Wumpian Lemurians

The Wumpian Lemurians were a branch of the ancient Lemurian civilization that dwelt on the Wumpa Archipelago, leaving behind vast ruins and influencing the culture of their surviving descendants.

Lemurian Colonization
In 4480 BC, there began a period of heightened solar activity that is believed to have been somehow one of the causes behind the cataclysm of the original Lemurian continent. In the aftermath of this fiery holocaust, the Lemurian survivors fled by ship to several regions in Central & South America, and would later found Mesoamerican cultures in these places. Roughly three hundred years later, their societies were becoming bloated and overpopulated, so a small group of Lemurian magicians gathered a following that decided to travel with them across the sea. So began the Lemurians' long travels which would eventually bring them to the Wumpa archipelago. The Lemurians were advanced seafarers for the era, and brought with them skunks and other American fauna that would later become part of the Wumpian wildlife.

The Lemurians arrived in 4111 BC, and were immediately met with hostile resistance from the pre-Lemurian peoples. The Lemurians used their advanced technology and militant knowledge to overcome the natives, who were completely assimilated into their culture by 5000 BC. The Lemurians mostly settled around Cortex Island but had interconnected tribes on all three islands. A strong mythos was created around Nadrassil, which was viewed as a sacred place. It became forbidden for Lemurians to travel to its highest reaches unless they were of noble status, and it was there that emperors were coronated. Elements on the Wumpa Archipelago like these began to have their effects on Lemurian's culture, who realized the islands were distinct.

Even before their golden era, the Lemurians were some of the most "learned" fallen angel societies on Earth. Their societies were comparable to others during the time, but with technology even more sophisticated than that of most their fallen peers The Lemurians wrote down one of the earliest and most extensive records of law during this time, but it must be noted that these were not in any way comparable to Aryan law. They were led by a theocratic monarchy of emperors which would continue all the way to the fall of their civilization, with little gaps of governmental restructures in between.

Power Gems and Societal Frictions
In 1433 BC, the Lemurians discovered their first power gem when mining deep under the mountain of Cortex Island, and this discovery would go on to change their society forever. When the gem was struck, it released a nova of energy that caused the entire island to quake and the disaster was seen as the force of some demonic creature under the mountain. Soldiers were sent into the mountain to rescue the trapped miners, and one trapped worker carrying a gem in his pocket started to feel strange. The gem would glow

When the power of the gems were realized, the Lemurian emperor Gutemosk had them sent to his palace on Wumpa Island and had them fastened into rings and jewelry for him and his consorts. The royal family quickly moved to Cortex Island, and began a massive effort to redesign the island as a governmental base. The mines were cut off from the civil populace, and Gutemosk began construction of the Lemurian palace around the old foundations and caverns of the mines. Only those trusted by the family were allowed inside of the mines, and guards used slave labour to ensure nothing was stolen. Many of the power gems were locked within different wings of the palace over the years, and were discovered when Cortex rebuilt the palace in 1992 AD. The mad scientist would use the conductive energy of the minerals to fuel his corrupt technology.

Lemurian society flourished due to the gems, and it was during this era that many Lemurian wonders were built.

Lemurian Civil War
In 921 BC, the Lemurians struck into a brutal civil war as Lemurian loyalists and separatists lashed out over who would control the power gems. This skirmish intensified when the Lemurian city state of Kakesh summoned help from a small dissident group in order to protect the valuables, the Lemurian emperor Morg responded by occupying the small village state. This eventually led to a civil war between the two once unified islands, which over the years led to the complete destruction of the Lemurian civilization.

Waning Years
Most of the survivors of the cataclysms on Wumpa and Cortex island were farmers and mill workers who were barely literate and had little to no political or knowledge of the magicks. The Lemurians on the grip of their nails, and were not able to continue on their sophisticated societies with their families gone. When Kufu, the last emperor, died in 876 BC, the Lemurians were not able to find for him a replacement. When the emperor died, he had all the power gems in his possession hidden across the island. Returning to their former cities was never an option for the Lemurians, as the islands were covered in electromagnetic fogs similar to fallout which prohibited the Lemurians from returning to them.

Lemurian society on N.Sanity slowly devolved over the next 700 years, and while they were able to build a few structures on the island, nothing ever amounted to what they had achieved in the past. Attempts were made, mainly political, to jumpstart Lemurian infrastructure through the use of smiths and forges, but without the proper harnessing of the power gems nothing was ever satisfactory.

By the turn of the millenium, the Lemurians had devolved into a primitive culture who had at this point even abandoned woodworking.

Culture
Honor was an important part of Lemurian culture, and families sought constantly to uphold their honor so that they would have chance of certain benefits in Lemurian society. Noble males were very militant, and trained often for sport though the civilization rarely warred internally.

Paganism
Lemurian mythology is unique, but shares certain idols with Mayan mythology, thus suggesting a link between the two peoples.