Verdan is an animate tree, who's grove has recently been poisoned by tainted groundwater, most likely from one of the larger companies in lore, their goal in the ritual is to cure the disease brought upon the bark of their allies
Character Tags:
TAKE ROOT, HOLD FAST, PERSEVERE
Stats: Large health pool, 2 stamina, scaling physical resistance. Verdan is VERY large.
Weapon: Seeds of Wrath. Verdan flicks large seeds at fairly slow velocity, that explode on impact with enemy heroes, or after lingering on the ground for a moment. They are capable of headshots but have a lower modifier than most weapons. Alt fire puts down a small bush that blocks enemy fire.
Ability 1: Take Root. Verdan enters a rooted stance, a small web of roots jetting into the ground around them. While in this state, Verdan is unable to move or use other abilities, but rapidly heals and restores stamina. The upgrades increase healing, gives Verdan resistances after rooting for a long time, and the final upgrade makes Verdan unstoppable while rooted, sharing a portion of healing with nearby allies in a wide area.
Ability 2: Happy Little Tree. (Charged Ability) Verdan plants a seed that grows into a tree. You select the kind of tree before placing it. All trees must remain for 15-30 seconds before they take any form of effect. Verdan can have a number of trees based on their Boon level, and they don't go away unless you exceed the cap, or the tree is killed. Enemies can heavy melee to kill trees. All trees sprout instantly at 2nd upgrade level, and receive a new ability at level 3.
Willow: Spots enemies close to the tree, showing them on the map. Level 3 bonus: Lowers enemy resistances when close to the Willow.
Fruit: Fruit trees can be approached and light meleed by an ally, dropping fruit. Fruit provides a sizeable heal, and a fairly long lasting movement speed/sprint speed buff. There is a 50 second cooldown before fruit spawns again. Level 3 Bonus: Picking up Fruit cleanses all non-ultimate debuffs, and fruits grow back more often.
Oak: Takes three heavy hits to destroy rather than one. These trees melee nearby enemies with a sway of their branches. Level 3 Bonus: Oak applies knockback on hit.
Ability 3: Rapid Growth. Rapid growth adds additional function to the alt-fire of Verdan's basic weapon. Level 1 makes the bush grow taller whenever it is spawned; you can hide behind it and not appear on the mini map unless an enemy sees you from the side/behind. Allies can see through it with a level of transparency. Level 2 makes it so Verdan has unlimited ammo when Rooted in a bush tile. Level 3 makes it so enemies who step through it are slowed briefly, and take extra damage from Verdan whenever they are attacked.
Ability 4: Reclaim. Reclaim is a short channel; Root lines grow underground between all of Verdan's trees and bushes, then link back to Verdan. Standing on a line when the channel finishes damages you. Allies are healed by this. Stepping on the glowing roots while the channel is active is a heavy slow. Regardless if Verdan has any trees or bushes active, this effect happens in a small radius around them.
Character Tags:
TAKE ROOT, HOLD FAST, PERSEVERE
Stats: Large health pool, 2 stamina, scaling physical resistance. Verdan is VERY large.
Weapon: Seeds of Wrath. Verdan flicks large seeds at fairly slow velocity, that explode on impact with enemy heroes, or after lingering on the ground for a moment. They are capable of headshots but have a lower modifier than most weapons. Alt fire puts down a small bush that blocks enemy fire.
Ability 1: Take Root. Verdan enters a rooted stance, a small web of roots jetting into the ground around them. While in this state, Verdan is unable to move or use other abilities, but rapidly heals and restores stamina. The upgrades increase healing, gives Verdan resistances after rooting for a long time, and the final upgrade makes Verdan unstoppable while rooted, sharing a portion of healing with nearby allies in a wide area.
Ability 2: Happy Little Tree. (Charged Ability) Verdan plants a seed that grows into a tree. You select the kind of tree before placing it. All trees must remain for 15-30 seconds before they take any form of effect. Verdan can have a number of trees based on their Boon level, and they don't go away unless you exceed the cap, or the tree is killed. Enemies can heavy melee to kill trees. All trees sprout instantly at 2nd upgrade level, and receive a new ability at level 3.
Willow: Spots enemies close to the tree, showing them on the map. Level 3 bonus: Lowers enemy resistances when close to the Willow.
Fruit: Fruit trees can be approached and light meleed by an ally, dropping fruit. Fruit provides a sizeable heal, and a fairly long lasting movement speed/sprint speed buff. There is a 50 second cooldown before fruit spawns again. Level 3 Bonus: Picking up Fruit cleanses all non-ultimate debuffs, and fruits grow back more often.
Oak: Takes three heavy hits to destroy rather than one. These trees melee nearby enemies with a sway of their branches. Level 3 Bonus: Oak applies knockback on hit.
Ability 3: Rapid Growth. Rapid growth adds additional function to the alt-fire of Verdan's basic weapon. Level 1 makes the bush grow taller whenever it is spawned; you can hide behind it and not appear on the mini map unless an enemy sees you from the side/behind. Allies can see through it with a level of transparency. Level 2 makes it so Verdan has unlimited ammo when Rooted in a bush tile. Level 3 makes it so enemies who step through it are slowed briefly, and take extra damage from Verdan whenever they are attacked.
Ability 4: Reclaim. Reclaim is a short channel; Root lines grow underground between all of Verdan's trees and bushes, then link back to Verdan. Standing on a line when the channel finishes damages you. Allies are healed by this. Stepping on the glowing roots while the channel is active is a heavy slow. Regardless if Verdan has any trees or bushes active, this effect happens in a small radius around them.
