Essence of theLost Civilization

Drinking this essence allows you to create your very own lost civilization, which once dominated the world in the ancient past but has since disappeared from the face of the globe for some reason or other. You may choose what this reason is, whether it is because of catastrophe or a voluntary decision by the civilization.

• You may grant your lost civilization one MacGuffin, something that enabled a bunch of primitive Neolithic tribesmen to build an empire that equals, no, surpasses that of any modern day nation. Examples from fiction include the crystals from Disney’s Atlantis, vibranium from Wakanda, and the Trident of Poseidon from DC’s Atlantis.

• If you so choose, you may modify the inhabitants of your civilization to be different from humans in a variety of ways. Examples include the white hair of Disney’s Atlanteans, all the way up to the superpowers of DC’s Atlanteans. This level of difference cannot grant them sufficient power to take on entire nations and win. At most, it can allow them to match a platoon of elite real life human soldiers. This option also allows you to make your inhabitants non-human.

• You may choose a location which symbolizes the heart of the civilization. Atlantis has the island of Atlantis, Wakanda has its hidden kingdom in the heart of Africa, and so on and so forth. You may designate this heart of civilization anywhere you like so long as it remains within Earth’s Hill sphere, so the Moon is fair game but Mars is not. If the location is already occupied by people, such as New York City, your civilization’s sudden return will delete it from existence.

• The government of this civilization may be of any type you desire, from a democracy, to an anarchy, to a kratocracy. No matter what form of governance you choose, it will work even in spite of any flaws in its logic. You may decide how well it works, from seamless perfection to barely functional.

• You may designate your position in this civilization at any level you desire, from vagrant all the way up to its supreme leader. (if that is the form of governance you chose).