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Sovereign is the host for a colony of bees, living in symbiosis with them. Sovereign can switch forms; first attacking relentlessly with their bees and then recovering between each fight. Although Sovereign has moderate range and it can gain some powerful damage, it starts out fairly with weak attack and longer fights will wear it down, making it obsolete. Additionally it is a great class for tackling single targets but when fighting groups it can easily become overwhelmed.



Role - Mage



Sub role - Tank

Weapon - Hive growths - A bee hive is found on Sovereign's left arm where their army of bees resides. Additionally four blades that resemble insect legs grow out from Hive's back, pointing forwards over their back.



Stats (Legion form) - damage 1, defence 1, speed 0.9



Stats (Recovery form) - damage 0.7, defence 1.3, speed 0.6

Click combo - First Sovereign will slightly twist their body at an angle as they stab forwards quickly with both of the right insect blades. Sovereign will then do so again except that this time they will stab with both of their left insect blades. Next Sovereign will deliver an upward slice with just the lower insect blades and finally they will stab a single point in front of them with all 4 insect blades.



Passive - Swarm intelligence - Sovereign has a bar beside the mana bar called the Swarm bar, the bar starts out at 0 and goes up to 100. The swarm bar only begins to fill (at a rate similar to spectre's mana regen) when in recovery form, a form in which defence is increased at the cost of attack and speed. Although the amount of swarm will not have any effects on Sovereign while they're in recovery form, it will have an effect on Sovereign in legion form. In legion form, for every 10 swarm Sovereign has, their attack will increase by 0.08 (totalling at 0.8). The swarm bar diminishes naturally when in Legion form but at a very slow rate of only 1 swarm per second. However the swarm bar lowers much faster whenever Sovereign uses an ability or when they are attacked (Swarm lost is equal to the damage taken)



E - Dictum - Sovereign commands their bees and switches between recovery form and legion form



<p class="MsoNormal">Legion form - Sovereign's swarm will leave the hive and they will fly around Sovereign within a 5 stud radius (this is merely aesthetic). It is the more aggressive of Sovereign's forms; it focuses on killing opponents quickly before Sovereign's swarm deteriorates. The click combo can be performed whilst abilities are being used when in Legion form

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<p class="MsoNormal">Z - Wave attack - Sovereign points their left arm forwards and a small wave of bees will travel forward up to 25 studs to the direction of the cursor, if they come into contact with an opponent low damage will be dealt. Soon after being sent out the bees will return to Hive's side. This ability uses up (but doesn't require) 3 swarm. Cost - 5 mana, Cooldown - 3 seconds

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<p class="MsoNormal">X - Breakout - Sovereign will point both of their arms out sideways and the swarm of bees around them will travel outwards close to the ground in a circular formation, similar to Omega's stomp. The bees will deal low damage and stun to any opponents within the maximum 15 stud radius of this attack. Breakout will reduce the swarm bar by 6 but the ability does not require that amount of swarm to be performed. After the attack is complete the bees will return back to Sovereign. Cost - 10 mana, Cooldown - 6 seconds

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<p class="MsoNormal">C - Pincer movement - Sovereign will first point their arms out forwards and then they will move them outwards to the side. During this motion, bees from Sovereign's swarm will move to the left and right side of Sovereign to form two "walls". Sovereign will then quickly pull their arms in together to point forwards once again, commanding the walls of bees to collide together for moderate damage. This ability doesn't cost but instead only reduces swarm by 10. Cost - 20 mana, Cooldown - 10 seconds

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<p class="MsoNormal">V - Stinging axe - Sovereign slowly starts to raise both of their arms upwards to point towards the sky as their swarm of bees begins to form themselves into the shape of a giant axe, with its blade aimed above the ground. When the axe of bees is fully formed Sovereign will quickly move their arms downwards and the axe of bees will swing onto the ground. Any opponents hit will receive good damage. The ability takes the swarm bar down by 20 though it doesn't require this amount to be activated. After the ability is used the bees will quickly disperse from the axe formation and they will return back to Sovereign's side. Cost - 40 mana, Cooldown - 30 seconds

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<p class="MsoNormal">Recovery form - Bees will retreat into the hive during this form where they will remain as long as it is active. In this mode Sovereign will be able to regenerate the swarm bar. Sovereign will gain a significant damage and speed debuff making it useless for on-going combat however it will gain better defence and health regeneration which is twice as fast. Recovery mode is used to regain strength in between separate fights and its abilities are used to initiate fights and to finish them.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Z - Honey glob - Sovereign will point out their left arm and honey will begin to seep out from the top of their hive. Once a large enough amount of honey seeps out, the honey will shoot towards the location of the cursor, up to 100 studs away. The honey travels at a speed similar to mechanic's railgun shots and will affect an area similar in size. When an opponent is hit they will be coated in honey (in a similar way to Cryo or Tundrus coating enemies in ice). The honey will cling on for 7 seconds and will lower enemy speed by 0.3, as well as allowing bee attacks to deal 20% more damage to the coated enemy when in Legion form. The honey can also be fired at allies, it will not coat them but instead it will immediately heal them on contact by 6 health. Cost - 15 mana, Cooldown - 17 seconds

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<p class="MsoNormal">X - Leeching sting - Sovereign's insect blades will lean back and energy will build at their tips. After 1.5 seconds, all four blades will stab forward, leaving a trail of energy in their wake (only aesthetic), towards a single point. This ability will deal moderate damage. If this ability kills an opponent Sovereign will be healed by 15 health, making this ability an excellent finisher in battles. Cost - 20 mana, Cooldown - 18 seconds

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<p class="MsoNormal">C - Propolis plating - Sovereign will kneel on the ground (similarly to Barbarian's rest), with both of their arms placed on the ground and their head bowing. Sovereign will be left immobile during this animation and yellow-orange particles will begin to appear and travel inwards towards Sovereign. Eventually Sovereign will gain a yellow-orange aura around them and they will get up, ready to fight once again. This ability will not grant any differences in recovery form but it will allow Sovereign to keep the 0.3 defence buff from recovery form once they are in legion form. As soon as Sovereign enters Legion form they will gain the 0.3 defence buff for 7 seconds until it runs out and the aura around Sovereign from using Propolis plating will disappear. Cost - 30 mana, Cooldown - 28 seconds

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<p class="MsoNormal"> V - (Sovereign has no V ability in Recovery form)

<p class="MsoNormal">Feel free to give criticism and suggestions for improvement :3

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