Tian Yang - HW 7/13

 Main Story Pitch: A young scientist/explorer, wishing to aid her sick mother, finally receives a grant for an expedition into the depths of Myco Island’s central crater, where she hopes to find a potential medicinal fungus. In her explorations, she encounters a variety of environments and creatures, including forests of towering mushrooms and animals bonded to the land through extensive mycelium networks. However, as the remaining areas of the crater dwindle and after an unusual meeting, the explorer is drawn closer to the mysterious towering center of the crater; an area that will bring her answers to both her initial quest and the origins for the mysterious conditions of the island.

Research Images (in the order of inspiration, architecture, culture, character):

Master Copy (Dean Cornwell): 

Backup Story Ideas: 

- A swallow spirit who works to deliver blessings to beings around the world must learn the ways of human life after losing her wings in a disaster.

- After finding themselves locked in an enchanted item in a botched(?) certification exam, two amateur witches must navigate the new complex world in order to seek a way out and return to their world (and get their official certification!)

Mind Map: 

(Link to Google Drive with images in case the files don't load up at a good enough quality: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SmeyVlkDKe47AVYsMz4iIhGlAEoSSjix?usp=sharing)