About a month ago I got inspired to write a superhero character. Actually two. My original idea was what if Aela and Loria were superheroes. I worked on the idea, and with a little help from folks here, January and Avery have become fully-fleshed people in their own right. Ones whom I am really loving to write.
I learned a long time ago that when it comes writing, I need to strike when the iron is hot. So I am putting Seven Reimagined on hold for the moment, and concentrating on Stormcrow and Gadget. I will finish Seven, have no worries on that. There is only one third of the story left to go.
Like with the Seven thread, I am going to use this post for general info and a collection of resources. I'll start posting the actual stories with the next post.
Since these stories are set in the contemporary world, I am taking advantage of reality for once, by setting the stories here in Metro Detroit. Almost all the locations in the upcoming stories are real. You can actually use Google Earth to follow along. A few places are fictional, in that they are from other cities, and transplanted here to The D.
Timeline
March 24 = The Conjurer summons an Abyssal during the Nain Rouge Parade. it is not anchored, and easily banished
May 4 and 5 (Saturday and Sunday) = Stormcrow Rising
May 5 = The Conjurer summons an Abyssal during Cinco De Mayo, using elemental symbols to anchor it, making it immune from banishment
May 14 and 15 (Tuesday and Wednesday) = Stormcrow Recycled
May 25 = The Conjurer summons an Abyssal during Technofest, anchoring it with an animal sacrifice
May 25 and 26 (Saturday and Sunday) = Stormcrow Burning
May 27th = Memorial Day.
May 27 - June 1 (Monday -Saturday) = Stormcrow Pride [Ferndale Pride on Saturday]
June 1 = The Conjurer summons an Abyssal during Ferndale Pride, anchoring it with a human sacrifice
June 1 - 9 = Crystal Death [Motor City Pride]
June 1 = Chad overdoes on Crystal Death at Leland City Club.
June 3 = first Crow Tales, featuring Frankenstein
June 8 = second Crow Tales, featuring This Spell For Hire. January stops the Death Dealer. Blood Raven humiliates Nazis at Motor City Pride
June 9 = Nazis on Crystal Death attack Motor City Pride
June 11 = January records interview with WNN.
June 13 = January quits working at the dojo, starts working on Artemis Argent with Rus
June 14 = January's interview is aired in its entirety, as well as in print and on WNN's website. It generates massive waves of both support and backlash against her. The same night she faces off against Gola at Eloise.
People
January Ward / Stormcrow (RL Georgie Stone)January againAvery Green / Gadget (RL Shameik Moore)Avery againGeneral inspiration for Lighthammer (except most of his head is covered by a helmet)Lighthammer (out of armor)Blood Raven cosplayThe writer signing booksCyborg cosplayCarl SaganMetro BoominGabriella WilsonCecilia BrækhusBlood Raven on the rooftopBarbara Ward (January's mom) (RL Amy Davidson)Romulus Ward (January's dad) (RL Anthony Heald)Julian Ward (January's brother) (RL Gabriel Mann)BlackJack (Jacob Scwartz)Ibroham Alawar is based on RL Ibrahim AlawadThe Man Living In The Packard PlantSam BernsteinArchimedesKen HiteFire Captain HendersonFire Lieutenant RandyChaseSociety
Hipsters (big in Detroit)New Year's Eve In Detroit (been there, its true)Indians Take Over Diamond TradeWhitewater Security is based on RL Blackwater Security aka AcademiWorldwide Network News is fictional, based on HPLHS's Worldwide Wireless NewsBat'lethStormcrow BattleMechStormcrow BattleMech PicA TERF is an anti-trangender feministThe Tigers and the Old English DThe Laughing Man is an homage to Ghost In The ShellFour TwentyBerenstain BearsMichigan has a 10 cent bottle return lawBroadsword Calling Danny BoyInstagram Influencer"I Am A Golden God!"King Arthur 2004 Rus!The Real Portal Games have not reached #5 yetThe Kell HoundsTrail of CthulhuDaredevil's Sensory PowersShoggothXenomorphTunguska EventLiterature and Art
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus The Theme of Alienation in FrankensteinThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanRobert Frost - The Road Not TakenFestival is a reference to The Festival, by HP LovecraftAnglo-Saxon KenningsMacbeth Act5, Scene 5 (A Tale Told By An Idiot quote)Trajan's ColumnThe Bayeux TapestryJohn William Waterhouse - The Crystal BallMusic
Vnv Nation - Illusion - One of January's theme songsTwo Steps From Hell - Never Back Down (Extended) - January's Fight MusicGary Clark Jr. - If Trouble Was Money (Avery's ringtone)The Score - Unstoppable - Avery's ThemeTwo Steps From Hell - Blackheart (Extended) - Blood Raven's ThemeBlood Raven's Fight MusicMarilyn Manson - Resident Evil Soundtrack Main Theme - The Summoner's ThemeGustav Holst - Mars - Nátthrafn's ThemeCounting Crows - Four DaysClips of Amelie Lens' performance at the 2019 Movement FestivalOrbitalCounting Crows - Mr JonesCounting Crows - A Long DecemberPlaces
A Google Map of all the Stormcrow locationsMacomb Community College - South CampusMacomb Community College classroom quad, library, and parkingThe Best Western Premiere of SouthfieldHotel Pic 01Hotel Pic 02Campus MartiusMichigan Soldier's and Sailor's MonumentU of M Law SchoolJanuary's Parents HouseJanuary's Parents House Aerial ViewFlint Bishop AirportFlint Airport aerial viewFlint Airport - A closer view of the terminal and parking lotFlint Airport - The reverse view, from a model in the airportFlint Airport - The terminalFlint Airport - The baggage pickup inside the terminal. The escalator and Ticketing are visible in the middle distanceFlint Airport - The escalator that January leaps up to the second floorFlint Airport - Gift Shop and Bookstore on the rightFlint Airport - The Food Court on the leftFlint Airport - Do Not Enter sign far down the hallPackard Plant - The Poletown Bus Stop (well close enough to it)Packard Plant - The Bus Stop from the air (the Hamtramck Cadillac Plant is on the right. Smaller steel mills on the left)Packard Plant - The bridge overI-94 and the Packard Plant (beyond in the left)Parkard Plant - The Packard PlantPackard Plant - The Packard Plant aerial viewPackard Plant - Another aerial viewPackard Plant - A closer look from abovePackard Plant - Down on the groundPackard Plant - SummerPackard Plant - WinterPackard Plant - Another buildingPackard Plant - InsideBloomfield HillsFitzgerald High SchoolAerial View of Source One Metals (it is the big white building at the very bottom center)Source One Metals (from the turnaround in Mound Road)Source One Metals (from the parking lot)Source One Metals (from the back)MSU is Michigan State UniversityU of M is University of MichiganThe Lower Peninsula of MichiganMacomb Community College (the Max Thompson Learning Media Center is the library)The high school January lands onThe giant factory beyond 696 she lands onGlobal Titanium from the airA closer view of the battlegroundGlobal Titanium from the groundGlobal Titanium from the ground againJanuary's Route To The Junkman's Lair 01January's Route To The Junkman's Lair 02January's Route To The Junkman's Lair 03January's Route To The Junkman's Lair 04 (Her Bus Stop before the Packard Plant)January's Route To The Junkman's Lair 05January's Route To The Junkman's Lair 06Beatrice Grand Trunk Warehouse & Cold Storage BuildingThe Junkman's Lair, adjacent scrapyard, and City Incinerator (top)The Junkman's Lair, adjacent scrapyard, and City Incinerator (left)The Junkman's Lair 01The Junkman's Lair 02The Junkman's Lair 03Saint Andrews HallHart Plaza Hart Plaza (seen from Jefferson at the bottom, looking toward the Detroit River at the top)Hart Plaza - FountainHart Plaza (seen from the river looking toward Jefferson Ave and downtown)Hart Plaza (looking north from Cobo Hall at the bottom)Hart Plaza (looking south)The Fist of Joe LouisThe Spirit of DetroitThe Joe Louis ArenaJanuary's Route to the Fire 1 - Cobo Hall Rooftop Parking, looking northJanuary's Route to the Fire 2 - Fort Washington PlazaJanuary's Route to the Fire 3 - Theodore Levin CourthouseJanuary's Route to the Fire 4 - Westin Book Cadillac HotelJanuary's Route to the Fire 5 - Book TowerJanuary's Route to the Fire 6 - Three StadiumsJanuary's Route to the Fire 7 - FoxtownJanuary's Route to the Fire 8 - Little Caesar's ArenaJanuary's Route to the Fire 9 - Midtown and the Flying Dutchman at the corner of Peterboro and CassThe Flying Dutchman (RL Ghost Ship Fire)The Flying Dutchman InteriorDetroit Receiving HospitalDetroit Receiving Hospital pictureThe Witch HouseThe Witch House Overhead ViewReal Events
ConFusion is a real Metro-Detroit sci fi convention.Hart Plaza - Movement Event MapMovement Electronic Music FestivalThe Movement Electronic Music Festival pictureAnother Movement picClothes
Lululemon Fitted JacketOhm's Law ShirtCthulhu For PresidentMade In Detroit TeeKarategiMs Marvel TeeReal Tech
Fire 7 TabletSamsung Galaxy J1Geo StormHydrogen Fuel Cell MotorcyclesCosmosPicking a combination lockMake an electric lockpickVictory Empulse TT ReviewVictory Empulse TT PicVictory Empulse Side ViewVictory Empulse TT With PanniersVictory Empulse TT Instrument PanelBell Helmet (it really is from the 1950s)January's new Sedici Strada Carino helmet2004 Mazda MX 5Raven Banner Pendant2004 Chevy AvalancheReal Science
Ohm's LawHagfishHagfish Slime ArmorSolid LightVoynich ManuscriptVigenère CipherPrinciples of FlightLaser Inertial Fusion EnergyUltra Dense DeuteriumPlasmaTesseractWilhelm WundtMeta Tech
Stormcrow Armor ideas (but black and gray, and more of the face covered)Another Stormcrow Armor general idea (but the real armor would not have all that hair exposed)Winged Helmet (but Jan's would be black, and the face would be covered down to the nose)Think of the upper right goggles area built into the winged helmet aboveStormcrow Armor SymbolThe onboard computer in the Gadgetmobile is named after the Pharos LighthouseThe Face BotThe Face Bot againThe Face Bot rear viewMyth and Religion
OshunErzulieMartial Arts & Gymnastics
Muay Thai - Downward Jumping ElbowYoga Crow PoseYoga Scorpion Pose
The Stormcrow, A Superhero's Tale
SubRosa The Stormcrow Apr 19 2019, 11:34 PM
