I am writing a fantasy novel based in Central Medieval Africa about a young girl who finds out she has powers, and then her village is attacked by a warrior tribe called the BaWemba. She must decide whether or not to reveal herself for fear of being called a witch.
Could you kindly help me translate the following
"Don't believe your eyes"
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I'm writing a book about a young girl in mediaeval central africa who finds out she has powers and then her village is attacked , and she must decide whether to reveal herself for fear of being called a witch.
There are 3 tribes, the Twá in the Northeast, the BaWemba in the west, and the V’sa in the Southeast. These powers, I'm talking about, are for the Twá and I need them to be distinct but easy to understand.
Below is how I've described them and in brackets, I have pit what it is meant to be because I'm basing all these powers on science, theology, and psychology.
A pepo user can feel air movements around her like a superpower sixth sense. Think of her dodging attacks before they lanpred, moving in silent bursts of speed, and basically uses air pressure to read the room. To outsiders, she looks like she disappears, attacks miss her for no reason, and random wind gusts follow her around.
(Vibrotactile sensing — feeling vibrations through air/surfaces.
Micropressure wave manipulation — controlling tiny changes in air pressure. Aerodynamic displacement — moving through air efficiently. Reflex acceleration — faster than normal reaction time
Basically grounded in physics and heightened sensory perception.)
When she throws a spear, it doesn't just fly straight; the weapon appears to accelerate unnaturally fast to its target. She mentally maps her entire surroundings instantly and uses it to perfectly aim and hit her target. With this skill, she doesn't travel the distance. She just stops being in one place and starts being in another.
(Spatial cognition — the brain's ability to map space perfectly
Predictive pathing — calculating where things will be before they get there. Micro-displacement perception — detecting tiny shifts in position. Brain mapping of trajectories — mentally calculating exact paths of moving objects
Basically grounded in advanced mathematics and spatial awareness, the brain is already capable of, just pushed to an extreme)
**3. Uzi - The Remembering of Souls (Hive mind)
*Uzi is the power of shared consciousness. It is the ability to draw people into a mental space that exists between minds, where words are unnecessary and thought flows freely. The Uzi user doesn't just read emotions or send whispers; she opens a door and pulls you through it, into a quiet interior world where the Twá can see, feel and communicate with each other instantly and completely.*
(Collective Consciousness — the theory that individual minds were never truly isolated.
Quantum Entanglement — Once linked, minds affect each other instantly regardless of distance like two particles that have become permanently paired.
Mirror Neuron Networks — the brain system that already makes you feel what others feel, amplified into a full two-way connection instead of a passive one.)
These can read people's emotions and past motivations, then nudges them toward certain choices. She can't see the future exactly, but she can feel where someone is headed and gently push that path. The Zinde user is th only maji user who can awaken dormant maji in other women.
(Causal inference networks — reading cause and effect patterns.
Predictive processing — the brain constantly predicting what comes next.
Empathic simulation — mentally simulating other people's emotional states.
Basically grounded in psychology and how the brain already predicts human behavior, just taken to a supernatural level.)
How would you describe one or more of these powers without using modern terminology as we are setting the story in 1468?
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Hi there,
I'm writing my debut novel set to release next December, but I thought it was best to create a community beforehand. I plan on making a website for the book, and I wanted to ask, once it's done, what the rules are about sharing links?
Also, if there are any tips, fellow mods can recommend getting more reach while still being respectful to the rules of reddit.
For context, my first book is about a young girl in Medieval Central Africa who finds out she has powers, and then her village is attacked by a warrior tribe. She must decide whether or not to reveal herself for fear of being called a witch.