Barlow McKinnon The Scaler

Primary Role: Fighter Secondary Role: Assassin

Passive: Scales

Barlow's abilities cause enemies to drop Scales. As Barlow picks up Scales, he gains 0.1 Armor and 0.1 Attack Damage. Additionally, he gains effects at certain thresholds.

Q: Descale

Energy Cost: 35 Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6 seconds Duration: 3 seconds Barlow's next attack is more precise, dealing 15/30/45/60/75( 15% AD) additional physical damage and slicing Scales off of his opponent. Minions and monsters drop 1 scale, champions and epic monsters drop 2 scales.

W: Shred

Energy Cost: 85 Cooldown: 8/7/6/5/4 seconds Radius: 275u Barlow swirls around quickly, dealing 40/65/90/115/140( 25% AD) physical damage to enemies around him. He regains 20 energy per enemy Champion hit. Enemies hit drop 1 scale each.

E Shearing Dash

Energy Cost: 50 Cooldown: 28/25/22/19/16 seconds Range: 750u Barlow dashes forward quickly, slicing through anything he passes by. Enemies hit take 60/90/120/150/180( 50% AD) physical damage and drop 1 scale each. The scales fly with the momentum of Barlow, and land ~300u in front of his end-point.

R: Rip Flesh

Energy Cost: 50 Cooldown: 100/80/60 seconds Duration: 6/8/10 seconds Barlow draws his serrated blade, saving the scaling of the flesh for later. For the duration, Barlow has 5/10/15% Bonus AD, 30/45/60 Range, and 15/35/50% Lifesteal, though none of his abilities drop Scales.

LORE:

"A dragon's scale... There isn't a larger contradiction. Vital to the defense of the dragons, yet... It is the most effective at cutting them. I suppose that is the irony of life. Their life, anyway."

From a young age, Barlow loved to fish. The thrill of the catch, the smell of the cooking filets, these things drew upon the heartstrings of the Bilgewater native. He always had a particular interest in the scales of the fish. He would work to remove every scale from the fish in-tact. In time, he grew swift with it, knowing just where to place the blade. He grew tired of the same, docile prey, however. He wanted to scale something with some bite.

His first taste of a real catch was a shark. He tackled it like he would any other fish. He descaled it while it was live. This fish was larger, however. Much larger. He leapt upon the back of the shark. The razor-sharp scales sliced his arms and legs viciously, and the shark went into a blood frenzy. Both of them disappeared beneath the surface in a haze of bloody water. The sailors aboard the fishing boat watched as the seconds ticked by. Moments later, Barlow emerges, arm in the sharks mouth. He grew to great renown in his fishing village, and across the islands. He also grew bored. He craved a more formidable prey.

His hopes were answered when, while fishing for his breakfast, Barlow spotted a dragon soaring high in the sky. The sun glimmered off it's scales in a way no other scaled creature had. He grinned a wide grin and set off for the mainland, in hunt of dragons, and their beautiful scales.

SUMMARY:

I designed Barlow on the idea that not all adventurers, and in our case, Champions, go off in search of glory or vengeance or bloodlust. Some are more simple, and more distinct for the simple grouping. Some are just greedy, squeezing money from the world in ways others don't. I wanted Barlow to represent that. He sees a real profit to be made from all this bloodlust, and he sure as hell is going to join in.

Barlow has been redesigned, to better focus on his obsession of collecting the scales from the dragons, which have the most beautiful scales. Through his travels, he has picked up on the natural benefits these scales offer. Armor is obvious, but the hard edge is sharp, and cuts like any blade would. The shape also allows for easier access to still-attached scales. He uses these tricks to amass his collection, and to sate his hunger for ever more difficult prey.

I feel like Barlow fits with the rest of the Dragon Slayers because he wants to see all of the dragons killed, just like the rest of them. He just wants to do something with the bodies afterwards. He's just as willing to jump into the fray with the toughest of them, though he prefers a little more finesse. Would be a shame to damage a scale, after all.

VOICE-LINES:

If you have any ideas, feel free to suggest them! They'd be appreciated.

CHANGE-LOG:

V1.0 - We're Live!

v2.0 - Take 2. Action. Everything was changed. Everything.

v2.1 - I swear... Formatting...

V2.2 - He didn't just appear, I swear. Lore added, summary updated.

v2.3 - Toastie~! Habits from other experiences affected the Ultimate's scaling. I have fixed this.