User blog comment:ND999/Lore of LoL - Blast from the past: Doran/@comment-5588011-20151226162024/@comment-26815373-20151227012735

My only recommendation would be to not make him a god or spirit within the LoL universe per se but a sort of mythic hero. In addition to all the forge-gods ND999 mentioned, I'm reminded of Aulë and Bran the Builder from LotR and GoT, respectively. From the latter I'd like to quote G.R.R. Martin, "No one can even say for certain if he (Bran the Builder) ever lived. He is as remote from the time of the novels as Noah and Gilgamesh are from our own time."

It's that kind of frame-work that I'd like to see more in League. Rumors and stories of Doran existing to explain ancient structures and weapons of incredible power, but no one is certain of the truth. What this does, in my mind, is open up his 'lore' into 'lores'. Not one tale of Doran, but many, some interwoven with those of our other champions. He is, after all, as the name of the game would suggest, a legend.

That being said, I do like the idea that he's sort of a foil to Nagakabouros and I would definitely say its possible to have another 'hammer champ' provided his visuals and gameplay are significantly different.