Traits of a Hero

The hero has a mentor with special knowledge or power to guide them and push them to the journey they should be on.

• Special Weapon

• Supernatural Help

• Leaves Home

• Atonement

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Many heroes are born to royalty, or they are in danger at birth. They are marked by these circumstances as different from others and therefore destined for greatness.

• Proves themselves

• Special Weapon

• Unusual Birth

• Spiritual Reward

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The hero has to make right the things of their past, often the evil of a parent, or avenging the death of a loved one.

• Supernatural Help

• Life altering journey

• Event that leads to adventure

• Atonement

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The hero achieves his quest and is given a special place or reward. Usually this reward is more than material things.

• Spiritual Reward

• Supernatural help

• Hero proves themselves

• Unusual birth

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Something that happens (either traumatic or coincidental) to make the hero realize they have a journey to take. Something that starts the hero on their quest.

• Unusual Birth

• Spiritual Reward

• Event that leads to adventure

• The unhealable wound

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The hero completes a feat of strength or skill and shows he deserves to be a hero.

• Spiritual Reward

• Atonment

• Special Weapon

• Hero proves themselves

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The hero has, or is given, something powerful to help them on their journey. Often can only be used or wielded by the hero.

• Unusual Birth

• Special Weapon

• Spiritual Helper

• Atonement

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The hero experiences a low point in his life that leaves him scarred forever with a real or psychological wound that will not heal.

• Leaves Home

• Spiritual Awakening

• Life Altering Journey

• Special Gift

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Circumstances cause the hero to leave. These circumstances can be traumatic, or the hero may need to be protected from someone or something.

• Leaves Family/Homeland

• Atonement

• Spiritual Gift

• Unusual Birth

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