Atlantis through the eyes of Erin Tarn
Excerpts from her book: Traversing Our Modern World (circa 100 PA)
Over the years, I have heard countless stories about the mysterious continent of Atlantis. The tall tales are so amazing and varied that it is difficult to determine which are true and which are not. Although I have never successfully travelled to the continent, I think I have a reasonably accurate picture of this strange land. Still, you must understand that my view of Atlantis is a patchwork created from secondhand stories. For me, the picture of Atlantis is like looking at 10,000 puzzle pieces. Some of the pieces fit together quite nicely and depict part of the overall picture. But other pieces are fragments that I can only guess at and many of the pieces are missing. My information and guesses may not be accurate and some of the "pieces" I have may be from an entirely different puzzle. Here are the "facts" as I know them. The Coming of the Rifts saw the return of Atlantis from the dimensional limbo where it had been for thousands of years. It was the reappearance of the continent that caused the ocean levels to rise and cover much of old Florida and the entire eastern and southern seaboard of the old American Empire. After the cataclysm of the ley line eruption, human beings had their hands full simply trying to stay alive and reclaim their own land. The temporary loss of advanced technology and the tumultuous times that followed meant that no humans knew that Atlantis had reappeared. From my travels, I have found many people who have heard tales about Atlantis but refuse to believe that such a place can exist. The less educated people and those living in remote areas have never even heard of Atlantis. The denizens of the CS Burbs on the other hand, believe everything they hear about Atlantis and the Splugorth no matter how absurd. Human exploration and the conquest of the new continent was impossible. By the time humans had discovered Atlantis, the Splugorth had already built their cities. A big factor in the success of the alien civilization on the continent is its isolated location. The ever shifting, transdimensional waters and skies of the Demon Sea, once known as the Bermuda Triangle, makes Atlantis inaccessible from the coasts of America, Mexico, Central America, and Canada. The vast area of ocean in and around the Demon Sea is filled with monsters, besieged by sudden storms, torn asunder by dimensional rifts and phases into other dimensions without warning. Needless to say, this area is avoided by all except the foolhardy.
Travelling around the dreaded Triangle makes for a longer journey on the open seas where ocean vessels and slow aircraft fall easy prey to monsters and alien invaders. The easiest and safest route to Atlantis is from the western coasts of what was once Pre-Rifts Africa, Portugal, Spain, and France, but those places are mostly populated by monsters from the rifts themselves. Atlantis is an enigma. Even before the Coming of the Rifts, Atlantis was a place of legend and mystery. Apparently the continent had vanished from the face of the planet six to ten thousand years before the earliest record of Pre-Rifts history.
Ancient legends from the Time Before Rifts suggest that Atlantis was once a paradise inhabited by peace loving humans who built a magnificent civilization. It was a place of great knowledge, science, magic, culture, and accomplishment. According to these legends, a great disaster, earthquakes and floods, caused the ocean to swallow the island continent. Atlantis was destroyed and all (most?) perished. Scholars of Pre-Rifts Earth believed that stories about Atlantis were only fairy tales. I find it interesting that most Pre-Rifts scholars agreed that Atlantis never existed. They speculated that the myths had roots not from a real place, but from an ancient work of fiction which over the centuries was mostly forgotten except for portions about "Atlantis." With the passage of time, the elements of the "fantasy story" took on a different meaning and led early scholars to think it might once have been a real place. They said fantasy had become confused with reality. Of course today, we know that Atlantis did exist and somehow disappeared for thousands of years. Many of the scientists and scholars of our day suggest that Atlantis is not part of our world but a sliver from another dimension. I suspect that this is true. Wild speculation? Perhaps, but the so-called "Bermuda Triangle," or the Demon Sea as it is known today, has a long history of dimensional activity long before the cataclysm. The great Pre-Rifts mage, Victor Lazlo, documented numerous strange phenomena in the Bermuda Triangle and wrote at least two books on the subject (of which I have read one). Today it is known as one of the most dangerous places on the planet. It is common knowledge that the space within the borders of the Demon Sea can instantly D-shift into another world. Dimensional rifting, ley line storms, time distortion and other dimensional activity is commonplace in these waters. Atlantis may be one more creation (manifestation?) of the Demon Sea. I apologize for slipping into guesswork when I started my writing talking about facts.
The Splugorth are reportedly inter-dimensional travelers and slave traders. They possess powerful alien technology and magic unknown to most humans. Rumor suggests that the Splugorth have conquered many worlds. It makes me wonder if their presence on Atlantis is the first step in a full-scale invasion. The human military powers of our modern times, including those of the Coalition States and the New German Republic/Triax, are hesitant to launch any sort of attack against Atlantis for fear of starting a war they cannot win. Nobody knows how powerful the Splugorth and their inhuman forces may be. The impression is that the Splugorth are immensely powerful transdimensional conquerers. Consequently, the humans wisely avoid the consequences of provoking them. Since the monsters have not made any direct acts of aggression against the Coalition States or the New German Republic, the humans try to ignore their presence in Atlantis. I do have it on good authority that both kingdoms have spies planted in Atlantis. As much as I detest the Coalition States, I find their reserve surprisingly prudent. The Coalition States can barely manage the territories currently under their control. A war with Atlantis could destroy all they have accomplished. Sadly, my years of experience tells me that the Splugorth are an enemy of humankind that will not fade away with time. I fear that they will grow bold as they acquire more power and that war will be inevitable, although I think such a war may be a hundred years away. I pray that humans and our D-Bee allies will be ready for the task when that day comes. Although the Splugorth have made no overtly aggressive moves to expand their influence beyond Atlantis, this is not to suggest that the Splugorth and their minions offer little danger to humans or D-Bees. Quite the contrary. The Minions of Splugorth are infamous for conducting raiding parties that engage in the capture of humans and other life forms for their slave trade. They conduct hunting parities in which the animals hunted are humans or D-Bees. They are also known for their pleasure jaunts where they simply molest the indigenous life forms, engaging in torture, biological experimentation and wholesale slaughter. However, such raids are seldom conducted more than a few hundred miles beyond the coast and have never been directed against a large city. Thus, as long as the minions keep to the remote territories, it is better to let the sleeping monsters of Atlantis lay unmolested than risk inciting their anger and be destroyed.
Over the years, I have heard countless stories about the mysterious continent of Atlantis. The tall tales are so amazing and varied that it is difficult to determine which are true and which are not. Although I have never successfully travelled to the continent, I think I have a reasonably accurate picture of this strange land. Still, you must understand that my view of Atlantis is a patchwork created from secondhand stories. For me, the picture of Atlantis is like looking at 10,000 puzzle pieces. Some of the pieces fit together quite nicely and depict part of the overall picture. But other pieces are fragments that I can only guess at and many of the pieces are missing. My information and guesses may not be accurate and some of the "pieces" I have may be from an entirely different puzzle. Here are the "facts" as I know them. The Coming of the Rifts saw the return of Atlantis from the dimensional limbo where it had been for thousands of years. It was the reappearance of the continent that caused the ocean levels to rise and cover much of old Florida and the entire eastern and southern seaboard of the old American Empire. After the cataclysm of the ley line eruption, human beings had their hands full simply trying to stay alive and reclaim their own land. The temporary loss of advanced technology and the tumultuous times that followed meant that no humans knew that Atlantis had reappeared. From my travels, I have found many people who have heard tales about Atlantis but refuse to believe that such a place can exist. The less educated people and those living in remote areas have never even heard of Atlantis. The denizens of the CS Burbs on the other hand, believe everything they hear about Atlantis and the Splugorth no matter how absurd. Human exploration and the conquest of the new continent was impossible. By the time humans had discovered Atlantis, the Splugorth had already built their cities. A big factor in the success of the alien civilization on the continent is its isolated location. The ever shifting, transdimensional waters and skies of the Demon Sea, once known as the Bermuda Triangle, makes Atlantis inaccessible from the coasts of America, Mexico, Central America, and Canada. The vast area of ocean in and around the Demon Sea is filled with monsters, besieged by sudden storms, torn asunder by dimensional rifts and phases into other dimensions without warning. Needless to say, this area is avoided by all except the foolhardy.
Travelling around the dreaded Triangle makes for a longer journey on the open seas where ocean vessels and slow aircraft fall easy prey to monsters and alien invaders. The easiest and safest route to Atlantis is from the western coasts of what was once Pre-Rifts Africa, Portugal, Spain, and France, but those places are mostly populated by monsters from the rifts themselves. Atlantis is an enigma. Even before the Coming of the Rifts, Atlantis was a place of legend and mystery. Apparently the continent had vanished from the face of the planet six to ten thousand years before the earliest record of Pre-Rifts history.
Ancient legends from the Time Before Rifts suggest that Atlantis was once a paradise inhabited by peace loving humans who built a magnificent civilization. It was a place of great knowledge, science, magic, culture, and accomplishment. According to these legends, a great disaster, earthquakes and floods, caused the ocean to swallow the island continent. Atlantis was destroyed and all (most?) perished. Scholars of Pre-Rifts Earth believed that stories about Atlantis were only fairy tales. I find it interesting that most Pre-Rifts scholars agreed that Atlantis never existed. They speculated that the myths had roots not from a real place, but from an ancient work of fiction which over the centuries was mostly forgotten except for portions about "Atlantis." With the passage of time, the elements of the "fantasy story" took on a different meaning and led early scholars to think it might once have been a real place. They said fantasy had become confused with reality. Of course today, we know that Atlantis did exist and somehow disappeared for thousands of years. Many of the scientists and scholars of our day suggest that Atlantis is not part of our world but a sliver from another dimension. I suspect that this is true. Wild speculation? Perhaps, but the so-called "Bermuda Triangle," or the Demon Sea as it is known today, has a long history of dimensional activity long before the cataclysm. The great Pre-Rifts mage, Victor Lazlo, documented numerous strange phenomena in the Bermuda Triangle and wrote at least two books on the subject (of which I have read one). Today it is known as one of the most dangerous places on the planet. It is common knowledge that the space within the borders of the Demon Sea can instantly D-shift into another world. Dimensional rifting, ley line storms, time distortion and other dimensional activity is commonplace in these waters. Atlantis may be one more creation (manifestation?) of the Demon Sea. I apologize for slipping into guesswork when I started my writing talking about facts.
The Splugorth are reportedly inter-dimensional travelers and slave traders. They possess powerful alien technology and magic unknown to most humans. Rumor suggests that the Splugorth have conquered many worlds. It makes me wonder if their presence on Atlantis is the first step in a full-scale invasion. The human military powers of our modern times, including those of the Coalition States and the New German Republic/Triax, are hesitant to launch any sort of attack against Atlantis for fear of starting a war they cannot win. Nobody knows how powerful the Splugorth and their inhuman forces may be. The impression is that the Splugorth are immensely powerful transdimensional conquerers. Consequently, the humans wisely avoid the consequences of provoking them. Since the monsters have not made any direct acts of aggression against the Coalition States or the New German Republic, the humans try to ignore their presence in Atlantis. I do have it on good authority that both kingdoms have spies planted in Atlantis. As much as I detest the Coalition States, I find their reserve surprisingly prudent. The Coalition States can barely manage the territories currently under their control. A war with Atlantis could destroy all they have accomplished. Sadly, my years of experience tells me that the Splugorth are an enemy of humankind that will not fade away with time. I fear that they will grow bold as they acquire more power and that war will be inevitable, although I think such a war may be a hundred years away. I pray that humans and our D-Bee allies will be ready for the task when that day comes. Although the Splugorth have made no overtly aggressive moves to expand their influence beyond Atlantis, this is not to suggest that the Splugorth and their minions offer little danger to humans or D-Bees. Quite the contrary. The Minions of Splugorth are infamous for conducting raiding parties that engage in the capture of humans and other life forms for their slave trade. They conduct hunting parities in which the animals hunted are humans or D-Bees. They are also known for their pleasure jaunts where they simply molest the indigenous life forms, engaging in torture, biological experimentation and wholesale slaughter. However, such raids are seldom conducted more than a few hundred miles beyond the coast and have never been directed against a large city. Thus, as long as the minions keep to the remote territories, it is better to let the sleeping monsters of Atlantis lay unmolested than risk inciting their anger and be destroyed.
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