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Some of the really great books have entire worlds created outside of the story, Tolkien is really well known for having such a detailed world. What you may want to do is pick one really important and epic story and write that, knowing all that you know about this world will enrich the story right? Good times? Afterwards you can write extra stories later and your son can finish them after you die and continue to make millions of dollars long after you are gone!

There is a new game that's coming out for the wii called Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, with a main character named Seto who has a similar ability as your character. Instead of having to touch people's foreheads to see their memories, he touches their belongings, i.e. he touches a baseball bat, he'll the memories of its previous owner. But unlike your character, Seto still retains his. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world, where most of the human population has vanished and where demons roam.

I got a new idea. I wrote the storyline and just started the first chapter. It's called Terra Vista Chronicles.

Two and a half years ago, the lands of Terra Vista was tyrannized by a ruthless warrior known as the Demon Knight. He caused fear and terror in his wake and bathed the world in blood, that is until he suddenly disappeared off the face of the planet. Adele Eisner is a 21 year old traveling across Terra Vista in search of something. Along the way, he meets with an 18 year old named Sharona Armeida who knows that Adele was once in fact, the Demon Knight, because she has the ability to sense people’s auras and comments how Adele possesses the same exact dark aura as the Demon Knight. The two of them proceed to battle each other with Adele being the victor. Sharona asks Adele why did he do all those terrible things, to which Adele replies that he doesn’t remember. Angered, Sharona asks him how he can not remember. Adele replies again that he doesn’t remember because he has amnesia and believed that he was the Demon Knight and wasn’t exactly in “control” of his actions during those times. Adele then asks Sharona if she wants to come along with him to help him recover his lost memories and find the people responsible for tricking him and making him believe that he was the Demon Knight and reluctantly agrees, not only because he asked her to, but because she still intends to kill Adele for what he had done when the time comes, in which Adele is very aware of.


Here's what I got so far.
The lands of Terra Vista, a world of pure and natural beauty. Lush

greenery as far as the eye can see. No matter where you look or how far, even

beyond the horizon you can something beautiful as a full grown forest. Because of

this, it is the reason why this world was given the name of Terra Vista. At the

very center of the northern hemisphere lies a magic forest, and at the center of

the forest, lies a giant tree. A tree so gigantic that it can be seen from halfway

across the world. It is known as the “Heaven Piercing Tree” for it is believed that

the tree had grown to reach up and “pierce” the Heavens.

On the outskirts of the forest, a mysterious figure, clad from head to toe

in armor in black, approached the tree. He tried to enter but was denied access

thanks to a barrier. He unsheathed his sword, swung down and destroyed the

barrier with ease and entered. He sheathed his sword. Along the way to the giant

tree, he crossed many obstacles but quickly disposed of them without even using

his sword as if they were nothing. Moments later he was at the center of the

forest and in front of the giant tree. He unsheathed his sword again and walked to

the tree. As he got closer, he was knocked off his feet by a strong gust of wind

that seemingly came from an opening from the tree.

He struggled to his feet as a woman emerged from the tree.

“So, you’re the infamous warrior that’s been causing terror for the past 2

½ years,” said the woman. “The one that is given the title of “Demon Knight,” for

he is more demon than human. Am I correct?”

“You should know the answer to that already,” said the Demon

Knight. “After all, you are the overseer of this world. You watch over us and

protect us from harm. Ha! Ha! Ha! Don’t make me laugh, some overseer you are.”

“You are incorrect,” replied the woman. “ I am not the overseer, I simply

a guardian that is fated to protect this tree for eternity.”

The dialogue between the Demon Knight and the gaurdian I will definitely change. It's what I can come up with at the moment.

I'm simply looking for the best places for some information.

Any site pertaining to the following would be a great help.

Amnesia
list of Gods (A God Of Destruction if possible)
Ice Age
volcanos causing Ice Age

And please no Wikipedia sites. They are not my favorite and have already been searched.

Hey, Think Tank! I have a question!
Would it be possible for one of my characters to wake unconciously from her coma, then fall right back into it? She isn't wakened forcefully, she just goes back and forth. Not frequently.
I'm not going to believe Wikipedia. Not at all. =/

I think you misunderstand. People don't pop awake from a coma like on television. It is a slow and gradual process that takes weeks or months as the body 'boots up'. Not only that but reactions are generally slower for awhile after due to atrophy of certain parts of our processing systems, requiring lengthy rehabilitation. You could think of it like being born again. Also depending on the cause of the coma, the person could awaken completely different than they were before.

You can check around BIA for more information.

I suppose anything is possible, but it is extremely unlikely. Suffice to say I don't know of any published cases where it has actually ever happened.

To Hellenistic. Thanks a Ton!!! I should have narrowed down the God thing... sweatdrop I think I can handle looking that up, especially after all the help you gave me. Really Can't thank you enough. heart