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 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 by Psynergy alone, without need of oars or sails. 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 Elemental 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 appears to pass much more slowly, although this may simply be an illusion created by the slow rate at which Lemurians age. However, because of their long lives, they have lost vitality. There are few children (only two are seen 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.

Lemuria once produced a magical draught that would allow visitors to extend their lives, even after leaving Lemuria. However, because of the actions of Babi, the draught was ceased being produced in the small vials that are seen in Golden Sun. Instead, Lemurians keep themselves alive through the water in the Lucky Medal fountain, in the center of the town, which has the same effect as the draught.

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

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

Location
Lemuria is located in the center of the Sea of Time, a reigon of the Eastern Sea surrounded by many rocks and whirlpools. It is covered with fog, and is guarded by Poseidon. It is very hard for any ship to navigate. Piers only escaped because the tidal wave carried his ship out. Before The Lost Age, the only person known to have successfuly navigated the Sea of Time was a master boatsman from Yallam named Yepp. Although Yepp has passed on before the player ever reaches Yallam, he left behind instructions for navigating the Sea of Time hidden within a children's song.

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 palace, while the Senate works in the House of the Senate.

As of Golden Sun: the Lost Age, the Senate is against 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.

The Lash Glitch
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'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.