1. a type of protagonist (your hero) 2. a type of antagonist (the bad guy or obstacle) 3. a conflict (what’s stopping the hero?) 4. an “open-ended question” (what will happen?) 5. Ironic 6. audience in mind **protagonist**: Echalera is an arrogant imperialist, but self-depreciative, with daring ambition, and deep kindness. **antagonist**: Maelgwn is a self-destructive martyr on a path of revenge and to assimilate Battania with the Empire. **conflict**: But Echalera soon discovers the dark history of the Empire and begins questioning whether to bring up the skeletons from the past or leave them buried in the sands of time. **relatable**: save her family, avenge her parents, create a better life for them **question**: should evils done in the distant past determine the future, can an Empress, General, and or Senator really be trusted? Or should the entire boat sink down, drowning all to the very last man? **ironic**: Echalera is an imperialist, and yet she is questioning whether to destroy the Empire. **audience**: a young 22 year old woman, and 25 year old man, an adventure, secrets, war, # **V.3** **Logline:** A 22 year old foreign blooded village girl named Echalera is mistaken for a missing noblewoman, Maelgwn a self-destructive martyr in search of her sends his men to track her down, on the surface Echalera comes across as an impulsive arrogant imperialist although deep down she holds strong self-loathing but with a bottomless love for her family – after fleeing from their home they are attacked on the war-ravaged plains, the Empress of the Southern Empire saves them, but not before Echalera's parents are killed and her younger sister and brother kidnapped by slavers – now it is up to Echalera and her older brother Mattis to go on a dangerous adventure to save them. The Empress takes them in and Echalera's dreams come true, Empress [[Characters/Bannerlord/Imperials/Rhagaea]] begins mentoring the young doppelganger and decides to personally sponsor Echalera for what Mattis believes are surreptitious motives, Echalera shoots down the theory, but after searching for leads on the slaver’s whereabouts Echalera finds an ancient artifact from the first Emperor, leading to the discovery of the Empire’s dark secrets, Echalera begins questioning whether it is better to dig up skeletons from the past or leave them buried in the sands of time. # Mistaken Identity Hidden Identity Buried Identity Genre: **Golden Fleece** (like Star Wars, Dune, Wizard of Oz, and more) The 3 elements of a Golden Fleece are: 1) A **road** spanning oceans, time — or across the street — so long as it demarcates growth. It often includes a “Road Apple” that stops the trip cold. 2) A **team** or a buddy the hero needs to be guided along the way. Usually, it’s those who represent the things the hero doesn’t have: skill, experience, or attitude. 3) A **prize** that’s sought and is something primal: going home, securing a treasure, or re-gaining a birthright.