Damon

## Overview

*TBA*

**Passive:** After an ally casts a skill, inflict one stack of Exhausted on the ally and one (1) stack of Energetic on self.

**Exhausted:** Each stack reduces self damage dealt by 13%, stacking up to four (4) times (a total of 52%). This effect can not be dispelled.

**Energetic:** Each stack increased self Damage Dealt by 31%, stacking up to 13 times. All stacks of energetic will be dispelled after the carrier casts a skill.

Level 2: Damage +15%, effect of Energetic +1%, effect of Exhausted -2%.
Level 3: Damage +15%, effect of Energetic +1%, effect of Exhausted -2%.
Level 4: Damage +15%, effect of Energetic +1%, effect of Exhausted -2%.
Level 5: Damage +15%, effect of Energetic +1%, effect of Exhausted -2%.
Level 6: Damage +15%, effect of Energetic +1%, effect of Exhausted -2%.
Level 7: Damage +15%, effect of Energetic +1%, effect of Exhausted -2%.

## Awakening

Awaken +1: When receiving a deadly attack, shields self for 50% of Max HP for 5 turns. This effect can only be used once per battle.
Awaken +2: Increases attack, defense and Max HP by 8%. Takes 20% less damage from purple attacks.
Awaken +3: Decreases debuff duration by 2 turns.
Awaken +4: Increases attack, defense and Max HP by 8%. Takes 20% less damage from purple attacks.
Awaken +5: Gain Energetic effect for self when enemies cast a skill.

## Unique Weapon

Loses 25% of current HP (except Damon) and increases Critical Chance by 30% for 3 turns when casting a skill.

## Story

**I.** Before he became "The Collector", he was the light and hope of Antia. Intelligent and talented, he could wield many different Naya abilities, something none of the Five Sages could do. Deedlite, one of the Five Sages, thought he was the reincarnation of one of the gods sleeping in the Tower of Eternity. Arthur found Damon a tutor to harness his talents and decided to bring this boy into the conflict against Mac'Haab.

**II.** Because of his talents, Damon established his research lab before many did. He helped Aldin understand how to use the prisms and combined them with ores from the dwarves to create the Naya elemental stones. He avoided the fight against Mac'Haab because the stones took all of his efforts. However, the post-Mac'Haab world was no paradise either and required lots of more work to do. In addition to toppled buildings, people's fragile minds must also be rebuilt. The fear in their hearts excited him somehow...

**III.** Residents of the city and Damon's followers started going missing. No one knew why until Maria and Vilial accidentally entered Damon's lab and discovered the truth: he was devouring human souls! Just before they became his next victims, Archmage Brandt showed up and sacrificed himself to destroy Damon's body. Still, Damon didn't die because his arcane power kept his soul intact and turned him into a mysterious kind of spirit...

**IV.** Damon, now a specter, felt liberated. His physical body no longer limited him. He could devour souls, mana, knowledge and memories at will. Devouring souls gave him instant euphoria as if he lived through someone's life fully in less than a minute. He couldn't conceive of the idea of experiencing this when he was still human. At some point, people stopped talking about Damon. Instead, they called him The Collector. Damon loved this name and considered the souls he devoured an excellent collection.

**V.** Even though many considered Damon to be part of the Dark Forces, he disagreed. He would devour human and Dark Force souls alike, as long as they were sweet enough. However, things started to spiral out of control, such as his rotten smell and growing desire to kill. He enjoyed turning living humans into dried corpses, possibly a little too much. His only weakness was that he couldn't devour the souls of mermaids in pure water. So he created a legion that recruited intelligent believers to help him taste the most forbidden fruit.

## Tips

* Damon is a reasonably powerful hero in PVP attack and defense, as well as in campaign mode.
* Damon is useful when paired with heroes that have rapid charging time for their skills.
* Exhausted removes 25% of the *allies'* attack damage, but increases Damon's skill damage by 25% of *his* attack. This means that weaker heroes increase Damon's attack just as much as strong ones.
* Damon is best supported with heroes with strong defense and Max HP, regardless of their offensive abilities.
* Fully Awakened, Damon is nearly invincible to purple damage. This makes him useful against mono-purple teams.

## Trivia

* Miriam and Arya hunt The Collector.
* Damon is one of a number of people that Aldin has corrupted with knowledge, including Elmyst.