Blog Post #2 – Plot Outline

(So, I decided to do a fictional story. Still deciding on title though.)

To live is to perform.

Exposition:

Who and what is my story about? My story will revolve around the costs and burdens of having a technologically advanced society, particularly of the justice system. It will be focused on a man that is exploring different countries and nations for work.

Where is he? He is in the land named Arenchefer, also known as Arenthe, the nation of water, truth and justice.

Who is my main character? He will be a man named Jorin traveling all over the world to take pictures and notes, but to also discuss alliances and work for his nation, Blancheur. An unlucky man, he gets dragged into the Arenchefer saga, forced to play a critical role for them.

What do you need to know about Jorin and the story? The story will have elements of fantasy in it, such as having Gods, elemental powers (not too extreme), and monsters. Other details of story may be tweaked as I write it. Jorin will also be a very ordinary person with a little bit of elemental powers, but he doesn’t use it. There are also different layers of deities. I will also try to write in mostly first-person point of view, however, if I see fit, I will adapt it to third-person point of view for that section.

Point of Attack:

The saga of Arenchefer unfolds, and because of his righteous moral compass, Jorin decides to step in a bit. However, a step turned into a leap, pushed by the people of Arenthe. Wrong place wrong time. Jorin’s original goal was to speak and discuss with the ruler of Arenthe then leave, but because of the recent events happening, his goal has shifted to helping the people of Arenthe and uncovering the truth. The main problem in Arenthe is that the justice system is a lie, propped up by an eccentric ruler and a corrupted belief in the law. The story will focus on the decay of justice in the grand court, showcasing a conflict between the appearance and the truth.

Rising Action:

Rising action 1: The first obstacle will be the continuous mysterious deaths of people put on trials. The people that are in the midst of a trial and are awaiting trial are dying off, but there seems to be a of who dies first. Some guards are also dead.

Rising action 2: The second obstacle will be the nation’s beginning distrust in their god. They begin to have doubts as to if it is even a “proper” god qualified to serve them.

Climax: Jorin will have to decide whether to tell the truth to the nation or let them live as is. Because he finds the truth of why the court is decaying, but it is for a reason that not everyone understands. Both have consequences, and though different, the severity will be pretty equal. I hope to make him keep the truth to himself. I will make him attempt to keep the secret to himself. (The court is decaying because a long time ago, the people of Arenthe accidentally offended the god of time, leading him to lay a curse on them. The ruler of the nation is a doll, a puppet, controlled by the divine heavens. Once a person becomes their ruler/god, they will have to forsake their humanity to become the actor of the gods. However, another god found out about this curse. Feeling that is it too cruel, she gave them technological advances for their nation, hoping to make the ruler’s life easier and more fun before being turned into a puppet. But over time, people started abusing the use of their technologies, especially in the court. They used and altered the machine in court to determine anyone they do not like to be found guilty. The god that gave them the technology found out, and she was furious. She declared that from this day onwards they can use the technology however they’d like and abuse it. But she also said to those affiliated who’ve found out about the people manipulating the machine in court will be condemned to walk a path of misfortune and eventually, death. The people that are put on trial spread this rumor amongst themselves, so they have given up trying to change their luck and instead they would do whatever they’d like. Hence their deaths. The god, on the other hand, is trying to save the nation, all while putting on an air of performance. The machine that determines a person’s guilt is also, in fact, alive. But no one knows that.)

Falling Action: Jorin has tried to keep the secret as he returns, but guilt and shame eats away at him. He returns to his homeland to write a report, but a few days later, he finds himself unable to endure the guilt. Agitated by this, he seeks out someone to confide in. However, this is a secret no one would want to find out, as it will lead to their death. So Jorin keeps living a life of depression and anxiety in Blancheur with this newfound knowledge. A few years go by like this, and he has been humiliated and hurt in almost all ways possible. The prophecy is catching up to him, and he knows his name is ending. But he refuses to end on someone else’s turn, so he let himself free by himself.

Resolution: In Blancheur, the world keeps on spinning after Jorin sought peace, and things are as buzzing as ever before. Of course, there was a large uproar when he was discovered, but it lasted only a few days. In Arenthe, though the deaths have stopped appearing as often, it is still a concern. The justice system is still corrupted, and the ruler still alone with no one, acting as a puppet for the divine. Jorin’s name was also once a large hit in Arenthe, but after a few years, the people forget. Nothing has changed much, but now people are more wary, suspicious, and confused by the court justice system.

Lots of rough points in here I need to smooth over when writing the actual story.