This probably isn't something anyone would want to use, but I do have one lostbelt idea. Maybe I'll get around to it, I dunno. The idea is a hybrid Carthage/Mesoamerica lostbelt, which is a weird mix. The lostbelt ruler would a modified version of Dido that I wrote:
https://forums.nrvnqsr.com/showthrea...08#post3103108
The inspiration comes from legends and speculation that Phoenician or Carthaginian sailers actually reached the Americas. The divergence point, in the 800s BC, would be that Dido, while making her voyage escaping from Tyre, would receive a premonition or message from a mysterious figure or oracle. This message would warn Dido that the gods will meddle with her to make her fall in love with Aeneas and that this will cause her suicide and, eventually, the destruction of the city she will build. So, Dido decides to escape beyond the known world where gods of the Mediterranean world have no influence. She and her fleet sail past North Africa and into the open Atlantic.
Dido manages to lead her flotilla to the Americas where they make contact with the Olmec civilization. She and her followers establish their city, Carthage, where Veracruz is located in our timeline. Since this occurs in the Age of Gods, people had less knowledge of the world as a whole and this amplifies the magnitude of her feat. The Carthaginians believe that Dido has brought them to a new world while the Mesoamericans believe she came from a different world. She is worshipped as a god, Tanit, and people begin to believe that she and her ship are capable of voyaging to any realm, here or beyond. This belief elevates her so that she can travel to any place, any time, and beyond.
Dido's ship becomes a noble phantasm that can make these voyages while the harbor she built at Carthage becomes a noble phantasm that can trade with any destination (effectively acting like a portal that only Dido can control). By voyaging to a destination beyond time and existing there, Dido effectively makes herself immortal, while still ruling her kingdom through heroic spirits she summons. She builds her Carthage into a trading empire with a hybrid Carthaginian-Mesoamerican culture and religion. Dido also provides her empire with advanced technology she obtains through her abilities. Trade on massive scale is essential for acquiring the mana Dido needs to power her new abilities and expand them further. Her Carthaginian Empire becomes so strong, it eventually invades Europe and Africa, overthrowing the gods that would have doomed Dido. Dido has ascended and become so detached from the world that she sees it just as her personal mana factory. Her people are overworked to maximize production and efficiency. Dido manages them like a factory owner in the early industrial revolution. Those who refuse to work under these conditions are stripped of all possessions, including food.
The tree of emptiness would be situated in the center of the Harbor of Carthage. There could be some interesting servants involved here. Hannibal, Hanno the Navigator, Topiltzin, the Maya Hero Twins, Hernan Cortes (now a freedom fighter instead of conqueror). I'm not sure who the crypter's servant would be. Aeneas could be an interesting choice since he would still love Dido and feel guilty while lostbelt Dido never even met him.