Sula the Untamed
This is a concept I've been working on for a new female yordle champ. I don't have any concept art yet, but I'm going to try to get a friend to sketch some for me. Here goes:
Lore/Backstory Sula was born in a small village in Valoran, the daughter of a travelling merchant. The merchant's life never suited Sula, she always dreamed of becoming a a mighty warrior. One day, her father's caravan was raided, and Sula was taken captive, and sold to a group of slavers. The slavers beat and tortured Sula mercilessly, to try to break her, but her warrior spirit refused to give in. After months of enduring unimaginable cruelty, Sula decided to become the animal they treated her as. Breaking free from her cage, Sula slaughtered her captors with her bare hands, using her long, unkempt nails as claws. Escaping into the woods, Sula was forced to hunt and scavenge for herself. She eventually encountered a giant, white cat, who was stalking an enormous beast. The cat didn't seem to notice her, so Sula observed. She watched the skilled hunter and mimicked his movements. After weeks of stalking the cat, and copying him, Sula became a very skilled hunter, she even crafted her own set of claws out of rock and bone. One day, while Sula was following the cat, Rengar, who had, of course, always known she was there, approached the girl and invited her to come with him to join the League of Legends. Regar was impressed by the yordle hunter, and thought she would fit in with the League. The chance to show off her new found hunting ability, as well as the offer of a warm place to sleep at night, was too much for Sula to resist. Upon her joining, the League even began providing new sets of claws, as hers often broke. Sula had finally become the warrior she had always wanted to be, or at least was on her way to becoming so.
Quote from Rengar: "The little runt is still a novice, but her potential may even surpass my own."
Abilities:
Passive: Fake Claws Sula can purchase sets of claws from the store for a small amount (50). After a certain number of hits, Sula's claws break off in her target causing a slow, and minor bleed damage. As the game progresses, better claws become available (Stone, Bone, and finally Steel). Sula can hold up to 5 sets of claws with her, and they do not take up an item slot. Additionally, she begins the game with 5 sets of stone claws. Each progressive set of claws deals more damage and takes longer to break, Stone claws only last 5 hits, bone lasts 10 while steel last 20. While her claws are broken, (There's a slight cooldown before she puts on a new set) Sula deals slightly less damage and cannot crit. However, her lighter hands move faster thus raising her attack speed. This effect increases with better claws.
Q: Pounce/ Leap Sula lunges forward a great distance to tackle a champion or large monster, dealing 80/90/100/110 (+65% AD) and stunning for .5 secs. Pounce can be blocked by other champions. Kills and assists reset the cooldown. (More on the leap aspect below) (CD: 6 secs)
W: Double Swipe Sula quickly slashes her target with both claws dealing 60/70/80/90 (+30% AD) per slash. These slashes apply on hit effects, and can crit. This ability's cooldown and speed scale with Sula's attack speed. (CD: 5 secs, can be brought down to less than 1 with enough attack speed)
E: Stealthy Hunter/ Novice Hunter Sula blends with her surroundings as best she can, turning invisible for 1-3/2-3/2-4/4-6 seconds. Upon leaving stealth, she gains 30% attack and move speed for 3 seconds. (CD: 15 seconds) Novice Hunter: Sula is unable to fully control her own talent. The lower her health, the more unpredictable her stealth becomes. At full health, she will always stealth for the full duration. As her health decreases, her time stealthed becomes increasingly random, ranging from the minimum time (1-4 secs) to beyond the supposed maximum. (Note: This means that if she's super low, she could potentially stealth for up to 10 seconds as opposed to 6.) She also has trouble controlling WHEN she stealths. This would be a matter of chance every 20 seconds or less; so with each 10% of health Sula is missing, she has an additional 10% chance of her stealth activating on accident for a random amount of time. Sula still gains the buffs when leaving accidental stealth, however if the effects don't stack if it occurs multiple times.
R: Untamed Passive: Sula gains a 20% attack speed bonus as a result of any crowd control effects used on her (after the effect has run out) Active: Sula goes on a rampage, becoming immune to CC effects for 7 seconds, and changing her other abilities slightly. Pounce become leap; rather than being a skillshot that can be body-blocked, Leap is a point-and-click allowing Sula to leap over anything and anyone in her way. The stun's duration is tripled. W cannot be activated during this time, but all AA's are double swipes Sula gains full control of her stealth, and can stealth for the full duration.
Recommended build: Stalker's Blade Devourer Zephyr Phantom Dancer Blade of the Ruined King Berserker's Greaves Bloodthirster/ Mercurial Scimitar
Sula is meant to be a quick, in-your-face fighter who focuses on building speed. As a result, she's fairly squishy. Sula is at home in the jungle, but can lane decently as well. Her long distance pounce makes for excellent ganks, and can be used to engage a lane opponent across minions. Despite being a novice, she is actually quite powerful, as her lengthy stealth indicates. She is wild and unpredictable, for the enemy, and at times for her summoner as well. In terms of build I think she would benefit greatly from Zephyr, as the reduced CC gives her a buff more often. I will add to this description when I get the chance, and I'd love to get a little feedback on the idea. Personally, I'd really like to see a new female yordle join the league.