[Champion Concept] Gullveig, The Wailing Witch
This champion is part of a project im working on to expand the lore and history of the Glade. The Glade is the realm of the Fae, where Lulu was taken by Pix. Not much is known of this world other then that it stands outside of time and is vastly different then Runeterra. I took it upon myself to create a new race and two new factions. For the whole story, take a look at my other Fae champion concepts :D Puck, The Adventurous Sprite and Trystain, The Fae Knight
I am not a novelist, nor a game designer or artist. I make mistakes cus im human but I always want to improve, so please leave your thoughts in the comments :D Ofcourse, upvotes wont hurt either ;P
Name: Gullveig Gender: Female Race: Fae (Unseelie court) Birthplace: The Fae Lands
Lore: Gullveig was once a beautiful Fae woman, adored by all that met her. Life had given her everything. She lived in one of the most beautiful regions on the Unseelie side of the Glade. All the men fell for her, and she was gifted with a singing voice that almost equaled that of the Unseelie queen Mab. But it wasn’t enough. Gullveig wanted more. More power, more beauty, more adoration. She frequently left the Glade to charm men from a local human village into leaving their wives and coming with her. If they did, she secretly used their life energy to fuel her own magic experiments. Her behavior however, did not go unnoticed. Queen Mab herself got wind of her dealings with the darkest of magics. Unable to believe it herself, she masked her own form and took on the form of a human man. On one of Gullveigs outings, Mab entered the village and tricked Gullveig into thinking she was charming an innocent man. When the beautiful Fae had taken her new victim to her place of work however, Mab revealed herself. “How DARE you use your gifts for these evil practices? You do not deserve these talents!! I cast you out of the Glade, and curse you to live out your days as a ghastly hag, with a singing voice that will bleed the ears of anyone that hears it!!” After this, Gullveig was thrown out of the Glade, to which she could never return. Distraught by her fate and mad with tears, she started wandering the world as the banshee, soothing her craving for revenge on the innocent, until the time comes when she can unleash her fury on Queen Mab.
“Be weary little one…Or the Banshee might just bleed your ears until you’ve lost your mind.”
Appearance: See picture (this is not MY art and i take no credit for it. It is just an idea). Maybe add some pointed ears to make her Fae origin even more clear. Her voice should sound hoarse and ghastly.
Quotes:
Champion select: "My voice is the last thing they shall hear!!"
Moving: "One step closer to revenge..." "Like a whisper" "They WILL hear me come..."
Attacking: "No-one is safe!!" "Yes, Scream!!" "Feel my wrath!!" "Hear, Me, Sing!!"
Jokes: Gullveig badly sings a part of Ave Maria (or something of that ilk) "I should enter Runterra's Got Talent..." "Let me sing you the song of my people..."
Taunts: "The eardrums are the most sensitive organ on the outside of the human body...how lucky for me..." "I dare you to tell me my voice sounds awful..." (To enemy Lee Sin): "Lets see how you'll cope with just 3 senses, Lee Sin..." (To enemy Sona): "Your music disgusts me..."or "Not even your summoner will hear you after I'm done with you..." (To enemy Braum): "Even YOUR shield will break at the right frequency, Braum..." (To allied Cassiopeia): "You and I are alike Cassiopeia...Two powerful women that had their beauty taken from them...Lets seek revenge together!!!"
Laugh: In stead of laughing, Gullveig wails in different ways.
When performing an empowered auto attack after activating Ghastly Whisper: (Whispers) "Death..." (Whispers) "Pain..." (Whispers) "Agony..." (Whispers) "Bleed..."
Passive, Queen Mab’s Curse: Just as Queen Mab had proclaimed, Gullveig’s voice makes all who hear it bleed from their ears. All her abilities and auto attacks apply a stack of pain to all enemy champions within her auto attack range. The pain causes them to take 7.5 (+ 2.5 every level up to 35 + 25% per 100 AP) magic damage every second for 3 seconds. This effect stacks up to 3 times with every exposure, renewing the timer, after which the target suffers from the “Bleeding Ears” status. Any of Gullveig’s abilities that hit the target with full stacks while the effect is active will deal 25% (+1% per 100 AP) bonus true damage. The target is then immune for the effect for 25 seconds.
Q, Agonizing Screech: Mana cost: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 mana Cooldown: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 seconds Gullveig sends a screech filled with agony in a broad, straight line, that damages all enemies hit for 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 (+ 80% AP) magic damage. If an enemy is suffering from Bleeding Ears, this ability stuns for 1 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.5 seconds as well, aside from dealing bonus true damage.
W, Ghastly Whisper: Mana cost: 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 mana Cooldown: 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 seconds Gullveig taps into her dark powers and becomes stealthed after a 1 second channel for 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5 seconds. During her stealth, her movement speed is increased by 40% and her next auto attack deals an additional 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 (+ 60% AP) as bonus magic damage and applies Bleeding Ears to a target if it does not suffer from the effect already.
E, Disembodied Moan: Mana cost: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 mana Cooldown: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 seconds Gullveig lets a disembodied moan erupt from a target location after a 0.5 second delay, dealing 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+ 50% AP) magic damage in a radius of 250 units and slowing the enemy by 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% for 2.5 seconds. This ability can be cast during the stealth of Ghastly Whisper, without breaking stealth or using the bonus damage.
R, Wail of the Banshee: Cost: 50 / 150 / 250 mana per second. Cooldown: None Toggle Gullveig takes a deep breath for 1.5 seconds (this channel breaks stealth). After this, she starts screaming at the top of her lungs, setting Queen Mab’s curse on her voice to work. All units around her take magic damage per second and suffer from additional effects depending on how far they are from Gullveig. Every second also applies a stack of bleeding ears to all effected enemies. This effect lasts until Gullveig runs out of mana or the ability is deactivated, after which she is silenced for as long as the ability was active. During the ability, Gullveig is rooted in place and she cannot cast any abilities. 0-200 units from Gullveig: Take 225 / 275 / 325 (+ 45% AP) magic damage per second and are silenced and slowed for 30%. 201-400 units from Gullveig: Take 175 / 225 / 275 (+35% AP) magic damage per second and are silenced. 401-600 units from Gullveig: Take 125 / 175 / 225 (+25% AP) magic damage per second. 601-800 units from Gullveig: Take 75 / 125 / 175 (+15% AP) magic damage per second.
Combo suggestion: If she has at least one point in all of her basic abilities, Gullveig can string them together for optimum damage. First go into stealth with Ghastly Whisper instantly following with a Disembodied Moan to deal some initial damage and to slow the target. Gullveig can then easily catch up with the target for the empowered auto attack from Ghastly Whisper, applying all stacks of Bleeding Ears. This allows her to finish her enemy with Agonizing Screech and the bonus true damage from Bleeding Ears. If the target is still alive then, the stun from Agonizing Screech will allow her to maybe finish the target of with an auto attack, or for her to cast Wail Of The Banshee if she is level 6 or higher.