[Champion Concept] Jeffen - The Void Bard
http://orenji-kun.deviantart.com/art/Bard-x-Dancer-54403223
(This is a rework of one of my first Champions. He was once a random guy who left his home for music and found an artefact in Shurima Desert that created a gate in his chest which he used to play Metal and summon creatures. Now he is the lover of a well-known, but now lost person in Runeterra. I also made a prologue, but no one did like it, but you can see it for yourself. Bard’s Song: Revelation )
#Lore "My memories are vanished as if they were nothing important, but… I remember one person who was important to me – so much that I can’t forget her or the feelings I had for her." - Jeffen, the Void Bard
"Not any longer shall mere mortals listen to Jeffen's tales and prophecies for entertainment, but rather die in knowledge of this world soon end." - Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
*Isn’t it odd how two souls can be linked so easily, but when it comes to severing, it becomes so hard? I remember the day when she came home from school like it was yesterday. She arrived quite breathless, with a cute big smile and her eyes told me that she was serious, although I couldn’t take it serious when she confessed to me. „Father! Father!“ she said, „I know what I want to be!“ and before I could ask, she immediately answered “I want to be a Champion of Justice!“. I was aware of the news of the League of Legends and its participants, thus I had to tell her that she was too young and inexperienced. She yelled at me „But you always say that I can become anything I want! I want to dance on the Fields of Justice!“. She was so young and so naïve, I thought she would forget that idea over the course of time, but oh boy how wrong I was. *
It was a rainy day and the night sky was pitch-black - she was outside. Even though she was already old enough to do what she thinks was right, I was afraid that something might happened to her as she normally arrives before the night falls. When she came, she was wet like a stray dog, but smiled like at the day when she ran from school to tell me that she wanted to become a Champion of Justice. „You can’t believe who I’ve met!“ she said with a delight mood „There’s a great Bard at the pub! I was dancing to his beautiful songs and I lost the sight of time. He’s such a gentleman!“. She told me everything – she wanted to join him even though she didn’t know him at all. She said that with his help, she could become a great dancer worthy for the League of Legends, but I told her that it was impossible. She didn’t listen to my words, and so I had to accept that my daughter would be going her own way and she left for the journey.
*Months later, this god damn brat came in front of my door with my beloved daughter in his arms. She was dead. I was holding her tight and tried to wake her up, as I couldn’t believe that she was dead. But she didn’t wake up, never again. My anger was at the limit. My only thoughts were to kill this bastard, but before I could grab a weapon, he confessed me that he loved her deeply and that he was sorry for her death. If I had a clear mind at that time, I would have let him go, but I was full of anger. I told him that if he wouldn’t run for his life, that I would smash the remains of what was once his brain out of his head, but he didn’t move. It was like… he wanted to be dead. I stopped to yell at him and he left and never came back. *
Years later, at the Journal of Justice, I’ve read that someone new with the same name as him was attending to the Fields of Justice. First I thought he might try to fight on my daughter’s behalf, but then I saw a picture of him. I personally met him at the League, but he doesn’t remember me. His eyes are dark as the deepest sea of sorrow – his voice is cold as Freljord’s ice – but his music is lively like my daughter once was. It must've been hard for him to live a life without her. If he still remembers Orianna?
#Appearance
Jeffen looks kind of like down below.
http://halfsteps-neverworld.deviantart.com/art/Jeffen-the-Void-Bard-438866050
His Guitar-Scythe:
http://halfsteps-neverworld.deviantart.com/art/Jeffen-the-Void-Bard-s-Guitar-Scythe-439081029
(Made by me)
#Champion Explanation
- Jeffen Hanu (Jeffrey John Hanneman. He was the Guitarist of the Metal Band Slayer (Who died because of liver failure in young years). In honor to him and his legacy – Jeff-en Han-u) is a very mysterious character who lost most of his memories, but can’t forget his beloved Orianna. He is depicted as somewhat arrogant, though he just keeps distances between others. Some say that his music tells his inner feelings.
- *For people who might be confused. There are two Oriannas. One is the Orianna we know, the mechanical doll in the League of Legends. The other Orianna is the human Orianna, who lived and died, but her father Corin Reveck created a robot who resembles her and thus is the Orianna in the League. If you think like that, isn’t it ironical? Jeffen lost his Orianna and wanted to revenge, to forget her and end his life. Now that he was thrown into the Void, he forgot EVERYTHING, but not Orianna. On top of that, he fights in the League of Legends where also the robot Orianna is and always reminds her of the real Orianna. *
- The whole reason why Jeffen fights on the Fields of Justice, is also because of Malzahar. Even though Jeffen can’t remember that the Cult of the Void killed Orianna and attempted to murder him, he somehow knows that Malzahar is behind all of this, but has no evidence or proof. This is partially why Jeffen, though who fights FOR the Void, is still fighting against Malzahar. Malzahar thinks that he can manipulate Jeffen by fooling him around, but the voice of the Void never lies.
- *No one knows how Jeffen came out with the powers he has. One particular theory could be that when Jeffen was thrown into the Void, he found a creature deep inside. The creature was too powerful to be killed by any other means, but was chained and sealed away. This particular creature was the six-headed Hydra, who is now Jeffen’s familiar. They might have undergone a pact, where Jeffen had to offer his service in order to open portals where the Hydra could take the sacrifice and gain enough power to one day escape from the Void. However, this could explain why the Hydra never leaves the Void Gate and why Jeffen could escape the Void. He might’ve accepted the Hydra’s request so that he could take revenge on Orianna’s murderers. *
- Jeffen appears to be a Bard but also a Reaper. He uses a Scythe that can be modified into a Lute. A Lute is the standard instrument for a Bard, as Bards used Lute in order to play music and dance. In later years, the Lute became the acoustic Guitar, then the E-Guitar and ultimately the Key-Guitar. The Scythe-Guitar is a reference to the Devil May Cry series, where Dante holds a weapon named Nevan in Devil May Cry 3.
- *Jeffen is a excellent fighter and supporter, who contributes in a fight with Crowd Control and Buffs. His instrument boosts the morale of his allies and gives them the gifts of the Void. He is best played on Top and perhaps as Support, but last one will be difficult due to lack of durability. *
- If you want to read more about the ongoing between Jeffen and Orianna, and how exactly Jeffen and Orianna ended up like now = read the short story below in the frame.
Jeffen Hanu's *previous life wasn't precious to him and neither worthless, though he had no meaning of life until he abrupt started to travel from his homeland on the edge of Shurima Desert, to every possible location to offer his skills as a musician. For every Tavern he was playing on his Lute, the more entertaining and amusing the evenings became - until one day he exaggerated his capabilities of alcohol combined with his skills. Jeffen, who could not stand without shaking, thus played on his Lute as if a horde of cats were on the hunt. Jeffen tried his best, but in the end the underskinker in person threw him out of the tavern, because he somehow managed to cause bleeding ears on the guests in the tavern. In the meantime, a maiden came across the bridge into the alley, the moonlight was shining bright in Piltovers best time, while the maiden was dancing elegantly without music. *
Jeffen sauntered to her and pleased her to dance for him, while he was playing on his Lute - though atrocious tones came out, the maiden danced as if it was for her live. She never felt the feeling to dance for someone before, as she was only supposed to dance for herself.
Orianna was her name, a beautiful girl whose wish was to join one day the League of Legends, to become one of the same Champion she was fascinated of. Those dreams were not meant to last long - Orianna and Jeffen travelled several years around Valoran to entertain everyone with Jeffen's music and Orianna's dance. Their love grew enormous and both never left their sides, until Orianna was kidnapped at one evening as Jeffen was deceived by alcohol and fame.
A group of mysterious cultists had taken Orianna. They used her pure blood for evil purposes, but left her cold body outside. Jeffen found her corpse later when he searched for her. The body was humiliated, but her beauty was intact.
After Jeffen brought the corpse to her father, Corin Reveck collapsed by nothing else than the feeling of losing the only thing that has held him in this world. Though nothing can be compared to the feeling of losing the own daughter, Jeffen almost felt the same pain as he lost his soulmate. Jeffen's feelings overcame him, and so he tried to revenge his beloved and end the lives of the murderers of her. A group called 'Cult of the Void' prepared with Orianna’s blood a ritual for summoning a creature from the Void, in the exact place where she was kidnapped. Jeffen tried to kill them, but was overwhelmed by the outnumbering cultists. Instead to kill him, they threw him into the portal.
Jeffen had no fear when he entered the Void - for him, it was kill or be killed, without Orianna he had no meaning of life anymore.
What happened next, was known as a mass murder on over fifty persons. Jeffen appeared out of the Void Gate with a high-pitch frequency that almost sounded like music; he summoned a six-headed beast out of the Void Gate that devastated everything and everyone, including the murderers of Orianna, except one – he could escape."
#Stats
Health 435 (+81)
Attack damage 56 (+3.1)
Health regen. 7 (+0.78)
Attack speed 0.625 (+2.9%)
Mana 225 (+44)
Armor 22 (+3.0)
Mana regen. 7 (+0.55)
Magic res. 28 (+0.40)
Range 135 (Melee)
Mov. speed 340
#Abilities
http://halfsteps-neverworld.deviantart.com/art/Jeffen-the-Void-Bard-s-Animation-Sketches-439081067?ga_submit_new=10%253A1394319262
#Innate Passive - 'Master Exploder':
*After every third basic attack, Jeffen’s next ability will provide additional effects. This can’t stack and will last until Jeffen does cast a ability. *
Wall of Sound: Deals additionally bonus magic damage each second based on the enemy target's max health (+2%/+4%/+6% of max health). Can’t stack with amplifiers.
Rock On: No Mana Cost
Voidslide: On the end of the path, Jeffen also terrifies on arrival enemy targets around him, even if not directly hit.
Deadly Composition Heals nearby allies by 10%/15%/20% of the damage done (Heal is shared. The more allies, the less heal everyone gets.)
#Q – ‘Wall of Sound‘:
For 2.5 seconds, Jeffen plays a beautiful song and can freely walk, deal basic attacks, but can be interrupted by hard CC. In the meantime while active, Jeffen’s next basic ability will buff all allies within 650/750/850 range around Jeffen and the amplifiers, and set ‘Wall of Sound’ on Cooldown.
Recast – Wall of Terror: While Wall of Sound is active, recast this ability to start shredding on the instrument. For 2.5 seconds, Jeffen deals to all enemies 350 range around him each second 50/65/80/95/110/125 (+45% Bonus AD) physical damage. Stuns can interrupt this ability and set it automatically on cooldown. In addition, allies near by receive +10%/+15%/+20%/+25%/+30% (+5% AP) Attack Speed for 1.5 seconds. Jeffen is able to activate other abilities as well as doing basic attacks in that time.
- **Mana Cost: ** 45/55/65/75/85
- **Cooldown: ** 13.5/13/12.5/12/11.5
#W - 'Raise your Hands!'
**Jeffen gains a new charge of ‘Raise your Hands!’ periodically (this reload time is reduced by cooldown reduction) and can hold up to 2 charges at once. **
Within 550 range, Jeffen summons a pyramid-amplifier that raises from a void gate out of the ground. The pyramid-amplifier does knock up enemy Champions when directly cast underneath them and deals 5%/6%/7%/8%/9% of its missing health as magic damage. The void amplifier stays up to 15/20/25/30/35 seconds and has 55%/50%/45%/40%/35% of Jeffen's Base Health. If ‘Raise your Hands!’ is cast in combination with ‘Wall of Sound’, allies near by the amplifier’s location receive a shield equal to 5% (+1% AP) of Jeffen’s max health for 1.5 seconds. Damage from monsters, minions and champions against the amplifier are increased by 50%. There can be only a max of 2 amplifiers at once. Amplifiers do not grant vision of the area.
In addition, if Jeffen activates ‘Wall of Terror’, 70%/80%/90%/100%/110% of the damage will also be applied to near by enemies around each amplifier and the damage can stack.
- **Mana Cost: ** 65/72/79/88/95
- **Cooldown: ** 15/14/13/12/11
- Charge Reload Time: 21.5/19/17/15/13.5
#E - 'Voidslide':
*Jeffen performs a power slide on the ground and dashes up to 650 range. Jeffen terrifies enemies who he comes in contact with for 0.5/0.7/0.9/1.2/1.5 seconds and the Mana cost is refunded if Jeffen comes in contact with an enemy. He is also granted 5%/10%/15%/20%/25% (+5% AP) of his missing Mana each time he comes in contact with another enemy. *
In addition, if Jeffen activates ‘Wall of Sound’ in combination with ‘Voidslide’ – upon activation, all allies receive +15%/+20%/+25%/+30%/+35% (+1% AP) bonus movement speed for 1.5 seconds.
- **Mana Cost: ** 50/55/60/65/70
- **Cooldown: ** 15/14/13/12/11
#Ultimate - 'Deadly Composition':
*Jeffen plays a deadly composition on his instrument for 0.5 seconds and channels his powers. After those 0.5 seconds, a giant Void Gate appears close behind him opposing to the direction cast before. Immediately, up to six heads of a Hydra appear out of the Void Gate. In a 450 range long and 450 range width area, they aim for enemy Champions in the corresponding area. Up to six enemy Champions can be grabbed by the maw of those Hydras. Once they are captured, the Hydra immediately pulls them to the Void Gate and damages by 150/250/350(+70% AP) magic damage. *
- **Mana Cost: ** 100
- **Cooldown: ** 120/110/100
#Concept Explanation
Jeffen offers some new mechanic. He can be a great support, but can be also a very fearsome warrior. He deals damage over time and contributes well in team fights. He CC’s well and supports as well with his aura buffs. He could also be a great jungler, because the buffs he can cast does affect him also.
- Innate Passive upgrades the next basic ability of Jeffen. Depends on what situation, Jeffen can increase his and allies attackspeed, his and allies movement speed or shield him and his allies for a short period.
- His Q allows him to cast any basic ability in order to grant buffs to his allies. If he casts Q and then for example W, he loses the ability to recast Q to deal damage in a small AoE. Recasting Q will provide an attack speed bonus for his allies.
- The W places an amplifier that knocks up and deals damage if it is cast underneath a enemy Champion. In combination with Q-Q, it will deal the damage to enemies near the amplifier. This is an awesome ability for ranged attacks or for traps, but the amplifier loses health the more rank it has, but gains more damage and so on. It will shield allies in combination with Q.
- E gives him the opportunity to dash and fear his enemies. Because Jeffen has generally high mana costs, he can use this ability to gain mana when he’s out of mana. On top of that, in combination with Q, it will boost movement speed on allies – but only from the starting point, not in the middle or at the end of the dash.
- Last, but not least - The Ultimate - it is a essential tool for Jeffen as all of his abilities deal AoE damage. Once he pulls the targets, he can follow up with E, W, QQ and be a very reliable fighter. Of course, fighters don’t last long – but Jeffen is absolutely a team player. In combination with passive, he can heal his team mates in dire situations.
Jeffen has no sustain, no defensive ability and lacks in direct damage. On the other hand, Jeffen can contribute very well with buffs, damage over time and CC.
Jeffen is strong against other fighters, tanks and some assassins, as he can outmanoeuvre with CC and deals damage fairly good.
Jeffen is weak against burst assassins, mages and marksmen, as he lacks in defense and gap closers.
How to fight against Jeffen
- Keep in mind that Jeffen’s damage comes mostly from damage over time, thus try to kite him until his abilities wear off.
- Jeffen lacks in gap closers, thus means once he executed his E, try to turn the tide.
- In the laning phase, Jeffen might be using amplifier for farming purposes or to zone you out. Once he did cast amplifier, try to assault at him, because he wasted a great CC ability and it is on Cooldown.
- Jeffen’s Ultimate has a channel time of 0.5 seconds. You can flash, dash, jump or flee out of the zone.
- Jeffen’s Q and E can be interrupted by hard CC, though E can be only stopped with stuns.
Quotes & Special Emotes:
(Dance) Two animations
- Jeffen falls down on his knees and plays a insane guitar solo.
- Jeffen grabs his guitar, raises a amplifier out of the ground and sets a foot on it, while he plays a insane guitar solo
If Orianna is near, Jeffen will say "I.. I remember you?", "You are not her. Stop deceiving me", "You look like her, you dance like her - but your heart and soul does not"
#Possible Skins
Classic Skin plays Lute.
Pre-Void Jeffen plays acoustic guitar.
http://manzanedo.deviantart.com/art/The-bard-339568967
Nomade Jeffen plays bass guitar.
http://mscorley.deviantart.com/art/Desert-Bard-349757254
Battlecast Jeffen plays key-guitar.
http://lucid-dakou.deviantart.com/art/Guitar-Yuusha-Oh-110361922
Vandal Jeffen plays Heavy Metal
http://youtu.be/lQBOUhNUMCI?t=25s (from 0:25 to 0:35)
http://halfsteps-neverworld.deviantart.com/art/Jeffen-the-Void-Bard-433637254
Blood Moon Jeffen plays Death Metal
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/kalilith/CHOW_56_bardoftheapocplypse-2.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskw8aGIFk0
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