OverviewFrank is and always has been a farmer. He owns several hundred acres of prime land in central Texas known as Bullfrog Run Farms, named after a creek that flows through it.. He was a farmer when the Flare struck Earth at the end of 2020. It killed 10% of the population instantly, without prejudice of any sort. Of the remaining survivors, nearly every person was granted one, singular ability or power, the stuff of legends and comic books. An unlucky few were entirely unaffected, neither gaining powers nor being harmed.
It is now 2040, and the world has mostly come to terms with the idea that nearly every person has powers. It seems to be entirely random as to who got what. Governments stabilized and brought about a tentative peace. Frank runs an organic farm for the production of high energy density foods, and employs many people to work it. These foods are necessary for a large majority of the empowered people, due to the fact that many, such as super strength, super speed, rapid healing, flying, etc, require massive amounts of calories to fuel them. Frank saw an opening in the market and took it, becoming the largest producer of organic HED foods in Texas.
Frank sells many of his wares at various farmer’s markets in central Texas, as well as shipping to local area groceries and restaurants. He also supplies directly to the Texas government, to feed the soldiers of the United State of Texas, so as to continue the defense of their lands. It has been five years since the end of the Second Civil War, and the United States of America has shattered, the federal government being no more. States now fend for themselves, conduct their own treaties.
But something new is bubbling beneath the surface. The new Governor of Texas is a vitriolic man, a man without powers, and is determined to expand the scope of Texas’ control. His election was fraught with rumors of fraud and foul play, and protests have been ongoing for months now. It is July 1st, 2040, the height of summer in Texas, and the farm is busier than ever. How can such an isolated, rural community affect anything?
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Established CharactersFrank - Frank is in his 40s now, married to Jessica. Frank owns the farm outright. He has built it from scratch and has profited greatly from it. He has poured most of his profits back into making the farm a beautiful, comfortable place to live for him and all of his employees. He uses a profit share system, so everyone gets a fair piece of the pie. Frank’s ability is telepathic communication with anything that has a brain. He is not able to read minds, nor control them. He can simply establish a direct connection that allows for the two parties to communicate back and forth without need for language translation. Ability Drawback(s) - Lacks the ability to filter his thoughts/speech, will take on personality traits similar to who/whatever he has most recently connected with.
Jessica - Frank’s wife, is an accomplished writer. She’s sold a few fantasy novels, one of which recently was made into a Netflix show. She lives with Frank in the main house, and spends much of her time writing or seeking inspiration through other creative pursuits. Jessica’s ability is to be able to breathe underwater. Ability Drawback(s) - Requires increased caloric intake while the ability is in use, is more vulnerable to extra dry conditions, and lacks other powers needed for deep sea diving such as pressure regulation, temperature regulation, and dark vision.
Maria - Maria is one of the farmer’s in Frank’s employ. She arrived a few years back after her family illegally crossed the border into Texas from Oklahoma following the Oklahoma City Massacre. Her family still lives in hiding in Austin. Maria’s ability is raindancing. When she dances, she can summon rain to the area she’s at. Ability Drawbacks - She is not able to summon lightning or fierce winds at will, though sometimes they do happen accidentally based on weather conditions at the time. Requires a massive caloric intake to fuel the rain dance.
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Established LocationsBullfrog Run Farms - 900 acres of blackland prairie soil in central Texas. This farm is organic, regenerative, and permaculture centric. It is not a large monocrop farm, so is not worked by massive machines but rather the village of employees. Sections of it are operated by Co-Farmers, under the guidance of Frank. There is a wide diversity of crop plants, natural plants, animals both domesticated and wild. The farms include many buildings for habitating, storage, processing, warehousing, and other farming functions. This farm is near Austin, the capital, which has exploded in size after the Second Civil War, being on par with cities such as Los Angelos and New York City.
Farmer’s Markets - Various locations where farmers maintain stalls to sell their goods to the general public. Co-farmers are allowed to have their own stands here, Bullfrog Run Farms is not 1 single stand.
Customer Locations - Grocery stores, restaurants, and other customer locations as needed.
Fort Gunter - A fort established during the Second Civil War after many other forts in Texas were obliterated. Fort Gunter is now the central point of Texas Military.
Dallas - An independent city state within the border of Texas that is controlled by a new religious group of non-powered individuals wishing to cure people of their “satanic” powers. The current governor of Texas is from here.
