I still hear the echos." "Just die already." "Why try? You'll just die."
5. Upon activating Q "Go!" "No problem." "Now!" "Yeah." "Kill 'em!" "Of course." (While having "Hatred" active) "Slaughter." "Naturally." "Destroy." The spirit laughs.
6. Upon activating E "C'mon Drath." "No problem Daniel." "Help me here!" "Only natural." (while Q is active - these quotes are said by the spirit) "Boom." "Come closer. . ."
7. Upon activating W "It's just a small wound for the Earth." "It's just darkness. . . Nothing scary." (while Q is active - these quotes are said by the spirit) "I hit harder." The spirit laughs
8. Upon activating R "It's just darkness. . ." "Still not afraid?" "Run from Death?" "is that fear I see?" "Just come closer to the Void.
9. Joke "My sense of humor is like my humanity. Gone." Spirit hits host in the shoulder "Stop it."
10. Taunt "Gaze into the Void." (Taunting an enemy Yasuo) "Don't worry, Yasuo. Death is always by my side too." (Taunting an enemy Azir) "An emperor with no empire is just as broken as a heartless man." (Taunting a Void enemy : ) "So you've been there too, huh?" "Let's see who's the better, brother."

• Conclusions So this is all I came up with for this champion. If you come up with any ideas let me know, or if you want to balance the abilities ( because I chose those numbers randomly ) be sure to leave a comment. Thanks for your time and I hope you liked my idea!