Design a mentor character for this story: Protagonist: {{protagonist}} Protagonist's Need: {{need}} Genre: {{genre}} Story World: {{world}} Mentor Design: 1. MENTOR IDENTITY - Who are they? - What is their expertise? - What is their wound/limitation? 2. WHAT THEY TEACH - The skill the protagonist needs - The truth the protagonist avoids - The method of teaching (direct, indirect, example) 3. THE RELATIONSHIP ARC - Initial dynamic (resistance, eagerness, suspicion) - Evolution through story - Final dynamic 4. MENTOR'S OWN STORY - What do they want? - What did they fail at that the protagonist might succeed? - What sacrifice might they make? 5. KEY SCENES - First meeting/impression - The lesson that changes everything - Mentor departure/death/betrayal/transcendence Write all three scenes in screenplay format.
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Design mentor characters with their own arcs who catalyze protagonist transformation.
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