Dialogue! Finally!
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The Well Below the Valley, Episode 13: Daybreak
Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
KURT Cross, private investigator who has already seen too much. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, who still remembers how to use a sword. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
Father John WHITNEY, slayer of sacrifices and summoner of monsters. Male, early 50s, Northern English accent.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, who always comes prepared. Female, mid 20s, posh British accent.
Three or more CULTISTS and residents of Whitmoor. Male or female, 30s or 40s, Northern English accents.
Sheriff Norbert OAKS, unofficially the second in command of the cult. Male, mid-40s, Northern English accent.
MARIE Campbell, not quite sacrificed. Female, early 20s, Northern English accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, determined rationalist. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
JASMINE Indrani, staunch defender of the women’s shelter and its residents. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
JONATHAN Martel, butler and caretaker of the Westmont estate. Male, mid-50s, Northern English accent.
MARJANI Kaur, physician and practical optimist. Female, early 30s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
CLAIRE Cooper, holy vessel. Female, late teens, Northern English accent.
Scene 1: Ext. Fields outside Whitmoor – Night
MUSIC: OPENING THEME.
The music fades into the howling of the wind over Whitmoor’s dry fields. In the distance, a copse of dead trees shake and rattle. Underneath the noise, a drone is present, steady and pervasive.
Something enormous and heavy is coming into being among those trees. A heavy footfall shakes the ground, and a dry branch snaps.
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I tried all those fancy brushes last page, and I honestly think I like the simpler look better: just the one brush, using cross-hatching for texture and in-between shadows. I’m interested to know your thoughts.
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Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, former Ottoman cavalry officer. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
JASMINE Indrani, practical ex-academic. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
KURT Cross, reluctantly courageous private eye. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
MARJANI Kaur, director and doctor of the women’s home. Female, early 30s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
VIOLET, a resident of the women’s home after her house was lost in a fire. Female, 50s, Northern English accent.
BELLA, the young daughter of a women’s home resident. Female, four years old, Northern English accent.
WINIFRED, Bella’s mother and a war widow. Female, mid-30s, Northern English accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, who far prefers the boring routines of his lab. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
JONATHAN Martel, defender of the Westmont estate and its young mistress. Male, mid-50s, Northern English accent.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, who wants to keep her past and present lives separate. Female, mid 20s, posh British accent.
AURELIA Westmont, less than blissful in ignorance. Female, late teens, posh English accent.
JAMES MacDonald, refugee from the ransacked bookshop. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Sheriff Norbert OAKS, cult enforcer. Male, mid-40s, Northern English accent.
Richard LESTER and Charles PICK, Whitmoor police deputies. Both male, mid-20s, Northern English accents.
Father John WHITNEY, Whitmoor cult leader. Male, early 50s, Northern English accent.
MARIE Campbell, unwilling cult sacrifice. Female, early 20s, Northern English accent.
Scene 1: Int. Whitmoor Area Women’s Home – Night
MUSIC: OPENING THEME.
The music fades out quickly, leaving the tense, empty quiet of the house. A floorboard creaks above; MARJANI and the residents are upstairs, while JASMINE waits by the front door. We can hear her breathing softly. Distant, muffled shouts indicate the activity in the town.
The loud, rapid pounding of a fist on the outside of the door breaks the quiet. JASMINE draws in a breath.
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This page kicked my butt and adding text in Photoshop is not exactly a nightmare, but more like one of those frustrating dreams where you’re trying to do a simple task and your brain keeps generating obstacles.
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Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
Father John WHITNEY, leader of the Whitmoor church and all that entails. Male, early 50s, Northern English accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, botanist and semi-voluntary investigator. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, protective older cousin. Female, mid 20s, posh British accent.
KURT Cross, veteran of the French Foreign Legion, among other things. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, who has seen this before. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
AURELIA Westmont, sheltered heiress. Female, late teens, posh British accent.
A pair of Whitmoor CULTISTS, searching for a particular text. Both male, ages can vary, Northern English accents.
JAMES MacDonald, oblivious citizen and book enthusiast. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Scene 1: Int. Whitmoor Parish Church – Day
MUSIC: OPENING THEME.
Father WHITNEY approaches the investigators at a casual pace. The floorboards creak, and his steps echo; the church is a tall, narrow building.
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So it begins!
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Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
CLAIRE Cooper, harbinger of the new world. Female, late teens, Northern English accent.
Dr. MARJANI Kaur, caretaker of the women’s home. Female, early 30s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
JASMINE Indrani, no longer an academic. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, torn between horror and scientific curiosity. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, heir to ancient secrets. Female, mid-20s, posh English accent.
KURT Cross, who has accepted the occult but doesn’t like it. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, believer in a better world despite all evidence to the contrary. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
The voice of Professor Emundr RAGNARSSON, speaking once more from beyond the grave. Male, late 50s, Icelandic accent.
JONATHAN Martel, long-serving butler of the Westmont estate. Male, mid-50s, Northern English accent.
AURELIA Westmont, sole resident of the Westmont estate and Ellie’s favorite cousin. Female, late teens, posh English accent.
Sheriff Norbert OAKS, Whitmoor gatekeeper. Male, mid-40s, Northern English accent.
JAMES MacDonald, friendly neighborhood bookbinder. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
The voice of ESTRILDA de Westemond, witch in captivity. Female, early 20s, Northern English accent.
Scene 1: Int. Whitmoor Area Women’s Home, upstairs bedroom – Day
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Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
FREYDÍS Emundrsdóttir, in search of closure. Female, late 20s, slight Icelandic accent.
Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, torn between following orders and pursuing the truth. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
Chief Superintendent Winston PEMBROKE, Sr., determined to put this whole affair behind us. Male, early 60s, English accent with audible mustache.
KURT Cross, former actor and perhaps current believer in magic. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
William “WILL” Grey, bartender and gatekeeper of the Cross and Coin. Male, late 20s, London accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, botanist and believer in rationality. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Professor Frederick HALE, another of Milton’s victims. Male, early 50s, posh British accent.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, descendent of a long line of occultists and eccentrics. Female, mid-20s, posh English accent.
JASMINE Indrani, interim director of the Whitmoor Area Women’s Home. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
MARJANI Kaur, resident doctor of the Whitmoor Area Women’s Home. Female, early 30s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
CLAIRE Cooper, the chosen one. Female, late teens, Northern English accent.
Scene 1: Int. Scotland Yard – Day
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