[Revised] Meztli, Prophet of the Moon

Meztli, Prophet of the Moon Primary: Fighter Secondary: Assassin

Inspiration To see my previous post, go to http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/zEIw6kjU-champion-concept-meztli-prophet-of-the-moon. In Aztec civilization, there are two types of high ranking Aztec warriors: Jaguar and Eagle Warriors. Both warrior types wore head masks and uniforms of their respective animals. The Eagle Warriors chose the eagle because of the belief it symbolized the sun and were followers of the sun god, Nanahuatzin. On the other hand, the Jaguar Warriors chose the Jaguar to symbolize the god of the night sky Tezcatlipoca but also worship the moon god Tecciztecatl. After finding this information, I chose the Jaguar Warrior as my new champion as I found him more interesting. And since Jaguar warriors have a connection with the moon, I could somehow link him to Diana. I chose his name to be Meztli because it means moon in Nahuatl (Aztec language). I put in an image from creative-horizon's deviant art page to show what he would look like. He wields a weapon called Mācuahuitl and a shield called Chīmalli with a symbol similar to the one on Diana's Forehead . He wears light armor and the mask of a jaguar. http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/035/6/7/aztec_jaguar_by_creative_horizon-d38sfoi.jpg

Abilities Passive: Lunar Cycle After using four of his abilities (the two casts on Q are counted separately), Meztli switches between four different types of lunar cycles in order each with its own special effect.

1. New Moon: Meztli gains 5/10/15% increased lifesteal and spell vamp.
2. First Quarter: Meztli
3. Full Moon: Meztli next Lunar Slice or Crescent Sweep will stun enemies for 1.25 seconds.
4. Last Quarter: Meztli gains 5% movement speed and 15% attack speed. Meztli always starts the game on the New Moon cycle. Detail: Self-buff and Aura. When he changes cycles, the new cycle he enters is shown above his character for a brief moment.

Q: Lunar Assault/ Lunar Slice First cast: Meztli fills his weapon with lunar energy, causing it to glow silver, and charges towards a direction dealing 65/105/145/185/225 (+70% bonus AD) physical damage to all enemies in his path. Range: 475 Width: 185 Detail: Linear Dash Second cast: Meztli unleashes the energy in his weapon creating a silver beam of light that deals 60/100/140/180/220 (+60% bonus AD) (+50% AP) magic damage to all enemies he is facing in a 70° cone. Can be cast while moving. Range: 500 Detail: 70° angle AoE ability Cooldown: 11/10/9/8/7 after second cast Cost: 50/60/70/80/90 mana

W: Moon's Blessing Active: Meztli raises his shield (his shield glows silver when this ability is activated) and empowers it with lunar energy reducing damage taken from the next 3 enemy champion abilities by 20/50/80/110/140 (+30% AP) damage (except true damage) for 4 seconds. Cooldown: 25/24/23/22/21 seconds Cost: 55/55/55/55/55 mana Range: Self Detail: Self-buff ability.

E: Night's Collapse Active: Meztli slams a targeted enemy with his weapon dealing 80/130/180/210/260 (+100% bonus AD) physical damage to it and all enemies with in 100 units and knocks them back 50 units. Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6 seconds Cost: 40/45/50/55/60 mana Range: 200 Detail: Single-targeted ability

R: Crescent Sweep Active: Meztli sends out a crescent 100 units starting from where the mouse is located and goes in an arc from left to right dealing 100/150/250 (+100% bonus AD) (+60%AP) magic damage to all enemies. Meztli can store up to 2 crescents, which are affected by cooldown reduction. Cooldown: 10/7.5/5 seconds (not affected by cooldown reduction) Charge reload time: 140/110/70 seconds Cost: 70/70/70 mana Range: 100 Width: 200 Missile Speed: 1500

Lore During the time of the Rune Wars, three tribes existed on Mount Targon: Rakkor, Solari and Lunari. These tribes lived in peace among each other but were constantly at war with the other city-states. Of these tribes, the Rakkor were the largest and least civilized. They were bred for war and thought of nothing else. The Solari were a tribe which came out of the Rakkor and devoted their lives to the worshipping of the sun. In the valley of Mount Targon lived another tribe called the Lunari. They were the smallest in number of the tribes and were devout worshippers of the moon. Meztli was one of the priests that lived in the temples dedicated to the moon. One day, he received a vision of all his people being slaughtered by the Solari and the Rakkor bringing an end to the disciples of the moon. He warned the other leaders of his visions he had received but none listened to him. He then attempted to warn the people of the upcoming doom but still no one would listen. Most of the Lunari believed that the Solari wouldn’t attack them since balance had to be kept. But the truth was, The Solari wanted to purge the Lunari from Mount Targon so that it could symbolize a holy place for the followers of the sun only. They had also convinced the Rakkor tribe to join in their cause. The other leaders of the Lunari imprisoned Meztli to keep him quiet but even there he warned the guards and other inmates. Soon, it brought panic amongst the Lunari and so, Meztli was exiled. What Meztli saw in his vision soon came to pass and so did the genocide and extinction of the Lunari tribe. But during his exile, he saw another vision. This time he saw a woman born of the Solari become a champion of the Moon and reform the Lunari tribe once again. Meztli was granted power and longevity from the moon so that when the time comes for the champion of the Moon would arrive: he would aid in her cause and fulfill her destiny.