Lemuria

Lemuria is an island located in the Great Eastern Sea. The small island is the home to the advanced, but stagnant civilization of the same name.

By the time of Golden Sun, Lemuria is probably the only remaining advanced civilization remaining on Weyard. The island still retains its wonderful buildings and powerful Psynergy, and its people age little. They still maintain strong and amzing ships that can moved without a need of oar or sail. A Lemurian might live for many centuries.

However, the glory of Lemuria is long past. Its people are bored, and there has been little growth in the civilization since the Lighthouses were sealed. Nothing new has been built, and ancient parts of Lemuria have become submerged. Even knowledge of the outside world is lacking.

People
Lemuria's people, as well as any visitors, age very little. In Lemuria, time passes much more slowly. However, because of their long lives, they have lost vitality. There are few children (only two during the period of The Lost Age), and most people are extremely bored, doing nothing. Had King Hydros not order people to eat, the people might have stopped doing that as well.

Despite the long life, death or disease is still not unknown, as the draught cannot keep life forever.

Lemuria once produced a magical drought that would allow visitors to extend their lives, even after leaving Lemuria. However, because of the actions of Babi, the drought was ceased being produced in the small vials that are seen in Golden Sun. Instead, the draught is located in the center of the town, in the Lucky Medal fountain.

Piers and Lunpa are notable characters who had resided on the island.

Location
Lemuria sea is surrounded by many rocks and whirlpools of the Sea of Time. It is hidden in fog, and it is guarded by Poseidon. It is very hard for any ship to travel.

Government
Lemuria is ruled by King Hydros and a Senate. The king and his senators, most notably Lord Conservato, do not always agree on issues. The Kind resides in a large place, while the Senate works in the House of the Senate.

As of Golden Sun: the Lost Age, the Senate is aginst any form of change. King Hydros was perhaps much more progressive.

Influences
Lemuria seems to be influenced by Plato's Atlantis and the Lemuria myth, both in appearance and in relative location.

Lemuria's republic system, ruled by a king, may have been loosely influenced by Plato's Republic.

In Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Some assume that a game-busting glitch is present concerning the Lash Psynergy. Normally, after Piers leaves the party temporarily to go to his mother's grave, Felix goes to Lunpa the Righteous Thief's house and uses the Lash Psynergy to climb inside the building to meet with Lunpa. However, if the Lash Pebble is in Piers' inventory when he leaves, Felix's party will not have the Lash paynergy necessary to climb into the house. This glitch has been programmed with a fix; Lunpa, standing on the balcony, will recognize that you are not able to enter his house and make some derogatory comments before tying his own rope to the left pole of his house that falls down to your level, so that you can climb up there. This is also the only vertical dangling rope in the game; all other ropes are on inclined slopes and are tied to two poles.