"There is no good. No evil. No Light. There is only POWER!"
Bio:
Benedictus the Twilight Father; Formerly known as Archbishop Benedictus, used to be a proud member of the Alliance who's kind, calm and caring presence; Even when faced with grim situation in the darkest of times - made him become well known throughout the lands of Azeroth over the years he was alive.
In his early days; Benedictus would be a student under the Religious leader Alonsus Faol; whom he trained underneath for many a years in order to shape himself to become the Priest he became known for in the later years. Benedictus was also part of the group that constructed the Cathedral of Light within Stormwind. Everything seemed to be on the right path for Benedictus, but as luck would have it - Terror was just around the corner.
Over the following years, Benedictus witnessed many horrible actions take place in the world who previously seemed to be so peaceful. He witnessed the First and Second war first hand and despite living trough them; The lives lost and souls which waned within these wars tok it's tool on him; and in no way would it help that both the Queen of Stormwind and his old mentor; Alonsus Faol would die as well.
Following the death of his mentor; Benedictus tok charge of the Church of Light and did his best to hold his spirits high and his will unshaken, a facade that eventually crumbled when the Third War broke out and Lordaeron fell to the Scourge. Benedictus began questioning the light despite still taking charge of the Church of Light and would over the years that followed; continue to question the light as despite the best efforts of the adventurers of Azeroth and Benedictus himself; Evil would seem to never rest.
Years later; Deathwing would return; and as the Dragon destroyed parts of Stormwind, Benedictus would seemingly come eye to eye with the Dragon Aspect. Being certain that the light had abandoned him; Benedictus broke at long last and tossed the light aside in favor for joining the Twilight's Hammer clan - a clan he would be in the service of in the shadows as he was certain that they would live while those that still had faith in the light; would die. In the end; after serving in the shadows - it all came to an end when Benedictus revealed his true self before the former Warchief Thrall and a band of adventurers that was attempting to bring the recovered Dragon Soul to Wyrmrest Temple in order to slay Deatwhing. Refusing to see the fall of his new master and to witness the "new world" die out; Benedictus stood and fought until he died in battle and was at long last given peace.
As the Nexus called upon Benedictus; He was released from his broken state of mind but was till to be reminded of what horrors he had committed during the end of his lifetime. Knowing now that no matter the horrors you face; one should never abandon hope - Benedictus would seem to embrace that he still now is forced to act as the Twilight Father rather than the Priest of the Light which he was; as he brings the power of Twilight with him to defeat newfound enemies and defend newfound allies within the world of The Nexus; A world that not yet seems to be breaking apart as badly as Azeroth did for Benedictus back in his past life.
Role description:
Benedictus takes up the role as a Ranged Assassin. Unlike most Ranged Assassins however; Benedictus does not have any skill shots and only has Clamping abilities (Baseline) - However; two of his abilities comes with a channel cast and direct cast timer; forcing Benedictus to play carefully as he need to remain still to take action in order to deal damage. Benedictus slowly builds up "Insanity" (100 Insanity max baseline) as he deals damage; a second resource he has which can be unleashed via his Trait (D). Benedictus's main weakness comes in the form of that more so than any other ranged assassins; he is overly prone to CC; due to his complete lack of baseline escape mechanisms and that he again; Is force to stand still while using two of his three abilities.
Baste stats:
- Base Health: 1666 (+4 % per level)
- Health regen: 3.4 (+4 % per level)
- Mana: 500 (+ 4% per level)
- Mana regen: 3.68 (+ 4% per level)
- Movement speed: 100%
Basic attack:
Benedictus attacks by launching small bolts of Shadow Magic from the palm of his hands.
- Base damage 68 (+4 % per level)
- Attack speed 1.12
- Attack range 5.5
Combat Trait
1
D - Void Eruption
Passive: Benedictus builds up Insanity when using his basic abilities; When you have above 90 Insanity - This ability can be activated in order to enter Void Form.
Activate: Do a 1.5 second cast and enter Void Form, causing your insanity to drop with an increasing rate over an unlimited period of time. For each second you remain in Void Form; your basic abilities will recharge 0.1 seconds faster.
For each 4 seconds you remain within Void Form - a stationary Void Tendril which can sustain 2 basic attacks will spawn. This Void Tendril will channel Mind Flay at a nearby hostile unit; Prioritizing heroes. This Mind Flay has half the effect of a baselineMind Flay.
Insanity cost: 90+ Cooldown: 30 Second.
Insanity caps at 100.
Insanity drops at a rate of 1 per second upon activation and will increase by 1 additional insanity being added to the dropping amount each 1 second.
Void Tendrils do generate insanity.
Void Tendrils lasts for a maximum of 10 seconds.
Primary Abilities
1
Q - Mind Flay
Start a 3 second channel upon a select hostile unit. While channeling; You will deal 175 (+ 4% per level) damage per second the channel remains active; You will also slow the targets movement speed by 40% while the channel remains active.
Each tick of damage done by Mind Flay will generate 10 Insanity.
Mana: 45 Cooldown: 8 Seconds.
2
W - Shadow Word: Pain
Apply Shadow Word: Pain at a select hostile unit. Shadow Word: Pain will deal 25 (+ 4% per level) damage upon application and will then cause for the target to take 50 (+ 4% per level) damage each second for 8 seconds.
Applying Shadow Word: Paingenerates 7 Insanity and each tick of damage it does will generate 2 Insanity.
Mana: 35 Cooldown: 6 Seconds.
3
E - Mind Blast
Start a 1 second cast which when complete: Will cause for you to blast the mind of the selected hostile unit which will deal 225 (+ 4% per level) damage to the selected target.
Mind Blastgenerates 20 Insanity.
Mana: 60 Cooldown: 10 Seconds.
Heroic Abilities
1
R - Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire
Equip Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire - This will increase your basic attack damage by 100, increase your basic attack range by 1.5 and set your basic attack speed to 1.
Passive: All of your Insanity Generatingabilities now generates 25% more insanity.
Activate: Channel the power of the shadows from Xal'atath at your selected hostile unit. This channel lasts for up to a maximum of 5 seconds and will deal 230 (+ 4% per level) damage to the hostile unit each second the channel remains active in addition to generating 15 Insanity per tick of damage done.. While doing this channel: Insanity is not Drained during Void Form.
Holding the channel active for 2.5 seconds will double the range the channel can be linked to the hostile target.
Mana: 75 Cooldown: 25 Seconds.
2
R - Calling the Void
Activate to instantly enter an elevated version of Void Form and cap yourself on Insanity. Upon this activation; You will apply an alternative version of Shadow Word: Pain to all nearby hostile units. This version of Shadow Word: Painonly generates insanity off hostile heroes.
This elevated version of Void Form causes for your to gain 20 Armor whileVoid Form is active and it allows you to channel and cast abilities while moving.
Using Calling the Void while Void Form already is active will reset your current Void Form active bonus.
Mana: 120 Cooldown: 110 Seconds.
Talents
Level 1
- Midnight Star; Quest.
Generate 75 Insanity off ever single hostile hero.
Reward:Increase your Insanity Pool by 100 and increase the cast range of your basic abilities by 20%
- Spreading Madness; Quest.
Generate at least 100 Insanity while in Void Form 5 times.
Reward: After you cast Shadow Word: Pain - You can re-cast it a second time within 4 seconds for free. Shadow Word: Pain can be stacked twice on the same target and now also generates 3 more insanity on both application and ticks of damage.
- Consuming Void; Quest
Cast Mind Blast at hostile Heroes affected by Shadow Word: Pain 30 times.
Reward:Lower Mind Blasts cast time by 0.5 seconds and cause for Mind Blast to deal damage equal to 3% of the targets total maximum health in addition to it's base damage. This damage is increased too 6% of the targets total maximum health if the target is affected byShadow Word: Pain.
level 4
- Vampiric Embrace:
All of your damaging basic abilities will heal you for 35% of the damage they deal. Any damage deal while you are at full health will be distributed to any nearby injured allied hero.
- Mana Burn:
Damage from Mind Flay and Mind Blast will remove 3% of any Hostile Hero's Mana and will distribute twice the amount as replenishing mana for yourself. Should you replenish more than 15% mana within 5 seconds. 5% Mana will be replenished for any nearby allied Hero.
- Shadow Ward:
Each 25 Insanity you generate will grant you a shield that absorbs 100 (+ 4% per level) damage. This shield lasts for 5 seconds and can build up to a maximum of 500 Hit points. Whenever you have a Shadow Ward active; The next instance of timed Crowd Control placed upon you will only have half of its original effect.
Level 7
- Voices of the depths:
Upon entering Void Form you will automatically spawn 6 Void Tendrils around yourself and sport 2 Void Tendrils which grows out of yourself that is permanent until Void Form ends.
- Whispers of the Old Ones:
Void Tendrils now spawn each 2 second you remain within Void Form and they can sustain 3 Basic Attacks before dying.
- Contract of the Depths:
Activate: Instantly spawn 12 Void Tendrils around yourself.
Passive: Any Void Tendril active while Void Eruption is cast will be sacrificed and will add an additional 5 Insanity too your insanity pool for that cast of Void Eruption. Each Void Tendril that would spawn during Void Eruption will now instead be instantly sacrificed to grant you 6 insanity. Void Tendrils spawned from this talent while Void Form is active will not be sacrificed on the spot.
Cooldown: 90 Seconds. Cooldown is lowere by 5 seconds for each Void Tendril that dies / is sacrificed while this talent is on cooldown.
Level 10 - (R: Heroic Abilities)
- Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire
- Calling the Void
Level 13
- Void Missile
While in Void Form; You can re-activate your Trait Button ( D ) in order to launch a shadow projectile at you selected target. Any nearby hostile hero with Shadow Word: Pain active will cause for an additional projectile to spawn which will chase down said target. This projectile will deal 198 (+ 4% per level) damage and will increase the duration of any active Shadow Word: Pain by 5 seconds; given that the projectile lands while Shadow Word: Pain is still active.
A shadow projectile will generate 9 Insanity.
Cooldown: 15 Seconds.
- Shadow Crash
Whenever you cats Mind Blast; A Shadow Crash will be cast from you once the Mind Blast deals damage - This Shadow Crash will slowly travel from you toward the impact location of the Mind Blast and when it crashes into the ground; It will deal 280 (+ 4% per level) damage to all hostile units hit and apply Shadow Word: Pain too them.
Shadow Crash generates 15 Insanity per hostile hero hit by the impact.
- Mind Spike:
Mind Flay will now chop 2 seconds off the remaining time of Shadow Word: Pain should it be active at your target and Mind Blast will consumeShadow Word: Pain should it be active at your target. Consuming time ofShadow: Word Pain with Mind Flay will cause for Mind Flay to generate twice the amount of insanity per tick and Mind Blast will have it's cooldown reduced by 4 seconds should it consume aShadow Word: Pain.
Level 16
- Mind Sear:
Your Mind Flay will cause for it's direct damage to be cast upon all hostile units within 5 range of your main target. This does generate Insanity of damaging additional hostile heroes.
- Shadow Form:
You permanently gain 15 Armor, will have all your damage increased by 10% and each 30'th second; The first hostile hero to hit you with a basic attack will be sendt fleeing away in fear from you for 2.5 seconds.
- Enveloping Shadows:
Activate to grant yourself and nearby Allied Heroes 75 Spell Armor for 2 seconds.
Cooldown: 45 Seconds.
Level 20 - (Storm Talents)
- A new ruler:
Insanity Drop while in Void Form is now reduced by 50%. Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire's channel will chain too an additional nearby hostile hero, can be channeled for 8 seconds and applies the Mind Flayslow while active.
- Ascendance:
You can now re-cast Calling the Void once every 30 seconds to completely refresh your Void Form and Insanity. The Void Form active bonus will not be reset upon doing this. Whenever you next exit Void Form; This ability will be placed on it's usual 110 Seconds cooldown.
- Consumed Core:
If your level 1 quest is complete and you have fulfilled it's reward criteria 4 additional times this game: Gain the 2 otherquest Rewards.
- Shadow Word: Death
Attempt to cast the curse of Death Itself upon your selected hostile hero. This is only usable on heroes Bellow 20% health and will cause for them to take 20% of their total health as damage after 2.5 seconds. Should the hostile hero die; You will heal for twice the amount of damage dealt and Shadow Word: Death will have it's cooldown reset. Should Shadow Word: Death fail to kill the hostile enemy hero: It will instead inflict damage upon the caster equal to that of 35% of their total health.
Cooldown: 180 Seconds.
Skin suggestions
Benedictus with his base appearance:
Alternate Skin tones I figured could be something that gives him a Fel-Green apperance instead of the base shadow themed one; As well as a even darker toned skin that goes from being "shadow" theme to straight out black themed.
Alternate skins; Much like Arthas / The Lich King - Benedictus could have a skin that gives him the appearance he had prior to becoming the Twilight Father - From a logical stand point this would not make much sense but - Paladin Arthas summoning Sindragosa despite having the Frostmourne is not excactly "correct" either so - Let's go I suppose?
Due to Benedictus having mostly Instant / direct spells; It would be cool of an alternate skin would have him take on the "Shadow / Void" theme but simply in a "purified / light forged" version, as if he is using the void purifited by the light to deal damage in a away.
Other concepts & More
I will list here once more of my concepts is made. Some of these concepts may also look familiar but that is because I am also "Rexx" whom has posted some hero concepts on the EU and US side forums for Heroes of the Storm.
This Kelsey concept was originally started in early May and was finished up by late May.
Other hero concepts I have made: This list is now shortened and only contains my most "recent" concepts as I will begin re-working my older ones. Please see my Profile if you want to see my older and worse concepts. (I currently have a total of 40+ concepts on my Profile)
Regarding Shadow Word: Pain - It was on my backburner for a while to make it a skilshot - But I sort of settled for Benedictus to be a R-Assassin that is really easy to play; But with the whole Insanity / Void Form weaving - He'd be harder to master as (I do hope) my talents will allow for different focused play styles that will be twisted from battle to battle depending on Benedictus's own team as well as the enemy team.
And dear lord that artwork was pretty damn nice - It's pretty much what I had "imagined" it looking like; I just did not know if it would "thematically" be a good enough fit for a skin - But I'm kinda sold on it now due to that which you linked!
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Also, for your light-based skin this could be fine: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/5843Jz
Regarding Shadow Word: Pain - It was on my backburner for a while to make it a skilshot - But I sort of settled for Benedictus to be a R-Assassin that is really easy to play; But with the whole Insanity / Void Form weaving - He'd be harder to master as (I do hope) my talents will allow for different focused play styles that will be twisted from battle to battle depending on Benedictus's own team as well as the enemy team.
And dear lord that artwork was pretty damn nice - It's pretty much what I had "imagined" it looking like; I just did not know if it would "thematically" be a good enough fit for a skin - But I'm kinda sold on it now due to that which you linked!