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Atlantis is the great sunken city from which Poseidon
rules all the aquatic realms. It is the end point of the
Atlantean Road, which covers areas that are vast worldoceans,
and finally nothing but a world-undersea with
no actual surface. Despite this, the oceans surrounding
Atlantis have their own cycles of brightness and darkness
simulating night and day, with rays of light descending
from the upper waters. The whole area teems with
marine life.

Within Atlantis itself, as well as the underwater Divine
Road that leads from its last surface area to the city,
travellers who would not normally be able to breathe
underwater find themselves able to breathe normally.
The city and its road are affected by airy-water that may
be discomforting, but allows surface dwellers to breathe
and move relatively normally, without drowning or
feeling crushed by water pressure. Stepping off the
road or out of the protective bubble of airy-water that
surrounds the city, however, means that an individual
must be able to adapt to breathe water on his own or
swiftly drown. Airy-water also permits those beings
who normally breathe water to continue to do so. Inside
the city, there is even fire, with the airy-water allowing
underwater torches and hearths to exist.

The city of Atlantis is the true version of the city
that is just a legend on our own Earth. Long ago, it
was a brilliant island, home to a powerful civilization.
Having once worshipped Poseidon and governed a vast
maritime empire, its people eventually turned to dark
sorceries and decadence. Poseidon punished the island,
sinking it, but the story does not end there. Of those who
did not flee the city in time, only those Poseidon judged
as corrupt were killed, while the others who sank found
that Poseidon had changed them, turning them into
water-breathing beings who could now live and renew
their civilization below the sea. Some of these were very
powerful sorcerers. To this day, Atlantis is a city rich in
magic of all kinds, although the most powerful sorcerers
and rulers of old Atlantis were among those who died or
fled before the sinking of the city. Many of these became
sworn enemies of Poseidon and the new Atlantean
people.

Atlantis is a great metropolis with thousands of
inhabitants. This includes the original old Atlanteans
(many of whom have benefited from immortality or
long lifespans as boons from Poseidon), as well as their
descendents and other peoples (mostly sea-dwelling,
but also land-dwellers). It has schools, bustling markets,
majestic homes and palaces, and a few less-sightly areas.

At the center of it all is Poseidon’s imperial Golden Palace,
from which he rules as King of the Deep. Poseidon’s wife
Amphitrite, many of her fellow Nereids, and other water
spirits live here during some or all of the year. Another
regular inhabitant here is Triton, Poseidon’s son who
sometimes rules in his stead when the King is away.

The city of Atlantis is a mix of classical architecture
with undersea marvels—great palaces and temples of
shell or coral. Sea-creatures swim through its alleys,
and among its people one finds humans, the Atlantean
humans (who look like humans but with deep green hair
and eyes, and scaly skin), Nymphs, Tritones (mermen
and mermaids, the numerous descendents of Triton),
fishmen, and perhaps other stranger creatures.

Atlantis can serve as a place of adventure. It is
surrounded by a dangerous and mostly-wild undersea
realm. Atlantis itself is a vast city with intrigue and
mystery. Aside from monsters and natural wonders, the
evil old Atlantean sorcerers may still be plotting revenge
against the city and its rulers, as may those Titans whose
domain was over the waters and now find themselves
usurped by Poseidon. Atlantis is also a potential home
base for characters with strong ties to Poseidon or
the other sea-gods. It is also a slightly less-busy place
in terms of the presence and activity of deities than
Olympus, and may even be a better place to study or
obtain magical knowledge and power.
''~from '''Lords of Olympus''' p.90-91''