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PREMISE

THE ORIGINS

Nearly a hundred years ago, superheroes lived only in the pages of comic books. They were stories told to inspire, to believe in, and offered an escape from the world around you. It would have remained that way if not for the first Confluence and the creation of the first metahumans. On that day, stars fell from the sky and heroes were born. They became shining beacons of hope for the world to enter a new era of prosperity. However, in their shadow were their opposites - villains who used their newfound powers for their own nefarious purposes. For a time there was nothing but chaos. The streets were alive with their clashes. A never ending struggle between hero and villain, ending in cycles of revenge and vengeance that threatened to tear the world asunder.

And it almost did on April 3rd, 1985. Until the Starfallen intervened, changing the course of history.

The incident became known as Godfall. As the story is told, a mysterious young woman appeared and lost control of her incredible abilities. In finding a peaceful solution to stop her rampage, the Metahuman community effectively stopped itself from living under the thumb of the United States government. Heroes, villains, and all in between had to set their differences aside and come together to save the world they all called home.

The survivors of the incident came together and agreed that they had come far too close to being demonized by the non-powered population. Something had to be done to ensure that metahumans could keep each other in check and out of the hands of forces who sought to abuse their incredible powers.

The goal was to legitimize hero work and add order to acts of supervillainy, creating an unspoken code of conduct to which both parties would respect and honor.

The Guardian Alliance exists to give metahumans purpose and a way to use their powers freely and for good, while the clandestine organization known only as The Society exists to remind villains to be human - though they lack respect for human laws.

The forces of the world seemed to stabilize with the guilds working in tandem to keep things orderly. The capes and villains began to age off and retire, but there were always new ones willing to step in and take their place.

Metahumans make up a small portion of the global population: be they born, cloned, crash-landed, augmented, or blessed by gods. Cults formed around extra-dimensional or mystical entities that have made contact with Earth, some of them widespread enough to be considered their own bizarre mainstream religions. Life has been strange but ultimately very peaceful.

The world was altered again on January 4th, 2022, when a new kind of Confluence introduced the heroes and villains from other worlds, powerful enough to rival even the greatest metas of this world. These new metahumans became known as the Starfallen, and their arrival shook the very foundations of this world.

NOW

The arrival of heroes from other worlds is hardly unprecedented, but the sheer amount of them is staggering. While these new champions are able to return home for brief periods of time, something always snaps them back to this world.

Goddesses, governments, and forces yet unknown are not happy about their presence shaking up their control of this world. What new foes will you face?

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