Antheum is the main town and location in Samurai Legend Musashi. A massive settlement atop the Anthedon, a divine flying whale god, it is the home of the Mystics, a well known tribe of magic users throughout the world.
Only able to be accessed by those who have the providence of the Anthedon and blessings of its people, Antheum is a civilization without restriction of location, constantly in flight by the Anthedon and the direction of the Mystics. Unorthodox than typical architecture of buildings on land, Antheum in its entirety is a massive towering dome like quarters complex like structure, protected from the fierce winds and thin atmosphere by the altitude on the outside with the Anthedon's magic. Inhabitants live and work in these quarters, while there also exists vendors who work outside of quarters. The entire complex sans bottom quarters are lit with a giant dome oculus, and its walkways are spacious, with gardens and moats of water sourced from the clouds. Curiously, a massive crack divides the top most level and takes away many of the quarters while exposing the city to the outside; it is unknown if this was caused by Rothchild's attack on Antheum or is a feature long adopted by the Mystics, allowing a "natural window" to witness the skies and landscapes of the world below and vent in fresh air.
Upon Gandrake Enterprises's attack to capture the Mystics for their purposes, many of the villagers escaped in emergency escape pods to safely evade capture. Through the deeds of the otherworldly hero Musashi, he is able to rescue many of them and restore peace to Antheum again.
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- Antheum's layout and feel is similar to a cruise ship and a shopping mall; in regards to the latter, its layout is evocative of The Babylon Court of the Highland Mall in Hollywood, California. Overall, its community and aesthetics appear to be based upon paradisaical seaside nations and cities close near the equator, from Los Angeles, California, Miami, Florida, and Mykonos, Greece.
- Its people, the Mystics, bearing different accents is further evocative of the multicultural and "crossroads of the world" feel of its aforementioned seaside nation inspiration, as such nations in real life have historically received different seafarers and immigrants of different nations who have decided to settle down there for various reasons.
- Los Angeles has often been called the "Second Crossroads of the World" after New York City because of its location near the Pacific Ocean, and to its prominence in business, fashion, entertainment, and tourism by its comfortable Mediterranean climate. California is also where surfing was popularized, from Hawaiian youth royalty attending college in the state making the sport extremely popular there in the early 1900s and eventually spread worldwide.
- As the birthplace of surfing and as a historically important international outpost for sailing ships, Hawaii has also grown to prominence for its tropical paradisaical climate, extremely unique environment, and its people and their strong national heritage. The Mystics' struggles is also evocative of Hawaii's own struggles for independence, becoming annexed as a state of the United States of America and its royal family dethroned as a result of both government and corporate interference.