Folie D'un

Gideon Hask hasn't been himself. Usually, he's loose and laid back; humorous and jovial. But since the Dreamers mission - since Seyn's death - he's changed drastically. He's not so solemn, but he is... strange. No one can quite put their finger on what exactly is going on with him. He's been erratic, emotions changing usually for the worst. Can his fellow Squad members identify the problem before its too late?

Themes

Ignoring the problem never fixes what's wrong, it only makes it worse.

Structure

Exposition

On the Corvus, Gideon Hask has taken watch shift, staying up in the ‘night’ to monitor anything that could possibly go wrong. He’s still in mourning after Seyn Marana’s death and struggling to come to terms with what he did to the Dreamers in his anger and grief. He’d gone against orders, instead following his anger.

Conflict

He receives a call from Admiral Garrick Versio, who bids him fetch the two remaining members of Inferno Squad. There’s a mission for them: to deal with King Callum of Inelia, who’s drawing forces from each planet in the Vulloise System and their neighboring systems in an attempt to distance themselves from the Empire. There’s a threat in it: the Vulloise System is where one of the largest Imperial Academies resides. It’s up to Inferno Squad to bring the king in to receive the Emperor’s justice.

Components

Goals

Iden and Del

• Save Gideon Hask from himself

Gideon

• Find an outlet for all the hurt and the rage

Hooks

The increasingly erratic behavior of Gideon Hask.

Stakes

Losing Gideon Hask to his own spiral into insanity.

Moral Quandaries

There are moments where Gideon seems like himself again and they wonder if what they've noticed is just how he processes his grief.

Relations

Protagonists

• Iden Versio

• Del Meeko

• Admiral Versio

• The Bounty Hunter

Adversaries

• Gideon Hask

• King Callum

Backdrops

Locations

• The Corvus

• Inelia

Threats

• King Callum's guards

• Emissary of Ghosts

• Gideon Hask's sanity

Past Events

The death of Seyn Marana and the massacre of the Dreamers

Gideon Hask has not coped well with the death of Seyn and his own massacre of the Dreamers following her death. He took it upon himself to 'clean' the mess up the best he could.

Plot type

Plot Beat

Parent Plot

Hail to the King

Related Characters

• Del Meeko
• Gideon Hask
• Iden Versio

Related Locations

• Inelia
• The Corvus