Story update - Main topics & characters

As part of the new story, there are some key ideas that I want to guide the story creation. These ideas will be the scaffolding for the whole script.

To make a quick summary of the context: Apolonia, our main character, has returned to Emberglow (the capital city) after the end of the war. She continues working with the army, but now their job is mainly to keep the desperate population under control and protect the status quo. She doesn't like it and sees this as contrary to the values she was supposed to be fighting for in the war. She deserts and joins the resistance in the city.

Main topics:

1. Tipping point: People are desperate and tensions are raising. The methods need to change. Action is needed.
2. Be H2O: A diversity of tactics are needed in the resistance. Don’t sacrifice others to win, especially those that are in need. 
3. Better to die standing up: Sacrifice is a part of achieving victory and many prefer to die trying to create a better world than live having to accept oppression.
4. A community struggle: Not everyone is in the vanguard of a resistance movement, but a resistance movement is build with the support of the community it's trying to defend/help.

Characters are going to be crucial for the story. They will be avatars of their belief systems while also being more than just materialized ideas. Their humanity will impact their beliefs and vice-versa.

Characters:

Name (nickname/'nom de guerre') {pronunciation} [pronouns]: Basic description. (Main magic type/ Secondary magic type)

• Apolonia (Pola) [she/her]: Main character, veteran, comes from a middle class family, exceptional magic user. (Aero magic/Flow magic)  

• Zekha {Zejja}: Wind spirit, communicates telepathically with Apolonia and helps her with decisions. (Aero magic)

• Amir [he/him]: Apolonia’s boyfriend, theater kid, mainly non-violent, charismatic but creates drama, no magic.

• Mariana (Macau) [they/them]: Radical and militant, very punch-a-nazi vibe, sees Amir as soft, naive and shallow, has a conflict with their gendered name but reminds them of mom, Alejandra's sister, immigrant, Apolonia’s love interest. (Geo magic/Necro magic)

• Alejandra (Huitl) [she/her]:  Coordinator, the ‘group's mom’, trans fem, witchy vibes, Mariana's sister, immigrant. (Bio magic/Ion magic (electric))

• Gran Arconte Scylax [he/him]: Supreme leader, populist, talks like a common person, his family became extremely rich with the war while he served in the army. No magic.

• Coronel Sinopia [she/her]: Apolonia’s ‘mother figure’ in the army (friend of her dad), conservative, goal driven (ends justify means), enraged with Athalea’s surrender, veers to the right hard after the war. Military leader of the regime. (Ion magic (fire))

• Scriptix Silverwater [she/her]: Originally a screenwriter that studied with Amir in the Athalea National University, started publishing as a columnist during the war, became a right wing commentator with wild claims and spreading conspiracy theories. Owns her own newspaper now and does weekly speeches in Emberglow. Officially not a part member, but... yo No magic.
  

• Police Chief Graham [he/him]: Fascist and authoritarian at heart. Working class origin. Extreme nationalism and thinks that most people are too stupid to rule themselves. Reason and dialogue must be protected with force, “once the less capable have been disciplined, the adults can talk about how to better society." (Geo magic/Necro magic)
  

• Victor (Denaro) [he/him]: Leader of the Iron Mace (right wing militia), poses as reasonable and open to debate, always claims it was self-defense when there is violence, fascist, secretly in a relationship with Silverwater. (Flow magic)
  
  There are more characters to come! Stay tuned.