City of Immortals

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	City of Immortals
Original Name	不朽之城
Alias(es)	Kraken (CIA codename) 613
Type	Underground city-state and covert organization
Founder / Sovereign	Salomon Damonet / the Emperor 425 1455
Affiliation	Salomon's faction; later closely integrated with Latveria and Kamar-Taj 1005 1763
Status	Active
Primary Location	Beneath Rome, Italy; supported by external bases, orbital facilities, and the Mars Foundry 488 597 960 1839
First Appearance	Chapter 288 — Postwar Ruins

Background / History

The City of Immortals was once among humanity's greatest cities. Built around a vast brotherhood of scholars from across the world, it preserved knowledge, art, science, philosophy, mechanics, chemistry, and alchemy as central ideals. A civil war driven by conflicting ideals, conspiracies, and betrayals ultimately buried it beneath Rome. 288 622

Salomon later excavated and restored the underground city. Following the High Wall Protocol with Wakanda, the city received Wakandan researchers, industrial equipment, and engineering support to clear ruins, rebuild high-rises, and reactivate its facilities. Rubble from the reconstruction was pulverized, mixed with binding agents, and reused as construction material. 425 427

Its early revival was constrained by its depth: bulk cargo had to pass through Salomon's portals, ventilation systems ran continuously, and the ancient surface tunnels could carry only limited supplies and personnel. These limitations pushed much of its industry toward surface sites and external facilities. 488 580

A later revelation establishes that the City of Immortals was damaged by a Celestial embryo attack and had to be excavated and reactivated in the modern era to preserve a closed time loop. 1829

Locations and Infrastructure

Site	Purpose	Notes
Underground City beneath Rome	Core administrative, industrial, research, and military center	Larger than Rome in area, but with fewer than ten thousand long-term residents during its early expansion. Much of its restored territory was occupied by fortresses and industrial facilities. 909
Water Park Base / Offshore Elevator Platform	External base outside Rome	Purchased through a shell company and rebuilt with Wakandan engineering machinery; its supposed construction project concealed an offshore elevator platform. 597 948
Obsidian Tower	Sacred Guard headquarters	A towering facility connected to the city's celestial globe and sentry-drone landing field, designed around the scale of the Praetorian Guard. 1737
City Dungeons	Detention and containment	Protected by layered technological and magical defenses, including alchemical war machines, Mach 20 electromagnetic cannons, and invisible extradimensional hunters. 960 1047
Space Station	Armed orbital platform and supply station	Repaired and militarized through the Joint Exploration Pact with Wakanda. 960
Mars Foundry	Heavy industrial and war-machine production	Manufactures upgraded mechanical war machines without Outer Dimensional power. 1839

Organization

Division / Force	Function	Known Leadership
Internal Affairs Department	Administration, cover identities, acquisitions, internal control, and expansion policy	Stephanie Malik 1003
Intelligence Department	Surveillance, counterintelligence, infiltration, targeted operations, and classified archives	Victoria Hand 874 930
Sacred Guard / Praetorian Guard	Elite gene-modified protectors, dungeon security, special operations, and military command	Constantine 1269 1737
Sisterhood	Military-police duties, infantry operations, ideological education, and academy oversight	Catherine commanded an assault squad during the city's early period. 1329 1679
Psionic Department	Enforcement and lethal response to psionic threats	Distinct from Kamar-Taj's research-focused Psionic Academy. 1763
Research Division	Weapons, biological research, materials science, artificial humans, and advanced industry	Supported by Wakandan researchers; Shuri leads the research division in later periods. 425 1250
First Secret Regiment	Mortal soldiers trained to handle dangerous magical items and abnormal threats	Commanded by Andrew after the Fimbulwinter Campaign. 944

Technology and Forces

Military Systems

• Space Battleships and armed satellites — The city maintains orbital-strike capability, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and armed satellite launch stations intended for global deterrence. 793 1003
• Assault Transports — The standard Hippogriff transport and its Thunderbird and Griffin variants form the Sky Eagle Type; heavier Sleipnir and Pegasus models comprise the Pegasus Type. 1134
• Advanced conventional forces — Its military fields laser weapons, armored personnel carriers, heavy weapon platforms, anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons, super-heavy tanks, satellite drone systems, and void-capable transports. 1057
• Super-heavy artillery — Anti-gravity-equipped Gustav Cannon platforms are used to break fortified positions. 890
• Alchemical war machines — Restricted to the Praetorian Guard and the sovereign, these machines combine close-combat weapons, firearms, and magical defenses. 1047

Praetorian Guard

The Praetorian Guard is a force of gene-modified superhumans created through biological research, gene alchemy, and rare resources. Early armor stocks consisted of one hundred suits forged from Uru, adamantium, and vibranium. 617

• Their creation required the Time Stone, the Silver Key, forbidden biological science, alchemical materials, and genomes associated with Byzantine emperors. 835
• Guard members possess exceptional physical strength and resistance to magic. 835
• Their armor is ornate golden Power Armor, often marked with eagle imagery, runes, gemstones, crimson cloaks, and oversized weapons. 833
• Candidates undergo a mental duel with the Emperor before swearing loyalty and receiving specialized duties. 1269

Research and Production

• The city developed secure chips, communication systems, and internal networks before prioritizing other projects, limiting hostile cyber-sabotage. 800
• Its data terminals deliberately use durable, repairable steampunk-style construction rather than minimalist consumer electronics. 800
• Wakandan engineers planned biotechnology centers, weapons institutes, aircraft factories, tank factories, heavy-weapons arsenals, and a seabed transportation tunnel for the city. 909
• Research into Celestial remains, Vibranium, Immortal Men, and other recovered materials drives advances in materials science and machinery. 746 1458

Governance and Society

The City of Immortals operates through strict secrecy, centralized authority, and long-term planning. External partners are compartmentalized: Wakandan researchers were denied access to Internal Affairs and military departments, while files made available to them were edited through a dedicated archive database. 930

Its population is managed through extensive welfare, education, surveillance, and ideological discipline.

• Families of recruited agents receive housing support, education, retirement security, and death benefits, tying their livelihoods to the city's service. 881
• Rescued Eastern European women are offered work, education, and the option to return to civilian life; many choose to remain in the city. 960
• Its academy system trains children through Latin, military instruction, cultural courses, and limited arts education before assigning graduates to suitable departments. 940 1032
• The Sisterhood oversees ideological education for battlefield orphans and screens potential Praetorian Guard candidates. 1329
• The city promotes the doctrine of Unified Truth, seeking to replace nationalism, superstition, and religious belief with science, discipline, and human supremacy. 1055 1104

The organization also employs coercive methods. It conducts executions, harsh interrogations, forced ideological reform, extensive internal surveillance, and punitive conversion of prisoners into Mecha-servants. 697 730 1055 1342

Relationships

• Salomon Damonet / the Emperor — Founder, sovereign, and ultimate authority. He restored the city, directs its research and military expansion, and treats it as humanity's instrument against extraterrestrial and Outer Dimensional threats. 425 874
• Stephanie Malik — Head of Internal Affairs and principal administrator. She manages assets, administration, intelligence coordination, and the practical limits of the city's expansion. 800 960 1003
• Victoria Hand — Intelligence director and senior official responsible for surveillance, covert operations, and strategic targeting of hostile organizations. 874 966
• Wakanda — Early technological partner under the High Wall Protocol. Wakandan support was crucial to reconstruction, but access restrictions and disputes over oversight later strained the alliance. 425 930 1086
• Latveria — Became a subordinate administrative institution after the City of Immortals backed Victor von Doom's liberation campaign and reconstruction program. 1005
• Kamar-Taj — Initially a source of manpower and support; later brought into a broader system in which Kamar-Taj handles psionic study while the City of Immortals' psionic department handles enforcement. 1679 1763
• Hydra and the Malik family network — The city concealed itself behind Hydra connections and used Malik-linked channels to gain intelligence advantages over the CIA. 613 905

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Restoration of the Lost City — Salomon uncovers the buried city beneath Rome and rebuilds it with Wakandan industrial assistance, turning a ruined historical site into a functioning covert state. 288 425
• Fimbulwinter Campaign — The city's armed forces use advanced human technology against Extra-dimensional Angels, demonstrating Salomon's vision of humanity fighting supernatural threats without dependence on the Outer Dimensions. The campaign inflicts severe casualties despite its victory. 874 910
• Global Expansion — The Intelligence and Internal Affairs Departments target trafficking networks, financial conglomerates, secret societies, and hostile political interests while building influence in Africa and elsewhere. 793 966 984
• Latverian Liberation and Integration — The city supports Victor von Doom's war for Latveria, supplies its military advantage, and prepares industrial, financial, educational, and administrative systems for its absorption into the wider order. 1003 1005
• Lunar War — City forces attack Attilan to seize Inhuman genetic facilities and prevent the Inhumans from remaining a threat to Earth. 1565 1673
• Kamar-Taj Consolidation — The city helps suppress rogue magical schools, establish a legal global psionic system, and restructure Kamar-Taj under the Emperor's authority. 1340 1763

Trivia

• The CIA's codename for the City of Immortals, Kraken, reflects its ability to appear and disappear while concealing its ruler and true structure. 613
• The city favors Renaissance décor, dark crimson walls, gold patterns, oil paintings, sculptures, candles, and steampunk machinery alongside advanced technology. 795 800
• Its earliest documented population was under ten thousand long-term residents despite the restored city's area exceeding that of Rome. 909