Chandragupta Maurya

**Chandragupta Maurya** is one of the many Champions in Aeon Clash.

## Background

* **Source:** Wikipedia Article

Chandragupta Maurya (350 - 295 BCE) was a ruler of Iron Age South Asia who expanded a geographically-extensive kingdom based in Magadha and founded the Maurya dynasty. He reigned from 324 BCE to 293 BCE. The Maurya kingdom expanded to become an empire that reached its peak under the reign of his grandson, Ashoka, from 268 BCE to 231 BCE. The nature of the political formation that existed in Chandragupta's time is not certain. The Mauryan empire was a loose-knit empire. Chandragupta Maurya was an important figure in the history of India, laying the foundations of the first state to unite most of India. Chandragupta, under the tutelage of Chanakya, created a new empire based on the principles of statecraft, built a large army, and continued expanding the boundaries of his empire until ultimately renouncing it for an ascetic life in his final years.
Prior to his consolidation of power, Alexander the Great had invaded the North-West Indian subcontinent before abandoning his campaign in 324 BCE due to a mutiny caused by the prospect of facing another large empire, presumably the Nanda Empire. Chandragupta defeated and conquered both the Nanda Empire, and the Greek satraps that were appointed or formed from Alexander's Empire in South Asia. He set out to conquer the Nanda Empire centered in Pataliputra, Magadha. Afterwards, Chandragupta expanded and secured his western border, where he was confronted by Seleucus I Nicator in the Seleucid–Mauryan war. After two years of war, Chandragupta was considered to have gained the upper hand in the conflict and annexed satrapies up to the Hindu Kush. Instead of prolonging the war, both parties settled on a marriage treaty between Chandragupta and Seleucus I Nicator's daughter (called Berenice or Suvarnaksi in the Mahavamsa). Chandragupta's empire extended throughout most of the Indian subcontinent, spanning from modern day Bengal to Afghanistan across North India as well as making inroads into Central and South India. According to the Jain accounts dated to 800 years after his death, Chandragupta abdicated his throne and became a Jain monk, traveled away from his empire to South India and committed sallekhana or fasting to death. Contemporary Greek evidence however avers that Chandragupta did not give up performing the rites of sacrificing animals associated with Vedic Brahminism, an ancient form of Hinduism; he delighted in hunting and otherwise leading a life remote from the Jain practice of Ahimsa or nonviolence towards living beings. Chandragupta's reign, and the Maurya Empire, set an era of economic prosperity, reforms, infrastructure expansions, and tolerance. Many religions thrived within his realms and his descendants' empire. Buddhism, Jainism and Ajivika gained prominence alongside Vedic and Brahmanistic traditions, and minority religions such as Zoroastrianism and the Greek pantheon were respected. A memorial for Chandragupta Maurya exists on the Chandragiri hill along with a seventh-century hagiographic inscription.

## Stats

**Chandragupta Maurya** is a Hybrid Champion and a part of the **Specialist Class**.

* **Health:** 1000 (Lvl. 1) / 1570 (Lvl. 20)
	+ **[LVL = +30 HP]**
* **Damage:** 200 (Lvl. 1) / 485 (Lvl. 20)
	+ **[LVL = +15 DMG]**

## Skills

### Default Skills

* **PASSIVE 1: Conviction**
	+ Killing an enemy heals the PLAYER for 25% of their health.
* **PASSIVE 2: Damage Boost**
	+ Killing enemies increases the PLAYER's damage, this can stack up to 5 times.
* **SKILL 1: Arc Strike**
	+ The PLAYER attacks in an arc, damaging all enemies hit.
		- **COOLDOWN: 6s**
* **SKILL 2: Magic Wave**
	+ Unleash a magic wave around yourself that damages and knocks back all enemies hit.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 8s
* **SPECIAL SKILL 3: Passive Change**
	+ Upon killing an enemy the PLAYER can change between their 2 class passives and weapons.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 10s
* **WEAPON ATTRIBUTE:**
	+ **SWORD:** If you heal yourself to full health with Conviction your basic attacks deal double damage for 5s.
	+ **WAND:** Once the Damage Boost Meter has 5 stacks your skills deal double damage.

### Champion Skill

* **CHAMPION SKILL:** Submit To Me
	+ Chandragupta Maurya unleashes an aura that stuns all enemies near him for 3.5s. Once the duration ends all enemies are damaged and knocked back, additionally stunning them for 2.5s. if they hit a wall.
		- **COOLDOWN: 25s**