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Element	Detail	Example
SETTING	Place	Human occupied bunkers and the frozen environment around it.
SETTING	Time	Post-Apocalyptic. Around one thousands years into the future during a human created Ice Age.
MAIN CHARACTERS	Name	Ilyas Rambler, Einar Kite, Dean Cart and Kymil,
	Background	Ilyas Rambler: A human apart of a group of people that live outside of the Bunkers called “Cold Bloods.” He is of a version of Colds Bloods called “Radiators,” a disliked minority in the groups who can take warmth as well as give it away in order to survive in the harsh environments of the outside world. He worked as a hunter gatherer in the community.
	What does this character want?	Ilyas Rambler: To understand his place in a world he does not remember and help prevent the downfall of the beings that inhabit it Einar Kite: To protect, and provide for his community and it’s future. Dean Cart: To explore the world outside of the bunkers to satisfy the curiosities schooling cannot, all the while testing her creations. Her want eventually evolves into protecting the people she cares for back in her home bunker. Kymil: To help and heal beings outside of his fellow Rimes.
ANTAGONISTS	Name	Qwin Lace, Ava Rambler and Petra Locket
	Relationship to MC	Qwin Lace: Qwin and most of the group are constantly butting heads. Einar doesn’t trust him but takes pity on him, Ilyas thinks he can’t take anything seriously, Ava thinks he isn’t equipped for this adventure (urges him to return to his bunker and ask forgiveness), Kymil doesn’t have huge problems with him but doesn’t like how he divides the group, and Dean honestly doesn’t mind him. Ava Rambler: Ava and Ilyas were best friends turned strangers due to Ilyas’ memory loss. Einar respects her, but dislikes her disregard for Bunker Communities. Dean thinks she’s alright, but goes off of how Einar feels about her. Kymil is nervous of her due to their temperature differences, but appreciates her non-the-less. Qwin doesn’t hate her but dislikes how she tries to take lead of the group. —— Petra Locket: Petra and Einar were heavy encouraged to marry due to their places in society. Ilyas only heard of this woman until meeting her outside of the bunkers after her supposed death. Einar used to consider her a friend.
	Background	Qwin Lace: A normal human without any increase in body temperature. Worked as a Seamster until being cast out for a crime that was without the rest of it’s context. Ava Rambler: A human apart of a group of people that live outside of the Bunkers called “Cold Bloods.” She is of a version of Cold Bloods called “Hearths” who are known to lack the ability of regular Cold Bloods talent to control their inter temperature. She works as a hunter gatherer in the community. —— Petra Locket: A “Quilted” human with a higher body temperature than normal humans. Had one of the highest body temperatures next to Einar, and fell in love with him over the course of their school years together. Disappeared on a simple mission after Einar had his first child with the woman he married.
	What does this character want?	Qwin Lace: To prove he is not weak despite being a normal human, while being trusted and understood by his peers. Ava Rambler: To bring Ilyas back to their village, while continuing to help provide and protect it —— Petra Locket: To cast all humans into the frozen outside to let nature decide who lives and dies.
SITUATION	What is happening at the beginning of the story?	Einar finds Ilyas, a stranger in strange clothes, passed out in the snow without his memories.
INCITING EVENT	What event upsets the situation and introduces the main conflict?	Freak Blizzards are happening more often than they had in the past, and are becoming significantly more dangerous for lower Runners. Putting bunker communities in danger of being cut off from the outside world, it’s resources and the communication lines that need upkeep in the harsh elements. Animals are also beginning to act strange, attacking any being they come into contact with, upping the stakes further for people who work out in the elements.
CONFLICT	How do the characters react the inciting event?	Einar and Ilyas want to find the cause of the strange occurrences and start investigating while out on a routine mission. Dean tags along out of interest/ curiosity. Kymil begins exploring. (Not yet apart of the group) Ava while simultaneously looking for Ilyas, takes on the responsibility of starting to plan how her and her people can move forward and adapt to the suddenly harsher environment. She blames the Rimes for the sudden changes. (Not yet apart of the group) Qwin has yet to know of the problems (Not yet apart of the group) until he is cast out of his Bunker. At the time he is cast out, the problems have become regular, and he is fearful for his life.
	What sustains the conflict?	Petra continues to hunt Rime souls trying to attach to the bones of the dead. She even goes as far as to start farming the bones herself as bait with the help of a broken Bunker community she took control over. Taking the souls and turning herself into a creature that was never meant to exist.
	What are the stakes?	Petra is prepared to uproot the Bunker communities and cast them out of their homes to die for the future betterment of a new human race. Many will die.
	What choice must the hero make?	Do they kill her, or attempt to get her to see reason and heal her? Do they even have the authority to offer her this mercy? Do they have the authority to kill her?
Premise	What is this story’s core? Theme:	A growing group of friends and allies try to understand the newest changes in their post-apocalyptic frozen world. Themes: Collaboration, Found Family

Feel free to check out a google doc I’ve been working on for a bit, It has a lot more in depth information on it. This story is around 2 years old now, but I haven’t had the energy to work on it truly up until now. Google Doc Navigation

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