[center][h1][color=49b65b][b]G R E E N   L A N T E R N[/b][/color][/h1][h3][sup][sup][color=darkgray]H A R O L D   “ H A L ”   J O R D A N   [color=49b65b]♦[/color]   1 9 8 1   ( 3 6 )   [color=49b65b]♦[/color]   M A L E   [color=49b65b]♦[/color]   H E R O[/color][/sup][/sup][/h3][hr]
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[hr][center][sup][sub][h3][color=49b65b][b]C O N C E P T   A B S T R A C T[/b][/color][/h3][/sub][/sup][/center][hr]
[color=darkgray][indent][center][color=darkgray][b][sup][i]“And what exactly do you plan on doing when you see him again?”
“I'm going to hit him really, really hard with a big green boxing glove.”[/i]
[color=49b65b]A B I N   S U R   &   H A L   J O R D A N[/color][/sup][/b][/color][/center]
Space cop stories, with a little more focus on the “cop” side of things. The Green Lantern Corps operates in an intergalactic jurisdiction, as dictated by its own laws. Lanterns don’t enforce the laws of one planet, but rather, laws that apply to the entire universe as an intergalactic melting pot of society. A murder in neutral space is Hal’s business, as is the killing of an ice hauler, or an interplanetary weapons smuggling ring – to name a few. While elements of the cosmic epic that’s usually associated with the GLC will remain a part of Hal’s story, I want to aim for a “galactic street level” feel, where Hal and co. deal with crime and other threats to the universe with a more distinct cop-like approach.

This Hal is different from the one in mainstream continuity due to one big difference: Alan Scott preceded him, and was the one to pass on his ring before dying. Partnered up with Abin Sur, this would eventually lead to him trying to live up to two legacies: that of the first human Lantern, and that of his mentor and friend. This changes a few things in the Corps’ history during the ten years that Hal’s been active, most of which have been briefly detailed in the [i]Notes[/i] section. Other than that, it’s the same ol’ Hal. A bit more of a cop, sure – but it’s him.[/indent][/color]

[hr][center][sup][sub][h3][color=49b65b][b]P L O T   M O C K - U P[/b][/color][/h3][/sub][/sup][/center][hr]
[color=darkgray][indent][b][sub]C H A P T E R   O N E[/sub][/b][b][color=49b65b][sub][sup][h1]LANTERN FALL[/h1][/sup][/sub][/color][/b][b][sub][sub][i]F E A T .   J E S S I C A   C R U Z[/i][/sub][/sub][/b]

[quote]Someone is killing Lanterns. Hal and Jessica investigate.[/quote][/indent][/color]

[hr][center][sup][sub][h3][color=49b65b][b]N O T E S[/b][/color][/h3][/sub][/sup][/center][hr]
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[indent][b][color=49b65b][i]ALLIES, FRIENDS AND FAMILY[/i][/color][/b][/indent]
[hider=][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][i]The Jordan Family[/i] – With Martin and Jessica Jordan both no longer with us, only their children and their children’s children remain. [b]Jack Jordan[/b], their eldest child, works as a councilman in Coast City’s civic centre; his mother’s son even after her death, he still holds resentment for what he believes Hal’s desertion to the Air Force did to her health. [b]James[/b], their youngest son, is an I.T. consultant who has a beautiful wife, [b]Susan Jordan[/b] (née Williams), and three amazing kids – [b]Howard[/b], [b]Jane[/b] and [b]Arthur[/b]. As close with Hal as two brothers can be, Jim is well aware of his identity as Green Lantern, as is the rest of his family, and often serves as a sponge for Hal’s frustrations with the job – absorbing them all without complaint.  

[i]Carol Ferris[/i] – Hal’s (on and off) girlfriend of many years, Carol’s had to put up with much of the man’s crap, and has learned through harsh experience that loving a Green Lantern is no easy thing. But time has only served to strengthen their bond, and through everything they remain together, despite the long absences Hal’s duties often call for. Carol spends her days running Ferris Air and its two branches, Ferris Aircraft and Ferris Airlines, while also taking a company jet out for a spin every once in a while.

[i]Tom Kalmaku –[/i] Hal’s closest friend at Ferris Air besides Carol, Tom was the first to know of his identity as Green Lantern. Formerly a mechanic, he now works in an administrative position at Ferris, helping Carol manage the chaos that’s running a multi-billion dollar airline and aircraft manufacturer.

[i]Oliver Queen // Green Arrow –[/i] The Emerald Archer of Star City, Ollie and Hal go way back. Best friends until the end, they’ve got each other’s backs. [color=49b65b][SUP][i]WILL ACCOMMODATE PLAYER’S NEEDS AS SPECIFIED[/i][/SUP][/color]

[i]Barry Allen // The Flash –[/i] Hal and the Scarlet Speedster have become good friends over the years. One third of the Hard-Travelling Trinity. [color=49b65b][SUP][i]WILL ACCOMMODATE PLAYER’S NEEDS AS SPECIFIED[/i][/SUP][/color]

[i]Peter Quill // Star-Lord[/i] – The leader of a ragtag group of outlaws – and occasional heroes – Quill’s been an unlikely source of help in the past, often acting as Hal’s informant on intergalactic organised crime. [color=49b65b][SUP][i]WILL ACCOMMODATE PLAYER’S NEEDS AS SPECIFIED[/i][/SUP][/color]

[i]The Blue Lantern Corps[/i] – Although the Guardians devoted themselves to an emotionless, calculative existence, not all them were content with that life. [b]Ganthet[/b] and [b]Sayd[/b] saw value in emotion, and through the brief darkness that the GLC was plunged into by the Sinestro Corps’ rise, they found hope. Harnessing its blue light, they left the Green Lanterns in order to found the Blue Lantern Corps – the peacekeeping force of the universe. Its first Lantern, [b]Saint Walker[/b], is also its highest ranking one.

[i]The Nova Corps[/i] – The Green Lantern Corps’ “younger, smaller cousin”, the Nova Corps was the planet Xandar’s military and exploration division before expanding its reach to the entirety of the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies. Powered by the Xandarian Worldmind, they work to protect their jurisdiction much in the same way as the as the GLC, sharing a sometimes friendly, sometimes not so friendly rivalry with their green counterparts. 
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[indent][b][color=49b65b][i]THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS[/i][/color][/b][/indent]	
[hider=][indent][indent][indent][i]Alan Scott[/i] – The first human Lantern, Alan Scott served Sector 2814 alongside Abin Sur for over three decades before ultimately meeting his fate at the hands of the terrorist cabal, [b]the Sons of Darkseid[/b]. A well-respected Lantern, his death and subsequent replacement in Hal was met with shock and disdain by many, who believed that he was a one of a kind human, an outlier amongst humanity’s otherwise primitive stock. His legacy is something that Hal struggled, and continues to struggle with, living up to. 

[i]Abin Sur[/i] – Alan Scott’s partner, and later Hal Jordan’s partner and mentor. Abin was an Ungaran Lantern, and a great one at that, revered as one of the Corps’ best members. For this he was credited as the reason why Scott rose above his human limitations (which Abin would deny, most often to Hal). Close friends with Sinestro, the shock of discovering the subjugation of Korugar at Thaal’s hands hit Abin harder than it did Hal, and he later met his end while confronting his old friend with Jordan. His ring, once legendary among the Corps, has since been liberated from Abin’s rookie replacement by Sinestro and forged into the first yellow ring, becoming a beacon of terror for the Green Lanterns.

[i]John Stewart[/i] – An architect and former U.S. Marine, John became Hal’s partner after Sinestro killed Abin Sur’s replacement and took his ring for his own. Endowed with a newly forged power ring, he was the third human to join the Corps, and soon proved himself as an excellent, headstrong Lantern, playing a pivotal role in the Green Lanterns’ first encounter with Sinestro’s yellow light. Although he and Hal didn’t get along at first, they’ve become brothers since then, knowing that the moment they call their “partner”, he’ll be there. [color=49b65b][SUP][i]AVAILABLE FOR PLAY – WILL ACCOMMODATE NEEDS AS SPECIFIED[/i][/SUP][/color]

[i]Guy Gardner[/i] – An ex-cop and schoolteacher, and the fourth human Lantern. With the rise of the other coloured Lantern Corps, chief among them Sinestro’s, the Guardians felt it necessary to expand the GLC’s limit of two Lanterns per sector to a greater number. Chosen alongside the young Kyle Rayner and eager Amon Sur, Guy left his job as a physical education teacher to serve Sector 2814. Hot headed, brash and often immature, he’s nonetheless proven himself as a great Green Lantern – Hal knows that he can count on him no matter what.
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[i]Kyle Rayner[/i] – Kyle was a struggling freelance artist, freshly out of college, when he was recruited to join the Lantern Corps. The youngest of Sector 2814’s Lanterns, he was unsure of himself at first, but after going through many gruelling trials on his own, he came to grow in confidence and establish himself as a talented, capable agent of the Corps. Despite this, he remains as the “little brother” of the Earth Lanterns. [color=49b65b][SUP][i]AVAILABLE FOR PLAY – WILL ACCOMMODATE NEEDS AS SPECIFIED[/i][/SUP][/color]

[i]Jessica Cruz[/i] – [color=49b65b][SUP][i]PLAYED BY [@RUBY][/i][/SUP][/color]

[i]Kilowog[/i] – A Green Lantern of Sector 0674, Kilowog is a brilliant geneticist hailing from Bolovax Vik. He’s the Corps’ most distinguished recruiter and trainer, his poozers coming out of basic training prepared for whatever their Sector throws at them. A good friend to the Earth Lanterns.

[i]Salaak[/i] – The senior administrator of the Corps and keeper of the Book of Oa, Salaak is a dedicated veteran who approaches his job with meticulous professionalism. Stern and by the books, he and Hal have a... [i]complicated[/i] relationship.

[i]Tomar Re[/i] – A Xudarian Lantern of Sector 2813,  Tomar Re was good friends with Abin Sur and Alan Scott prior to their deaths. Now a senior member of the Corps, he works almost exclusively as a trainer, entertaining the thought of retiring his ring. 

[i]Arisia Rrab[/i] – A Green Lantern of Sector 2815, Arisia was recruited to the Corps when she was a teenager following the death of her father, the Lantern before her. Boisterous, headstrong and capable, she’s proven herself a Lantern of the highest standing.

[i]Katma Tui –[/i]The Korugaran replacement for Sinestro, Katma Tui had a tough role to undertake as Green Lantern of Sector 1417. With the Green Lanterns shunned by her home world as symbols of terror and despotism, she struggled to shed the images that Sinestro had painted of the Corps on Korugar, and of Korugar in the Corps. She’s since been able to move past that, establishing herself as a talented, determined Lantern.

[i]Sodam Yat[/i] – A rookie, Sodam Yat left his xenophobic world of Daxam behind to protect those that his society shuns. As a Lantern of Sector 1760, he’s eager to prove himself, and looks up to the Earth Lanterns as some of the Corps’ best. 

[i]Mogo[/i] – A sentient planet, Mogo is a Green Lantern of Sector 2261. Despite the Roche limit imposed upon it, Mogo is an immensely valuable member of the Corps, its power huge – painting a large target upon its surface for any who want to strike a significant blow against the GLC.

[i]The Guardians[/i] – The founders of the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians are a council of immortal Maltusians who have lived throughout much of the universe’s history. Believing themselves to know the best course of action in every situation (as billions of years of experience would do), they’ve cut themselves off from emotions in order to make the “appropriate” objective decisions for the ensured protection of the universe.   
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[indent][b][color=49b65b][i]ENEMIES[/i][/color][/b][/indent]	
[hider=][indent][indent][indent][i]The Sinestro Corps[/i] – Wielding Parallax’s yellow light, the Sinestro Corps spreads fear throughout the universe under the banner of a fallen Green Lantern. Wielding Abin Sur’s ring, forged into the first ring of fear, Thaal Sinestro aims to bring order to all Sectors, and through it prove to Hal Jordan and the Guardians that their attempts to “keep the peace” are futile at best. Its ranks made up of the universe’s most fearsome creatures, the Sinestro Corps is a force to be reckoned with.

[indent][i]Thaal Sinestro –[/i] Formerly one of the Green Lantern Corps’ best, Abin Sur and Alan Scott’s close friend, and Hal Jordan’s good friend and mentor. Sinestro had all that taken away from him when, through Hal’s initiative, he and Abin Sur discovered the Korugaran’s subjugation of his home planet. With Abin dead and all of Sinestro’s life work for naught, Sinestro strove to prove that his way was the only way. Killing Abin’s replacement and using his ring as the catalyst, he utilised the yellow light of fear and sparked a wave of terror throughout the universe. Now leading his fearsome Corps, he is a figure of ruthlessness and horror, and one of the only men brave enough to openly declare himself as an enemy of the Green Lantern Corps.

[i]Amon Sur[/i] – The son of Abin Sur, Amon grew up idolising his father, dreaming of nothing else but becoming a Green Lantern like him. When the GLC expanded, he got his wish, chosen by a power ring alongside Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner. Fresh out of basic training, he soon came into contact with Sinestro, who felt responsible for the boy in his own twisted way, manipulating him until his perceptions of the Green Lantern Corps were twisted beyond any agreeable form of reality. Giving into hatred and fear, Amon joined the Sinestro Corps despite Hal’s best efforts to stop him, becoming one of Sinestro’s best agents in his Corps of terror.[/indent]
[i]The Red Lantern Corps –[/i] Led by [b]Atrocitus[/b], the Red Lantern Corps channels rage as its weapon in its war against the green light of will, waged for the Rage Entity that calls Atrocitus’ body its home.

[i]The Manhunters[/i] – The Green Lantern Corps’ predecessors, the Manhunters are sentient robots that have adapted to their mission of enforcing peace by eradicating all life. Exiled to the far reaches of space, they’ve somehow managed to crawl their way back on more than one occasion, familiarising themselves as enemies of Hal and the rest of the Corps.

[i]The Sons of Darkseid –[/i] Zealous worshippers of Apokolips, the Sons of Darkseid are a radical, anti-Green Lantern terrorist cabal who who aim to enforce Darkseid’s will through acts of extreme terror. They are responsible for Alan Scott’s death, and were the target of Jessica Cruz’s multi-year undercover operation. They have no true affiliation with the Apokoliptian ruler.    
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