20k Leagues

Intro You are a famous professor of marine biology, one of the leading experts in the field. You and your plucky young assistant, Conseil, have gone to investigate reports of a “sea monster” which has been sinking ships around the world. You quickly befriend a truculent harpooner named Ned Land. Things take a startling turn when the “sea monster” knocks into your ship, as if to warn you off. You and Ned are thrown into the ocean and Conseil dives in to try and rescue you. As it turns out, the “sea monster” is actually a submarine vessel “The Nautilus,” invented and built in secret by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. His true identity is Prince Dakkar, son of the Hindu raja of Bundelkhand. He lost his parents, wife and children in the Indian rebellion of 1857 and vowed to cut himself off from civilization, embittered by his grief. Captain Nemo is torn between a drive for humanitarianism and an obsession to avenge his family. His loyal crew is like-minded and supports him fully.