The first step was to decided on the family members for the 12 heroines of the series. I decided to make the vary in size, but I did not want any to have a massive family. The largest family of the 12 consists of five family members.
Family
Earth Cures
Dominique
Bill Thompson - Dominique's father, he worked his way up the corporate ladder to an extremely well paid position. He now does not see his family much, but works so hard to provide for them all the desire.
Nina Thompson - Dominique's mother, she has loved joining the upper classes and loves spending time with other wives of high society getting pampered and shopping.
Nena
Tenkei Ryumez - Nena's father, he has recently been promoted to medical director of the largest hospital in the country.
YaYa Ryumes - Nena's mother, she is a curator of a museum where she imports artifacts and travels the world source new items to feature at the museum.
Bianca
Jeffery Goldberg - Bianca's father, He is a chef and loves to spend time in his garden grow fresh food to cook.
Alexis Goldberg - Bianca's Mother, she is a ballet teacher which is partly what inspired Bianca to dance all her life.
Charlie Goldberg – Bianca’s younger sister, 10 years old and loves sport. She is a member of the Bolting Blazers the under 10 football team.
Richard Goldberg - Bianca's baby brother, 10 years old he looks up to Bianca and loves when she dances for him. He loves to play the drums.
Water Cures
Ariel
Mother and Father are both absent. Mother left when she was 2, Father passed away when she was 7.
Tamara
Adam Cooper - Tamara's father, he is a coach for the country football team. He has always encouraged his children to work hard.
Fionne Cooper - Tamara's mother, she is a housewife and is always keen to show the pride she has in her children.
Tommy Cooper - Tamara Coopers twin brother. He is co-captain with his sister of the schools martial arts club.
Bruce Cooper – Tamara and Tommy’s grandfather, their mother Fionne’s father. He runs the family dojo which has been passed down for the last 5 generations. He does not know which of his grandchildren will inherit the dojo.
Emily
Jason Thorp - Emily's father, he is an architect and has worked on many high profile projects.
Mona Thorp - Emily's Mother, she is a photographer and takes portraits of the rich and famous.
Jeff Thorp – Emily’s older brother who works at the same pool as Ariel.
Fire Cures
Gemma
Kevin Brontley - Gemma's father, he is a Formula 1 driver and has to travel to world depending on where the races are held.
Paula Brontley - Gemma's mother, she looks after the house while her husband travels. she often worries that something will happen while he is racing.
Kelly Brontley - Gemma's older sister, she is a zoologist and is currently travelling the world with her work.
Pauline Brontley – Gemma’s grandmother, Kevin’s mother. She is full of wisdom and one of the only people the Gemma truly listens to.
Sasha
Alan Burnly - Sasha's father, he is mechanic for Formula one, in charge of designing new engines and faster cars for the sport.
Wendy Burnly - Sasha's mother, she runs a horse ranch where she teaches new riders and helps advance riders develop their riding technique.
Alfie Burnly – Sasha’s older brother. A lover of cars and sports, he works as a personal trainer at the same gym as Ariel.
Marcus Burnly – Sasha’s younger brother. He is the youngest sibling. He loves race cars and dreams of being a Formula 1 driver.
Alison
Connor Brontley - Alison's father, he is a vet and is exstatic that his daughter is following his love for animals. He is the younge brother of Kevin Brontley.
Julia Brontley - Alison's mother, she is a nurse and is constantly teaching Alison ways of showing her ways of making the animals she looks after comfortable.
Christopher Brontley – Alison’s baby brother. Only 4 years old, but is a master of mischief. He has started to notice how his sister reacts when he does things such as messing up her room or playing with her make-up.
Fire Cures
Elizabeth & Zowie
David Munroe - Elizabeth and Zowie's father, he is a scientist and has an IQ of 187. He has high expectations of his daughters and expects them to be the top of their class.
Anna Munroe - Elizabeth and Zowie's mother, she is a grade 1 pianist and travels the world performing. She has even played for royalty and presidents.
Benedict Munroe – Elizabeth and Zowie’s grandfather, David Munroe’s father. He is the title hold of the family a title that will one day pass to their father and then to the pair of them.
Jessica
Oliver Phillips - Jessica's father, he is the president of his own corporate company that he started when he left school. He does not accept failure.
Jackie Phillips - Jessica's mother, told she would never have children, Jessica is her world. When Jessica begins to struggle she has a more gentle approach of encouraging her daughter than Oliver.
Glen – Jessica’s younger brother, he has inherited his sister’s love for cycling so much that he is already participating in junior races. He dreams of beating his sister in a race.
I purposely decided to make Ariel effectively an orphan. This would explain why she is so much more mature than the other heroines. I also wanted one of the main 12 to be one of a twin, but did not want for it to be Gemini as it was to obvious. This led me to creating a twin brother for Tamara instead.
Family
Earth Cures
Dominique
Bill Thompson - Dominique's father, he worked his way up the corporate ladder to an extremely well paid position. He now does not see his family much, but works so hard to provide for them all the desire.
Nina Thompson - Dominique's mother, she has loved joining the upper classes and loves spending time with other wives of high society getting pampered and shopping.
Nena
Tenkei Ryumez - Nena's father, he has recently been promoted to medical director of the largest hospital in the country.
YaYa Ryumes - Nena's mother, she is a curator of a museum where she imports artifacts and travels the world source new items to feature at the museum.
Bianca
Jeffery Goldberg - Bianca's father, He is a chef and loves to spend time in his garden grow fresh food to cook.
Alexis Goldberg - Bianca's Mother, she is a ballet teacher which is partly what inspired Bianca to dance all her life.
Charlie Goldberg – Bianca’s younger sister, 10 years old and loves sport. She is a member of the Bolting Blazers the under 10 football team.
Richard Goldberg - Bianca's baby brother, 10 years old he looks up to Bianca and loves when she dances for him. He loves to play the drums.
Water Cures
Ariel
Mother and Father are both absent. Mother left when she was 2, Father passed away when she was 7.
Tamara
Adam Cooper - Tamara's father, he is a coach for the country football team. He has always encouraged his children to work hard.
Fionne Cooper - Tamara's mother, she is a housewife and is always keen to show the pride she has in her children.
Tommy Cooper - Tamara Coopers twin brother. He is co-captain with his sister of the schools martial arts club.
Bruce Cooper – Tamara and Tommy’s grandfather, their mother Fionne’s father. He runs the family dojo which has been passed down for the last 5 generations. He does not know which of his grandchildren will inherit the dojo.
Emily
Jason Thorp - Emily's father, he is an architect and has worked on many high profile projects.
Mona Thorp - Emily's Mother, she is a photographer and takes portraits of the rich and famous.
Jeff Thorp – Emily’s older brother who works at the same pool as Ariel.
Fire Cures
Gemma
Kevin Brontley - Gemma's father, he is a Formula 1 driver and has to travel to world depending on where the races are held.
Paula Brontley - Gemma's mother, she looks after the house while her husband travels. she often worries that something will happen while he is racing.
Kelly Brontley - Gemma's older sister, she is a zoologist and is currently travelling the world with her work.
Pauline Brontley – Gemma’s grandmother, Kevin’s mother. She is full of wisdom and one of the only people the Gemma truly listens to.
Sasha
Alan Burnly - Sasha's father, he is mechanic for Formula one, in charge of designing new engines and faster cars for the sport.
Wendy Burnly - Sasha's mother, she runs a horse ranch where she teaches new riders and helps advance riders develop their riding technique.
Alfie Burnly – Sasha’s older brother. A lover of cars and sports, he works as a personal trainer at the same gym as Ariel.
Marcus Burnly – Sasha’s younger brother. He is the youngest sibling. He loves race cars and dreams of being a Formula 1 driver.
Alison
Connor Brontley - Alison's father, he is a vet and is exstatic that his daughter is following his love for animals. He is the younge brother of Kevin Brontley.
Julia Brontley - Alison's mother, she is a nurse and is constantly teaching Alison ways of showing her ways of making the animals she looks after comfortable.
Christopher Brontley – Alison’s baby brother. Only 4 years old, but is a master of mischief. He has started to notice how his sister reacts when he does things such as messing up her room or playing with her make-up.
Fire Cures
Elizabeth & Zowie
David Munroe - Elizabeth and Zowie's father, he is a scientist and has an IQ of 187. He has high expectations of his daughters and expects them to be the top of their class.
Anna Munroe - Elizabeth and Zowie's mother, she is a grade 1 pianist and travels the world performing. She has even played for royalty and presidents.
Benedict Munroe – Elizabeth and Zowie’s grandfather, David Munroe’s father. He is the title hold of the family a title that will one day pass to their father and then to the pair of them.
Jessica
Oliver Phillips - Jessica's father, he is the president of his own corporate company that he started when he left school. He does not accept failure.
Jackie Phillips - Jessica's mother, told she would never have children, Jessica is her world. When Jessica begins to struggle she has a more gentle approach of encouraging her daughter than Oliver.
Glen – Jessica’s younger brother, he has inherited his sister’s love for cycling so much that he is already participating in junior races. He dreams of beating his sister in a race.
I purposely decided to make Ariel effectively an orphan. This would explain why she is so much more mature than the other heroines. I also wanted one of the main 12 to be one of a twin, but did not want for it to be Gemini as it was to obvious. This led me to creating a twin brother for Tamara instead.
With the family members covered I then turned my attention to the two school. Where I had decided to create a general style high school and a more elite school I made the choice to turn my elite school into an all girls school. This way it would separate how the two school function aside from one being designed for your average family while the other is designed for the wealthy.
School
Evergreen High
Principal Johnson – The Principal of Evergreen High. He is extremely approachable by all the students and faculty. He actively encourages all the student body to achieve by supporting any venture brought to his desk.
Willow Harvard - President of the student council. Very eager to please others. She relies on Jessica the Vice-President to aid her greatly in her duties.
Damon Butler - Member of the martial arts club, childhood best friend of Tommy.
Frank Waters - Member of the martial arts club.
Betty Hubberd - Member of the martial arts club.
William Petty - The boy all the girls want at school, but he only has eyes for Sasha the only girl on campus who likes working on cars as much as he does. He and Sasha help out at a local garage to gain experience.
Nick Watkins – The school genius, earning the highest grade in every subject. However he is very accident prone and awkward around girls.
Britney Arnold - President of the dance club. Tends to push too hard for results and lives to discover the next piece of music deserving of dazzling dance steps.
Malcolm Brooks - Member of the dance club. Best friends with Robbie. The pair are rarely apart. Has an instant crush on Nena when she arrives at the school.
Robbie Keyes - Member of the dance club. Best friends with Malcolm. The pair are rarely apart. Has a long-term crush on Bianca, something he has kept hidden from everyone except for Malcolm.
The Grandes Ecoles
Principal Adams – The Principal of The Grandes Ecoles. He is extremely proper in both his language and manner but loves to sees his pupils achieve above his expectations.
Juliet Longford – Student Council Vice- President. She has known Elizabeth since the day they both started school together. She is always willing to help Elizabeth the Student Council President.
Judy Rodgers - President of the design club. Friendly and inspires others in the club with her designs.
Albury Worthington - Member of the design club. Not confident in his designs compared to Judy and Emily.
Alice Longford – Juliet’s younger sister and best friend to Zowie. She is extremely good at playing a violin but lack confidence in her own skills.
Brook Chapman – A lover of animals much like Alison. The pair help out at an animal shelter regularly and she dreams of becoming a veterinarian.
I knew I would encounter episodes while writing them that would require additional characters for both schools. However I knew of some members that would be vital in characters own stories. For example Malcolm and Robbie would both play large parts in Bianca and Nena's stories and William would be a key character for Sasha to interact with outside of the primary story.
School
Evergreen High
Principal Johnson – The Principal of Evergreen High. He is extremely approachable by all the students and faculty. He actively encourages all the student body to achieve by supporting any venture brought to his desk.
Willow Harvard - President of the student council. Very eager to please others. She relies on Jessica the Vice-President to aid her greatly in her duties.
Damon Butler - Member of the martial arts club, childhood best friend of Tommy.
Frank Waters - Member of the martial arts club.
Betty Hubberd - Member of the martial arts club.
William Petty - The boy all the girls want at school, but he only has eyes for Sasha the only girl on campus who likes working on cars as much as he does. He and Sasha help out at a local garage to gain experience.
Nick Watkins – The school genius, earning the highest grade in every subject. However he is very accident prone and awkward around girls.
Britney Arnold - President of the dance club. Tends to push too hard for results and lives to discover the next piece of music deserving of dazzling dance steps.
Malcolm Brooks - Member of the dance club. Best friends with Robbie. The pair are rarely apart. Has an instant crush on Nena when she arrives at the school.
Robbie Keyes - Member of the dance club. Best friends with Malcolm. The pair are rarely apart. Has a long-term crush on Bianca, something he has kept hidden from everyone except for Malcolm.
The Grandes Ecoles
Principal Adams – The Principal of The Grandes Ecoles. He is extremely proper in both his language and manner but loves to sees his pupils achieve above his expectations.
Juliet Longford – Student Council Vice- President. She has known Elizabeth since the day they both started school together. She is always willing to help Elizabeth the Student Council President.
Judy Rodgers - President of the design club. Friendly and inspires others in the club with her designs.
Albury Worthington - Member of the design club. Not confident in his designs compared to Judy and Emily.
Alice Longford – Juliet’s younger sister and best friend to Zowie. She is extremely good at playing a violin but lack confidence in her own skills.
Brook Chapman – A lover of animals much like Alison. The pair help out at an animal shelter regularly and she dreams of becoming a veterinarian.
I knew I would encounter episodes while writing them that would require additional characters for both schools. However I knew of some members that would be vital in characters own stories. For example Malcolm and Robbie would both play large parts in Bianca and Nena's stories and William would be a key character for Sasha to interact with outside of the primary story.
My final point to address was the characters outside of school. Such as the members of the Bolting Blazers and owners of local businesses that play vital importance outside of the school locations.
Outside of School.
Tom Glover – The manager of the Gym both Ariel, Alfie and Jeff all work at. Kind hearted and can see the attraction between his two employees.
Ruby Vine – A veterinarian that runs the local animal shelter that Alison and Brook both assist at.
Drake Graves – The owner of the garage both Sasha and William assist at. He plans on offering both an apprenticeship when they finish school.
The Blazing Bolters
Piper Vaughn - 9 years old and the captain of the Blazing Bolters.
Julie Chapman – 8 years old, has the best score rate on the team. She is the younger sister of Brook Chapman.
Rose Healy – 8 years old, she is the fastest member of the team.
Billie Tyler – 7 years old and the youngest member of the team.
Much like with the characters from school, I knew I would create new characters as episodes arose. However I did know I wanted to link one of the heroine's family other than Sasha to be a member the Blazing Bolters. I also knew at least three businesses outside of the school that characters would interact with.
With this set out I decided to design characters as I wrote them into the series. So all that was left was to begin writing the story. I made the decision to focus on a saga at a time. So I planned out a basic outline for each episode of the first saga. The next step was to flesh them out and begin drawing additional characters and images as required. For the first episode please click the following link:
http://neptunestritonproductions.weebly.com/episode-1-rebirth-of-the-land-ndash-cure-virgo-is-born.html
Outside of School.
Tom Glover – The manager of the Gym both Ariel, Alfie and Jeff all work at. Kind hearted and can see the attraction between his two employees.
Ruby Vine – A veterinarian that runs the local animal shelter that Alison and Brook both assist at.
Drake Graves – The owner of the garage both Sasha and William assist at. He plans on offering both an apprenticeship when they finish school.
The Blazing Bolters
Piper Vaughn - 9 years old and the captain of the Blazing Bolters.
Julie Chapman – 8 years old, has the best score rate on the team. She is the younger sister of Brook Chapman.
Rose Healy – 8 years old, she is the fastest member of the team.
Billie Tyler – 7 years old and the youngest member of the team.
Much like with the characters from school, I knew I would create new characters as episodes arose. However I did know I wanted to link one of the heroine's family other than Sasha to be a member the Blazing Bolters. I also knew at least three businesses outside of the school that characters would interact with.
With this set out I decided to design characters as I wrote them into the series. So all that was left was to begin writing the story. I made the decision to focus on a saga at a time. So I planned out a basic outline for each episode of the first saga. The next step was to flesh them out and begin drawing additional characters and images as required. For the first episode please click the following link:
http://neptunestritonproductions.weebly.com/episode-1-rebirth-of-the-land-ndash-cure-virgo-is-born.html