Further Ideation
I began toying with the idea that the main character was more human than fictional so that they would be more relatable to the target audience. Therefore as I still wanted this to relate to saving the Earth I considered a more environmentally friendly message. In this idea, I thought about an androgynous human that has a spiritual connection with nature. Because of this connection, they are the only one that can save the Earth from the other humans ruining the planet. I was considering the collectable item to be oxygen as the majority of the trees would have been cut down in this world so there wasn't any natural producers of oxygen and an abundance of carbon dioxide.