Ancillary Narrative 1

Title: The Night Riders

Plot for Inspiration: Devil in Death Valley- Native Americans split and create The Night Riders

Synopsis: The Night Riders is a group of three Native Americans in and around the area of Utah combined from several different tribe’s fiercest warriors. Cholena leads the group through her precognitive abilities to see the past and future through her spirit animal, the eagle. Victorio wants to be the head of the group but tradition doesn't allow this so he takes on the role of protector through his brut strength channeled by his spirit animal, the wildcat. Bodaway is the final warrior who is willing to do anything for his people to a fault and fights with a fire tomahawk through his spirit animal, the phoenix. They are sent out at night to fight evil spirits. After defeating the ancient spirits, they make totem poles outside villages to capture and hold the spirits in check. A village in Little Cottonwood, Utah notice a large totem pole overlooking the town and are scared the Indians are coming for them so they destroy it but it releases all the evil within. The evil takes control of the little town and the only ones who can save them are the Night Riders.

Genre: Action/Horror

Protagonist: Cholena

Antagonist: Evil Spirits and white settlers of the west

Main Supporting Characters: Victorio  wants to be the head of the group but tradition doesn't allow this so he takes on the role of protector through his brut strength channeled by his spirit animal, the wildcat. Bodaway is the final warrior who is willing to do anything for his people to a fault and fights with a fire tomahawk through his spirit animal, the phoenix.

Prime Locations: Little Cottonwood, Utah- Mountain area surrounds the town where tribes of Indians are located around the town. Rough terrain outside the town. Additive Comprehension: Origin Story- Characters, Other Micro-Story Reveal

Target Market: Comic demographic targeting young males from 18-30 and a young female audience of 18-30 through the lead female.

Media Habits: They read comic and play video games related to comics and RPG games. This demographic uses twitter, Facebook, Instagram.

Medium:  Comic- graphic novel

Why it works in this Medium: The storyworld is rich enough for a book but will also need images to grasp the action sequences of the stories.

Platform: Printed single issues

Why it works in this Platform: The ability to leave a cliffhanger and people wanting the next comic to resolve the climax. You can do more with the images and words that you can't portray on film.