Long Ethan SuperheroSketchpad PDF

THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE // SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROS MYTHIC INSPIRATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Upload an image of your mythic god/goddess and use it to replace the placeholder image on the left. Then,
enter the characteristics about your god/goddess and your rationale for choosing this mythic figure.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
NAME OF GOD : Hermes
GENDER : Male
CULTURE OF ORIGIN : Greece
PERSONALITY TRAITS : Cunning
thief, master of disguise, gets
away with almost everything
RATIONALE
I want a master thief who never
gets caught, whos able to move

things at a fast rate, and
ultimately ends up being good.
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WEEK 1
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROS MYTHIC INSPIRATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Upload an image of your mythic god/goddess and use it to replace the placeholder image on the left. Then,
enter the characteristics about your god/goddess and your rationale for choosing this mythic figure.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
NAME OF GOD : Carmen Sandiego
GENDER : Female
CULTURE OF ORIGIN : America
PERSONALITY TRAITS : Brilliant
thief, blends in wherever she goes,
obsessed with the biggest prizes.
RATIONALE
She needs to be a master thief
who is difficult to find. And
really likes the more exotic
treasures. Blending in and
getting away.
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WEEK 1
FIND A CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL INFLUENCE
INSTRUCTIONS
Write a few sentences explaining a contemporary social or political issue that will influence the conflicts your
superhero will encounter. If youd like, add an article describing the issue from a recent news publication.
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE:
Theres a startling trend happening in the country that concerns me. It seems more and more today that dissenting voices are
ridiculed, ignored, and even threatened. There is this Popular Thought that is supposedly what everyone believes, or should believe,
and when anyone comes against it they are called bigots, racists, sexists, haters, and much worse. Free speech has become very
limited with the rise of the PC culture, and to make sure we dont offend anyone no one is allowed to say anything that disagrees with
anyone. If you do disagree then it is believed you must hate the person/group you came up against. It saddens me really, because it
feels like the variety and diversity of the country is being watered down from lots of tributaries in unique areas that make up the river,
into one streamlined river that only goes one place. The screams of tolerance from people who wont tolerate an opposing view feels
very far from what America is.
Theres also this strange, fervent desire to be noticed or famous. Social media has everyone acting like their day to day is fantastically
interesting. Everyone wants to be super special. They dont realize they already are unique and special in their own way, but maybe
not in a way that people watching TV or Instagram would want to follow. In their effort to get followers/subscribers and likes, they
flow along with the mainstream thought that media perpetuates (usually the PC-est one). So many people wanting to be celebrity
special actually makes them so similar that in the end, no ones special.
WEEK 1
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROS SUPERPOWERS
Male Character
INSTRUCTIONS
Your superhero needs at least one superpower! It can be something that the original god possessed or something
you create on your own. Do keep in mind how the power will aid your hero in the conflict you identified. If youd like
to add an image that illustrates the superpower, feel free though its not required.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER:

Can vibrate. He can focus it mainly into his hands. With this, he can shake
something hes touching to the point that it hits a frequency that weakens the
connections holding the molecules of the object together. He can, in essence,
break solid, heavy things just by touching them. So no door is closed to him,
and no lock stands in his way. Perfect for a thief.
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER:

Blades in his hands. Installed as a rite of his guild, every member has them.
They come out as a single, short, spade-shaped blade on each hand, but can
separate into four forks. Also handy for breaking and entering, as well as
fighting if the need arises. And cutting, of course.
WEEK 1
Female Character
INSTRUCTIONS
Your superhero needs at least one superpower! It can be something that the original god possessed or something
you create on your own. Do keep in mind how the power will aid your hero in the conflict you identified. If youd like
to add an image that illustrates the superpower, feel free though its not required.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER:

One of the Anthro race, she appears as a humanoid chameleon. Her innate
power is the ability to change her features enough to blend into her
surroundings. She can change her skin color, eye color, hair color, bend her
features, but not to the point of being a shapeshifter. She tweaks, she blends.
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER:

One of the things she cant change very well are her hands, which are
like a chameleons gripping, two-toed hands. The plus side is that they
are very strong, giving her the ability to climb easily, and the strength to
crush anything in her grasp.
WEEK 1
Male Character
INSTRUCTIONS
To balance your superpower(s), youll need at least one weakness, though you may add a second. Once again,
describe each below and add a visual representation if youd like.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS:

Sense of home. Was born abandoned and taken into his guild when they discovered what he could do.
Only a few members remain of the guild, and they really only care for their steals. When he is ripped from
that only sense of home (dreary as it may be) he feels lost. Being isolated or abandoned weakens him
internally to the point its difficult to use his powers.
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS:

The Arianhod Alloy. A metal discovered in the City depths that has amazing
energy qualities, providing tons of output without being consumed. Its side
effect though, is that it nullifies all powers.
WEEK 1
Female Character
INSTRUCTIONS
To balance your superpower(s), youll need at least one weakness, though you may add a second. Once again,
describe each below and add a visual representation if youd like.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS:

She was once very good, but after living a life ridiculed for her looks she gave up trying to be kind. She turned
bad when she discovered she could use her powers to get what she wanted and not even be noticed. The
taunting from her past, though, put a scar on her heart, making her believe no one would ever love her
because of her looks. And so she believes shell be alone for the rest of her life and hides her true face. Shes
afraid to be kind again too, for fear it will leave her weak as when she was a child.
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS:

The Arianhod Alloy. A metal discovered in the City depths that has amazing
energy qualities, providing tons of output without being consumed. Its side
effect though, is that it nullifies all powers.
WEEK 1
SCRATCH PAGES
INSTRUCTIONS
At the end of each week we will include a few scratch pages for you to record anything else youd like to add as
you develop your superhero. Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them.
In this world, the majority people of have superpowers. They call it Favor. It can range from being very powerful and earth-moving to very
subtle and even kind of useless. There are the usual things like flying, fire manipulation, great strength, and telekinesis, but some people
have Favor like making others invisible, creating silence, hearing radio waves, and remembering something forever if its written on their
skin. The City uses people with certain Favor for certain jobs, like cryokinetics as firefighters and flyers for messengers. A small portion of
the population doesnt have Favor though, and people call them Greys. Theyre not terribly looked down upon, especially in the City which
has technology to even things out, but also because people can receive Favor later on in life at random times, so everyone is potentially
Favored.
There is a full world Ive developed for a longer story arc which includes the Northern Islands which are very tribal and tropical. The Lost
Continent in the west that houses huge ruins of a dead civilization. The Frozen South, and also the Lands at the End of the East. On the main
continent, there is the northern seaside kingdom, the desert between Mountain Spine, the Dendrilion Village made of plants, the island
kingdom in the southern bay, the mysterious Calm Before the Storm plains, and up in the northeast, the City, all by itself.
The City is where the story will center.
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WEEK 1
SCRATCH PAGES
The City with no name is where the first season/story arc takes place. An ancient place that is as deep as it is tall. Every instance of the
City that has ever been has been built upon the ruins of the previous City. A magnet for war, it has been destroyed and rebuilt many times.
Though the City is now a towering steampunk-like bastion of progress, it stands on layers and layers of ruins, each specific to the era it was
built. Not many people go into the Depths, save for the poor and destitute that dwell in the first layer, and a few brave archeologists who
venture only a few layers further. Large monsters and creatures of the Depths occupy the lowest regions, keeping any explorers from
reaching the greatest treasures lost to the oldest eras.
The City above ground decided that the world had ravaged its buildings and people enough, and built a
revolutionary Wall surrounding the perimeter. With an ingenious machine that uses a common mineral along with
heavy water as fuel to turn electrical power into light waves, a shield was erected to protect the City from the
dangers of the world. Over time, though, it had the adverse effect of trapping citizens inside. The dangers of the
world were exaggerated over the years as people whod actually known what the outside world was like died,
leaving only the ones whod never experienced them to imagine the worst. Turning their focus inward, the City
progressed much faster than the rest of the world, creating wondrous steam-powered inventions that have made
the City the most advanced place in the world.
The only problem is that the mineral used to power the Wall has begun to run out since they are restricted to one
spot, and soon the Wall may fall. So the Lord Prime increased the number of expeditions to the Depths to search
for more fuel or better yet, a new source of power lost in the bones of the ancient Cities.
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WEEK 1
SCRATCH PAGES
INSTRUCTIONS
While exploring a layer of ruins in the Depths from the Arianhod Age, City archeologists come upon an artifact that houses a strange silver
metal. They cut off a small piece and ignite it to see if could be a viable power source for the Wall. The piece burns a bright blue and burns
hot and steady without consuming the metal. Its a perfect replacement for the dwindling mineral theyve been using. But when the
archeologists with Favor try to use their powers, nothing happens. All the Favored try, but with no success. They snuff out the chip of burning
metal and start to flee whatever is in the ruins taking their Favor away, but realize their powers have returned. The only explanation is the
metal when its on fire. It could be the best source of fuel to power the City Wall, but at the expense of nullifying peoples Favor.
When the Arianhod Alloy, as they name it, is brought to the surface and explained to the Lord Prime and the City Council, a debate arises.
Do the people of the City allow the threats of the world in after a century or more of being closed off and allow Favors to remain, or do they
power the Wall with the new fuel, and nullify the Favored. Many people see the cost as too great, but others see it as a justifying sacrifice.
To protect all of the City, the Favored should give up their powers. Many Greys agree with this but not all, and even some Favored (with fairly
inconsequential powers) side with the use of the Alloy. The debate becomes more heated and personal, and soon a conspiracy to remove
the Lord Prime (Favored) is set into motion, so that the Wall will stay up.
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WEEK 1
SCRATCH PAGES
INSTRUCTIONS
Anthros:
There are people in the world who are like humanoid animals. They are called Anthros. They speak and act and think like a normal human,
but with the features and attributes of any kind of animal. Jaina is chameleon in her appearance and it directly relates to her Favor. The
Lord Primes though, isnt. He is a lion Anthro with the Favor to remember anything he reads. It makes him very wise and knowledgeable,
perfect for leading.
There are many Anthros in the City, including deer, monkey, tiger, wolf, fox, and crocodile. Outside the City, it is much more diverse, with
bear, octopus, bird, raccoon, rhino, panther, gorilla, rabbit, kangaroo, dog, horse, and pig. They live in all the corners of the world, in all the
different cultures. They are as common as Favor.
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WEEK 2
YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
INSTRUCTIONS
Its time to start putting it all together! Highlight the SUPERHERO NAME and replace it with your characters original name. Then, go to
Insert > Photo > Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero. Last, insert text to re-enter your SUPERPOWERS AND
WEAKNESSES and to write your characters ORIGIN STORY.
Leo Thursby
SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES

Can shake at great speed. Can shake objects to a frequency that the
connections between molecules weaken, allowing him to break virtually
unbreakable things. Extendable blades in hands, come out as short spadeshaped blades that separate into four forks.
ORIGIN STORY
Abandoned at birth, he was found by one of the small, rogue guilds of the
City; a band of thieves. His Favor intrigued the thieves and they raised him to
use his abilities to break into buildings. His hand blades are a rite of the
guild which every member has. They double as both defense, and an
assistance tool in stealing. The other members found ways of using their
Favor to help them steal, but Leos was innately suited for the job, and he
quickly became the best of the small guild. Over the years, only one other
thief in the City matched his skill and became a bit of a rival: the chameleon
Anthro, Jaina. Though he hates when she bests him, he enjoys the
competition.
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WEEK 2
YOUR SUPERHEROS ALTER EGO
Insight
The world Ive created for Leo and Jaina is one where the majority of people have superpowers, or Favor. Therefore, there are no
superheroes or supervillains, because all heroes and villains, and even regular citizens, have powers. Everyone is super, so no one is
really. The main characters dont exactly have alter egos because of this, though they do have lives in regular society.
Leo Thursby
PERSONALITY TRAITS
Very knowledgeable on art, especially mythical artifacts and Art of the City.
Acts reserved among the Heights, almost to the point of being boring so no one expects his true occupation. Pretends to be a Grey
(someone without Favor). In real life, very passionate about stealing and his guild. Meticulous in planning, enjoys a good adventure.
OCCUPATION
Art appraiser and Research Consultant to the Citys museums.
BACK STORY
The guild taught him growing up to be able to distinguish what was valuable and what wasnt. It led to a great knowledge of art but
also a grown love for it. The guild members secretly worked him into a position within the Citys museums, where he worked his
way up to being a reliable source for checking authenticity and history on new incoming pieces. Most people in the museums know
him as a fairly quiet, smart Grey without any interesting quirks. But they dont know he uses his appraisals as times to scope out
his targets, and his position to know all the ins and outs of the museums.
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WEEK 2
YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
INSTRUCTIONS
Its time to start putting it all together! Highlight the SUPERHERO NAME and replace it with your characters original name. Then, go to
Insert > Photo > Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero. Last, insert text to re-enter your SUPERPOWERS AND
WEAKNESSES and to write your characters ORIGIN STORY.
Jaina Cooper
Chameleon powers. Ability to tweak and shift her features to blend in. Change
color of skin, hair, eyes, change posture, but not able to shapeshift. Has twotoed chameleon hands with incredible grip and crushing strength. Tail allows
for easy climbing.
ORIGIN STORY
Had wonderful parents and home life. But when her father got them into a
terrible financial situation, Jaina had to be given up to a work home to help
pay off the debts. Her parents divorced not long after from the stress and
her father died from a heart attack. Her mother volunteered herself for
internal City use, which is classified, and though it bought Jainas freedom
and wiped away the debt, she was never seen again. Jaina was ridiculed so
much as a child because she couldnt control her Favor, it scarred her into
believing no one would lover her. Even her parents sent her away, in her
mind. She began to use her Favor to get what she wanted, and realized she
loved art. She has many aliases she uses to get the art she loves, like a
grifter, but uses an assistant position under a museum curator to get all the
information she needs on pieces in the system.
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WEEK 2
YOUR SUPERHEROS ALTER EGO
INSIGHT
The world Ive created for Leo and Jaina is one where the majority of people have superpowers, or Favor. Therefore, there are no
superheroes or supervillains, because all heroes and villains, and even regular citizens, have powers. Everyone is super, so no one is
really. The main characters dont exactly have alter egos because of this, though they do have lives in regular society.
Jasmine Coing main alias
PERSONALITY TRAITS
Jasmine Very warm and charming. Extremely reliable and hard-working. Her boss thinks the world of her.
Jaina Never takes things seriously. Sees the thefts as a game, and loves to rattle Leos cage. Very self-reliant.
OCCUPATION
Assistant to Biola Gandy - Curator of the Autumn Eaves Museum and member of the City Museum Council.
BACK STORY
She used a relationship with one of the Citys upper crust to gain a chance meeting with Biola Gandy. Biola was taken with the
young art lover right away and offered her a position at her museum. Jainas artistic taste coupled with her quick ability to learn
about art transformed Autumn Eaves into one of the most popular museums in the City. Biola promoted her to her second in
command within a year. She uses Biolas trust and intimate knowledge of the Citys political workings to not only scope out
targets, but to get to them first (or at least, before Leo).
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WEEK 2
SCRATCH PAGES
INSTRUCTIONS
The City is made up of countless guilds. Anyone who has an occupation has one within a guild. Law enforcement are in a guild,
government officials are in a guild, artists are in a guild, plumbers in a guild, Wall Walkers in a guild, etc. Every member of a guild takes
on a marker of that guild; police have a small tattoo beside their left eye, and scientists have a circle with a line through it etched into
the foreheads. But other guilds have less invasive markers; Politians wear specific gold necklaces, firefighters have silver badges on
their arms, and artists color their nails. Both Leo and Jaina pose as members of the Museum Guild, which thankfully only requires the
carrying of a gold spyglass, but Leo has his true, personal guild. The remnants of an ancient guild that fell apart a century before, his
guild are master thieves and are bent on stealing the greatest objects of the City without being caught. Their marker is the addition of
retractable blades put into the hands. On one of the blades is etched with the symbol for their guild, a spyglass. Hes always thought it
was just a coincidence that his real and fake guilds were marked similarly, but his guilds ancient roots actually spawned the Museum
Guild of the present day (with other plot points and twists).
Jaina only has her fake guild.
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WEEK 2
SCRATCH PAGES
INSTRUCTIONS
Secondary Characters:
Hans Coventry An archeologist who lives in the Depths studying the ruins of an old guild. Hes searching for a lost vehicle called the Iron
Appaloosa which from his findings, could be a way out of the City. His Favor is spectacular climbing skills and the ability to change the color
of fire.
Biola Gandy As a Museum Curator she has unique access to the City Heights and all the higher class there. She often meets with City
Councilors and is privy to the discussions and debates going on between them. Her Favor is the ability to see the past of a place, and
sometimes overhears conversations that were had a while before. She accidently hears the plot to kill the Lord Prime which makes her
a target for the conspirators. She also has a new Favor she hasnt quite gotten the hang of, which is being able to call animals to her. She
has a hiccup-like squawk that comes out at inopportune times, calling who knows what kind of animal to her side.
Brock Saxton A tribesman of the Northern Isles, he has been chasing a thief that stole a sacred staff from his village. The thief made
their way to the City and broke in (unthinkable!) to steal something there as well. He followed the thief in and ended up running into Leo and
Jaina during a heist and ruining everything. His Favor is an extremely clever and intelligent use of mechanics, which is overlooked in his
tribal homeland. He lost his right arm in an accident and replaced it with a swiss army arm that can change to whatever tool he needs to
work on his machines. He also carries a dangerous animal in a bag on his hip, the Bunny of Doom. A ravaging beast, it will destroy anything
in its path to kill the one it imprints on, and is very difficult to kill. He cant outrun it or defeat it, so Brock keeps it with him. Since it falls
asleep in the dark he carries it in a black bag on his hip. When a desperate situation arises, hell throw the Bunny between him and his
enemy, it will destroy the threat on its path to get to him, and knock itself out on the metal plate Brock installed on his own neck. He then
tucks it away until next time.
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WEEK 13
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINS INSPIRATION
DISCLOSURE
The group of characters that are in Favor are actually all based off of friends from college. I used to have a habit of stabbing
unsuspecting friends with my fingers, to the point where they said I had finger-flays (Leo). From there it grew into a game of figuring
out everyones (usually goofy) powers, and over the years Ive assembled them into a storyline. Since this assignment isnt asking for
a myth basis, I will use the friend my villain is based off.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
NAME: Nate Owens

GENDER: Male
NATIONALITY: American (German descent)
PERSONALITY TRAITS: Talks a lot. Has an opinion on everything and loves
to explain it in detail. Amiable, competitive, finds most things funny. Tall.
RATIONALE
Nate and I spent a lot of time together in school. We even double casted
the lead in Christmas Carol. He was one of the ones most up on playing
along with our characters, and we usually squared off. I like the idea of a
villain who doesnt think himself one, and doesnt have that brooding,
superior, melodramatic ambiance most baddies take.
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WEEK 3
YOUR SUPERVILLAINS BIOGRAPHY
INSTRUCTIONS
Now you will create your supervillains biography. Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characters original
name. Then, go to Insert > Photo > Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero. Last, insert text to define your villains
SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write his/her ORIGIN STORY.
Lord Noble Sharpington III

Has no power, is a Grey. But both arms are robotic, and can fold away to
reveal long swords hidden underneath. Also carries the Sharur Mace.
Being Grey is his weakness. It irks him that he, a royal, would be born with
no Favor, and not be able to find any throughout his life.
ORIGIN STORY
Born into royalty in the northern seaside kingdom, Noble was treated
above everyone else since birth. But bloodline and money did not interest
him, he wanted Favor. Even some of the poorest, dumbest citizens of the
kingdom had Favor, and yet he was denied. He set out to attempt to find a
Favor Spark, which some find throughout their lives, igniting a latent Favor.
But he couldnt find anything. In this travels, he met a group of Greys that
were part of a guild to find the lost legendary weapons in the world. He was
so enraptured with the idea, that he decided to take over leadership of the
Cryptohoplogogists, and did. With the group and the weapons, he can be
equal to any Favored and rule his home kingdom properly.
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WEEK 3
SCRATCH PAGES
INSTRUCTIONS
Favor Spark Many people are born with a Favor; any random ability or enhanced skill. But it is also possible to gain Favor later in life,
from triggering a latent Favor. This can be done from coming in contact with an object, material or person, performing a certain action
or even just arriving in a certain location. There is no formula or predictability to it. It could happen at any time and for any reason.
This is what Sharpington searches for in his travels. He goes to exotic places and meets important people to see if he can illicit a Spark
for some hidden Favor inside of him. He uses his wealth to come into contact with rare metals and plants and animals, artifacts and
machines hoping one will trigger his true power.
Cryptohoplogists Its in these travels he meets the Grey group calling themselves Cryptohoplogists, or people who study mythological
weapons and artifacts. Its a fairly scientific group bent on discovering the worlds legendary weapons to see what made them so
powerful and to preserve them for history. Sharpington immediately joins their search, but for a different reason; he wants legendary
weapons to put himself on par with the Favored. His desperation to have a power festers into a hatred for people who have Favor. When
they discover the spectacular Sharur Mace, an intelligent weapon with the ability to transform into a talking bird which can relay
messages and give wise council, Sharpington makes his move. He usurps the lead Cryptop, and places himself in charge. The few who
oppose him are killed, and the ones who support him accept his ideal of using the weapons as an equalizer with Favored. They continue
their search, coming across information of the greatest legendary weapon ever created, the Iron Scepter. With it, Sharpington could rule
his kingdom with absolute power and not just ceremonial authority.
The Cryptops are remnants of an old guild, and as part of the initiation into the group is the addition of mechanical prosthetics. The
initiate would surrender a limb for a mechanical one. Sharpington eagerly gives up both arms for robotic arms with hidden swords.
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WEEK 14
CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
BUILD UP
The moment that starts it all is when Jaina and Leo both go after the newest discovery placed in a museum. One of Sharpingtons Cryptops
swoops into the City and steals the artifact right from between them. Brock Saxton, pursuing this thief, sets off the alarms and gets arrest
warrants for Jaina and Leo released, blowing their civilian covers. The police chase them down into the Depths of the City to hide, where they
meet the archeologist Hans Coventry. Hans is looking for an old relic from a bygone era, a vehicle called the Iron Appaloosa. At the same
time, City scientists discover a new alloy in one of the ancient ruins of the City, which could prove a new power source for the Citys Wall, but
with the side effect of nullifying peoples Favor. Sharpington uses his magical mace to communicate with people inside the City to get the
source used, loving the idea of powerless Favored, and hoping to gain unimpeded access to the Citys Depths where more legendary weapons
are rumored to lie.
CONFLICT
The heroes realize they can never live in the City while the police want them for endless counts of theft, so they help Hans figure out a way to
find and power the Iron Appaloosa to escape. Through Biola, they find out that the alloy could do it, and stealing it could save the Lord Prime
from murder. All the while, Sharpington is using his Mace to convince Council Members to push for the use of the alloy, and for the Lord
Primes removal. The heroes ultimately escape the City, and when housed inside the vehicles strange engine, the Favor nulling affect of the
alloy is shielded. This ruins Sharpingtons plans for nullifying the Citys Favored and giving himself clear access to the Depths, so he decides to
go after the group and retrieve the alloy. It could prove useful when he is master of the Iron Scepter. And he hates to be bested.
RESOLUTION
The adventure travels south into the desert straits between the mountains that divide the continent. Using the help of a historian cowboy they
meet on the way and following the stories from ancient art, the two groups chase down the path the Iron Scepter took in its final days before
being lost, ultimately finding it at the same time. There they discover the Scepters fate and close the first storyline of the series.
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WEEK 4
YOUR SUPERVILLAINS BIOGRAPHY
INSIGHT
Sharpington doesnt actually come face to face with the heroes until much later in the story, so I am going to do the scene where the
heroes first come in contact with the bad guys; the moment one of Sharpingtons minions swoops in and steals the artifact that Leo
and Jaina are trying to steal.
This scene is where Leo is stealing a newly found spearhead from a glass case in a museum, but misses a trigger pad under the
artifact. Jaina shows up and reveals that the glass case wasnt sealed back onto the podium after they placed the spearhead, and lifts
it off, dangerously pulling Leos hand off of the trigger. She wants a piece of the payout to help him get away without setting the alarms
off.
Leo Thursby
Stop! Fine, fine! Ill give you 30%...
Jaina Cooper
Oh, please. I want at least half. Youll probably have trouble finding a buyer for that bauble anyway.
Leo
Bauble!? You really dont have any idea what this is do you?
Jaina
Do you?
Leo
Its important! I know that much. There is no way Im giving you half, you didnt even do any work
(She lifts the glass case higher, making it harder for him to keep his hand on the trigger) Fine! Alright, half, half! Lets just get out of here.
(As Jaina maneuvers to place a heavy object on the trigger pad so they can escape, a mysterious masked figure swoops in and snatches
the spearhead right out of Leos hand. Thankfully, Leos hand stays on the alarm pad)
Leo & Jaina
Hey! Thats mine! (They both cringe, waiting for the sound alarm to go off from their shout. But it doesnt)
Jaina Cooper
Well, dont just stand there, we gotta go get him!

(Right when they start to slip away from the artifact case, another figure, chasing after the masked thief, barrels into the two of them, and
the alarms wail)
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Rough Draft from First Scene:
The night was darker than usual. The clouds had closed in on the mighty towers of the City, blocking out most of the constant light of the
Jefferson Nebula. It was perfect for Leo. Just the way he wanted it. He smiled at his luck, putting one hand in front of the other. Carefully,
with practiced strength, Leo Thursby used the stout blades that stuck out from the backs of his hands to climb one foot higher. Then another
foot. Then another.
He clung to the side of the stone wall, several stories up the outside of the Museum d'Argent. The blades easily cut into the old mortar of the
museum, getting him closer and closer to the balcony he had his eye on. The d'Argent specialized in the findings of the Depths, anything
remarkable that had been dug up from the piled ruins of past Cities below. Leo was especially interested in their newest acquisition found just
that week.
He made his last careful climb to the balcony's edge and quietly pulled himself over. He rewarded himself with a second's rest and deep
breath of the cool night air. Even through the clouds, the bright Jefferson Nebula cast the rolling evening sky into an array of shadow and
shine. But business was still at hand. With a flick of his wrists the stout blades shot back into the recesses from which they'd come, nestled in
his hand. He crept across the narrow balcony, more decorative than functional, to a spot hed scoped out the year before. It had given him
easy access to the last few endeavors he'd had at the d'Argent and still no one had figured out how he had come in and out.
Until tonight. Coming to the little metal door into the attics of the museum, he found a lock blocking his old thoroughfare. He laughed a little.
It was just a padlock, probably from a cleaner who noticed the door was just sitting on its latch. Adorable really. He figured it would keep rats
out, but to think that it would keep him out... pitiful. Holding the lock in hand, he tightened his grip and began to use his Favor. It was a silly
Favor at first glance, one of those Favors people mocked or ended up only using at parties, but Leo had found good use for it. Of course, it had
taken a lot of practice to find its usefulness, but since then he wouldn't trade it for any other Favor in the world. His hand shook, wildly at first,
but then faster and faster until it only looked as if his arm ended in a blur, its edges undefinable. With a sharp click, the padlock pulled away
from the latch. He smiled at the broken lock, its shackle snapped apart as if a monster had ripped it off the door. Metal can only take so much
pressure.
Inside, Leo made his familiar way down the sloped attic pathways and down to the top floor of the museum. He knew exactly where the
alarms were, precisely where each of the rare cameras were positioned, and specifically where to maneuver through them. He slipped as a
shadow down hallways and stairways. It wasn't a minute before he had reached the fourth floor and was standing outside the room he'd set
his sights on. The Armory Room. There was only one camera on this floor and it was over by the Tildrake longship on the other side of the
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building; a long sunk barbarian sea vessel that had been salvaged from a distant coast well before Leo's grandparents had been born.
He snuck past the display of short swords, jumped over the alarm trigger beside the bow display, and around a cannon that was set up near
the center of the room. He was careful to make no sound as he neared his prize, for the room was set up with noise alarms on each corner.
Anything over a whisper would ruin his work.
There it sat in a shaft of light under a small glass cube. His prize. It was alone, the newness of its arrival in the museum granting it a spot of
higher honor. It was a spearhead. A beautiful one, made of green metal and tarnished with age. The thing was at least as long as Leo's hand,
gracefully curving up to a still sharp point. There was an empty center, and every inch of the weapon head was covered in ancient twisting
designs and stick language. Setting his bag down, he began to set up the glass cutting tool to pry the beauty from its sealed prison. He was
careful to cut slowly so the high pitched scraping wouldn't get him caught. With a plunk, the round glass chunk fell into his hand, leaving the
treasure wide open. He reached in proudly and grabbed the spearhead. Then there was a click. Leo's eyes went wide when he realized what
had happened. Looking closer he could see the little mechanism underneath the weapon, a weight sensitive pad that would sound the alarms
if the spearhead was removed. He cursed his clumsiness and the cleverness of the museum to add a new security feature after hed watched
them place the piece early that week. He sighed trying to figure his way out.
"Stuck?"
Leo's head snapped upward in surprise to see a person hanging above the spearhead's case, upside down. He rolled his eyes when he
recognized who it was. "Jaina."
"Leo," she acknowledged. Her eyes glanced around in different directions, surveying the scene. Jaina was an Anthro, somewhere between
man and animal. Her chameleon hands gripped the rope she was hanging from with superb strength and ease. Her reptilian skin seamlessly
blended in with her dark clothing, making it very difficult to see her in the gloomy Armory.
"I see you've gotten yourself into a bit of a jam." she said in a whisper.
"No, not really. I've got everything under control. Just deliberating my next planned move carefully, don't want to make any mistakes." he
whispered back.
"Looks like you already have. You can't move your hand without setting off the trigger pad, and your little hole into the case is only big enough
to get one arm in. I would call that... stuck." she grinned.
"To a layman such as yourself, I can see how you would think this would be a problem, but to a professional, such as myself, it is only a minor
obstacle."
"Mm-hmm." She crossed her arms, holding on with only her feet. "And how are you going to get out?"
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Leo shrugged and clucked to stall an answer, "It's simple, really. Not even going to be but a moment to fix. Just a... just..."
"You don't have any idea, do you?"
"No."
Thats so you, Leo. Cant think on your feet. But let me show a professional a simple trick." She crawled down the rope until her head could
almost touch the case.
"I really don't need your help. Or condescension." Leo snorted.
"Ha. I'm not helping you. I'm stealing that spearhead for myself."
"Over my dead body."
"That," she smiled, "Would be very easy at this moment."
He rolled his eyes and looked away.
"Now, if you had just made a quick check for any updates Security may have put in you would have seen the trigger pad." she explained.
We've covered that I missed the trigger, alright?" Leo sighed.
"You also would have noticed that they didn't seal the glass back down onto the pedestal after they were finished installing the new trigger."
She grabbed the glass cube and lifted it off the pedestal like it was a pot lid. "Tada."
"Careful!" Leo chided, maneuvering his arm further through the hole in the glass so that his hand didn't come off the base. "Wonderful. You're
a genius. Now just let me get something heavy to replace it."
"Ah, ah, ah." Jaina tutted, "I want half the payout."
"What!?" Leo exclaimed, remembering to keep his voice down lest he sound the noise alarms. "Are you mad? I'm not giving you anything."
"It seems I was fairly instrumental in finishing this job."
"I would have figured something out!"
"But you didn't, and I did. And..." she added tugging up on the case, pulling Leo's hand slightly off the trigger pad.
"Stop! Fine, fine! I'll give you 30%."
"Oh, please. I want at least half. Youll probably have trouble finding a buyer for the bauble anyway."
Bauble!?" he exclaimed, Do you even know what this is?
Do you? she smirked.
Its important. There's no way I'm giving you half. You didn't even put any work into-"
She yanked at the case again, and Leo's hand slipped a little more. "Fine! Alright, half! he surrendered. "Let's just get out of here."
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She rummaged around in her backpack and finally retrieved a heavy stone with her curled chameleon tail. Carefully, she slipped the stone
under the glass and readied to make the switch with the priceless spearhead.
Onetwo she whispered.
Like a cobra, there was a flash of color and the spearhead was instantly snatched from Leos hand, leaving him empty-handed on an alarm
switch. Both thieves looked up incredulously at a short, third thief, glancing back at them from behind a stoic wooden mask. It was out the
door before they could even comprehend it.
Hey! Thats mine! They both yelled together and at the same moment cringed, waiting for the noise alarms to hear them. After a careful
moment, the silence continued on and the they sighed in relief.
Cmon. We cant let her get away! Jaina urged, plopping the rock onto the trigger.
How can you tell it was a girl?

Before she could offer a scathing answer, they heard heavy footsteps charging at them, and the next second a big figure barreled into them
sending the stone flying from the trigger pad, and the glass case crashing onto the marble floor. Sirens wailed and screamed, lights started
popping on all over the museum floor.
The man whod tackled them was holding Jaina down on the floor angrily, Give it back, you thief! He stopped and squinted at her, Youre not
the thief Im chasing. Who are you? Where did she go?
Get off me, you ape!
Oh, flip, the guards are coming! They cant see who we are! We gotta go!
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WEEK 4
SCRATCH PAGES
INSTRUCTIONS
The Iron Appaloosa:
Created by an ancient exploration guild to travel the world in search of discoveries, it was lost to time when the guild fell apart. Using a rare,
Perpetual Motion Engine, the Iron Appaloosa can run indefinitely. It could, perhaps, if it had a significant power burst to get the exotic engine
started in the first place.

Resembling a mix between an Old West era and Roaring Twenties train, the IA is an engine and four cars, each car a different metal color,
like gold, silver, copper, tungsten and bronze. When the engine is activated, the train hovers above the ground, allowing it to travel anywhere
without the need for tracks.
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WEEK 15
FINALIZE YOUR SCENE:
INSTRUCTIONS
Im
only so much of an artist and I
was running out of time so my panels
are more storyboard than finished
pieces.
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