The Shifter

Inciting Event: The ferry crashes and many people are wounded.

First Plot Point: Nya’s sister Tali disappears.

First Pinch Point: Nya learns that the supply of pynvium necessary to heal people has run out.

Midpoint: Nya rescues Tali.

Second Pinch Point: Nya learns the authorities are testing their Healers to discover anomalies.

Third Plot Point: The city riots.

Climax: Nya and her friends infiltrate the Healers’ headquarters to rescue the apprentices.

Climactic Moment: Nya kills the pain merchant and the head Healer.

Resolution: Nya heals people upon whom she afflicted pain and decides to go save other Healers across the country.

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Summary

15-year-old Nya and her younger sister, Tali, who were orphaned during the recent war that nearly destroyed their city, both have the gift of healing. Unlike Tali, though, Nya can't harmlessly shift the pain she takes from the sick and wounded into enchanted pynvium metal. Instead, she must shift it from person to person, a dangerous talent that she keeps hidden from the ruling Baseeri and from the Healer's League where Tali is an apprentice. Scrounging to make ends meet, Nya resorts to odd jobs and the occasional theft to stay alive. When a young soldier discovers her secret and implores her to save his dying father, Nya is forced to choose between protecting herself and acknowledging her ability to save others and perhaps her entire city.

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