The March of the Atlanteans
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The March of the Atlanteans is one of the foundational events in Atlantean mythology. It begins with the imprisonment of Atlas by the Lansinarians and the exile of the Atlanteans into the wilderness beyond the Auroral Curtin. There then follows a millennium of wandering by the small tribe of Atlanteans as they learn to fend for themselves in the wilderness, guided by visions sent by the Old God. These visions taught them to hunt, fish, and use magical energies to guard themselves and others.
The March symbolically shows the Atlanteans expelled from the false paradise of Lansinar, losing the Grace of Lansinar (wrestling with issues of mortality), and finally making it to the true promised land of Atlantis itself. Along the way, Cleito of Lansinar serves as a Holy Mother figure who holds the tribe together against the infighting of her sons and grandsons, yet is destined to die shortly after arriving in that paradise.
Timeline for March of the Atlanteans
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Atlantean Chronicles March of Atlanteans
0 year of March of the Atlanteans:
In this year, proud Atlas (1704) the First bears his imprisonment eternally. Atlan (1183), son of Atlas, becomes Prince; the Atlanteans are expelled from Lansinar. The Ten Princes, their kin, and faithful stride upon the March. Elasippus (742) the Pathfinder leads the way.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles Fragment #178, It appears that the Boreades were merciful or otherwise cut a deal with Atlas to spare his followers in exchange for their exile and his own imprisonment. -
Atlantean Chronicles Start of the Atlantean Proto-Chronicles
10 year of March of the Atlanteans:,
Mneseus (809) begins these chronicles.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. Traditionally, the entries in the Chronicles before this time were believed to have been transcribed from oral histories or made long after their actual events. Mneseus is cited as the first author, but their authorship has been repeatedly attacked and debated. -
Atlantean Chronicles The Atlanteans reach Europe
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In this year the Followers of Atlan encountered the children of Ma’i. The Manueas fled from them.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. We think this means the March has reached the shores of Europe. They seem to drift from long-term camp to long-term camp, only moving a significant distance once every few decades. -
Atlantean Chronicles Plague comes to the Atlanteans
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In this year plague comes to the Followers of Atlan. They are cured by the will of the Old God. Gifts of the Manueas are made to the Old God.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. This is another hint at the Atlanteans sacrificing humans. -
Atlantean Chronicles The 666 Monsters of Chaos awaken
160 year of March of the Atlanteans:
In this year the Star of Lanis is seen again in the sky. That which was chained is awakened; the 666 Monsters of Chaos do roam.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. The passing of Farmer’s Star seemed to have awakened some of the imprisoned Old Powers. These and the remaining free ones are the 666 Monsters of Chaos. Aurakles (470), the champion of Lansinar, would spend the next millennium battling the monsters on and off. -
Atlantean Chronicles The Atlanteans begin to age
In this year the Star of Lanis is seen again in the sky. The Grace of Lansinar fades from the Followers of Atlan. Age comes to the oldest.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. The Atlanteans would have been immortal under the Auroral Curtain of Lansinar; in exile, they still lived for thousands of years, but that lifespan would slowly shorten over the ages. -
Atlantean Chronicles Birth of Arbounia
185 year of March of the Atlanteans::
Arbounia, daughter of Atlan, is born.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. Arbounia was Orin’s sister and the first of Atlas’s line to be born outside of Lansinar. It is from her that the Domos Arbouneas, the junior house of the Atlaneas Dynasty, descends. -
Atlantean Chronicles The Atlanteans reach the Atlantic
In this year, the Followers of Atlan encounter the Great Ocean and name it Atlas after their father. Gades (1961) sets out the Great Camp.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. We think this was around the area of modern-day Cadiz. An Atlantean colony remained in that region until the Late Bronze Age. -
Atlantean Chronicles The Scattering of the Atlanteans
The Scattering. The Followers of Atlan, sail into the Great Ocean of Atlas, upon ninety Great Swan ships. A tempest scatters the fleet; each of the Princes guides those who they can to safe harbour. The Followers of Altan come to the Continent of Atlas.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. After reaching the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlanteans split into ten factions under the Ten Princes and set sail for a land promised to them across the sea. -
Atlantean Chronicles The Death of Cleito
In this year, the Ten Princes are reunited. The scattered Followers of Atlan are reconciled for the mourning of the Great Mother Cleito.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. The Followers of Atlan were splintered into separate tribes, each with a different prince as their chieftain; the wording would suggest that there may have been some strife between them. However, the death of Cleito, their mother and grandmother, brought them together again. -
Atlantean Chronicles The Old God stirs
The Star of Lanis is seen again this year. Thanks and gifts are made to the Old God. He begins to stir. The doubting of Orin.
— Atlantean Proto-Chronicles. From this point, the Old God begins to awaken and makes more demands on the Atlanteans. Orin, Atlan’s heir, begins to see the error of his people. -
Atlantean Chronicles End of the March of the Atlanteans
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