When I first arrived I thought it was the will of the dragon we call the Omnipotent back home, but it seems to be something else pulling the strings. I still haven't found out what, but I do plan on digging deeper.

[ he's determined to find the answer, because a surprise arrival of one he thought trapped between dimensions was now here, and he was at a loss as to how. ]

As for memories of this place, unfortunately that's something you lose when you return home.