"Your Sanctuary"

"Your Sanctuary" (おまえのばしょ) are several zones in the 1995 video game EarthBound. These zones are what link the game's protagonist, Ness, between himself and his childhood memories. When Ness enters any "Your Sanctuary" zone, he feels a deeper connection to his younger self, allowing him to record a melody he hears in his memories to the Sound stone given to him at the beginning of his adventure by the alien extra-terrestrial Buzz Buzz. To truly understand himself and enter his mind, Ness must record all eight of these melodies to the Sound stone to gain access to "Your World," Magicant. Each zone is guarded by a Sanctuary Guardian, a powerful enemy who has assumed "ownership" of the location, each one daring Ness and friends to take the zone from them. Also known is that "Your Sanctuary" locations also heal Ness and friends.

It can also be assumed that the "Your Sanctuary" naturally repel those under the influence of Giygas and his minions, as the Happy Happy-ist while under the Mani Mani Statue's control regard Lilliput Steps as an "anti-blue" place and dread entering it.

Locations

Area	Location	Guardian	Memory
	Onett	Titanic Ant	At the Giant Step, Ness catches a glimpse of a small, cute puppy.
	Happy Happy Village	Mondo Mole	At the Lilliput Steps, Ness briefly has a vision of a baby in a red cap.
File:YS03.PNG	Saturn Valley	Trillionage Sprout	At the Milky Well, Ness thinks he hears his mother from far away... She says, "Be a thoughtful, Strong boy..."
File:Rainy circle.PNG	Winters	Shrooom!	At the Rainy Circle, Ness catches a whiff of Steak, but just for a second.
File:Magnet hill.PNG	Fourside	Plague Rat of Doom	At Magnet Hill, Ness sees a baby's bottle, but just for an instant.
File:Pink cloud.PNG	Dalaam	Thunder and Storm	At the Pink Cloud, Ness has a short vision of seeing his mother when she was young.
File:Lumine Hall.PNG	Tenda Village	Electro Specter	In Lumine Hall, Ness sees a vision of his father holding him.
File:Fire Spring.jpg	Lost Underworld	Carbon Dog/Diamond Dog	At the Fire Spring, Ness has the feeling that he was being watched by himself as a baby.