Alanthoa and the City of Atlantis

Far across the open sea, past the Pillars of Melqart where the world narrows into a stone throat, lies Atlanthoa, the legendary island-continent whose heart is a vast,-perfectly circular city forged by gods, demigods, and storm-touched ancestors.

The Atlanthoi claim their island was shaped in the dawn of the world when Sky-Father Ataraxos and Sea-Mother Thalora embraced, creating a land where sea and storm, fire and stone, exist in perfect harmony. Their capital is a breathtaking marvel of volcanic stone, orichalcum bronze, shining canals, terraced palaces, and storm-forged citadels.

Atlantis was — and is — a maritime superpower, its fleets unmatched, its warriors impossibly strong, its nobles born with a noble gleam in their bronze-toned skin.

MILITARY DISTRICTS & ORDER HOUSES

Atlantis maintains elite military training areas:

• The Waveguard

Marines trained to fight on sea, ship, and shallows.

• The Stormspears

Shock troops wielding lightning-kissed spears.

• The Orichalcum Legion

Heavily armored warriors wearing radiant bronze and bearing tower shields.

• The Tide-Witches & Sky-Weavers

Priestesses who command wind and wave in battle.

🌊 THE NAVY OF ATLANTIS

The pride of the Atlanthoi.

  • Long, sleek triremes with silver-shod prows

  • Ramming ships that glide silently

  • Crewed by stormborn navigators who can read the sky like a map

  • Ships reinforced with orichalcum rivets

  • Some vessels are said to harness controlled lightning

🔮 MAGIC AND THE MYSTIC ARTS

Atlantean magic focuses on:

  • stormcalling

  • tidebinding

  • geomancy through volcanic fire

  • bronze enchantments

  • ancient orichalcum relics

  • rituals blending sea and sky

They do not fear magic.
They revere it, discipline it, and bind it into craft and war.

🐚 OUTSIDERS IN ATLANTIS

Rare but welcomed if worthy.

A traveler may enter Atlanthoa by:

  • performing a great deed

  • surviving the sea trials

  • serving aboard an Atlantean ship

  • or bringing news of danger from the east

They do not judge by blood.
They judge by strength.

CULTURE OF ATLANTIS

Society

Atlantis is divided into:

  • Ten Royal Houses, each descended from a demigod or ancient founder

  • The Storm Court, a council of champions, generals, scholars

  • Priests of the Deep and Priests of the Sky, rivals but bound by law

  • Strong caste of soldiers, sailors, smiths, and navigators

Values

  • Exellence (Arete) — personal glory and mastery

  • Balance — sea and sky, war and peace

  • Strength — physical, intellectual, or magical

  • Lineage — noble lines are tied to elemental blessings

Abilities Common to Atlanteans

Even without gameplay mechanics, their traits include:

  • unnatural strength (often visibly muscular at young age)

  • resistance to storms, weather, and drowning

  • incredible swimming ability

  • strong sense of direction and environmental awareness

  • affinity with metal and stone

🌊 MILITARY

Atlanteans are a naval superpower, with:

  • crescent-hulled triremes

  • stormbinding sailors

  • elite marines with bronze tower shields

  • specially forged “orichalcum” alloy weapons

They fight like heroic Achaeans but with better discipline and more supernatural lineage.

🌩️ RELIGION

The Atlanteans worship:

  • The Sky-Father (like Zeus but more storm-centered)

  • The Sea-Mother (like Amphitrite + Tethys)

  • Atlanos, their demigod ancestor

  • Minor household gods:

    • Wind-Spirits

    • Great Turtles

    • Fire-Forges

    • Wave-Born Nymphs

Their priests perform rituals involving:

  • high clifftop altars

  • sacred tide-pools

  • volcanic forges

  • labyrinthine temples

  • stormcalling drums