(Originally Posted Wednesday 7-5-17)
The first thing that caught my eye was the bandit style mask, so I’m thinking maybe a thief. But if you look in the background you’ll notice a bunch of ATVs and a small wall section.
It looks like a desert type area so we could go with a number of options. I’m thinking Mexico or Texas, and leaning toward Texas.
My initial idea is she’s an enforcer for one of the drug cartels. She’s part of a group of 4-6 people. Maybe she’s the leader or the second-in-command (leaning toward this) of this group, who go by the name The Retriever’s. They hunt down people who’ve stolen from the cartel or have done something to anger them.
I’m thinking they all live in an outpost/compound in Texas. The walls would be higher and go around the whole place. She gets along well with everyone on the team and is the peacemaker between the ones who don’t get along as well.
The outpost is close to the Mexican border and they have secret tunnels and trails they can ride their ATVs to a cartel stronghold an hour away.
I figure there’s a core 4 to the team and new people come in to replace fallen members. The largest the team ever got was 10 strong for a special job.
Another option/question we could pose with this idea, is if she’s really bad. Was she always a criminal? Could she be a deep undercover FBI or DEA Agent? Maybe she was at one point and actually went rogue and killed a fellow Agent and is now wanted herself by her old co-workers.
Lots of different ways we could go with this idea and depending on what option we take, will help flesh out the type of character she becomes and how the story feels.
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