Ten Chapter outline, with chr names in place. (Part One)

     The Prince and The Darkness

Characters:

Baku, the Prince
Orana, the Star Seer
Klevok, the Bodyguard
Kazo, the Priest
Shen Taba, the Rival
Ru, the Metal Maker
Anae, the Slave
Hoon, The Hunter

The Three Sacred Truths:
  The Gods watch over our people, and protect them.
  Our people are the only creatures the gods gave souls.
  Men are strong, and women are weak without men to lead them.

1: The fall of the mining town.
-An unnatural darkness falls upon the Empire of Attla.
-The miners grow restless, and a ritual at the temple fails to maintain the peace.
-The mining slaves rebel, and begin destroying the city.

2: Fleeing along the wall.
-Klevok, Kazo and Prince Baku, with Baku's bodyguards, fight to the docks.
-All the rafts are all burning; Baku protects Orana, and they return to the temple.
-The other priests barricade themselves in the temple, Klevok gets Baku, Kazo and Orana to safety.

3: Meeting Shen Taba.
-The Darkness lifts, and Baku's group catches up with another group fleeing along the wall.
-Shen Taba is not prepared for a long trip, his men brought more money than food.
-Prince outranks Shen, so Baku leads them to the capitol in the hopes of finding a safe refuge.

4: The fortress of Attla.
-The group reaches the capitol of the Empire; it has been sacked by Attla's enemies, the Ape Men.
-In the ruins they find the slave girl Anae, along with others.
-She tells them the Ape Men attacked just after The Darkness lifted.

5: The map in the throne room.
-Orana tells Baku of a map in the throne room's mural, but a large group of Ape Men are in the way.
-Klevok and the other soldiers distract the Ape Men so Baku can see the map and decide where to go.
-Baku ends up trapped in the throne room with weapons and dead soldiers on one side of the room.