![]() David is introduced to the members of the Reckoners, Jonathan Phaedrus, who goes by “ Prof”, Tia, Abraham, Cody and Megan, their newest recruit. Fearing that he may be a spy they bring him along for questioning. David interferes in their mission targeting low priority Epic. They discover their weaknesses and take them out and are exactly who David has always dreamed of meeting. The Reckoners are one of the few resistance groups still fighting the Epics. On one of his reconnaissance and Epic compiling excursions David witnesses a Reckoner operation. Steelheart’s powers transformed most of the city into solid steel, and his lieutenant Nightwielder blotted out the sky, plunging the city into perpetual darkness. The renamed city of Chicago bears little resemblance to the old city. During this time he furtively gathered all the information he could about the Epics in and around Steelheart’s city. Now orphaned David grew up in a shelter in Newcago, working with making (and practicing with) firearms. The story continues ten years later when David is 18. Something about that day triggered Steelheart’s weakness, allowing his skin to be pierced and bleed and David vowed that he would bleed again. ![]() It was here he saw the invulnerable Steelheart bleed and he alone survived the devastation that Steelheart used to cover up his weakness, killing David’s father in the process.Įvery Epic has a weakness, something that makes them into ordinary humans again, if only briefly. He was eight at the time and had gone with his father to the bank. Unfortunately the heroes never came and the world was divided up amongst the villains, as those Epics strong enough to rule did so with an iron fist.ĭavid was young when this happened, but he was there the day that an immensely powerful epic named Steelheart declared himself Emperor of Chicago. People began to develop super powers and the world began to believe that the time of the superhero was upon them. Twelve years ago, the red star of Calamity appeared in the sky. Written by Nikolai Butler Persson and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. It's politics, mystery, passion, and chaos for David and Emilie as they try to find their way in a world that would see the two lovers torn apart.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. He finds himself forming a strange alliance with the House of Hage in order to uncover the plot and stop it before it's too late, but his distraction with Emilie and her rambunctious sisters prove to be a great distraction. Separated from his brother, and pursuing Emilie, David uncovers a plot that could destroy the entire kingdom, including his brother. He has competition, a man from another very fine house, the legendary House of Hage, the ancient rulers of the Southern Mercia. David is smitten with her but he's not the only one. Emilie de Nerra Hampton is a lovely slip of a woman with flashing blue eyes and hair the color of spun gold. ![]() At a grand feast given at Windsor Castle, David meets the daughter of the Earl of Canterbury. And so, the story of David de Lohr, the knight with the heart of steel, begins.įrustrated that he is living in the shadow of his older brother, politics and personal differences with his brother see David strike out on his own, finding his way in a world wrought with danger. Lightning-fast with a sword, he is a knight of the highest order and worthy of his own great legacy. While his brother was nicknamed "The Lion's Claw" as the right hand of Richard the Lionheart, David was nicknamed "The Lion Cub" because of his youth.īut David is a force to be reckoned with. ![]() 1192 AD - David de Lohr, the younger brother of the great Christopher de Lohr (Rise of the Defender), is a man who has lived his entire life in his prestigious older brother's shadow. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |