Hightowe

## Ability

### As Attacker

Converts 2 non-green Naya Stones into Naya Healing Stones and activates all green Naya Stones to attack enemies.

Passive: Increases self Damage of Normal Attack by 50%

**As Defender:** Immediately restores 15 mana and reduces attack speed by 1 turn(s) for all allies except the caster. Heals 2 random allies and nearby allies for 3 turns, restoring HP equal to 10% of allies' Max HP every turn.)

Level 2: Normal Attack Damage +4%
Level 3: Normal Attack Damage +4%
Level 4: Normal Attack Damage +4%
Level 5: Normal Attack Damage +4%
Level 6: Normal Attack Damage +4%

## Awakening

**Awaken +1:** Shields self for 20% of Max HP when mana is full.
**Awaken +2:** Increases attack, defense and Max HP by 6%. Increases healing received and shield by 15%.
**Awaken +3:** Restores 3 mana when taking damage.
**Awaken +4:** Increases attack, defense and Max HP by 6%. Increases healing received and shield by 15%.

## Unique Weapon

Increases Normal Attack Damage by 21% (for Hightowe, 29%) for three turns when healed. This effect can be triggered up to 3 times every turn.

## Story

**I.** Hightowe the Giant, the son of Cathbad, the village head, and Fabula the beauty, has always been unique. Pretty much destined to become the next village head, the boy with hair as orange as his father's was well-loved. As he grew older, however, his behavior remained childish. Eventually, people stopped expecting greatness from him, and he became the punchline of many jokes in the village.

**II.** It was evident that Hightowe liked Arya, but he declined to confess his feelings when people urged him to. He knew that Arya wanted to see the world with Miriam, so he could only watch over her from afar. He did wonder if they would take him when they go on adventures, though.

**III.** Hightowe's father didn't spend much time with him because orcs were invading Chattingdale, and Cathbad had to stay on the battlefield to defend the city. Hightowe grew up with tales of adventures, dragons, battles, and merchants told by his mother. Fabula taught him kindness through these stories, and Hightowe followed her words until he was fourteen, when he discovered the family tree in his father's room.

**IV.** It said that the eldest son must succeed the seat of the village head and that the mother would grow old within a month of the son's birth. Hightowe couldn't stand that thought, and it made him reluctant to confess to Arya. He wanted to resist destiny and figured that they wouldn't let him become the head to trigger the curse if he were a fool.

**V.** Miriam knew Hightowe wasn't a fool because he constantly spewed nonsense that somehow solved some problem at hand. After Hightowe told her the truth about the family curse, Miriam, who has studied forbidden magic before, tried looking for ways to break the curse for good during her free time. Hightowe was bright, and Miriam hoped he would become the next ruler of the village. She firmly believed that Hightowe would take the druids into a better future with his kindness and wisdom.

## Tips

* Hightowe does not work well with most other green heroes, as his skill removes all green Naya Stones from the board without charging his or other green heroes' skills.
* Although Hightowe's skill launched stones don't charge other green allies' skills, they do still charge enemy skills.

## Trivia

* It's unclear what part of the curse Hightowe is attempting to dodge, given that his mother, Fabula, has already undergone the advanced aging mentioned.
* Hightowe supports Elmyst as the next leader of the village.
* On 14th April 2022, Hightowe's skill speed was changed from "Very Fast" to "Fast".