Antalanland

Antalanland is a legendary continent. It is a utopian place residents of Alanland will one day settle, although they are banned from visiting it. Antalanland was recently discovered to be accessible from the I-5 Alaska Extension.

A surviving relic of pre-Alan history is the Tablet of Al, inscribed in Beforesheim. One interpretation of the Tablet of Al is that it sets forth the story of Antalanland, a utopian place where Als live in blissful peace, and where Alans will one day settle. A darker interpretation says, no, the Tablet of Al really provides a dire warning: "Antalanland" is actually a misinterpretation; the correct interpretation is "antiAlanland". Yes, "antiAlanland" appears idyllic from the outside, but Alanlanders are instructed to ignore temptation and are forbidden to enter.

The politicians contend that it is "Antalanland" and want to send an expedition to prove its existence in order to establish that it has always been an integral part of a Greater Alanland. The scientists are rallying their own support: all Alanlanders are a part of Alanland; should any Alanlander set foot on antiAlanland, every known thing in the universe, possibly including this thread, will instantaneously implode. Alanland is in the grip of a rising sea of tension: manifest expansionism versus instantaneous implosion. An Ant War that will make the Caterpillar War look like a prom dance appears inevitable.