Liandry, Keeper of the Tomb (Champion Concept)
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DESCRIPTION:
Liandry is a stance-changing anti-assassin who focuses on wittling down her opponents' prowess in battle to gain her own. With abilities that punish high speed and movability, she uses her arsenal of ancient and enchanted weaponry to bring down her foes in close combat. Though her low base Movement Speed and melee range make for a tough Champion to play effectively, she offers an array of crippling Crowd Control abilities that are sure to bring any fast-moving team composition to its knees.
ABILITIES:
(Please take these with a grain of salt. My in-depth League of Legends knowledge is extremely limited, so this kit will almost certainly not be balanced. These are just ideas and inspirations for her abilities.)
Arresting Gaze (Passive): Liandry's basic attacks deal magic damage, scaling with Ability Power. Additionally, Liandry deals bonus magic damage to Champions with dashes or high base Movement Speeds.
Swords of Stone (Q): Liandry hurls her swords in a line, enchanting them to orbit a nearby enemy Champion for x seconds. The swords deal x magic damage at the end of their flight, proportional to the distance the enemy has traveled throughout the duration.
Pull of the Grave (W): When toggled, Liandry spreads her wings, inflicting all enemy Champions in her range with an Attack Speed decrease and Cooldown Reduction increase by x, scaling with Ability Power. This ability drains x of Liandry's Mana per second.
Keeper's Pursuit (E): Liandry steps off her tomb-pedestal to approach a targeted enemy Champion for x seconds, slowing them throughout the duration. This spell is a channel.
Battle (R): Liandry sheathes her shield and readies her swords, gaining x bonus Mana and Ability Power, along with augmented offensive capabilities.
Endure (R): Liandry sheathes her blades and readies her shield, gaining x bonus Armor and Magic Resist, as well as augmented defensive capabilities.
PROS:
Good against Champions with high mobility High levels of Crowd Control Fairly anti-assassin High base Armor
CONS:
Few damage-dealing abilities Low base Movement Speed Low base Attack Speed Prone to being kited
LORE:
(In progress)
QUOTES:
Upon selection "None shall disturb he who has fallen."
Attacking "So be it." "A sea of red." "Endless torment." "Break their advance."
Taunt "Stop." "You lie." "Come no closer." "The gallows call for you."
Movement "Slumber...." "I am alone." "His voice is lost." "An eternal dream." "With sword and shield." "Something beats within." "He thought me his friend." "What lies beyond the grave?" "He rests deep in walls of stone."
Joke "Ah, rush hour." "I work the graveyard shift." "What do you mean I have gotten rusty?"
Upon casting Swords of Stone (Q) "On your guard, trespasser." "I will not hesitate." "Swords of stone!"
Upon casting Pull of the Grave (W) "Move not." "He is my charge." "My gaze is upon you."
Upon casting Keeper's Pursuit (E) "To arms." "On your feet." "You dare disturb his slumber?"
Upon casting Battle (R) "In his name!" "Dalmond, this one tempts my wrath."
Upon casting Endure (R) "Forever his servant." "He shall rest unperturbed."
REFERENCE IMAGES:
Here are some photo inspirations for Liandry's appearance. She is a sphinx-like stone construct who guards a secret tomb entangled in brambles and moss. She moves across the map like a piece upon a chessboard but steps off her pedestal during Keeper's Pursuit (E). She's got four wings, two swords, a shield, and a drape upon her torso. Her voice is calm, and stone can be heard cracking and shifting when she speaks.
