Your heroes are your champions around whom the story revolves. They are often brave and even if they are not normally courageous, they are at least courageous enough to accomplish a goal. The type of hero or heroine in your story determines th
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If your heroes endeavor and succeed or fail, they shall be proven and the arena is the proving ground of champions. The arena will most likely be suited to the type of hero or heroine you have written. If they barter for a living, they may hav
The agitation, commotion and excitement in the arena often have a time and place to occur such as trading is open, the fight is on or the jury is assembled. The type of exchange the heroes endure is often public and often with physical action, s
The heroes set goals both for themselves and for their adventure. The goals define the type of hero or heroine your character will be and, as mentioned before, the type of hero or heroine they are determines the story. If your audience emotes
The characters at odds with the heroes are as important as the goals. They are the antagonists or protagonists depending on your structure. Generally, a protagonist tries to accomplish a goal and an antagonist tries to stop a goal. If describ
Most stories in which the character is proven a hero or heroine, the audience is allowed to see the character at the beginning of the story would not have been able to have triumphed against the challenges they face at the end of the story, unl
Even beyond the gain, there is something larger than the heroes left altered from the adventure which improves the universal whole. If the Gain is what the heroes gain, the Benefit is what the heroes give. In other words, the positive effect
Eventually, the adventure of every hero comes to a close. The resolve is proven by what the people are willing to do from what the heroes have taught them and exemplified. In a return to normalcy, the any-man must carry forward what the heroes a
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