Guys. Yorick is a priest, or at least has been during his lifetime.

SaltyToplaneGoat··3 votes·746 views

Have you guys forgotten Karthus long lore? The ones tending to the graves and the dead are the priests of the Kindred, often seen wearing masks of lamb and wolf.

He wasn't just some random dude who had the job to make holes into graveyards and do some gardening work. He was a cleric, so that would put him closest to Karthus from all the Shadow Isles champions.

A red just said that "he and kindred go way back" - well wouldn't be surpising, he was their priest after all. The question is now: how is his view on the Kindred now? Is he the one who grants death to those who no longer can bear the burden of immortality and their undead existence? Or has he turned against the Kindred? What is his role on the isles? Is he controlled by the mist or is he immune?

The question is, will this thematic that most of us had pretty much overlooked, take inflence in his gameplay? Priests are usually the supports in classical understanding, so will his kit revolve around buffing up his minions and allies? I'm curious to see what they've turned him into thematically...

7 Comments

Sharjo2 votes

One thing Riot always talked about was trying to enhance the "necromancer" feel of Yorick, so him being an undead priest of sorts would make sense considering.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

The question is, how do they keep it from interfering with Karthus theme?

Sharjo1 votes

I mean, Karthus has always been "death mage" and "Lich" more than necromancer. I don't think there's an issue of thematic overlap.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Yes, but thematically he's THE shadow isles cleric. So putting another potential cleric in there mught make stuff complicated.

Sharjo1 votes

Depends on whether he conducts himself like a cleric or not.

MagicFlyingLlama1 votes

Illaoi Hi.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

I wonder what his Interactions with her are...

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