Post by The Iron Ambassador on Jun 6, 2013 12:16:28 GMT -5
Name: Poppy
Alias: The Iron Ambassador
Class: Fighter
Race: Yordle
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Ambassador and envoy between Bandle City and Demacia
Residence: Bandle City Embassy in Demacia, Blomgrun's smithy in Bandle City
Alignment: Lawful Good
Abilities:
Passive - Valiant Fighter
Enchantments in Poppy's hammer, Whomper, make her more resilient to harm the closer she gets to dying. Works both against magical and physical damage.
Q - Devastating Blow
Poppy prepares the inner power of Whomper and unleashes a strike that crushes straight through armor, making it a very powerful way of fighting armored opponents and crushing any non-armored parts of the target hit.
W - Paragon of Demacia
Poppy's armor and shield have been enchanted when created by Whomper, enhancing her strength and becoming more resilient to physical harm when in combat, increasing per strike dealt and taken up to a cap.
She can also instantly fully "charge" the enchantment, increasing her movement speed for a short while and gaining the strength and armor boost instantly.
E - Heroic Charge
Poppy charges at the enemy, using her strength to move herself and the target forward for a certain amount of distance. She is strong enough to carry any creature up to the size of a human this distance, anything larger such as Gragas or Cho'Gath being too heavy for her to move.
R - Diplomatic Immunity
Poppy activates the last enchantment within Whomper, creating a link between her chosen target and herself. She is shielded from all harm and contact by anyone except the chosen target, and her strikes hit harder on the target. However, this requires extreme concentration and her focus will always be on the chosen target and only attacking the target.
Relationships:
Galio - Close friend and ally, a deep bond between her and the Guardian due to a shared past.
Teemo - Acquintance, respected for his work for Bandle City, one of the only other yordles that can be as serious as she is.
Tristana - Acquintance, respect for her and the Megling Commandoes, has tried their training methods
Jarvan IV - Considers a friend, but mostly a political connection between the two, deep respect
Garen - Respect for the strength of the warrior and his loyalty
Lux - Mostly just a political connection
Titus Flavius - friend, sometimes annoyance. Only one ever to ask her out, mixed thoughts on the person.
Biography:
While other young yordle girls played skip-step and braided wreathes out of posies, Poppy spent her youth earning calluses and grease stains in her father's armor shop. Blomgrun, her father, was Bandle City's finest smith. The only thing he loved as much as his work was his young daughter, Poppy - named for the sprightly sounds of the sparks that leapt from his ever-burning forge. He welled with pride the day she was first able to lift his trusty hammer, Whomper. Poppy immediately took to his art, demonstrating a natural gift for smithing, which Blomgrun honed with devoted instruction.
One day, a Demacian general named Florin Berell commissioned Blomgrun to craft a helm, glorious beyond comparison. Blomgrun toiled away on this project, determined to present Florin with his finest work. He let Poppy set the center jewel, entrusting her with the most important piece. When the pair finished, they departed for Demacia to deliver it in person. Word of the general's order, however, was leaked to the Noxian High Command, and two Noxian assassins were dispatched to intercept the delivery. Blomgrun was able to occupy the assassins long enough for Poppy to escape with the prized helm. She watched helplessly from the brush as her father was slain. Instead of fleeing home, she carried the helm the rest of the way to Demacia alone. She refused payment for it, saying that no amount would compensate for her father's life. Instead, she offered it as a gift, honoring her father's final intentions. Florin saw the grim determination behind the tears in her eyes, and requested that the leadership of Bandle City appoint Poppy as the yordle ambassador to Demacia. Soon after, seeking to crush Noxus with her father's hammer, Poppy volunteered for the League of Legends.
Poppy may be small, but Whomper - or her will - is not.
Judgment:
OBSERVATION
As Poppy enters the observation chamber, the air itself seems to change. Instead of the jovial attitude of the yordle-kind, the Ambassador shows grim determination in her face, hiding the hatred lying behind her eyes. She carries a professional air with her, combined with a hammer of size nearly as large as her own.
Her long hair bounces up and down as she walks in her brand new armor, not seemingly bothered by the obvious weight of the large hammer. She looks up at the inscription of the ornate doors in front of her. "The truest enemy, lies within." Sighing, she walks over to the doors and pushes them open.
REFLECTION
As Poppy walks in, the atmosphere of the room shifts and the doors close behind her. She looks around as the scene shifts, her armor seemingly melting away and showing her old smith's outfit. Whomper is still in her hand but as she lifts her gaze from it, she sees a lost, familiar sight. Her father is walking by her side, and the swamp they were at was all too familiar. This was where it happened...
"Not a long way to go now Poppy. Once we finish this delivery, we can go back home and tell our neighbours about the wonders of Demacia." Blomgrun chuckles as he walks. Poppy nods, finding herself smiling for the first time since this memory had originally happened.
"Dad, can we find something sweet to bring back home? I'm sure everyone would love something from the famous city!" Blomgrun turns to her daughter and smiles.
"Sure Poppy, we can-"
Then suddenly, the bushes around them rustle. And before either can properly react, a pair of tall figures appears from the bushes. One standing in front of them, one behind them.
"Your days are up smith, by order of the High Command." The assassins. Blomgrun's look turns grim as he turns to Poppy, handing her the large package he was carrying. He looks at her daughter in the eyes and says.
"Take the helm and Whomper and run Poppy! Finish the delivery! Don't let it fall into the hands of Noxus. Leave me, go!"
"But dad I cant just-"
"DO IT!"
Tears fell from Poppy's eyes as she nods and runs to the nearby bushes, hiding in the tall undergrowth before turning to look around.
Her father put up a valiant effort, but in the end, the butchers were successful. Blomgrun fell, and they had finished their task. Poppy turns around to run towards Demacia, but one of the assassins is standing in front of her. This was not how it went. This was wrong. She had made it to Demacia. The assassins had not been able to find her. She had delivered the helm, telling the general to give nothing for the helm. Nothing was worth her loss.
"Going somewhere girl?" The assassin chuckled, looking down at Poppy.
"What is this? This is not how it is supposed to go!" Poppy grits her teeth, pulling Whomper from her back.
"Come then butcher, you'll find your death by my hand!"
Then suddenly, the assassin lets out a laugh and looks down at the yordle with a grin.
"Why do you want to join the League Poppy?"
Poppy blinks, pointing her hammer at the assassin.
"What do you mean?! YOU TOOK MY FATHER FROM ME!"
"Why do you want to join the League?" The figure repeats.
Poppy suddenly realizes where she was. This was not reality, but a memory. A warped one.
"To crush Noxus with my father's hammer!"
"Why do you want to join the League Poppy?" The figure repeats once more.
Poppy looks up at the assassin one more time. Why did she want to join the league? It wasn't as simple that.
"To bring justice to my father's memory. To find those who butchered him all those years ago. And to represent my home land."
"How does it feel, exposing your mind?"
"There isn't much left to expose. I have nothing left to hide. Only thing left in my mind... is hatred towards Noxus. I will make sure this does not happen again."
"Welcome to the League, Ambassador Poppy."
Then the figure was gone, and she was back in the reflection chamber. Sighing, she lifts Whomper to her shoulder and looks up. She would find those responsible. She would bring them to justice. With her grim determination returning to her face, she nods and walks into the League.
Notes:
Poppy's hammer, Whomper, is a magical artifact. It is the source of most of Poppy's abilities that are not related to anything that is possible without magic. Abilities such as "Diplomatic Immunity" and "Devastating Blow" are made possible through the power of the hammer.
Timeline:
February 17th - Captain Titus Flavius of the Bandle City Ground Forces asks Poppy out on a date.
February 28th - Meeting with Grand General Swain of Noxus at the Institute of War to discuss matters unrelated to Noxus or Demacia, gains a folder of information regarding the last surviving assassin that took part in Blomgrun's assassination years ago.
March 7th - Date with Titus Flavius, a few bumps in the evening, nothing major happens.
March 31st-April 2nd - Takes part in the defense of Demacia from the invasion of the Shadow Isles, manages to temporarily defeat Thresh the Chain Warden but is injured and knocked out by a strike from Mordekaiser, the Master of Metal.
May 10th - Returns to Bandle City to let her arm heal, lets Mayor Jadefellow know of what happened in Demacia.
May 13th - Meeting with Titus Flavius, goes rather sour after the Captain accidentally manages to insult Poppy.
June 15th - Meets up with the Scouts of the Mothership, Captain Teemo in particular, with a request on locating the assassin she was given months ago by General Swain
June 30th - Return to Demacia and to work.
July 7th - A spar with Garen, the Might of Demacia. Galio appears on the scene.
July 20th - Lulu, the Fae Sorceress appears at the Embassy, Poppy decides to go along with the Sorceress around Demacia to keep an eye on her and to keep her in line. Lulu also insists on sparring with Poppy.
August 13th - A group of Freljordian warriors come to the Embassy, asking for Bandle City's help. Poppy makes the choice to lead them to Bandle City, in order to visit her home and inform it of recent events in Demacia.
Alias: The Iron Ambassador
Class: Fighter
Race: Yordle
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Ambassador and envoy between Bandle City and Demacia
Residence: Bandle City Embassy in Demacia, Blomgrun's smithy in Bandle City
Alignment: Lawful Good
Abilities:
Passive - Valiant Fighter
Enchantments in Poppy's hammer, Whomper, make her more resilient to harm the closer she gets to dying. Works both against magical and physical damage.
Q - Devastating Blow
Poppy prepares the inner power of Whomper and unleashes a strike that crushes straight through armor, making it a very powerful way of fighting armored opponents and crushing any non-armored parts of the target hit.
W - Paragon of Demacia
Poppy's armor and shield have been enchanted when created by Whomper, enhancing her strength and becoming more resilient to physical harm when in combat, increasing per strike dealt and taken up to a cap.
She can also instantly fully "charge" the enchantment, increasing her movement speed for a short while and gaining the strength and armor boost instantly.
E - Heroic Charge
Poppy charges at the enemy, using her strength to move herself and the target forward for a certain amount of distance. She is strong enough to carry any creature up to the size of a human this distance, anything larger such as Gragas or Cho'Gath being too heavy for her to move.
R - Diplomatic Immunity
Poppy activates the last enchantment within Whomper, creating a link between her chosen target and herself. She is shielded from all harm and contact by anyone except the chosen target, and her strikes hit harder on the target. However, this requires extreme concentration and her focus will always be on the chosen target and only attacking the target.
Relationships:
Galio - Close friend and ally, a deep bond between her and the Guardian due to a shared past.
Teemo - Acquintance, respected for his work for Bandle City, one of the only other yordles that can be as serious as she is.
Tristana - Acquintance, respect for her and the Megling Commandoes, has tried their training methods
Jarvan IV - Considers a friend, but mostly a political connection between the two, deep respect
Garen - Respect for the strength of the warrior and his loyalty
Lux - Mostly just a political connection
Titus Flavius - friend, sometimes annoyance. Only one ever to ask her out, mixed thoughts on the person.
Biography:
While other young yordle girls played skip-step and braided wreathes out of posies, Poppy spent her youth earning calluses and grease stains in her father's armor shop. Blomgrun, her father, was Bandle City's finest smith. The only thing he loved as much as his work was his young daughter, Poppy - named for the sprightly sounds of the sparks that leapt from his ever-burning forge. He welled with pride the day she was first able to lift his trusty hammer, Whomper. Poppy immediately took to his art, demonstrating a natural gift for smithing, which Blomgrun honed with devoted instruction.
One day, a Demacian general named Florin Berell commissioned Blomgrun to craft a helm, glorious beyond comparison. Blomgrun toiled away on this project, determined to present Florin with his finest work. He let Poppy set the center jewel, entrusting her with the most important piece. When the pair finished, they departed for Demacia to deliver it in person. Word of the general's order, however, was leaked to the Noxian High Command, and two Noxian assassins were dispatched to intercept the delivery. Blomgrun was able to occupy the assassins long enough for Poppy to escape with the prized helm. She watched helplessly from the brush as her father was slain. Instead of fleeing home, she carried the helm the rest of the way to Demacia alone. She refused payment for it, saying that no amount would compensate for her father's life. Instead, she offered it as a gift, honoring her father's final intentions. Florin saw the grim determination behind the tears in her eyes, and requested that the leadership of Bandle City appoint Poppy as the yordle ambassador to Demacia. Soon after, seeking to crush Noxus with her father's hammer, Poppy volunteered for the League of Legends.
Poppy may be small, but Whomper - or her will - is not.
Judgment:
OBSERVATION
As Poppy enters the observation chamber, the air itself seems to change. Instead of the jovial attitude of the yordle-kind, the Ambassador shows grim determination in her face, hiding the hatred lying behind her eyes. She carries a professional air with her, combined with a hammer of size nearly as large as her own.
Her long hair bounces up and down as she walks in her brand new armor, not seemingly bothered by the obvious weight of the large hammer. She looks up at the inscription of the ornate doors in front of her. "The truest enemy, lies within." Sighing, she walks over to the doors and pushes them open.
REFLECTION
As Poppy walks in, the atmosphere of the room shifts and the doors close behind her. She looks around as the scene shifts, her armor seemingly melting away and showing her old smith's outfit. Whomper is still in her hand but as she lifts her gaze from it, she sees a lost, familiar sight. Her father is walking by her side, and the swamp they were at was all too familiar. This was where it happened...
"Not a long way to go now Poppy. Once we finish this delivery, we can go back home and tell our neighbours about the wonders of Demacia." Blomgrun chuckles as he walks. Poppy nods, finding herself smiling for the first time since this memory had originally happened.
"Dad, can we find something sweet to bring back home? I'm sure everyone would love something from the famous city!" Blomgrun turns to her daughter and smiles.
"Sure Poppy, we can-"
Then suddenly, the bushes around them rustle. And before either can properly react, a pair of tall figures appears from the bushes. One standing in front of them, one behind them.
"Your days are up smith, by order of the High Command." The assassins. Blomgrun's look turns grim as he turns to Poppy, handing her the large package he was carrying. He looks at her daughter in the eyes and says.
"Take the helm and Whomper and run Poppy! Finish the delivery! Don't let it fall into the hands of Noxus. Leave me, go!"
"But dad I cant just-"
"DO IT!"
Tears fell from Poppy's eyes as she nods and runs to the nearby bushes, hiding in the tall undergrowth before turning to look around.
Her father put up a valiant effort, but in the end, the butchers were successful. Blomgrun fell, and they had finished their task. Poppy turns around to run towards Demacia, but one of the assassins is standing in front of her. This was not how it went. This was wrong. She had made it to Demacia. The assassins had not been able to find her. She had delivered the helm, telling the general to give nothing for the helm. Nothing was worth her loss.
"Going somewhere girl?" The assassin chuckled, looking down at Poppy.
"What is this? This is not how it is supposed to go!" Poppy grits her teeth, pulling Whomper from her back.
"Come then butcher, you'll find your death by my hand!"
Then suddenly, the assassin lets out a laugh and looks down at the yordle with a grin.
"Why do you want to join the League Poppy?"
Poppy blinks, pointing her hammer at the assassin.
"What do you mean?! YOU TOOK MY FATHER FROM ME!"
"Why do you want to join the League?" The figure repeats.
Poppy suddenly realizes where she was. This was not reality, but a memory. A warped one.
"To crush Noxus with my father's hammer!"
"Why do you want to join the League Poppy?" The figure repeats once more.
Poppy looks up at the assassin one more time. Why did she want to join the league? It wasn't as simple that.
"To bring justice to my father's memory. To find those who butchered him all those years ago. And to represent my home land."
"How does it feel, exposing your mind?"
"There isn't much left to expose. I have nothing left to hide. Only thing left in my mind... is hatred towards Noxus. I will make sure this does not happen again."
"Welcome to the League, Ambassador Poppy."
Then the figure was gone, and she was back in the reflection chamber. Sighing, she lifts Whomper to her shoulder and looks up. She would find those responsible. She would bring them to justice. With her grim determination returning to her face, she nods and walks into the League.
Notes:
Poppy's hammer, Whomper, is a magical artifact. It is the source of most of Poppy's abilities that are not related to anything that is possible without magic. Abilities such as "Diplomatic Immunity" and "Devastating Blow" are made possible through the power of the hammer.
Timeline:
February 17th - Captain Titus Flavius of the Bandle City Ground Forces asks Poppy out on a date.
February 28th - Meeting with Grand General Swain of Noxus at the Institute of War to discuss matters unrelated to Noxus or Demacia, gains a folder of information regarding the last surviving assassin that took part in Blomgrun's assassination years ago.
March 7th - Date with Titus Flavius, a few bumps in the evening, nothing major happens.
March 31st-April 2nd - Takes part in the defense of Demacia from the invasion of the Shadow Isles, manages to temporarily defeat Thresh the Chain Warden but is injured and knocked out by a strike from Mordekaiser, the Master of Metal.
May 10th - Returns to Bandle City to let her arm heal, lets Mayor Jadefellow know of what happened in Demacia.
May 13th - Meeting with Titus Flavius, goes rather sour after the Captain accidentally manages to insult Poppy.
June 15th - Meets up with the Scouts of the Mothership, Captain Teemo in particular, with a request on locating the assassin she was given months ago by General Swain
June 30th - Return to Demacia and to work.
July 7th - A spar with Garen, the Might of Demacia. Galio appears on the scene.
July 20th - Lulu, the Fae Sorceress appears at the Embassy, Poppy decides to go along with the Sorceress around Demacia to keep an eye on her and to keep her in line. Lulu also insists on sparring with Poppy.
August 13th - A group of Freljordian warriors come to the Embassy, asking for Bandle City's help. Poppy makes the choice to lead them to Bandle City, in order to visit her home and inform it of recent events in Demacia.
