my daughter Hana-Bi, 8 years old, is a vivid Dota fan since one year ago, as she watched TI3 with me. She loves to see the games and to play it, although I restrict her in these parts pretty much, for obvious reasons - for one gaming addict in the family is enough, asking me nearly every day if there is an important game to follow.
Her favorite teams are Navi and in the last months DK - yes, she likes to go with winners - but isn't that informed to know individual players on sight, alas surely recognising a few names, like Dendi and Mushi - the latter one making her and her younger sister giggle, because it is THE German children word for vagina. She loves all the pretty lady heros, like Crystal Maiden or Lina. Puck has a special place in her heart, as he looks sweet and has a funny voice. The Banshee and the Dragon Knight are her most picked heroes in play, the latter because of the tutorial and the former because of the mighty ghosts. Her play is very shaky, as she doesn't grasp the many intricacies of the game and all the items and recipes. If I would let her play regularily though, she would be very good, because she is sharp and has a knack for all things analytical. And did I mention? She is very pretty, as is her sister - they both are. They are so damn beautiful! And I love them. Hard. Very hard.
A few months ago she painted a picture on a small sheet of paper, telling me that this is the mighty burning sunflower, who shoots hot seeds that explodes and making unseen roots come out of the earth which grasp for the enemy heroes and other cool things. It was a good idea! We talked a little and I said that I would send that to IceFrog, because, I reconned, he must be very glad for new hero ideas. But how often, time came by and I did nothing. This morning though she painted again, as the old picture was gone and spurting out the abilities of the flower. So, without further ado, here she is: (the names are from me, the rest is hers)
The Burning Sunflower:
Intelligence hero
The seeds of wrath - She shoots burning seeds, that explode in a small aoe, burning them for a small amount of time.
The gift of Jane - She enchants a friendly hero, so that wherever he roams through the woods, he is unhindered by them, swinging from tree to tree, passing clives up and down, picking up speed.
Roots, the saga of the forgotten - She marks a spot of the land with her sorcery, making long lost seeds and roots hard and hungry for fleshly intruders. These spots act as traps, slowing enemy heroes and damaging them.
Ultimate: Of pollen and death - She spurts forth a cloud of pollen that travels straight along and if it engulfs enemy heroes it blinds them and makes them slow and nervous, but if it touches the trees, it makes them moving creatures, that act on her behalf.
That is pretty much it. She works on the backstory of her sunflower and I will write it down, when it is done.