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Courier (Paperboy) is a character whose kit revolves entirely around speed and rapidly moving in and out of close quarters without losing momentum. to differentiate Courier (Paperboy) from other mobility characters, his abilities favor sprint speed and maintaining running over using stamina for movement.
LORE: Working his way up in the cursed apple as a deliveryman, Courier finally made it to the big leagues, carrying parcels for some of the more esoteric and eldritch denizens of the city, being trusted with items of great importance and secrecy. Courier did his job well, but he grew somewhat lax after finally achieving his dream job and making it into the big leagues, slowing his previous record pace.
At any other level, his slacking may not have been given much thought, but for the people he now worked for, it was noticed and not looked kindly upon. After he finally made a mistake and failed to deliver an important package on time to a powerful and unknowable client, he was deemed in need of...correction.
His past record saved him from darker fates, and so his punishment took form in the curse of the ceaseless. Never again could Courier find rest or respite, being forced into a state of constant and unending motion and activity. At first, Courier saw it as a boon, able to live his life as efficiently and fast as he wanted, making more deliveries than ever before. After 23 days without the need to sleep or the ability to take a break, Courier's enthusiasm turned to dread. While his body doesn't lose stamina, his mental state has deteriorated from never-ending activity, and now his only hope at finding rest once more is to summon the patrons to remove the curse.
GUN: Burst-fire machine gun pistol with explosive burst-fire shots with lots of bullets in each burst, ramping inaccuracy each burst as the burst fire goes on.
ABILITY 1: Newsflash! - The Courier has delivered plenty of news over the course of his career, and now he's able to do so with blinding speed and a bit of magic. spirit damage aoe burst centered on Courier in a small sphere around him, causes targets hit to have their vision range reduced and their accuracy reduced slightly.
ABILITY 2: Zip!! (Skedaddle!!) - Charged ability. Courier gains a burst of speed, rapidly and with less turn control, moving in a forward direction, including up vertical surfaces and over geography. If this movement makes contact with an enemy hero, they take ramping spirit damage based on the distance the zip took to reach them, taking more damage the farther the uninterrupted zip, slightly knocking them up and back as well.
ABILITY 3: Extra Extra!!! - (Passive) increases sprint speed and reduced amount of time needed before out of combat sprint activates. (Active) gain a buff that grants massive slow resistance and increases rate of fire of his gun based on his current speed.
ABILITY 4: Special Delivery!!!! - Courier channels for a moment, getting into a runner's stance. Once done channeling, Courier launches himself with great velocity in a pointed direction while passing through allies and enemies, which is able to be cancelled at any time to stop momentum and regain control/movement. Any enemies he makes contact with are left with a special delivery, a time-delayed burst of spirit damage. Allies he passes through and Courier himself are granted a temporary buff to bullet resistance.
LORE: Working his way up in the cursed apple as a deliveryman, Courier finally made it to the big leagues, carrying parcels for some of the more esoteric and eldritch denizens of the city, being trusted with items of great importance and secrecy. Courier did his job well, but he grew somewhat lax after finally achieving his dream job and making it into the big leagues, slowing his previous record pace.
At any other level, his slacking may not have been given much thought, but for the people he now worked for, it was noticed and not looked kindly upon. After he finally made a mistake and failed to deliver an important package on time to a powerful and unknowable client, he was deemed in need of...correction.
His past record saved him from darker fates, and so his punishment took form in the curse of the ceaseless. Never again could Courier find rest or respite, being forced into a state of constant and unending motion and activity. At first, Courier saw it as a boon, able to live his life as efficiently and fast as he wanted, making more deliveries than ever before. After 23 days without the need to sleep or the ability to take a break, Courier's enthusiasm turned to dread. While his body doesn't lose stamina, his mental state has deteriorated from never-ending activity, and now his only hope at finding rest once more is to summon the patrons to remove the curse.
GUN: Burst-fire machine gun pistol with explosive burst-fire shots with lots of bullets in each burst, ramping inaccuracy each burst as the burst fire goes on.
ABILITY 1: Newsflash! - The Courier has delivered plenty of news over the course of his career, and now he's able to do so with blinding speed and a bit of magic. spirit damage aoe burst centered on Courier in a small sphere around him, causes targets hit to have their vision range reduced and their accuracy reduced slightly.
ABILITY 2: Zip!! (Skedaddle!!) - Charged ability. Courier gains a burst of speed, rapidly and with less turn control, moving in a forward direction, including up vertical surfaces and over geography. If this movement makes contact with an enemy hero, they take ramping spirit damage based on the distance the zip took to reach them, taking more damage the farther the uninterrupted zip, slightly knocking them up and back as well.
ABILITY 3: Extra Extra!!! - (Passive) increases sprint speed and reduced amount of time needed before out of combat sprint activates. (Active) gain a buff that grants massive slow resistance and increases rate of fire of his gun based on his current speed.
ABILITY 4: Special Delivery!!!! - Courier channels for a moment, getting into a runner's stance. Once done channeling, Courier launches himself with great velocity in a pointed direction while passing through allies and enemies, which is able to be cancelled at any time to stop momentum and regain control/movement. Any enemies he makes contact with are left with a special delivery, a time-delayed burst of spirit damage. Allies he passes through and Courier himself are granted a temporary buff to bullet resistance.
