I know it’s not that great, but I hope I did well. I really like mer-people and Cassiopeia’s ‘Siren’ skin reminded me of them, so it inspired me, what I was going for with Eradyn was a support caster since the game has plenty of nukers and not enough variety in support. The original concept was a nuker with a lot of disables, but I figured that was more suited towards Leblanc, so I went with support. I really wanted to be creative with his abilities, so here it is.
My forum entry:
“This is his concept, I figured out he’ll be a mer-boy who looks about 16-17 ish with dark brown hair that’s not very long, but goes to about his ear? Maybe shorter hair than Ezreal. He’ll be fairly thin but have an average build. Not muscly, just… Maybe mildly average/thin.
Eradyn
The Water’s Gift
In the depths of the Guardian Sea, beneath Noxus, beneath Ionia, beneath Bilgewater, there is a place. Where people live in the tides and a joyous feeling abounds. Born as a prince to the merpeople, Eradyn was never really noticed by his peers because of his overpowering father and siblings, he was the quiet gentle one, he was also incredibly kind, which people obviously abused, and, feeling too submissive to do anything about it, let himself be walked all over his entire life. Friends he thought he could trust turned on him, abusing the fact that he was a prince.
Throughout all the hardships and tribulations, a part of him wanted to be strong and buck up. Make it so that people wouldn’t walk all over him anymore. The night after he promised himself that he would change, that he would begin to try new things, become a new person, his father, the King, passed away.
This emotionally broke him. He didn’t have the courage to change anymore.
There is a fairy tale, whispered throughout the ages, that the truest sorrowful tears of a merperson would invoke the greatest powers of the sea: A Water Goddess.
And so, she descended upon them, he couldn’t hear or see her approach through his heartfelt sobs.
She reached out and lifted his chin gently, smiling and whispering, “Be strong.”
That single touch unlocked powers held deep within him, normally honed for ages to unleash it’s full potential by the royal family, he could suddenly feel the magic bound in his blood flowing through his veins. Eradyn could call the tides to his bidding. Somehow, this power didn’t scare him as one would think it would. He felt invigorated, like he finally had the strength that no one would step on him again.
Determined to use this power to prove his worth, to prove he could be strong, he was given permission by his mother after this wonderful blessing was placed upon him to go to the surface. Just as the merpeople were fairy tales to your regular citizen of Valoran, the people on the surface were fairy tales to the merpeople. A coliseum of sorts above the waters called the “League of Legends” awaited to test willing hero’s worth.
Upon going to an Ionian beach, he found that air was no different than water. His bodyguards that escorted him felt the gravity of it, but he did not. He could swim through the air as if it were liquid.
A few hours later, he was discovered by the chief of the guard from Ionia, Irelia, who happened to be nearby as he wandered [swam] through a nearby forest. She kindly welcomed him to their land and after he requested to be taken to the League of Legends, she escorted him and he now fights on the fields of justice to prove himself.
Passive: Ideas:
Speed boost to all allied champions when he casts a spell,
Crowd control effects are less effective to all allied champions near Eradyn
Enemies that are near Eradyn for too long are slowed by 30% for 5 seconds, the effect ends if they get out of range.
Q Ability: Rising Tide
Eradyn instantly summons a whirlpool from beneath the enemy, dealing AoE damage.
Idea: If the enemy is in the very center of Rising Tide, they are slowed for 2.5 seconds.
W Ability: Bubbles of Harmony
Eradyn spins in a circle with a stream of water, giving all allies in the area of effect a bubble shield that increases defense for 10 seconds and silencing any enemies in the area of effect for 2.
E Ability: Pool of Rejuvination
Eradyn splashes a pool of water on the ground, healing any allies over time that stand in it and increasing their movement speed by 20% within the area of effect.
R Ability: Maelstrom
After channeling for a moment, Eradyn spins exceedingly fast, rising a current of powerful water from beneath him, damaging enemies over time and dragging them in towards him, any enemies that try to move away will slow the pull, but will still be pulled in regardless. [It doesn't do a LOT of damage, but it's mostly it's vast slow radius that makes it especially evil, but it can be interrupted if he's killed, stunned, or taunted. Binding won't affect him, since he has to hold still while performing Maelstrom]
Idea: When the maelstrom first begins, all allies within the area of effect are instantly relieved of all crowd control effects.
I haven’t really thought about his stats and I figured that feedback could help. Obviously he’ll be a support emphasis caster type, similar to Lux or Janna, so maybe health will be higher than attack, but spellpower will be higher than average?
I’m also absolutely open to suggestions, in fact, I really really support it. I want to make this character as perfect as possible.“
Please give feedback to anyone who reads my blog! I’d really like to make this character as perfect as possible and I need your help!
You put a lot of effort into this! I’d love to see Eradyn become a part of the cast. Perhaps you could give some more background information as to why he is a supportive character. I’d like to see this mer-prince become real
Yes, I did. I’m working on his abilities every day, trying to figure out what best suits him. Like his passive, his Q ability, and details about his ultimate.