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Atlantis was oncc a smali condnent in the Atlantic. Ocean.The cradle ot an advanced civilization, Atlantis was toru apart by earthquakes and sank into the sea sonie 20,000 years ago. About 10,000 years ago. a genetic oftshoot of Man, Homo Alermamts evolved the ability to live underwater.

These merinen discovered the ruins lett hy the ancient Atlanteans and settled in them.

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Atlanteans

Undersea warrior race

(/) FACTFILE Z NOTABLE ATLANTEANS jj PRINCE NAMOR

LAOY DORMA (Namor*s firłt royal Z consort, dacoased),

< ATTUMA ;barbanan wsriocd) KRANO (uaurpar).

<£ VASHT1 (Namof's Grand V«Jer). PRINCE BYRRAH LADY FEN (NmWs mothar. dacaoMd),

NAMORA (Namor't couun, daceasad),

NAMOR JTA

BEEMER ;would-be uaurper).

FIRST APPEARANCE

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FIRST CONTACT

The new undersea kmgdoin of Atlantis often fell prey to natural disasters and attacks tn>m barbarum. About I50)tarsago, to protcct his peoplc, Emperor Thakorr movcd the Capital near to Antorrtica.Thc Atlanteans

remained umhsturbcd uncil an American researeh ship cotninomlcd by C uprani Leonard McKenzie set offexplo$ive charge* to break up some iccbcrgs. sendmg shockwaves down into Atlumis. l earing his city was under attack, Thakorr sent his duughter to inwstig.ue. Princcss Fen tell in lovc with Captain McKenzie and marned him.When she failcd to return, her father sent a war party to rescuc her and McKenzie tell in the attack. len returncd to Atlumis and gave birth to Prmce N amok, the Sub-Marmer.

Life Under water

The Atlanteans'skin is usu.iIIy light Wue and their eyes tend t« be blue or grey. 1'hey live on a diet of raw tish and seaweed and dwell m c uves and coral reefs. Atlanteans conununicate by high-pitched vocal sounds and elaboratc gestures.Their government is a coalkion of tnbes, ruled In an emperor. A Council of Elders advises the emperor and serce* as lawmakcrs, statesnien andjudges Most Atlanteans worship Neptime. the Greek god of the sea. I hey livc in a rigid warlikc society and each citizcn joim a guild to become a hunter, farmer, tradesman,

craftsman, entertainer, or warrior. No one knows how many Atlanteans exist. but their population is beliewd to be lewer chan 10,000. td

The ufx>eot Atfantoans s*sted ot    oi wemng barbanan tnbes.

eoch M by wirtsd The tnbes lonTKuJ siano* ow Pw ymrs mmMtmfy miting under oangktacnpator.