Brand,the Burning Vengeance,Kegan Rodhe

Stats: health: Health570+105, resource: Mana469+21, health regen: Health regen. (per 5s)5.5+0.55, resource regen: Mana regen. (per 5s)10.65+0.6, armor: Armor27+4.2, attack damage: Attack damage57+3, attack speed: Base AS0.681, gameplay radius: Gameplay radius65, selection radius: Selection radius89, release: 2011-04-12, changed: V13.22, role: Burst, position: MiddleSupportJungle, rangetype: Ranged, adaptivetype: Magic, cost: 450|260

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BrandMainKeganTitlesReal nameKegan RodheNickname(s)Healer's SonReaver-BastardAlias(es)The Burning VengeanceCharacteristicsSpeciesHuman(Magical;Magically Altered)Pronoun(s)He/HimTimelineBorn:349 AN - 772 ANWeapon(s)Fire MagicPersonal statusStatusAlivePlace of originRygann's Reach,FreljordCurrent residenceUnknown(No fixed abode)FamilyUnnamed Father†Krezia Rodhe†(Mother)Zvanna†(Former Lover)Professional statusOccupation(s)Ryze's apprenticeRegion(s)RuneterraRelated character(s)RyzeAnivia

Brand

• Main
• Kegan
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• Healer's Son
• Reaver-Bastard
Alias(es)

• The Burning Vengeance
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Timeline

• Born:349 AN - 772 AN
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Family

• Unnamed Father†
• Krezia Rodhe†(Mother)
• Zvanna†(Former Lover)
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Once a tribesman of the icyFreljordnamed Kegan Rodhe, the creature known asBrandis a lesson in the temptation of greater power. Seeking one of the legendary World Runes, Kegan betrayed his companions and seized it for himself—and, in an instant, the man was no more. His soul burned away, his body a vessel of living flame, Brand now roamsValoranin search of other Runes, swearing revenge for wrongs he could never possibly have suffered in a dozen mortal lifetimes.



Contents

• 1Background1.1Early Life1.2Banishment1.3Transformation
• 2Appearance
• 3Personality
• 4Abilities
• 5Relations5.1Rygann's Reach Villagers5.2Krezia Rodhe5.3Zvanna5.4Old Rygann5.5Ryze
• 6Read More6.1Biography6.2Starring Champion6.3Alternate Universes
• 7Trivia
• 8Change log
• 9References
• 10See also
• 1.1Early Life
• 1.2Banishment
• 1.3Transformation
• 5.1Rygann's Reach Villagers
• 5.2Krezia Rodhe
• 5.3Zvanna
• 5.4Old Rygann
• 5.5Ryze
• 6.1Biography
• 6.2Starring Champion
• 6.3Alternate Universes
Background[]

Early Life[]

Brand was born as Kegan Rodhe in theFreljord, in the region ofLokfarin a settlement called Rygann's Reach. His mother was a healer and his father was a reaver. Because of this and the fact that his father never stayed to raise him, he earned the nickname "Reaver-Bastard" among the people of Rygann's Reach.

Kegan and his mother were shunned from the settlement, with the only reason they weren't banished from the settlement entirely being that Kegan's mother healed the denisons of Rygann's Reach. Due to all of this, Kegan was often the subject of ridicule from the townspeople, often being called names and getting in fights. His only friend was Zvanna, a local girl he met shortly after she and her family had moved to Rygann's reach. Kegan and Zvanna were lovers for a time, but stopped at some point for unknown reasons, most likely because of Kegan's temper against the townspeople that were cruel to him.

Banishment[]

After the death of his mother, Kegan was informed by Zvanna that the Townspeople of Rygann's Reach wanted him to leave. After packing up and getting ready to leave, Kegan snuck into the home of Rygann, the leader of Rygann's Reach and the person that Kegan hated and blamed the most for what he and his mother had to endure during their stay at the town. He poured gasoline on the floor of the home and as Rygann woke up, Kegan told Rygann that he and all the other townspeople had killed his mother by slowly wearing her away with how they treated her and that he was now sending Kegan out to die. He then set the house on fire.

After burning himself in the fire that he started, Kegan walked away intending to leave Rygann's Reach and go into the wilderness. After getting on top of a hill, Kegan looked back and saw that the fire had spread throughout the entire settlement. Realizing that Zvanna's home had burned down, he ran back to find her. He found her dead body laying next to her family's bodies. After kneeling beside them for a time, he went into the wilderness to find another settlement.

Kegan wandered through the wilderness for weeks, hunting wildlife to survive. He had wandered into a cave hoping to wait out a blizzard whenRyzewalked into the cave and healed him of his frostbite and his severe burns from the fire at Rygann's Reach. Ryze saw potential in Kegan and decided to take him as his apprentice.

Transformation[]

After Kegan had been Ryze's apprentice for a time, they tracked down a World Rune, a magical artifact that could give the user a large amount of magical power. After obtaining it, Kegan chose to keep and use the World Rune for his own gain. The Rune transformed Kegan, making the creature who would eventually come to be known as Brand. A shadow of the man he once was, Brand began his search for more World Runes.

Appearance[]

Brand has burned grey and black skin. This skin is interrupted by an orange streak along his chest that eminates light. His hands and scalp are this same shade of orange and are continuously on fire. Crevices where his eyes and mouth would be are replaced with orange light. Brand wears nothing but a pair of brown pants with belts around each leg, with the lower half of these pants being burned off.

Personality[]

Kegan Rodhe was an angry man, bitter towards the denizens of Rygann's Reach for how they treated him and his mother. He had an explosive temper, often resorting to him yelling, or more often using violence at those who angered him.

After transforming into Brand, the World Rune took full control of Kegan's body, becoming a cataclysmic pyromaniac obsessed with gaining more power and burning the world to ash, seeing mortals as weak and wishing to rule as a god. He is obsessed with hunting down his vessel's former masterRyze, trying to tempt him to rule with the World-Runes' power alongside him, and taunting him when his apprentice Kala nearly gave in to the temptation of a World-Rune.[1]It is shown that Brand's personality was influenced by the World-Rune tempting Kegan to getting revenge on the world for how he had been treated, reducing Kegan to nothing more than the embodiment of his desire for vengeance.[2]

Abilities[]

• Magical: Kegan Rodhe was born with innate magical abilities, inherited from his mother whom used her magic to heal others. Kegan struggled to manifest his magic, but once he became Brand his magical abilities became significantly more powerful.Fire:Brand is able to use magic to create and manipulate fire to his will, which has many uses, including burning his enemies and flammable material. The World Rune that Brand has in his possession leaves the magical potential of this ability almost limitless.Magic:Other than fire, Brand has at least a rudimentary understanding and talent for traditional magic.
• Resistance:Brand is impervious to damage from magical and traditional sources. So far, there is no known way to permanently kill him.
• Fire:Brand is able to use magic to create and manipulate fire to his will, which has many uses, including burning his enemies and flammable material. The World Rune that Brand has in his possession leaves the magical potential of this ability almost limitless.
• Magic:Other than fire, Brand has at least a rudimentary understanding and talent for traditional magic.
Relations[]

Rygann's ReachVillagers[]

Since he was young, Kegan was ostracized by the villagers of Rygann's Reach for being a son of a reaver and therefore being a symbol of bad luck in the village, insulting him with the moniker "reaver-bastard". Throughout Kegan's life the villagers subjected him to constant physical and verbal abuse, causing him to develop an aggressive and resentful personality. After his mother's death, he wished to take out his hatred towards the village for not grieving her death after she had overworked herself to death for their sake, though he blamed Rygann for stoking their beliefs in the first place. After the villagers witnessed his role in Zvanna's death, they mocked him again as he left the village. Even after going his separate ways, Kegan's bitterness from all of the torment his fellows subjected to him never faded, which allowed the World-Rune to tempt him into becoming Brand, leaving Kegan's personality as nothing but his resentment towards the world.

Krezia Rodhe[]

Krezia is Kegan's mother, whom was also shunned and outcasted by the village. She wanted to resign herself and Kegan to their cruel treatment fearing that they would be exiled and left to die in the wilderness. Due to her paranoia, she tried to urge her son not to make things worse for the both of them, but he remained defiant and said he refused to be a coward like her. Despite her protectiveness towards her son, Krezia was also abusive towards Kegan due to him being a constant reminder of her husband and his crime which caused them both to be outcasts in the first place. Even so, Kegan grieved his mother's death and burned down Rygann's Reach to avenge her and the cruelty suffered by her alongside himself.

Zvanna[]

Kegan first met Zvanna at the age of thirteen. She was the only person in the village who treated him kindly, so the two developed a friendship which later became a romance, though their relationship didn't last as Zvanna split up with him and later married Malvir, disappointing Kegan as he had lost the love of the only person who cared about him. Zvanna later told Kegan about Old Rygann's decree to exiled, feeling saddened towards him and offering him food to help him survive, though Kegan refused as he wanted to die in his exile. Later, Kegan's attempt to burn down the village ended up accidentally killing Zvanna and her family in the collateral damage, and he felt heavy remorse for causing her death.

Old Rygann[]

Old Rygann perpetuated his people's beliefs that the Rodhe family was bad luck, playing a role in the abuse they were subjected to. He wished to exile both Krezia and Kegan but only kept them due to the former's abilities to heal the villagers. Once Krezia died, Rygann had Kegan exiled as he no longer had worth for the village. Of all the people whom mistreated him, Kegan hated Rygann the most due to his role in Krezia's death, so Kegan came to his hut, threatening him with a knife while admonishing him for the way he treated him and his mother, before using his lantern to burn down Rygann's hut and by extent the entire village to get revenge.

Ryze[]

Brand was once a student of Ryze when he was still known as Kegan Rodhe. After Brand's transformation, they became enemies, with Brand intent on finding and gaining possession of another World Rune, which directly conflicts with Ryze's objective of making sure that nobody can find or use any other World Runes again.

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Passive ability — Name: Blaze, Description: Innate: Brand's abilities apply a stack of Ablaze to enemies hit for 4 seconds, refreshing on subsequent applications and stacking up to 3 times. Subsequent abilities used against a target with Ablaze are empowered. Killing an enemy afflicted with Ablaze or with an ability restores 30 − 50 (based on level) mana . Ablaze: While afflicted with Ablaze , the target is dealt magic damage equal to 「 2. 5 % of their maximum health over 3. 25 seconds. 」 「 0. 8 3 % of their maximum health every 1. 08 3 seconds over 3. 25 seconds. 」 Ablaze deals 220% damage per tick to monsters , capped at 80. Upon applying 3 stacks of Ablaze to a large monster or enemy champion , the fire becomes unstable, forming an area around the target that grants sight and explodes after 2 seconds, consuming all stacks. All enemies within the detonation are dealt magic damage equal to 9% − 13% (based on level) of their maximum health (+ 2% per 100 AP) , reduced by 50% against Epic monsters , and applied a stack of Ablaze . The explosion will still occur if the target dies to the ability applying the third stack or during the delay. Brand cannot stack Ablaze more than once on enemies who have exploded in the last 4 seconds., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputPassive', 'damage_type': 'Magic', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Video', 'Ablazeis adebuffthat persists throughdeath.', 'The explosion is not considered atethereffect and will not affectuntargetabletargets, even if the explosion originated from them.', 'Each stack deals the damage individually and will always consider the time it was applied for deciding when the ticks will be applied, even when the duration refreshes.At sub-optimal applied times, 2 stacks will deal a minimum of6%maximumhealthdamage over 4 seconds, but will deal7%maximumhealthat optimal applied times.Against small-medium units 3 stacks will deal a minimum of9%maximumhealthat sub-optimal times, but11%maximumhealthat optimal times. If these stacks are furtherrefreshedat optimal times they can deal up to12%maximumhealthover 4 seconds.', 'At sub-optimal applied times, 2 stacks will deal a minimum of6%maximumhealthdamage over 4 seconds, but will deal7%maximumhealthat optimal applied times.', 'Against small-medium units 3 stacks will deal a minimum of9%maximumhealthat sub-optimal times, but11%maximumhealthat optimal times. If these stacks are furtherrefreshedat optimal times they can deal up to12%maximumhealthover 4 seconds.', 'The burn ispersistent damageand the explosion isarea damage.']}

Q ability — Name: Sear, Description: Active: Brand launches a fireball in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first enemy hit. Magic Damage: 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 (+ 65% AP) Ablaze Bonus: The target is stunned for 1. 5 seconds., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputDirection', 'damage_type': 'Magic', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Map-Specific Differences', 'Video', 'With an ability haste value of 81 / 70 / 58 / 47 / 36 to 162 / 145 / 129 / 113 / 96 based on the ranges of applications from the target, it is possible to apply the stun without having to use other abilities.Searwill apply before the duration of the pre-appliedBlazetimes out.The needed ability haste value if you remained at the same range from the target for both casts would be 114 / 100 / 87 / 74 / 60.', 'The needed ability haste value if you remained at the same range from the target for both casts would be 114 / 100 / 87 / 74 / 60.', 'This ability will cast from wherever the caster is at the end of the cast time.', 'Stun duration reduced to 1 second.']}

W ability — Name: Pillar of Flame, Description: Active: After a 0. 627 seconds delay, Brand erupts a pillar of flame at the target location that deals magic damage to enemies hit. Magic Damage: 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+ 60% AP) Ablaze Bonus: The target takes 25% increased damage. Increased Damage: 93. 75 / 150 / 206. 25 / 262. 5 / 318. 75 (+ 75% AP), {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputLocation', 'damage_type': 'Magic', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Video', 'The delay before the eruption does not include the cast time. The delay would be a total of0.891secondsif it included the cast time.']}

E ability — Name: Conflagration, Description: Active: Brand sets the target enemy aflame, which creates a blast that deals magic damage to them and nearby enemies. Magic Damage: 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 / 165 (+ 50% AP) Ablaze Bonus: Conflagration's spread range is doubled., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputUnit', 'damage_type': 'Magic', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Video', 'If the target becomesuntargetable,dies, or is too far away or no longer insightduring the cast time, this ability will cancel but does not go oncooldownnor pay its cost (if applicable).']}

R ability — Name: Pyroclasm, Description: Active: Brand launches a fireball at the target enemy that bounces between nearby enemies and Brand up to four times, dealing magic damage to enemies each time. Magic Damage: 100 / 200 / 300 (+ 25% AP) Total Single-Target Damage: 300 / 600 / 900 (+ 75% AP) Pyroclasm prioritizes ablazed enemy champions, then other enemy champions, then any valid bounce target, then Brand . The target does not have to be visible for the fireball to bounce to them. Ablaze Bonus: The target is slowed for 0. 25 seconds. This can affect the same enemy more than once., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputUnit', 'damage_type': 'Magic', 'spell_shield': 'See Notes', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Video', "IfPyroclasm'scurrent target becomes invalid, it selects a new target at its remaining bounces.The fireball will bounce toBrandeven if he becomes an invalid target while it is currently on a target or is in flight towards him.", 'The fireball will bounce toBrandeven if he becomes an invalid target while it is currently on a target or is in flight towards him.', 'The fireball acquires a new target as soon as it hits its current target.If the new target becomes invalid, the fireball will fizzle.', 'If the new target becomes invalid, the fireball will fizzle.', 'The fireball may only bounce to valid targets, includingBrand.', "If the initial cast target usesspell shield,Pyroclasmwill not bounce. If the bounce is blocked by an enemy'sspell shieldit will not deal any damage, but it will keep on bouncing.", "Pyroclasm'sdamage against enemy champions will not aggro nearby enemy minions.(bug)", 'If the target becomesuntargetable,dies, or is too far away or no longer insightduring the cast time, this ability will cancel but does not go oncooldownnor pay its cost (if applicable).']}

Trivia:
Brand is the second fire-themed champion, the first beingAnnie.Sear'sanimation resemblesAnnie'sbasic attack one.Brand's autoattack particle is the same asMorgana'sbut orange instead of purple.
Brandcomes from Proto-Germanic*brandaz, meaning "fire, torch, sword".His host's given nameKeganis likely based on Gaelic patronymicMacAodhagáin, "son offire" by coincidence;[2]His surnameRodhepossibly from Old Norsehróðr"praise, renown".[3]Pyroclasmderives frompyroclastic, a term used to describe fast-moving volcanic material, from Greek πῦρ "fire" & κλαστός "brokenBrand musical reference comes from the hip-hop group calledBrand Nubian