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	Perhaps the most mysterious major threat to Ganyak is a group of bizarre [[organism]]s called the [[Tham]], which apparently originate from some other world or [[plane]]. While (mostly) flesh and blood, the Tham resemble no [[True Earth\|Euterran]] species. Nor, for that matter, do they necessarily resemble each other; the Tham are not a single monolithic [[race]], but a collection of many different kinds of being that all seem to have a similar origin and goals. What those goals are remains uncertain, but they often seem to involve attempts to claim large parts of Earth's territory, attempts that must be thwarted by vigilant heroes.		Perhaps the most mysterious major threat to Ganyak is a group of bizarre [[organism]]s called the [[Tham]], which apparently originate from some other world or [[plane]]. While (mostly) flesh and blood, the Tham resemble no [[True Earth\|Euterran]] species. Nor, for that matter, do they necessarily resemble each other; the Tham are not a single monolithic [[race]], but a collection of many different kinds of being that all seem to have a similar origin and goals. What those goals are remains uncertain, but they often seem to involve attempts to claim large parts of Earth's territory, attempts that must be thwarted by vigilant heroes.

	Unbeknownst to nearly all of Ganyak's citizens, who see the Tham as only one of several threats facing them, the Tham are not only probably the greatest danger to Ganyak but also the reason why supers exist there in the first place. With possible rare exceptions, all supers on Ganyak have their [[superpower\|power]]s because they have been [[insiliation\|insiliated]] by Tham. The accidents that often seem to be the source of their powers actually only briefly weaken them enough for a Tham to enter them. Once inside, the insilient Tham does grant its host superpowers, but at a cost; the longer the Tham remains there, and the more powers it grants, the more it connects with the host's body, and the more power it gains over it. When the Tham has gained sufficient mastery over the host's body, it is then it will take control, [[~~transfiguration~~\|transfiguring]] the host into a powerful alien form over which the Tham has dominion. This has been the true fate of most of the supers who have vanished; they exist now as great grotesque monsters, slaves to the Tham. And as the numbers of the Tham's thralls have grown, so too has their ability to insiliate themselves into others, which accounts for the increasing numbers of superpowered individuals.		Unbeknownst to nearly all of Ganyak's citizens, who see the Tham as only one of several threats facing them, the Tham are not only probably the greatest danger to Ganyak but also the reason why supers exist there in the first place. With possible rare exceptions, all supers on Ganyak have their [[superpower\|power]]s because they have been [[insiliation\|insiliated]] by Tham. The accidents that often seem to be the source of their powers actually only briefly weaken them enough for a Tham to enter them. Once inside, the insilient Tham does grant its host superpowers, but at a cost; the longer the Tham remains there, and the more powers it grants, the more it connects with the host's body, and the more power it gains over it. When the Tham has gained sufficient mastery over the host's body, it is then it will take control, [[transfigurement\|transfiguring]] the host into a powerful alien form over which the Tham has dominion. This has been the true fate of most of the supers who have vanished; they exist now as great grotesque monsters, slaves to the Tham. And as the numbers of the Tham's thralls have grown, so too has their ability to insiliate themselves into others, which accounts for the increasing numbers of superpowered individuals.

	Among the major supers of Ganyak, the only one who has figured out what the Tham are really doing, and recognizes the true peril they pose, is the supervillain Big Mama. In addition to taking measures to learn how to protect herself from [[possession]], Big Mama is carrying on a secret war against the Tham, attempting to drive them out or at least to slow down their scheme. However, at the same time she still finds herself often at odds with heroes trying to put a stop to ''her'' schemes—sometimes rightly, since she does often still concoct plots to increase her own power at the cost of others, but sometimes in the mistaken (but understandable) assumption that something she's doing to fight the Tham has a more sinister purpose. Recognizing the difficulty of fighting a battle on two fronts, or rather two simultaneous but largely separate battles, Big Mama knows things have to change soon, and is considering telling some heroes what she knows and trying to form an alliance with them—or, instead, perhaps trying to somehow form an alliance with the Tham.		Among the major supers of Ganyak, the only one who has figured out what the Tham are really doing, and recognizes the true peril they pose, is the supervillain Big Mama. In addition to taking measures to learn how to protect herself from [[possession]], Big Mama is carrying on a secret war against the Tham, attempting to drive them out or at least to slow down their scheme. However, at the same time she still finds herself often at odds with heroes trying to put a stop to ''her'' schemes—sometimes rightly, since she does often still concoct plots to increase her own power at the cost of others, but sometimes in the mistaken (but understandable) assumption that something she's doing to fight the Tham has a more sinister purpose. Recognizing the difficulty of fighting a battle on two fronts, or rather two simultaneous but largely separate battles, Big Mama knows things have to change soon, and is considering telling some heroes what she knows and trying to form an alliance with them—or, instead, perhaps trying to somehow form an alliance with the Tham.
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	While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)		While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)

	During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[~~metarchy~~\|~~metarchies~~]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable ~~metarchies~~, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.		During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[cressarchy\|cressarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable cressarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.

	While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.		While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.
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	Geographically, Ganyak mirrors [[True Earth]]; it has the same continents, and mostly the same countries. The same is mostly true politically; for the most part, the same countries exist in Ganyak as do on True Earth. The existence of supers, however, and in particular the high regard in which they are held, have some political consequences. Supers with political ambitions tend to find their powers a boon to their objectives. Few supers have actually become [[head of state\|heads of state]]—partly because they have loftier aspirations, and partly because, as much as they esteem their heroes, the people have some reluctance to elect to their highest offices people who might go missing at any moment. Nevertheless, while rare as heads of state, supers are not uncommon in slightly lower political positions, such as senators, ministers, or governors.		Geographically, Ganyak mirrors [[True Earth]]; it has the same continents, and mostly the same countries. The same is mostly true politically; for the most part, the same countries exist in Ganyak as do on True Earth. The existence of supers, however, and in particular the high regard in which they are held, have some political consequences. Supers with political ambitions tend to find their powers a boon to their objectives. Few supers have actually become [[head of state\|heads of state]]—partly because they have loftier aspirations, and partly because, as much as they esteem their heroes, the people have some reluctance to elect to their highest offices people who might go missing at any moment. Nevertheless, while rare as heads of state, supers are not uncommon in slightly lower political positions, such as senators, ministers, or governors.

	Still, if not common, super heads of state do exist on Ganyak. A handful of nations have elected supers to their highest offices: [[Kyrgyzstan (Ganyak)\|Kyrgyzstan]] is currently led by the [[Austringer]], [[El Salvador (Ganyak)\|El Salvador]] by [[Cellisca]], and [[Mozambique (Ganyak)\|Mozambique]] by [[Madame Many]]. Moreover, some supers have staked out new ~~metarchies~~ for themselves where there were previously no established nations. The [[Australia (Ganyak)\|Australia]]n [[ingeniate]] The [[Spanner]] has enabled the settlement of a large territory in [[Antarctica (Ganyak)\|Antarctica]] called [[Apparatia]], constructing huge devices to keep the area at a habitable [[temperature]]. [[Ylem]] has created and claimed rulership over a new [[island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean (Ganyak)\|Pacific Ocean]] called [[Pernovia]]; [[Majungaman]] has founded the subterranean nation of [[Agarta]]; while [[4D]] has through use of her [[multum in parvo]] powers created a new state, [[Poschia]], ''between'' [[Germany (Ganyak)\|Germany]] and the [[Netherlands (Ganyak)\|Netherlands]] without diminishing the [[area]]s of either of the preexisting states it borders.		Still, if not common, super heads of state do exist on Ganyak. A handful of nations have elected supers to their highest offices: [[Kyrgyzstan (Ganyak)\|Kyrgyzstan]] is currently led by the [[Austringer]], [[El Salvador (Ganyak)\|El Salvador]] by [[Cellisca]], and [[Mozambique (Ganyak)\|Mozambique]] by [[Madame Many]]. Moreover, some supers have staked out new cressarchies for themselves where there were previously no established nations. The [[Australia (Ganyak)\|Australia]]n [[ingeniate]] The [[Spanner]] has enabled the settlement of a large territory in [[Antarctica (Ganyak)\|Antarctica]] called [[Apparatia]], constructing huge devices to keep the area at a habitable [[temperature]]. [[Ylem]] has created and claimed rulership over a new [[island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean (Ganyak)\|Pacific Ocean]] called [[Pernovia]]; [[Majungaman]] has founded the subterranean nation of [[Agarta]]; while [[4D]] has through use of her [[multum in parvo]] powers created a new state, [[Poschia]], ''between'' [[Germany (Ganyak)\|Germany]] and the [[Netherlands (Ganyak)\|Netherlands]] without diminishing the [[area]]s of either of the preexisting states it borders.

	Aside from the direct effect of supers in leadership positions, the existence, and number, of supers on Ganyak has had indirect effects on the world's political landscape, as well. Due to the efforts of superheroes, or the exigencies of working together for a common cause, some nations are closer allies on Ganyak than they are on True Earth. Conversely, due to resentment at a supervillain's activities or some other cause, there are a few cases of nations being more hostile toward each other on Ganyak. Perhaps one of the best examples of such altered relations is that of China: the regard in which its Hainan Academy is held leads to many other nearby populous nations, notably India and [[Japan (Ganyak)\|Japan]], sending some of the most promising or best connected of their tyronic supers to be trained there, which in turn has strengthened relations between China and these other nations.		Aside from the direct effect of supers in leadership positions, the existence, and number, of supers on Ganyak has had indirect effects on the world's political landscape, as well. Due to the efforts of superheroes, or the exigencies of working together for a common cause, some nations are closer allies on Ganyak than they are on True Earth. Conversely, due to resentment at a supervillain's activities or some other cause, there are a few cases of nations being more hostile toward each other on Ganyak. Perhaps one of the best examples of such altered relations is that of China: the regard in which its Hainan Academy is held leads to many other nearby populous nations, notably India and [[Japan (Ganyak)\|Japan]], sending some of the most promising or best connected of their tyronic supers to be trained there, which in turn has strengthened relations between China and these other nations.

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	Unbeknownst to nearly all of Ganyak's citizens, who see the Tham as only one of several threats facing them, the Tham are not only probably the greatest danger to Ganyak but also the reason why supers exist there in the first place. With possible rare exceptions, all supers on Ganyak have their [[superpower\|power]]s because they have been [[insiliation\|insiliated]] by Tham. The accidents that often seem to be the source of their powers actually only briefly weaken them enough for a Tham to enter them. Once inside, the insilient Tham does grant its host superpowers, but at a cost; the longer the Tham remains there, and the more powers it grants, the more it connects with the host's body, and the more power it gains over it. When the Tham has gained sufficient mastery over the host's body, it is then it will take control, [[transfiguration\|transfiguring]] the host into a powerful alien form over which the Tham has dominion. This has been the true fate of most of the supers who have vanished; they exist now as great grotesque monsters, slaves to the Tham. And as the numbers of the Tham's thralls have grown, so too has their ability to insiliate themselves into others, which accounts for the increasing numbers of superpowered individuals.		Unbeknownst to nearly all of Ganyak's citizens, who see the Tham as only one of several threats facing them, the Tham are not only probably the greatest danger to Ganyak but also the reason why supers exist there in the first place. With possible rare exceptions, all supers on Ganyak have their [[superpower\|power]]s because they have been [[insiliation\|insiliated]] by Tham. The accidents that often seem to be the source of their powers actually only briefly weaken them enough for a Tham to enter them. Once inside, the insilient Tham does grant its host superpowers, but at a cost; the longer the Tham remains there, and the more powers it grants, the more it connects with the host's body, and the more power it gains over it. When the Tham has gained sufficient mastery over the host's body, it is then it will take control, [[transfiguration\|transfiguring]] the host into a powerful alien form over which the Tham has dominion. This has been the true fate of most of the supers who have vanished; they exist now as great grotesque monsters, slaves to the Tham. And as the numbers of the Tham's thralls have grown, so too has their ability to insiliate themselves into others, which accounts for the increasing numbers of superpowered individuals.

	Among the major supers of Ganyak, the only one who has figured out what the Tham are really doing, and recognizes the true peril they pose, is the supervillain Big Mama. In addition to taking measures to learn how to protect herself from possession, Big Mama is carrying on a secret war against the Tham, attempting to drive them out or at least to slow down their scheme. However, at the same time she still finds herself often at odds with heroes trying to put a stop to ''her'' schemes—sometimes rightly, since she does often still concoct plots to increase her own power at the cost of others, but sometimes in the mistaken (but understandable) assumption that something she's doing to fight the Tham has a more sinister purpose. Recognizing the difficulty of fighting a battle on two fronts, or rather two simultaneous but largely separate battles, Big Mama knows things have to change soon, and is considering telling some heroes what she knows and trying to form an alliance with them—or, instead, perhaps trying to somehow form an alliance with the Tham.		Among the major supers of Ganyak, the only one who has figured out what the Tham are really doing, and recognizes the true peril they pose, is the supervillain Big Mama. In addition to taking measures to learn how to protect herself from [[possession]], Big Mama is carrying on a secret war against the Tham, attempting to drive them out or at least to slow down their scheme. However, at the same time she still finds herself often at odds with heroes trying to put a stop to ''her'' schemes—sometimes rightly, since she does often still concoct plots to increase her own power at the cost of others, but sometimes in the mistaken (but understandable) assumption that something she's doing to fight the Tham has a more sinister purpose. Recognizing the difficulty of fighting a battle on two fronts, or rather two simultaneous but largely separate battles, Big Mama knows things have to change soon, and is considering telling some heroes what she knows and trying to form an alliance with them—or, instead, perhaps trying to somehow form an alliance with the Tham.
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	Perhaps the most mysterious major threat to Ganyak is a group of bizarre [[organism]]s called the [[Tham]], which apparently originate from some other world or [[plane]]. While (mostly) flesh and blood, the Tham resemble no [[True Earth\|Euterran]] species. Nor, for that matter, do they necessarily resemble each other; the Tham are not a single monolithic [[race]], but a collection of many different kinds of being that all seem to have a similar origin and goals. What those goals are remains uncertain, but they often seem to involve attempts to claim large parts of Earth's territory, attempts that must be thwarted by vigilant heroes.		Perhaps the most mysterious major threat to Ganyak is a group of bizarre [[organism]]s called the [[Tham]], which apparently originate from some other world or [[plane]]. While (mostly) flesh and blood, the Tham resemble no [[True Earth\|Euterran]] species. Nor, for that matter, do they necessarily resemble each other; the Tham are not a single monolithic [[race]], but a collection of many different kinds of being that all seem to have a similar origin and goals. What those goals are remains uncertain, but they often seem to involve attempts to claim large parts of Earth's territory, attempts that must be thwarted by vigilant heroes.

	Unbeknownst to nearly all of Ganyak's citizens, who see the Tham as only one of several threats facing them, the Tham are not only probably the greatest danger to Ganyak but also the reason why supers exist there in the first place. With possible rare exceptions, all supers on Ganyak have their [[superpower\|power]]s because they have been [[insiliation\|insiliated]] by Tham. The accidents that often seem to be the source of their powers actually only weaken them ~~briefly~~ enough for a Tham to enter them. Once inside, the insilient Tham does grant its host superpowers, but at a cost; the longer the Tham remains there, and the more powers it grants, the more it connects with the host's body, and the more power it gains over it. When the Tham has gained sufficient mastery over the host's body, it is then it will take control, [[transfiguration\|transfiguring]] the host into a powerful alien form over which the Tham has dominion. This has been the true fate of most of the supers who have vanished; they exist now as great grotesque monsters, slaves to the Tham. And as the numbers of the Tham's thralls have grown, so too has their ability to insiliate themselves into others, which accounts for the increasing numbers of superpowered individuals.		Unbeknownst to nearly all of Ganyak's citizens, who see the Tham as only one of several threats facing them, the Tham are not only probably the greatest danger to Ganyak but also the reason why supers exist there in the first place. With possible rare exceptions, all supers on Ganyak have their [[superpower\|power]]s because they have been [[insiliation\|insiliated]] by Tham. The accidents that often seem to be the source of their powers actually only briefly weaken them enough for a Tham to enter them. Once inside, the insilient Tham does grant its host superpowers, but at a cost; the longer the Tham remains there, and the more powers it grants, the more it connects with the host's body, and the more power it gains over it. When the Tham has gained sufficient mastery over the host's body, it is then it will take control, [[transfiguration\|transfiguring]] the host into a powerful alien form over which the Tham has dominion. This has been the true fate of most of the supers who have vanished; they exist now as great grotesque monsters, slaves to the Tham. And as the numbers of the Tham's thralls have grown, so too has their ability to insiliate themselves into others, which accounts for the increasing numbers of superpowered individuals.

	Among the major supers of Ganyak, the only one who has figured out what the Tham are really doing, and recognizes the true peril they pose, is the supervillain Big Mama. In addition to taking measures to learn how to protect herself from possession, Big Mama is carrying on a secret war against the Tham, attempting to drive them out or at least to slow down their scheme. However, at the same time she still finds herself often at odds with heroes trying to put a stop to ''her'' schemes—sometimes rightly, since she does often still concoct plots to increase her own power at the cost of others, but sometimes in the mistaken (but understandable) assumption that something she's doing to fight the Tham has a more sinister purpose. Recognizing the difficulty of fighting a battle on two fronts, or rather two simultaneous but largely separate battles, Big Mama knows things have to change soon, and is considering telling some heroes what she knows and trying to form an alliance with them—or, instead, perhaps trying to somehow form an alliance with the Tham.		Among the major supers of Ganyak, the only one who has figured out what the Tham are really doing, and recognizes the true peril they pose, is the supervillain Big Mama. In addition to taking measures to learn how to protect herself from possession, Big Mama is carrying on a secret war against the Tham, attempting to drive them out or at least to slow down their scheme. However, at the same time she still finds herself often at odds with heroes trying to put a stop to ''her'' schemes—sometimes rightly, since she does often still concoct plots to increase her own power at the cost of others, but sometimes in the mistaken (but understandable) assumption that something she's doing to fight the Tham has a more sinister purpose. Recognizing the difficulty of fighting a battle on two fronts, or rather two simultaneous but largely separate battles, Big Mama knows things have to change soon, and is considering telling some heroes what she knows and trying to form an alliance with them—or, instead, perhaps trying to somehow form an alliance with the Tham.
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	The most obvious threat to security on Ganyak is, of course, that of the supervillains who exist all over the world. The exact number of supervillains is hard to pinpoint, and depends on how one defines a supervillain, whether one includes petty bullies who use superpowers to get their way but have no obvious criminal tendencies, or whether one limits oneself to those with loftier ambitions, or to those who use costumes and [[code name (Ganyak)\|code name]]s, or to those that meet some other criteria. Nevertheless, there are certainly tens of thousands of supervillains by even the most conservative estimates.		The most obvious threat to security on Ganyak is, of course, that of the supervillains who exist all over the world. The exact number of supervillains is hard to pinpoint, and depends on how one defines a supervillain, whether one includes petty bullies who use superpowers to get their way but have no obvious criminal tendencies, or whether one limits oneself to those with loftier ambitions, or to those who use costumes and [[code name (Ganyak)\|code name]]s, or to those that meet some other criteria. Nevertheless, there are certainly tens of thousands of supervillains by even the most conservative estimates.

	Obviously, not all of these supervillains are equally powerful or equally dangerous. Many of them are strictly local menaces, kept in check by a single hero to whom they can be a significant irritation without having noticeable impact outside their areas. There are some particular supervillains, however, who have made enough of an impact to be known and feared throughout the world. Among the most notable supervillains of Ganyak are [[Big Mama]], a woman originally from [[Brazil (Ganyak)\|Brazil]] who was granted powers by strange cult in the [[Himalaya Mountains (Ganyak)\|Himalayas]]; the [[Blue Queen]], whose mischievous nature in combination with her immense powers make her a significant danger; [[Clockwork]], a villain who has replaced his own body parts piecemeal by mechanical parts and who commands formidable automatous servants; The [[Locust]], whose power comes more through her finances and connections than through any real superpowers; and the [[Sand Hag]], a sinister cloaked figure who seldom shows her face but who enjoys puissant apparently magical powers.		Obviously, not all of these supervillains are equally powerful or equally dangerous. Many of them are strictly local menaces, kept in check by a single hero to whom they can be a significant irritation without having noticeable impact outside their areas. There are some particular supervillains, however, who have made enough of an impact to be known and feared throughout the world. Among the most notable supervillains of Ganyak are [[Big Mama]], a woman originally from [[Brazil (Ganyak)\|Brazil]] who was granted powers by strange cult in the [[Himalaya Mountains (Ganyak)\|Himalayas]]; the [[Blue Queen]], whose mischievous nature in combination with her immense powers make her a significant danger; [[Clockwork (Ganyak)\|Clockwork]], a villain who has replaced his own body parts piecemeal by mechanical parts and who commands formidable automatous servants; The [[Locust]], whose power comes more through her finances and connections than through any real superpowers; and the [[Sand Hag]], a sinister cloaked figure who seldom shows her face but who enjoys puissant apparently magical powers.

	Like Ganyak's superheroes, its villains have joined up into organizations of their own, though to a much lesser degree; villain organizations are both less numerous and, on average, smaller than their heroic counterparts. Still, there are a few that have risen to notoriety. The [[Coterie]] is a vicious international superpowered crime ring jointly led by the [[Visor]] and [[Welladay]]; the [[Brothers of Brine]] are a superpowered pirate organization that terrorizes the seas. The [[Blackhead]]s are a very loosely structured supervillain organization the decentralized nature of which has made it relatively easy to deal with locally but very difficult to stop for good.		Like Ganyak's superheroes, its villains have joined up into organizations of their own, though to a much lesser degree; villain organizations are both less numerous and, on average, smaller than their heroic counterparts. Still, there are a few that have risen to notoriety. The [[Coterie]] is a vicious international superpowered crime ring jointly led by the [[Visor]] and [[Welladay]]; the [[Brothers of Brine]] are a superpowered pirate organization that terrorizes the seas. The [[Blackhead]]s are a very loosely structured supervillain organization the decentralized nature of which has made it relatively easy to deal with locally but very difficult to stop for good.

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	Worldwide, the two best known organizations are the [[Angels' Guild]] and the [[Order of Archytas]]. While these two organizations are active throughout the [[planet]], however, other organizations may be better known and more influential in smaller areas. Examples are the [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]]n [[Preservers]], the Chinese [[Cloud Guardians]], and the Indian [[Thousand Hands]].		Worldwide, the two best known organizations are the [[Angels' Guild]] and the [[Order of Archytas]]. While these two organizations are active throughout the [[planet]], however, other organizations may be better known and more influential in smaller areas. Examples are the [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]]n [[Preservers]], the Chinese [[Cloud Guardians]], and the Indian [[Thousand Hands]].

	More recently, some organizations have arisen from groups of former fellow students at Ganyak's super academies. Most of these teams are of very recent origin and are still of little more than local interest, but a few have managed to make their mark and become better known. Among the most famed of these [[schoolmate team]]s are the [[Golden Dragons]] from the Château du Moine, the [[Friends of Justice]] from the Sardellikoulu , and the [[Famous Six]] from the (otherwise undistinguished) [[Instituto Chilote]] in Achao, [[Chile (Ganyak)\|Chile]].		More recently, some organizations have arisen from groups of former fellow students at Ganyak's super academies. Most of these teams are of very recent origin and are still of little more than local interest, but a few have managed to make their mark and become better known. Among the most famed of these [[schoolmate team]]s are the [[Golden Dragons]] from the Château du Moine, the [[Friends of Justice]] from the Sardellikoulu, and the [[Famous Six]] from the (otherwise undistinguished) [[Instituto Chilote]] in Achao, [[Chile (Ganyak)\|Chile]].

	==Threats==		==Threats==

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	==Heroic organizations==		==Heroic organizations==
	Some of Ganyak's most famous and powerful heroes, such as the [[Beam]], the [[Cuttlefish]], and the [[Conjurer]], operate mostly on their own, occasionally forming temporary partnerships but never working with other heroes for extended periods of time. Many heroes, however, find strength in numbers, and team up with other heroes into organizations that coöperate and pool their resources the better to fight the villains they oppose.		Some of Ganyak's most famous and powerful heroes, such as the [[Beam]], the [[Cuttlefish]], and the [[Conjurer (Ganyak)\|Conjurer]], operate mostly on their own, occasionally forming temporary partnerships but never working with other heroes for extended periods of time. Many heroes, however, find strength in numbers, and team up with other heroes into organizations that coöperate and pool their resources the better to fight the villains they oppose.

	Worldwide, the two best known organizations are the [[Angels' Guild]] and the [[Order of Archytas]]. While these two organizations are active throughout the [[planet]], however, other organizations may be better known and more influential in smaller areas. Examples are the [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]]n [[Preservers]], the Chinese [[Cloud Guardians]], and the Indian [[Thousand Hands]].		Worldwide, the two best known organizations are the [[Angels' Guild]] and the [[Order of Archytas]]. While these two organizations are active throughout the [[planet]], however, other organizations may be better known and more influential in smaller areas. Examples are the [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]]n [[Preservers]], the Chinese [[Cloud Guardians]], and the Indian [[Thousand Hands]].

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	While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)		While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)

	During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[metarchy\|metarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable metarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what ~~is now the southern [[Congo (Ganyak)\|Congo]]~~came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.		During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[metarchy\|metarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable metarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.

	While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.		While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.

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	While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)		While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)

	During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as ~~kings~~, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[metarchy\|metarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous ~~knights~~, or devoted themselves to the church. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under dynastic rulers. The most stable metarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what is now the southern [[Congo (Ganyak)\|Congo]]came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.		During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[metarchy\|metarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable metarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what is now the southern [[Congo (Ganyak)\|Congo]]came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.

	While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.		While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.

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	Whatever its cause, if valid, the exponential model would imply that eventually the entire population of the world would be supers—a hypothetical event sometimes referred to as the [[Serimian point]] (often shortened to "S point") after the [[Armenia (Ganyak)\|Armenia]]n [[mathematician]] who first popularized the notion. While in principle it would be possible to calculate the time it would take for this to occur, in practice the difficulty of measuring the proportion of supers in different [[year]]s has led to wide variance in the estimated timeframe, with some futurists prognosticating that the S point will come within the next [[century]], and others maintaining that it is still as much as eight hundred years off. And, of course, not everyone agrees that the S point is inevitable at all—even its eponym [[Areg Serimian]] maintains that he only raised the idea as a provocative possibility and is not convinced of its reality. Some dismiss the exponential extrapolation altogether, while others, while accepting that the growth may appear exponential, point out that with the limitations of the data a [[logistic function\|logistic curve]] is at least as likely a fit, implying that the growth of proportion of supers in the population will eventually level off and more or less stabilize at some level which could still be significantly below one hundred [[percent]].		Whatever its cause, if valid, the exponential model would imply that eventually the entire population of the world would be supers—a hypothetical event sometimes referred to as the [[Serimian point]] (often shortened to "S point") after the [[Armenia (Ganyak)\|Armenia]]n [[mathematician]] who first popularized the notion. While in principle it would be possible to calculate the time it would take for this to occur, in practice the difficulty of measuring the proportion of supers in different [[year]]s has led to wide variance in the estimated timeframe, with some futurists prognosticating that the S point will come within the next [[century]], and others maintaining that it is still as much as eight hundred years off. And, of course, not everyone agrees that the S point is inevitable at all—even its eponym [[Areg Serimian]] maintains that he only raised the idea as a provocative possibility and is not convinced of its reality. Some dismiss the exponential extrapolation altogether, while others, while accepting that the growth may appear exponential, point out that with the limitations of the data a [[logistic function\|logistic curve]] is at least as likely a fit, implying that the growth of proportion of supers in the population will eventually level off and more or less stabilize at some level which could still be significantly below one hundred [[percent]].

	In any case, whatever the future holds for the population of supers, the relatively high proportion today already causes some issues. Some undeveloped parts of the world have become more or less continuous war zones between battling supers, the unfortunate locals who lack their powers forced to do their best to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. To avoid meeting a similar fate, most developed societies have found it necessary to establish [[school]]s specifically tailored to teach emergent supers how to use their powers, and how to employ them responsibly. These "[[super academy\|super academies]]" are still new enough that their overseers and faculties (most of whom are supers themselves) have not yet determined exactly how to run them most effectively, and the ~~often~~ mistaken, mischievous, or malicious misuse of a power can make them dangerous places—though probably still less dangerous than leaving the fledgling supers to try to figure everything out on their own. Among the largest and most noted of the academies are the [[Aqiq Academy]] in northern Al Rayyan, [[Qatar (Ganyak)\|Qatar]]; the [[Château du Moine]] in Ollon, [[Switzerland (Ganyak)\|Switzerland]]; the [[First Western Academy]] in Pecos, New Mexico; the [[Hainan Academy]] in Wuzhishan, [[China (Ganyak)\|China]]; and the [[Sardellikoulu]] in Uusikaupunki, [[Finland (Ganyak)\|Finland]].		In any case, whatever the future holds for the population of supers, the relatively high proportion today already causes some issues. Some undeveloped parts of the world have become more or less continuous war zones between battling supers, the unfortunate locals who lack their powers forced to do their best to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. To avoid meeting a similar fate, most developed societies have found it necessary to establish [[school]]s specifically tailored to teach emergent supers how to use their powers, and how to employ them responsibly. These "[[super academy\|super academies]]" are still new enough that their overseers and faculties (most of whom are supers themselves) have not yet determined exactly how to run them most effectively, and the frequent mistaken, mischievous, or malicious misuse of a power can make them dangerous places—though probably still less dangerous than leaving the fledgling supers to try to figure everything out on their own. Among the largest and most noted of the academies are the [[Aqiq Academy]] in northern Al Rayyan, [[Qatar (Ganyak)\|Qatar]]; the [[Château du Moine]] in Ollon, [[Switzerland (Ganyak)\|Switzerland]]; the [[First Western Academy]] in Pecos, New Mexico; the [[Hainan Academy]] in Wuzhishan, [[China (Ganyak)\|China]]; and the [[Sardellikoulu]] in Uusikaupunki, [[Finland (Ganyak)\|Finland]].

	==History==		==History==

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	While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)		While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)

	During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[~~metarchy~~\|~~metarchies~~]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable ~~metarchies~~, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.		During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[cressarchy\|cressarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable cressarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.

	While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.		While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.
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	Geographically, Ganyak mirrors [[True Earth]]; it has the same continents, and mostly the same countries. The same is mostly true politically; for the most part, the same countries exist in Ganyak as do on True Earth. The existence of supers, however, and in particular the high regard in which they are held, have some political consequences. Supers with political ambitions tend to find their powers a boon to their objectives. Few supers have actually become [[head of state\|heads of state]]—partly because they have loftier aspirations, and partly because, as much as they esteem their heroes, the people have some reluctance to elect to their highest offices people who might go missing at any moment. Nevertheless, while rare as heads of state, supers are not uncommon in slightly lower political positions, such as senators, ministers, or governors.		Geographically, Ganyak mirrors [[True Earth]]; it has the same continents, and mostly the same countries. The same is mostly true politically; for the most part, the same countries exist in Ganyak as do on True Earth. The existence of supers, however, and in particular the high regard in which they are held, have some political consequences. Supers with political ambitions tend to find their powers a boon to their objectives. Few supers have actually become [[head of state\|heads of state]]—partly because they have loftier aspirations, and partly because, as much as they esteem their heroes, the people have some reluctance to elect to their highest offices people who might go missing at any moment. Nevertheless, while rare as heads of state, supers are not uncommon in slightly lower political positions, such as senators, ministers, or governors.

	Still, if not common, super heads of state do exist on Ganyak. A handful of nations have elected supers to their highest offices: [[Kyrgyzstan (Ganyak)\|Kyrgyzstan]] is currently led by the [[Austringer]], [[El Salvador (Ganyak)\|El Salvador]] by [[Cellisca]], and [[Mozambique (Ganyak)\|Mozambique]] by [[Madame Many]]. Moreover, some supers have staked out new ~~metarchies~~ for themselves where there were previously no established nations. The [[Australia (Ganyak)\|Australia]]n [[ingeniate]] The [[Spanner]] has enabled the settlement of a large territory in [[Antarctica (Ganyak)\|Antarctica]] called [[Apparatia]], constructing huge devices to keep the area at a habitable [[temperature]]. [[Ylem]] has created and claimed rulership over a new [[island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean (Ganyak)\|Pacific Ocean]] called [[Pernovia]]; [[Majungaman]] has founded the subterranean nation of [[Agarta]]; while [[4D]] has through use of her [[multum in parvo]] powers created a new state, [[Poschia]], ''between'' [[Germany (Ganyak)\|Germany]] and the [[Netherlands (Ganyak)\|Netherlands]] without diminishing the [[area]]s of either of the preexisting states it borders.		Still, if not common, super heads of state do exist on Ganyak. A handful of nations have elected supers to their highest offices: [[Kyrgyzstan (Ganyak)\|Kyrgyzstan]] is currently led by the [[Austringer]], [[El Salvador (Ganyak)\|El Salvador]] by [[Cellisca]], and [[Mozambique (Ganyak)\|Mozambique]] by [[Madame Many]]. Moreover, some supers have staked out new cressarchies for themselves where there were previously no established nations. The [[Australia (Ganyak)\|Australia]]n [[ingeniate]] The [[Spanner]] has enabled the settlement of a large territory in [[Antarctica (Ganyak)\|Antarctica]] called [[Apparatia]], constructing huge devices to keep the area at a habitable [[temperature]]. [[Ylem]] has created and claimed rulership over a new [[island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean (Ganyak)\|Pacific Ocean]] called [[Pernovia]]; [[Majungaman]] has founded the subterranean nation of [[Agarta]]; while [[4D]] has through use of her [[multum in parvo]] powers created a new state, [[Poschia]], ''between'' [[Germany (Ganyak)\|Germany]] and the [[Netherlands (Ganyak)\|Netherlands]] without diminishing the [[area]]s of either of the preexisting states it borders.

	Aside from the direct effect of supers in leadership positions, the existence, and number, of supers on Ganyak has had indirect effects on the world's political landscape, as well. Due to the efforts of superheroes, or the exigencies of working together for a common cause, some nations are closer allies on Ganyak than they are on True Earth. Conversely, due to resentment at a supervillain's activities or some other cause, there are a few cases of nations being more hostile toward each other on Ganyak. Perhaps one of the best examples of such altered relations is that of China: the regard in which its Hainan Academy is held leads to many other nearby populous nations, notably India and [[Japan (Ganyak)\|Japan]], sending some of the most promising or best connected of their tyronic supers to be trained there, which in turn has strengthened relations between China and these other nations.		Aside from the direct effect of supers in leadership positions, the existence, and number, of supers on Ganyak has had indirect effects on the world's political landscape, as well. Due to the efforts of superheroes, or the exigencies of working together for a common cause, some nations are closer allies on Ganyak than they are on True Earth. Conversely, due to resentment at a supervillain's activities or some other cause, there are a few cases of nations being more hostile toward each other on Ganyak. Perhaps one of the best examples of such altered relations is that of China: the regard in which its Hainan Academy is held leads to many other nearby populous nations, notably India and [[Japan (Ganyak)\|Japan]], sending some of the most promising or best connected of their tyronic supers to be trained there, which in turn has strengthened relations between China and these other nations.

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	While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)		While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)

	During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[metarchy\|metarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable metarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what ~~is now the southern [[Congo (Ganyak)\|Congo]]~~came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.		During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[metarchy\|metarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable metarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.

	While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.		While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.

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	While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)		While in many [[super world]]s supers arose in appreciable numbers only recently, on Ganyak they seem to go back thousands of years. While some historians have found dubious evidence of even older supers, the oldest known super of whose existence scholars are relatively confident was either [[Siddhrannama]] of [[Wikipedia:Vedic period\|Vedic]] [[India (Ganyak)\|India]] (more technically, from an area corresponding to modern-day [[Pakistan (Ganyak)\|Pakistan]]) or [[Senetaset]] of ancient [[Egypt (Ganyak)\|Egypt]]—the available evidence is insufficient to determine which of the two was first (and it's possible, though not particularly likely, that they were contemporaries). During the subsequent centuries, supers seem to have been uncommon but not unknown; particularly notable examples include the [[Greece (Ganyak)\|Grecian]] [[Zyphon]], [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization\|Mayan]] [[Ku-Kuk]], [[Mongolia (Ganyak)\|Mongolia]]n [[Xen Han]], and [[Wikipedia:Parthian Empire\|Parthian]] [[Aaphrades]]. (Presumably there were also supers in [[North America (Ganyak)\|North America]] during this time, but unfortunately there are no written records from this [[continent]] prior to [[Europe (Ganyak)\|Europe]]an settlement.)

	During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as ~~kings~~, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[metarchy\|metarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous ~~knights~~, or devoted themselves to the church. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under dynastic rulers. The most stable metarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what is now the southern [[Congo (Ganyak)\|Congo]]came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.		During the [[Middle Ages]], [[Europe]] was largely a battleground between supers, not unlike much of the third world today. Many supers set themselves up as [[king]]s, leading to a number of petty and typically short-lived [[metarchy\|metarchies]], usually passed on to their founders' descendants who may or may not have any superpowers themselves, and especially if they didn't may have found it impossible to hold onto their dominions. Other supers served as famous [[knight]]s, or devoted themselves to the [[church]]. Imperial China, during roughly the same period, was somewhat less chaotic; while similar conflicts between superpowered warlords often raged, they were interleaved with periods of relative peace under [[dynasty\|dynastic]] rulers. The most stable metarchies, however, arose in Africa and South America. The prosperous [[Ivory State]] in what is now the southern [[Congo (Ganyak)\|Congo]]came to be modern [[Angola (Ganyak)\|Angola]] and [[Zambia (Ganyak)\|Zambia]] is still today considered something of a mystery and has left [[ruin]]s that have yet to be fully explored. Centered in what would eventually be [[Colombia]], the civilization of [[Quamaci]] was founded by a super who left the [[Inca Empire]] to establish his own [[sovereign state\|state]], attracting followers from his former homeland.

	While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.		While supers, then, have existed on Ganyak for [[millennium\|millennia]], the current standard of many supers using [[code name]]s and [[costume (super)\|costume]]s didn't really become commonplace until the early nineteenth century, and even then they were mostly a matter of showmanship; most supers made little attempt to hide their real identities. As the fights between superheroes and supervillains escalated, though, more supers on both sides saw the wisdom of hiding behind an alias, and by the mid-twentieth century most supers assumed costumes and code names as they do today.