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Blah<ref name="S:BW"> Runechild (2002) – The first superhero story I really wrote, back in 2002. After the bit I posted, it went onto a tangent with Faultline and never got back on track with a main story.

I personally find it interesting to note the elements that are present. Narwhal, contrary to what I remembered, was the first canon character who was introduced and who stayed with the setting. Runechild, the protagonist, was supposed to be a novice Doctor Strange, but wound up being a telekinetic with a few gimmicks. There was more at play with the ‘is it magic or something else?’ question. In the end, she was the only real character I wrote who didn’t really make it into Worm in one form or another. I would return to it once or twice (the second story featuring her helping Dragon vs. the Dragonslayers, to help circumvent the AI limitations) before deciding that magic didn’t work, and that Ottawa was a crappy place to set a superhero story. - Snippets: Before Worm</ref>

Synopsis

An ineffectual Magical Girl

introduced concepts

All powers are linked together.
They come from space.

Characters

Runechild - yeah not Rune
Narwhal - she is everywhere

References

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 ==Synopsis==
 An ineffectual Magical Girl
+==introduced concepts==
+* All powers are linked together.
+* They come from space.
 == Characters ==
 * Runechild - yeah not Rune
 * [[Narwhal]] - she is everywhere
+<!--[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/sentinel-9-5/#comment-1750
+The post [https://wildbow.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/snippets-drafts-of-worm/ in question]<ref name="9.x">[[Prey 14.8]]</ref>
+Some of this was mentioned before
+ref name="14.8 c2" - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/prey-14-8/#comment-4571 another comment] by wildbow on [[Prey 14.8]]</ref>
+, but I don't remember if it was all gathered in one place, so...I'm gathering it in one place. From the Chapter 14.8 comments:
+Runechild, Runechild v2, Guts & Glory, Guts & Glory v2, The Events Leading Up to That Thursday (TELUTTT), TELUTTT v2, Supreme Earth, Cat and the Canary, The Wards, TELUTTT v3, Guts & Glory v3, Finding Fault, Sovrano Academy, Lucky Girl, Heartbreaker, Sovrano v2, Dealer, Versus Dragon, Ziggurat, Ward v2, Daddy, Doll, Caprice, Travelers, Guts & Glory v4, Circus Triumph, Slaughterhouse, Grue, Grue v2, Schism/TELUTTT v4, Circus vs. Elite…
+(If anyone’s interested, I can give details on any of the titles above, what they were about and/or why they were relevant in the creation of Worm. Pretty crazy nostalgic for me.)
+https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/prey-14-8/#comment-4575
+Runechild: Runechild. Think amateur Dr. Strange. Never made it into Worm, though I stole one of her powers for Rune. Runechild v2 featured Dragon and the Dragonslayers (Dragon recruiting the junior hero to help her), making Dragon the oldest character in Worm.
+Guts & Glory: Amy Dallon/Victoria – Guts and Glory swapped focus between the two with each chapter.
+TELUTTT: Each draft featured rotating viewpoints attempting to incorporate everyone I’d added into the story by that point in one overarching story. First draft focused heavily on Faultline, introduced Scion, Legend, Narwhal, Hero, Alexandria and a major heroine named Mary Sue. Introduced Faultline’s crew, which was composed of Newter, Slug (Gregor), Spitfire and a scandanavian girl with Genesis’ power. Later drafts introduced Endbringers, Dauntless, and Cauldron.
+Cat & The Canary: Canary, obviously.
+.8 Finding Fault: Faultline, again. She was the go-to protagonist for a while.
+https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/prey-14-8/#comment-4575
+Sovrano Academy: Regent. Very different person, same power as demonstrated in the Parasite arc, not the general use ‘I make them twitch/convulse’ power. Attending a cutthroat school for villains with Bonesaw as a classmate.
+-->
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