SCAPEGOATS: The Goat Protocols
Logline
The Scapegoats from the Book of Leviticus have organized to form a union to ease their heavy burdens. Able to communicate telepathically with 2% of humans and now in the modern world, they are called upon to end a war without actually killing anyone. Buddy/road trip/sci-fi
Genre
Sci-Fi, Religious, Comedy, War,
Short Summary
Cap, a telepathic goat, hitches a ride with Nan, a truck driver, to get to the Continental Goat assembly, where the magic happens, until the goats are called to stop a war.
Setting
On I-5 and I-90 between Weed, CA and Kalispell MT.
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Voyage and Return
Plot - Other Elements
Happy Ending, Philosophical Questions, Coming of Age, Meaningful Message
Mature Audience Themes
Language/Profanity
Main Character Details
Name: Cap, a wise-cracking telepathic goat.
Age: 120
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Strong Moral Code, Adventurous, Charming, Funny, Heroic, Sarcastic, Empathetic, Extraordinary Powers and Abilities, Faithful, Visionary
Additional Character Details
Name: Sophia, narrator and character, who knows everything
Age: 6000
Gender: Female
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Extraordinary Powers and Abilities, Funny, Complex
Additional Character Details
Name: Nick, who may or may not be literally diabolical
Age: 2000
Gender: Male
Role: Tempter
Key Traits: Aggressive, Blunt, Extraordinary Powers and Abilities
Additional Character Details
Name: Nan Unger, the truck driver, who dies in the end.
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Confident, Perseverance, Adventurous, Beautiful