Terror Australis: The Off-Worlder Chronicles
Logline
A year ago, 2013, Sargent Benjamin Ried served with the Australian Army in Afghanistan. Six months later, September 2014, a disillusioned Ried drove through Western Queensland toward another new job. After being caught in an experiment, Ried discovers he is over two hundred kilometers northeast of his last location, near the Kingaroy region in the year 2021. “This is all wrong." “What is?” Abbey asked lamely. “Everything,” Ried replied brusquely. “Wild nomads, modern-day Romans with guns, swords, and motorbikes.” He gestured outside. “Deserted farms left to rot, roads and bridges in ruin...” He turned and slumped against the window frame. “It’s just wrong. The whole bloody lot of it.” Can Ried draw on his past military skills and learn the diplomacy of Gladius and carbine in an alternate Australia, decades after an apocalyptic war. A world now governed by the Roman Galactic Empire and rife with conspiracy, betrayal, and corruption. Will Ried survive to keep, himself and allies, safe from new and different enemies? All with one desire; his extermination.
Genre
Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Suspense / Thriller, Action, Adventure,
Short Summary
The remaining elements of the Roman Galactic Empire try to create a dimensional opening to their ancient home world. The attempt goes awry and ensnares Ex- Sgt. Benjamin Ried leaving him marooned on an alternate Earth decades after an apocalyptic war.
Setting
Rural Queensland, Australia on an alternate Earth
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain
Plot - Other Elements
Twist,MC's inner discovery
Mature Audience Themes
Extreme Violence, Language/Profanity, Substance Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Benjamin James Ried
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Complex, Insecure, Selfless, Aspiring, Badass, Decisive, Faithful, Heroic, Honorable, Leader, Naive, Strong Moral Code
Additional Character Details
Name: Jackson (Jack) Bennett
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Heroic, Honorable, Leader, Badass, Blunt, Confident, Engaging, Faithful, Masculine, Unapologetic
Additional Character Details
Name: Mettius
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Complex, Confident, Honorable, Masculine, Patriotic, Villainous, Aggressive, Badass, Unapologetic, Obedient, Skillful
Additional Character Details
Name: Dominic (Dom) Harris
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Modest, Skillful, Badass, Confident, Educated, Honorable, Strong Moral Code, Unapologetic, Aspiring, Decisive, Heroic, Leader, Complex, Visionary