Some Early Concepts

Iv been busy putting the finishing touches to my proposal document over the last few days and have done up some early stuff regarding the games character and setting. These are very rough but shud give you an idea of how they will look when finished.

There will be only one playable character in Magma Surge. The main characters name is Mendel Strone, a powerfully built volcanologist entrusted by MIT to deliver and collect their most expensive and important experiments on Kaua'ahu. Mendel is a skilled mountaineer and survival expert completely at home within the blistering depths of active volcanoes. He is motivated by his passion for science and understanding and will fearlessly take up any challenge where he feels the scientific merit is worthy. 

Some quick concepts for Mendel

Kaua'ahu is a new island that has just broken the surface of the ocean in the last few years. Far to soon for any large plants or animals to have colonised its surface. The island is a black lunar landscape of boiling vents, creeping lava, unstable cliffs and of course, several growing volcanoes explosively and loudly announcing their births to the world. Human presence on Kaua'ahu has been established for a few months now on the most stable part of the island. This small scientific community was established to study the newly forming island. The settlement has been named Tvastar, after the Hindu god of blacksmiths. From here people send out regular scientific expeditions that visit the different volcanoes dotted about of the island.