The Ryder Family

''"You don't know the Ryders?" "You say that as if I've lived under a rock." "Well you must have! This whole continent has been ruled by them for well over six hundred years!"''

-Two random citizens

The First Ryder (1422)
Sam Ryder, originally Healton Sorwood was originally a great Grand Admiral within the Melnyrian Alliance. A battle between the demonic legion and melnyrian alliance in the year 0 forced him to engage Sannitarius Protocol: plunging his ship to jump into the quantum realm heading straight for Tellus - with the whole crew in suspended animation in order to survive a quantum jump of that length and magnitude. The ship later crashed into modern day Atlantis, deeply submerged - causing the crew to not be reanimated.

The crew of a few thousand woke up 1422 years later as the continent of Atlantis rose above the sea. The Lunari Knights set them free and Tulonei decided to station the crew there under Order 920; settle down. Make do with what you have. Live. Healton was given the name Sam Ryder by Tulonei, as tribute to the late James Ryder who had died earlier that day. In-fighting over power began shortly thereafter, ending with Sam taking the role as president after years of in-fighting.

Sam Ryder married Eve Gyllenhaal. Together they had two children, the maximum allowed within the Ryder lineage.

Erland Ryder
Born in 1433, Erland was the first president to take over presidency of Atlantis.

Marcus Ryder
Born in 1517, Marcus' administration created the first electric lamp on Earth.

Falmor Ryder
Born in 1590, Falmor was the first Ryder to end his own life.

Cristopher Ryder
Born in 1611, Christopher's administration created the first automobile on Earth. He also created the Rule of Fog; true seclusion from the rest of the world.

Emilia Ryder
Born in 1657, Emilia declared true equality between the genders.

Johann Ryder
Born in 1695, Johann was caught dealing in vigilantism. He died in prison.

Craw Ryder
Born in 1780, Craw's administration made cars available for purchase.