I'm making a game (quite obviously, I'm on this forum and have been asking stuff...) and I have the base line for a story. Although quite a bit of it is cemented, I'm working on database for now (quickie stuff, the heavy stuff is really mapping and events.) I enjoy animations and the like so it fits me. Still, I need some help creatively. Without spoilers, I'll sort of go through the major story line points. It's my first full story so cut me a break but point out any flaws or over-used cliches and the like that you see. Please
Names can of course be changed but this is the idea I got for a while.
The main Characters:
Gerard- Age 16; Spearman/soldier in training. A young noble, son of the duke/viceroy of the small island he lives on. Reckless and harsh in tounge, he is not always easy to get along with. However, due to his great athletics, he's quite popular amongst the youths. He has a personal trainer as a noble and thus has advanced quick in training. It also helps he started at as soon as he could hold a spear. He's also very obsessed with making sure his family is safe. He wants his family safe, that's his greatest goal. (story 1st person is from Gerard.)
Aria- Age 19; Fencer/Singer. Gerard's older sister, she is a bard, able to call magical energies through song. She is also a fierce fencer. She is cheery and very easy to get along with. Hating needless violence, she always tries to keep her family happy.
Kaleb- Age 9; Sage. Gerard's younger brother. Although his age is low, he is a genius with a powerful magical aura. The "sages" a group of powerful wizards and scholars trained him in manipulating and using magic so that he may not accidently hurt someone. Although he knows few spells, he has the potential to learn them all. He is innocent, and although book-smart, he doesn't understand how the world quite works. He doesn't understand the violence around him.
Background:
In a small country, war wages against a much larger country. The small country has few elite soldiers but the larger country has many troops. In a small island, (part of the smaller country) children know little of the pains of war. They dream and train to become soldiers some day. The few who return after war remain bitter and silent. No one knows why the war is waged. The smaller country simply defends itself. Although currently, it has the upper hand, war is always shaky, and things could change at any moment.
Story:
Gerard's home is attacked by a mass of raiders from the larger country. Although the island fends it off, Gerard, Kaleb, and Aria are kidnapped. While on board, they manage to escape and jump off into the ocean. Nearly drowning, they surface, luckily together, near a remote village. Right in the middle of the war. (Now to avoid too many spoilers...) Gerard and his family must try to get home in the midst of chaos in a war. Soon, in order to save his family, Gerard realizes his only choice may be to end the war. With this realization, comes the realization he must fight a war to end it... So he goes, and fights to protect his family and end a war so that he may finally go home.
Now of course, they run into some problems. They can't leave since they are drafted into the war, so they have to fight. On their way to the village, they are attacked by raiders and Gerard makes his first kill. Not a glorious moment, better the raider than Gerard but he can't deal with it. Now he has to kill dozens, maybe hundreds of others to win the fight. All so he can protect his family. Kaleb refuses to stay at the village and goes out with Gerard. Aria supporting Kaleb, goes with Gerard to the war. As they gain experience as war veterans and learn to kill, they have to end the war, and completely killing their opposition won't work. Which means to infiltrate the opposing country and force a surrender. Or a treaty...
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