This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 553rd episode of the

the elder. Within a positive change arc arc arc arc,

an impact character is the character or characters who

represents the thematic truth and its potential to impact and

change the protagonist.

However, within a flat arc, the protagonist is the impact character.

As we delve deeper into the flat archetypes of the life cycle's third act, we begin to see more and more definitely how impactful the

archetypes of old age can be. Indeed we are most familiar with the flat archetypes of elder and mentor for the very reason that they commonly appear in younger change arcs as important archetype of Elder is no less viable or important, even though it may be a bit more prosaic.

The Elder is the resting archetype that lives in between the tremendously transformative change

arcs of the king, which concluded the cycle's second act

and as the final mature or adult arc, and the crone, which is the first of the two elder and old age

archetypes in the third act that will signify the character's graduation into

true elderhood. While the subsequent mentor may be more

proactive in guiding the up and coming young protagonists in the next

generational cycle, the elder is no less influential in providing crucial guidance

and enacting important change in surrounding characters.

The arc previous to the elder is that of King.

The subsequent arc is that of Kron,

and the subsequent possible negative archetypes

are the passive hermit

and the aggressive wicked witch.

Essentially the elder is the resting form of the crown.

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