New Fiction Idea #23

This idea is very much incomplete, but enough to worth noting down.

Working Title: Check

Genre: Fantasy

Protagonist: Ena, a twenty-two-year-old woman with sharp features and thin, black hair in a series of ponytails. She's fast and strong, prefers to use a spear, and is personally devoted to Enric.

Other Main Characters: Enrich, a twenty-four-year-old man with short, brown hair and hazel-green eyes. He's small in stature and a bit scared of most things, but he gets along well with others and can easily put their needs first.
Godric, a spindly man who lacks basic proficiency with weaponry. He's a trickster, though, and very skilled at deception of all types. As such, it's difficult to trust him, but he's friendly enough with those he chooses for them to at least mostly accept him.
Shelton, a barrel-chested twenty-four-year-old who's the quiet type. He's strong and good with horses and other animals, but he's subject to vertigo and doesn't always get along with people.
Timaeus, a tall twenty-ear-old with light hair kept a bit long. He's an archer with high endurance and generally good aim (especially compared to some of the others in the setting). He can be a bit haughty due to his heritage, but he's easily embarrassed and a loyal and determined fighter.

Antagonists: The Shadows, inverted images of the main characters with the same abilities, though without much thought process beyond instinct and strategy.

Setting: Medieval fantasy land, with most of the action just a stone's throw away from the mouth of a dragon's cave. Magic is limited to magical creatures and occasionally places.

Plot: Ena and company seek to destroy a dragon that has already incinerated a group of foot soldiers. Before they can get close enough to the lair to do any good, they're met by their Shadows and must take them down first.

Point of View: Third person, omniscient.

Based on chess pieces. First got the idea from TV Tropes's Useless Facts on chess (which I can no longer find for some reason).