The story takes place in the heart of a Kingdom that shuns beings that aren't human. After a great war between the human empire and magical beings, the humans depleted their population and expanded their kingdoms. For centuries, they have exiled the magical beings to ruins and areas outside their vast empire, hoarding and building wealth, especially within their aristocratic families. The protagonist Ira belongs to one of those aristocratic families, and plans on joining the military following in her brother's footsteps. Though, after witnessing a brutal execution of an undercover Mage carried out by her brother, she decides to finally truly confront her family's secret and pave a path of her own.
I chose this story and genre as it is very popular and resonates with audiences due to themes of vigilantism and justice. Magical powers/ Superpowers have always been a popular and profitable genre with companies like DC and Marvel building entire franchises off of it. This unattainable, 'cool' power has always been a topic of interest in society and people enjoy watching and reading media that depicts the journey of the people who have it.
Many franchises like Marvels Avengers show how the protagonists use their power for good, helping and defending people from evil forces. This is appealing due to how the audience can project their need for a savior and hero in society, or their desire to be one onto the characters.
On the other hand, stories like Dune tackle a much darker side of protagonists with power and how it can lead them to the wrong path. It shows a flawed protagonist and sheds light on many real world problems like religious extremism, vengeance, abuse of power, blind faith etc. It is a much more realistic approach as it confronts the audience and asks them what decisions they would truly make as a protagonist with power.
I chose an in between approach of the two mentioned above as the story will have some darker, grittier themes but will have lighthearted humor and will start off with simple characters and motivations to appeal to a slightly younger audience.
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