Author Archive: Amanda

#6 – Sick Dog

Continuing off the inspiration behind designs 3-5. This is a feral canine that was not immune to the disease. Being a smaller animal, it’s almost completely overpowered and transformed. It is far along in its development as it resides close to the site of the alien’s first arrival.

It often trips over its weakening paws, and drools consistently. If a pool of sticky ‘water’ is discovered, one of these guys is more than likely just around the corner. The saliva is not acidic, but it does carry the disease and has a horrific smell.

This would be a common but easily overpowered enemy minion of sorts.

#5 – Sparks

Might as well keep going with this setting. This is Roger Sparks, the protagonist’s companion on her mission. He’s been a mentor to her since she joined the military. They’ve done a couple small missions together in the past and work well as a pair.

Like many canine humanoids in this world, Sparks has trouble with spoken language, and ‘speaks’ via sign language and writing (though he prefers signing because he’s a horrible handwriter). While the protagonist is good at melee combat, Sparks shines as a ranged attacker.

Just don’t call him ‘Fido’ or ‘Spot’ and you’d probably get along with him just fine.

#4 – Protagonist

I decided to keep playing with my previous idea for creating my next character. This is the calm and cool-headed protagonist of a story about a futuristic world where an alien disease is slowly spreading among the population, and she is trying to find the beast that causes it so that she can obtain biological samples for the government to use and make a cure from. Her older brother (see my previous post) was the first victim, so the mission is as important to her as it is to everyone else with loved ones suffering from it.

She is naturally gifted in the maths and sciences and very good at sports and hand-to-hand combat. She used her talent to become a military physician at a surprisingly young age. Her successes in life have caused her brother to be extremely jealous of her, especially now that he is in his current condition and the fact that she’s immune to the alien like their parents.

#3 – Older Brother

The hero of this tale lives in a futuristic world where an alien disease is slowly spreading among the population, and is trying to find the beast that causes it with help from the government so that a cure can be worked on. Those who breathe the air the alien exhales and are not naturally immune start to mutate into humanoid versions of the lifeform. A secret organization is holding the creature hostage for unknown reasons.

This character is the protagonist’s older brother. He encountered the beast before it was captured, and is the furthest along in his mutation out of all who are sick. Having had his freedom taken from him unwillingly, he’s angry at the world and himself because he feels like a caged animal. He is not allowed to hold a job anymore or do much of anything, and must be constantly supervised despite being in his mid-twenties. This is because the disease causes him to black out whenever it aggressively covers more ground of his body, which could be anywhere from a few seconds to an hour long.