Superpowers are slowly beginning to be brought to light. No longer do people believe in their bedtime stories, so when something strange occurs, there are always those that question. While the world may not know about superpowers yet, the wrong people are picking up on hints. People smell opportunity, and they see it in dollar signs, in love, in power. People become scary when they know they can achieve, and especially when they can gain these hints by extracting them from other people.
After the death of Alexander Petrikov, we no longer live under the shroud of public doubt. People are beginning to
know. We have awakened, and now we must hide. Stars are falling from the star at an alarming rate; powers are growing. Metahumans are slowly becoming more and more common. We are not a rarity any longer, but we are not welcomed, either. Now, we live in fear. In the underground.
But in a new light, good people rise along with the bad. Now we know we need to stick together to survive. Groups, alliances, friends come out of this era. The Protectors, a group key to the development of superpowered peoples as we know it is born, to combat the holds of the SPME. While we hide in the underground, we prepare to rise.
The exact dates this era began are left slightly vague as to give the players some room to expand and explore. Players have the potential to alter and evolve the timeline.
MAJOR EVENT: 2007 - Alexander Petrikov, the creator of the SPME, dies.
MAJOR EVENT: February 18th 2010 - A large meteor shower falls upon the United States. Many people gain powers. Darius Finch creates The Protectors, a group that will bring metahumans together in a way that has never been done before.
arc: alexander
It only takes one tortured soul to change the world. This arc follows the story of Alexander Petrikov, the man who revolutionized the world for metahumans and humans alike by founding the SPME.
We follow Petrikov in his rise to power and how the people around him lead him to his ultimate fate.
arc: sex, drugs and rock n' roll / woodstock
The year is 1969, and everyone wants a slice of fame on the big stage with a microphone in hand. A Battle of the Bands competition with an mind-blowing prize gets heated when the participants realize their competition is between Metahumans.
arc: the wonder trio
On a fateful day in a small town in Philadelphia, Hopkins Middle School was the neighbor to the
crash site of a strange meteor. Through this, three children gained superpowers and decided to use them to fight a villain who rose alongside them. An epic tale of wanting to be apart of that adult world, the Wonder Trio face travesty and danger as they hurdle forward with their new abilities.
arc: the protectors
Darius Finch, the founder, seeks to build a team to change the world. Thus, The Protectors are born, an organized group of highly skilled metahumans trained to fight threats to their race.
- Standing for 'Studies of the Physically and Mentally Enhanced', a research lab that conducts experiments on Metahumans. Gaining a large amount of prominence in this era, the SPME becomes more forward with their research.
- An organized group of vigilantes created to bring about the equality of metahumans.