The Legacy
by Paul Elliott

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Synopsis

If all of the worst predictions of the future of civilization came true, what horrors would our children's children face?

Step into this future nightmare with William and Marion as they face a world where one's survival depends on the slaughter of others, where your every move is watched, where the only war left to fight is with your sanity and death is your only escape.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
KELLER mid-forties but looking older, this man is a nervously efficient man of little intellect. Rural by nature, he has been forced into a minor executive position that although not to his liking is his only excuse for remaining alive.	male	—	mid-forties but looking older, this man is a nervously efficient man of little intellect. Rural by nature, he has been forced into a minor executive position that although not to his liking is his only excuse for remaining alive.
WILLIAM 20-30, this man is efficient but lacks inner strength. He is a good follower but has been forced into the role of leader.	male	20	20-30, this man is efficient but lacks inner strength. He is a good follower but has been forced into the role of leader.
MARION 20-30, this woman is living on the razor's edge of hysteria. Her every action is based in fear, not of death but of living.	female	20	20-30, this woman is living on the razor's edge of hysteria. Her every action is based in fear, not of death but of living.
SARA Thirty years old, this woman is unbendable, unbreakable and determined to survive. Nothing can stop this woman and she is the main core of strength for this family. In spite of what she is forced to do, she is worth of admiration.	female	—	Thirty years old, this woman is unbendable, unbreakable and determined to survive. Nothing can stop this woman and she is the main core of strength for this family. In spite of what she is forced to do, she is worth of admiration.
CARTER same age as Willaim, this man is alarmingly congenial, quiet and at the same time threatening in that he always appears to know what everyone else is thinking.	male	—	same age as Willaim, this man is alarmingly congenial, quiet and at the same time threatening in that he always appears to know what everyone else is thinking.
ELIZABETH same age as Marion, this woman is emotionally a mirror image of Sara and her every word holds a silent threat.	female	—	same age as Marion, this woman is emotionally a mirror image of Sara and her every word holds a silent threat.