Lore Notes: Superhuman Historical Timeline
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Lore Notes: Superhuman Historical Timeline
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As recorded by the Hero League and the Children of the Garden
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700 A.D. — The Origin of Superhumans
A powerful queen, desperate for immortality, encounters a mysterious being.
She is granted godlike powers and becomes the first Superhuman, called The Genesis.
She gives birth to ten children at once. Each child inherits a fragment of her powers, including partial immortality.
They are known as The Eleven—the only Superhumans on Earth at the time.
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700–1200 A.D. — The Age of Conquest and Evolution
The Genesis and the Eleven rule and conquer vast parts of the world.
Eventually, the Genesis shifts her purpose from conquest to upliftment—sending her children across the globe to share fragments of power with humans, birthing the first generation of non-Eleven Superhumans.
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1200 A.D. — The Rise of the Hero League
As Superhumans multiply, villains begin to emerge.
To counter this, the Eleven and world leaders form the Hero League, training Superhumans to serve and protect humanity.
Heroes rise to fame as noble defenders, gaining celebrity-like status.
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1700 A.D. — The Death of the Genesis and the rest of the Eleven
The Genesis announces the end of her immortality: a 1,000-year limit.
She dies, and her powers reincarnate in a newborn of her bloodline—the next Genesis.
That same year, the original Eleven lose their immortality and also perish.
Their powers are reincarnated into ordinary infants across the world.
From this point on, the Eleven become mortal reincarnations, reborn each generation.
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1700–1900s — The Age of Control
With the original generation gone, the government takes near-total control of Superhuman affairs.
New laws enforce strict limitations: only government-aligned Heroes are accepted.
Independent Superhumans are shunned and outcast.
Fear and inequality spread. Superhumans begin living in hiding or secrecy.
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1909 A.D. — Bruce's Rebellion
Bruce, a human government official, opposes the system.
He allies with Numbers 3, 4, and 7 of the Fourth Generation Eleven and forms the Super Liberation Army.
Their aim: liberate Superhumans from government control—by force.
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1913 A.D. — The Forsaken Eleven
The Genesis joins Bruce's cause and even grants him powers.
Numbers 3, 4, 7 become The Forsaken Eleven.
The Genesis meets the criteria to control all Superhumans worldwide.
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1914 A.D. — The Great Super War
The Genesis takes control of all Superhumans—except Bruce.
Superhumans begin wiping out human armies.
Humanity nearly falls in just 8 months.
But the Genesis makes a deal:
He removes his control,
Strips Superhumans of their powers (except Heroes and the Eleven),
Proposes the creation of a hidden sanctuary: The Garden.
The Genesis takes his own life.
Superhuman powers become dormant unless awakened by a Hero or the Eleven.
A safeguard is placed: if the government ever breaks the pact, the next Genesis will awaken instantly, reigniting war.
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1960 A.D. — The Fifth Generation Begins
Number Eight of the Fourth Generation Eleven dies.
A child is born: Elias Mercer, the first of the Fifth Generation Eleven.
The Hero League begins finding and awakening the rest.
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1998 A.D. — Three Critical Events
1. Number Ten of the Fourth Generation Eleven dies.
2. Amelia, the Fifth Generation Number Ten, is born.
3. The new Genesis is born—same year.
4. Bruce is revealed to still be alive.
He has been awakening Superhumans in secret.
He Rebuilds the Villain League.
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2013 A.D. — The Forsaken Rise Again
Numbers 3, 4, and 7 of the Fifth Generation betray the children of the Garden and joins the villain league.
They become the new Forsaken Eleven, mirroring the past.
It's discovered that a legacy pact binds Forsaken Eleven to repeat the will of their past selves.
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2016 A.D. — Present Day (Amelia's Story Begins)
Amelia awakens her powers after touching Luca, an awakened Superhuman.
The Villain League attacks her school.
She learns the truth about Superhumans, the Eleven, Bruce, and her role as Number Ten.
The Genesis remains unknown—but was also born in 1998.
The Hero League must find the Genesis before Bruce does… or another war will begin.
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