A Concept

So I think I've gotten quite sick and tired of writing science fiction things and am getting the itch to write something else (possibly to even film). Because of that possibility it's gonna have to happen in the winter cause winter seems to last like 6 months in Nova Scotia (bleh) unless maybe global warming kicks in and we don't get much snow (which would be great! Well not for farmers it wouldn't, but that's beside the point).

Anyways, I have this urge to do something adventuress and fantasy like. The benefit of something fantasy is that if I want my character to wear modern clothing, they can and things don't have to be "realistic" per se. Sure they have to make sense to some degree, but if I want different and imaginative things to happen, they can and it saves on money

Unfortunately, I'm not well versed in the fantasy style and pre-existing stories, so no doubt what I've come up with is overly cliche. But anyways, here goes, tell me what you think and any suggestions and changes you might have.


After the death of her grandmother, Sarah (tentative name), discovers an old ring that belonged to her. Sarah keeps the ring and tries it on. After wearing it for a while, Sarah begins to feel ill, before finally collapsing, having passed out.

Sarah awakes in a snow covered land, all alone. She is still wearing the ring and her normal clothes. Sarah wanders around, looking for shelter from the cold. Sarah is finally found by an old hermit of sorts who brings her into a small dwelling. The hermit recognizes Sarah's ring and then tells her of the Legend.

Many years ago, the land was governed by the great rulers, consisting of three kings and three queens. They ruled in fariness, justice, truth and honesty. But a shadow lurked among them. Corrupting the Queens into black magic, the shadow began to take over the land. The Queens killed the Kings and took the land for themselves, using their magic and mystical powers to invoke fear among the people.
For years the shadow ate away at them, until nothing remained but darkened souls. Now the three Witches (or whatever) they are amassing forces and powers to rule both dimensions of the Earth.
But before the final King had been killed, he had uttered a prophesy, brought to him by the vision of light. That the light would return, that the peace which once governed the land would return in the form of a person, a person with the crystal of truth.
The Witches have since been looking for the crystal but have had no luck in finding it.

The Hermit indicates that the jewell on Sarah's ring is that crystal and that if united with the other two crystals (crystals of truth, light and justice) that immeasurable power would be bestowed on the bearer of these crystals and that this person would have the power to defeat the witches forever.

Naturally, the Witches discover that Sarah has the crystal and Sarah has to try and unite the Crystals before the Witches find a way into our world.


So yeah, kinda rough I know. I'm also toying with the idea that perhaps its two witches and the third queen didn't become a witch, but was instead Sarah's grandmother, who fled into our world with the third crystal where she died years later (perhaps because the witches try to get through using their powers, ultimately killing Sarah's grandmother).

its a good start. maybe a little more background info, then get to the ACTION.

Sounds a tad like narnia.

Yeah, I just kinda want to see what people think of this basic premise where the has to adventure across terrain fighting dragons and witches and all kinds of fun and exciting things.

Sarah needs to be your run of the mill type of person, life isn't going so well for her and she gets this chance to escape into a world of dreams and adventure

leewatson1 wrote:Sounds a tad like narnia.

I think most fantasy can be summed up as either Narnia, LOTR or both

Go watch the second dungeons and dragons movie and draw inspiration from it

I want this to be something from my imagination, not from some movie. Too much of our imagination is tainted by things we've already seen from somebody else's imagination

So if anyone has ideas towards this, please post, could be story details, background, creatures, whatever

i like the idea of the queen being sarah's grandmother better.

Well there were three in total. Grandma fled, not having been corrupted by the shadow, while the other two became the wicked witches of the west

and then dorothy, finds the wizard of oz taps her shoes three times and wakes up from her dream

I LOVE IT!!