Karroch was born an infant of the stocks. His mother died in childbirth; his father, a farrier for the Last King of Slom, was crushed to death when he was five. Afterward Karroch was bonded to the king’s wildlife sanctuary, where he grew up among all the creatures of the royal court: lions, apes, fell-deer, and things barely accepted as true. When the lad was seven, a traveller brought in a beast like none before seen. Hauled before the King in chains, the beast spoke, though its mouth did not move. The words it spoke: a plea for freedom. The King only laughed and ordered the beast perform for his enjoyment; and when it declined, struck it with the Mad Scepter and ordered it hauled to the stocks.
Over the coming months, the boy Karroch slipped food and fluids to the injured creature, but only managed to slow its decline. Amazedly, the beast spoke to the boy, and over time their bond fortified until the boy found he could hold up his end of a exchange-could in fact speak now to all the creatures of the King’s menagerie. On the night the beast died, a rage came over the boy. He incited the animals of the court to rebel and threw open their cages to set them amok on the palace grounds. The Last King was mauled in the mayhem. In the chaos, one regal stag bowed to the boy who had freed him; and with Beastmaster astride him, leapt the high walls of the estate, and escaped. Now a man, Karroch the Beastmaster has not lost his ability to converse with wild creatures. He has grown into a warrior at one with nature’s savagery.
ABILITIES
Wild Axes
Beastmaster sends his axes flying and calls them home again, slicing through enemy units and trees along their path. Each axe can hit an enemy once. While learning to maneuver in nature alone, the Beastmaster also mastered the use of a pair of tomahawks, adept at cutting down trees as well as adversaries.
Mana Cost: 120/120/120/120
Cooldown: 13
Ability: Point Target
Damage: Composite
Damage: 90 / 120 / 150 / 180
Range: 1300 / 1300 / 1300 / 1300
Call of the Wild
Beastmaster calls allies in the form of a watchful Hawk and a powerful Boar. Previous summons are removed upon casting. Level 1: Summons Scout Hawk. Level 2: Summons Scout Hawk and Lesser Boar. Level 3: Summons Greater Hawk and Lesser Boar. Level 4: Summons Greater Hawk and Greater Boar. After befriending the strange beast of his childhood, Beastmaster has learned to call to animals in times of need.
Mana Cost: 25/25/25/25
Cooldown: 40
Ability: No Target
Hawk Duration: 60 / 70 / 80 / 80
Boar Duration: 0 / 70 / 80 / 90
Inner Beast
Untaps the inner fury of allies, passively increasing their attack speed. Beastmaster’s ability to incite the innate strength of animals was seen in the mauling of the king of Slom.
Ability: Passive, Aura
Affects: Dota_Tooltip_Targeting_Allies
Radius: 1000 / 1000 / 1000 / 1000
Bonus Attack Speed: 18 / 26 / 32 / 40
Primal Roar
A deafening roar that deals damage and stuns the target enemy unit, while opening a path between Beastmaster and his prey. Nearby enemies also take damage and have their movement speed and attack rate reduced. Upgradable by Aghanim’s Scepter. The Beastmaster has learned to channel his primal instincts into an animalistic roar, causing devastation in the ranks of enemies.
Mana Cost: 150/175/200
Cooldown: 80/75/70
Ability: Unit Target
Affects: Enemy Units
Damage: Magical
Stun Duration: 3 / 3.5 / 4
Damage: 200 / 250 / 300
Radius: 250 / 250 / 250
Movement Slow: 50% / 50% / 50%
Attack Slow: 50% / 50% / 50%
Slow Duration: 2 / 3 / 4
Scepter Cast Range: 950 / 950 / 950
Scepter Cooldown: 45 / 45 / 45