Design Bible Jamie Wathen

The Synopsis of this game is the protagonist can travel between the past, normal version of the city and the future, post-apocalyptic version. It is the characters mission to find out who they are, what caused the future to be so dark, and to prevent it happening. To do this the character must travel between the two times to find clues and information and ultimately defeat the antagonist in both the past and future.

World:Past Set in a Victorian influenced city, this past version of the game world shows a bright busy city filled with people, the cityis ruled by the mayor, someone the people never see, on street level the mayorsmilitaristic police run the city using extreme force for any offences. In opposition to this oppressive poweris a small resistance who fight them. In this world a new power source(energy) is founded and is used across the city. this new power means that some things can be done that shouldn't be able to be done for a city of that time. One of these things is people replacing some limbs for energy powered mechanical ones. Another being advanced vehicles or buildings, although still limited by the times style and materials.FutureIn the future version of the city things have gone terribly wrong. The city is left a shadow of what it was, buildings have been boarded up as though to keep things out, the sky is dark giving the city an ominous dark look. Upon inspection claw marks, bloodstains and wrecked items fill the streets. Most people in this version of the city have changed, they are now mutated zombie type creatures living on energy. Upon further exploration of this world the character will find the mayor and his forces as well as the resistance.

Biography: Protagonist - Cassandra CrossName: Cassandra Cross.Gender: Cassandra is female.Age: Cassandra is 21 years old.Class/Status: Her class is low, technically an outlaw she possesses no rights of a normal citizen.Physical Description: She is fair skinned with flowing red hair, she has blue eyes. She has resistance tattooson her left arm and back. She wears a female adaptation of Victorian era male clothing. Her height is 5’6ft.Her build is lean athletic, she is physically attractive. Her right arm is a mechanised metal prosthetic.Quirks: She wears a locket containing the portraits of her parents on her person at all times.Morality: Cassandra is a moral character, however in her eyes it is morally just to kill those associated with the Antagonist and those that get in her way. She would not for example harm any innocents unless absolutely necessary.Personality Strengths/Weaknesses: Cassandras virtues are courage and fortitude, the ability to stand against fear and intimidation as well as having good endurance and forbearance. Her vices are primarily envy, growing up in an apocalyptic future when she travels to the past she is enviousof everyone’s life there, thuscreating a worrying route of her character path.Skills: Cassandras skills are as follows; she is trained in melee combat and with firearms. She is trained in espionage and undercover operations. She possesses the ability to manipulate time using blue energy (to slow or speed up time, pause time, or travel in time). Her abilities are unique in the sense she was trained from childhood to be a weapon of the resistance.

Education: Cassandras education was given to her by members of the resistance. She has a basic knowledge of everyday things those in the Victorian age would know. She is instructed on various behaviours and mannerisms of different Victorian classes, knowledge needed to blend in.Likes/Dislikes: Cassandras likes are; she likes different wines or drinks, she likes interesting or different people, she likes unique weapons and clothes and she likes pretty or aweing environments. She dislikes stuck up or overly rich people, she dislikes law enforcers, she dislikes overly friendly people and she dislikes the dark.Childhood/Backstory: Cassandra was born in a post-apocalyptic Victorian style city. She speaks fluent English, her parents were killed when she was a child by blue energy mutants, remnants of past city inhabitants changed by an energy disease. She was found and raised by resistance fighters, she was selected to be used as an experiment using blue energy to help the resistance, and thus she was trained relentlessly to be a weapon against the antagonist.Profession: Cassandras profession is that of a sort of special agent, she is tasked with changing the future and finding and stopping the outbreak of the energy disease that destroys the city.Relationships: Cassandra has a close relationship to the head of science in the resistance, being raised by him she sees him as a father figure. She also has a close friendship with her companion Tommy, a resistance fighter from the past version of the world.Location: Cassandra inhabits the city of Elendon a Victorian styled city that has advanced technology due to a new power source. She travels between the version of this city where it is populated and working and the future post-apocalyptic version.Time Period: The time period she lives in is the earlyand late 1800’s.Fantastical Traits: Cassandra can manipulate time, being an experiment she is infused with blue energy, this means she can stop, speed up, slow down and travel in time using blue energy as a fuel. Also her robotic arm grants her abnormal strength.Goals: Her goal is to save the city from the antagonist and thus create a better future than the one she’s from.

Biography: Antagonist – Lucius Grimm

Name: Lucius Grimm.Gender: Lucius is male.Age: Lucius is 30 years old.Class/Status: His class is high, He is the city Mayor, and he has full control of the city, its forces and influence of its citizens.Physical Description: He has a greyish white skin tone with short white hair and beard, he has one blue eye and one red robotic eye. He has a robotic eye and skull section on the left side of his face. he wears a male adaptation of Victorian era male clothing. His height is 6”2ft. His build is lean athletic, he is physically attractive in a evil sort of way. Quirks: He has a vanity towards his appearance, mention of his robotics or looks will result in harsh punishment.Morality: Lucius is an immoral character, in his eyes it is morally just to kill those that get in his way no matter who they are. He will always choose to remove those who cause problems over any other logical solution.Personality Strengths/Weaknesses: Lucius’s virtues are patience and persistence, the ability to wait for the opportune moment and the ability to keep striving to achieve something. His vices are anger and greed, he seeks out those who anger him with vicious authority and enjoys gaining power and the things he doesn’t possess. Skills: Lucius’s skills are as follows; he is trained in melee combat and with firearms from his city forces. He is trained in tactical warfare from historical documents and city forces. He has a natural gift for practical science and using it to his advantage.

Education: Lucius’s education was given to him by the top school in the city. He has a complete knowledge of everyday things those in the Victorian age would know. He is instructed in the behaviours and mannerisms of a high class Victorian and all the things that come with it.Likes/Dislikes: Lucius’s likes are; he likes power and controlling others, he likes people with special or deadly talent, he likes unique weapons and clothes and he likes punishing those who oppose him. He dislikes boring or average people, he dislikes the resistance, and he dislikes the cold as it freezes his robotics and pains him.Childhood/Backstory: Lucius was born in the city in a time of prosperity, however as he grew up the city began to get poorer, riots and crime grew frequent, he joined the city university and studied science. He worked with others to create the first robotics, he then later founded the blue energy. On his 19th birthday a riot broke in to his neighbourhood, they were angry and felt the rich were to blame for their poorness, in the riot he lost his parents and was left with significant injuries to the left part of his skull. After these events his attitude changed, he wanted the crime to cease, however compassion and likewise emotion left his conscience, he rose to power violently and mercilessly.Profession: Lucius’s profession is the mayor of the city, he is tasked with ruling and managing its inhabitants.Relationships: Lucius no longer has any close relationships, the only relationships he has are those with his appointed people of significance.Location: Lucius inhabits the city of Elendon a Victorian styled city that has advanced technology due to a new power source founded by himself. Time Period: The time period she lives in is the early 1800’s.

Biography: Companion – Jasper Jones

Name: Jasper Jones.Gender: Jasper is male.Age: Jasper is 25 years old.Class/Status: His class is low, technically an outlaw/criminal he possesses no rights of a normal citizen.Physical Description: He is fair skinned with short brown hair and beard, he has green eyes. He has resistance tattoos covering his upper body. He wears a male adaptation of Victorian era male clothing. His height is 6ft. His build is muscular/athletic, he is physically attractive. He wears an armband on his left arm.Quirks: He is witty and comedic, quick to make a joke.Morality: Jasper is a moral character, being a member of the resistance he believes in peaceful action before physical action, he will not endanger city citizens. He would not harm any innocents under any circumstances.Personality Strengths/Weaknesses: Jasper’s virtues are courage and patience, the ability to stand against fear and intimidation as well as having the ability to wait for the opportune moment. His vices are pride and envy, being a member of the resistance, he is poor and is envious of those with wealth or power, his pride means he often believes he can do things he can’t.Skills: Jaspers skills are as follows; he is trained in melee combat and with firearms. He is trained in Tactical operations. He is an excellent shot with his weaponry however lacks any special abilities.Education: Jaspers education was given to her by a local city school. He has an average knowledge of everyday things those in the Victorian age would know. He is instructed on the behaviours and mannerisms of a low Victorian class.

Likes/Dislikes: Jasper’s likes are; he likes money, he likes women, he likes unique items and he likes mechanical things. He dislikes stuck up or overly rich people, he dislikes law enforcers and the mayor, he the rich and he dislikes the rich parts of the city.Childhood/Backstory: Jasper was born in the city, he was raised in an orphanage and joined the resistance soon after leaving the orphanage. He worked with the resistance to help those the mayor oppresses in the city. Then was tasked with the team trying to overthrow the mayor.Profession: Jasper’s profession is that of a resistance member, he is tasked with removing the mayor from power and helping the residents of the city.Relationships: Jasper has friends within the resistance but knows nothing of his family or past.Location: Jasper inhabits the city of Elendon a Victorian styled city that has advanced technology due to a new power source.Time Period: The time period he lives in is the early and late 1800’s.Goals: His goal is to save the city from the mayor and thus create a better future for the cities citizens.