Earth (Earth-3934)

**Earth**, also known as **Midgard**, is the home world of humanity, located in Sector 2814 of the Milky Way galaxy.

## History

### Prehistory

Earth formed around 4.5 billion years ago, from the remnants of the planet Gigantus. Following its creation, the Demiurge (the sentient life force of Earth's biosphere) seeded the world with its own life essence, creating the Elder Gods.

After half a billion years, life first began to appear on the planet, mostly in the form of simple microscopic organisms. Life continued to slowly diversify, while the Elder God known as Gaea decided to become the protector of these new lifeforms and guide their evolution.

Lizards began to appear, including the dinosaurs, who lived for two million years. During this period, the first hominids also began to appear, including the Small-Folk, who lived alongside dinosaurs such as the Devil-Beasts. This was the age of the Elder God Set, who formed a bond with the reptiles of Earth.

Some human-like beings also existed in this period, which may seem contradictory, as modern science recognizes humans as having evolved much later. There are even tales of great human civilizations that long predate the dinosaurs. These contradictions may have been caused by magic, time travel, or some other kind of outside intervention, or perhaps time is simply not as linear as human scientists believe. Many of these pre-Thurian civilizations were harvested by the Sheeda, a race descended from humans one billion years in the future, who expanded their empire by invading lands of the past.

Eventually, Gaea decided to allow the dinosaurs to face extinction to order to give rise to mammals. This angered Set, who attempted to eradicate the mammals, before he was stopped by Atum. An asteroid then hit Earth and caused a massive extinction event, wiping out most of the larger dinosaurs and making way for the evolution of humanity. The alien race known as the Kuwali managed to save many of the dinosaurs who were thought extinct by this event and harbored them in the Savage Land, where they continue to thrive to this day.

About one million years ago, the cosmic beings as the Celestials were intrigued by the versatility of human genes and sent their First Host to Earth, experimenting on the ancestors of humanity and tampering with their physiology. These experiments ended up creating the Eternals (homo immortalis) and the Deviants (homo descendus). They also gave a group of homo erectus a latent gene (later known as the X-Gene) to further humanity's potential, before releasing them back into the wild.

#### Age of Dragons

Around this time, the Serpent-Men were created by the demon Sligguth, the son of Set, to be his father's agents on Earth. Among the most powerful of these giant reptiles were the Dragon Kings, vile and cruel necromancers who ruled over Lemuria and Hyberborea in the Age of Dragons.

Legend says that upon witnessing the evil of the Dragon Kings, the "Nineteen Gods" of Lemuria created the first men, including Phondath the Firstborn and his mate Evalla. These early humans established the first human city of Nemedis, along with Althaar, Yb, and Yaodar.

These humans waged war with the Dragon Kings who sought to enslave them in the Thousand Year War, though they were eventually driven back to their puny cities by the superior numbers of the Serpent-Men. The armies of Men prayed to their gods to help deliver them from the oppressive Dragon Kings, and thus the deity known as Father Gorm then appeared above the towers of Nemedis, bestowing the Starsword to Lord Thungarth, a mystical blade imbued with the power of the Nineteen Gods.

During the final battle between man and serpent at Grimstrand Firth, the Dragon Kings were defeated by the power of the Starsword, ending the Age of Dragons and beginning the Age of Men, at the cost of Lord Thungarth's life and the Starsword itself. However, some of the Dragon Kings managed to avoid their fates, planning to summon their demonic masters and retake the Earth.

#### Age of Men

Though the first cities of man eventually died out, human civilization spread throughout the continent of Lemuria. Meanwhile, the rest of the world was still in the Pleistocene, inhabited by Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon humans.

Following the Age of Man were the Elder Days, a vaguely defined era predating the Thurian Age. In these days, the Elder Race, a humanoid species that apparently predated humanity, ruled over the Earth.

#### Thurian Age

The Thurian Age, also known as the Pre-Cataclysmic Age, began about 100,000 years ago with the rise of the Thurian civilization in the continent of Thuria.

#### Hyborian Age

The Hyborian Age dominated Earth from 14,000 to 9500 BC.

### The Golden Age of Heroes and the Second World War

The Golden Age of heroes was generally agreed by historians to have started in 1938, with Lee Travis, aka the Crimson Avenger, being the first of the masked marvels to appear in the United States.

However, the first *super*hero was created in 1939 by the scientist Phineas T, Horton, who invented an android capable of independent thought with artificial "Horton Cells". However, a flaw in these cells caused the android to burst into flames when exposed to oxygen.
Horton unveiled his creation in 1939, only to be forced into burying his creation in cement after a public outcry. The android later escaped, and became a crime fighter that was dubbed the "Human Torch" by the news media.

In November of 1940, the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler acquired the Spear of Destiny, and planned to use the mystical artifact's power to dominate all of Europe.

President Roosevelt, informed of Hitler's plans to invade England, recruited a team of so-called "mystery-men" to fight Nazi forces in Europe and defend America's home front, including the Flash, Green Lantern, Dr. Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Sandman, Hourman, and the Spectre. These heroes were known as the Justice Society of America.

At some point during the war, the Spear of Destiny was broken, leading to countless heroes assaulting Berlin in the final days of the way.

The Unknown Soldier was assigned to assassinate Adolf Hitler, but the Human Torch beat him to the punch, infiltrating his bunker and burning the dictator alive. Though he perished at the hands of the Human Torch, his consciousness was transmitted to a clone body created by the Nazi geneticist Armin Zola, kept preserved for the time being.

Following the war, many superheroes were driven to retirement by the era of McCarthyism. The House Committee on Un-American Activities required that heroes unmask themselves before them and officially reveal their secret identities. Most refused, and superheroes as a mainstream phenomenon soon disappeared, outside of government-sponsored heroes like Captain America's successors.

## Sentient Species

### Native

* Humans: The dominant and most common species by far on Earth.
	+ Homo magi: A subspecies of humanity with the innate ability to perform magic. They have existed since the dawn of humanity and evolved alongside early humans. Though their population has dwindled throughout the millennia, plenty of modern humans still possess magical genes thanks to the homo magi interbreeding with ancient humans, allowing them to learn how to manipulate magic. At the height of their presence, the homo magi founded the empire of Atlantis.
	+ Homo mermanus: Also known as Atlanteans, the homo mermani are a subspecies of humanity who descended from the homo magi, said to have been transformed by Neptune to adapt in the oceans following the sinking of Atlantis. There are many variations of the Atlantean species, from the blue-skinned and nomadic "Neptunians", the human-like Atlanteans primarily of Poseidonis, the merpeople of Tritonis, the purple-eyed Idylists, the bioluminescent and green-haired Sea Lights, the magic-wielding Tuatha De Danann of Thierna Na Oge, the monstrous and cannibalistic Trench, the crustaceous Brine, the otter-like Wrights, and the mutated Changed. Similar water-dwelling races include the vampiric Aqueos of R'lyeh and the mysterious Deep Ones.
	+ Homo superior
	+ Inhomo supremis
	+ Homo descendus

### Immigrants

Earth is home to a number of alien immigrants, the most famous of which being the Kryptonian superhero Kal-El. There are several Kryptonians living on Earth, including:

* Kal-El
* Kara Zor-El
* Kara Zor-L
* Kon-El
* Jonathan Samuel Kent
* Lor-Zod
* Thara Ak-Var

Other aliens who have found refuge on Earth include:

* Jan and Jayna, aka the Wonder Twins, refugees from Exxor.
* Bareet, a Krylonian techno-artist and filmmaker, came to Earth in search for the Hulk to gather inspiration for one of her projects. Following her release of a pseudo-documentary that became popular on Earth, and the destruction of her homeworld, Krylor, she decided to stay on Earth to continue her career in Hollywood.

## Points of Interest

### Countries

* Africa
	+ Wakanda: The Kingdom of Wakanda is a small country in North East Africa. Having remained in isolation for most of its existence, Wakanda is now known as the most technologically advanced nation on Earth, in part thanks to the nation's abundance of vibranium.
	+ Gorilla City: An incredibly advanced society of intelligent gorillas, transformed from the rays of a crashed alien spacecraft, kept hidden in the Congo Basin of Africa with cloaking technology.
	+ Buredunia: A country located in eastern Africa, ruled by the despotic and genocidal President-for-life Matthew Bland, aka the Red Lion.
* Asia
	+ Japan: An island country in East Asia, home to the Super Young Team and the Big Hero Six.
	+ China: A country in East Asia and the world's most populous country. Home to the Justice League of China.
	+ Madripoor: The Principality of Madripoor is a small island nation in Southeast Asia. As the Principality does not allow other countries to extradite criminals, Madripoor is infamous for being a safehaven for criminals worldwide. The city is divided into "Hightown", the lavish metropolis of the rich with a bustling nightlife, and "Lowtown", which is impoverished and crime-ridden. Hightown has a variety of hotels and casinos, including the Imperial Hotel and the Madripoor Pearl.
* Europe
	+ Latveria: The **Kingdom of Latveria**  is a small nation in Eastern Europe, ruled by Dr. Victor von Doom. Its capital and largest city is Doomstadt.
	+ Symkaria: A small European country in the Balkan Mountains and a monarchy under the Sablinova family. It is home to Silver Sable, the princess of Symkaria, and her mercenary corporation Silver Sable International. Its capital city is Aniana.
	+ Markovia: A monarchy governed by the Markov Royal Family in Eastern Europe. The metahuman siblings Geo-Force and Terra hail from Markovia.
	+ Transbelvia: A war-torn country in the Balkans. By the turn of the 21st century, it was engaged in a bloody conflict between the country's military and insurrectionists in the Krasny-Volna region, who believed that the Belvians betrayed them to the Turks in the 13th century. Its capital city is Belverus.
	+ Vlatava: A small monarchy in the Balkans and formally a member of the Eastern Bloc, home to the supervillain Count Vertigo. When the Soviet Union collapsed, Vlatava became torn with ethnic strife, leading to a civil war that killed thousands of innocent civilians. Upon witnessing the horrors of the war, the Spectre judged the entire country as evil and purged Vlatava of its inhabitants, leaving only Count Vertigo and the President alive in the ruins of their fallen country. Prior to its destruction, Vlatavograd was its capital city.
	+ Transia: A country in south east Europe famous for its Wundagore Mountain. Its capital is East Transia.
* North America
	+ United States of America
	+ Canada
	+ Mexico
* Latin America
	+ Santa Prisca: A Latin American island nation in the Caribbean Sea. It is the source of the cola nuts used in Zesti Cola and the synthetic drug known as Venom. The supervillain known as Bane hails from here. Its largest city is El Monica, famous for its hotels, casinos, brothels, and nightclubs.

### Miscellaneous

* Isla Nevada: An island in South America that was home to Snowflame's drug empire.
* Grand Nixon Island: An island in the Pacific Ocean owned by General Kreigkopf and his army of Russian mercenaries. The island was nuked by the Punisher, killing the entirety of Kreigkopf's army.

## Notes

* This version of Earth is physically larger than both of its original counterparts, with more surface area for the new countries and cities to exist.
* This Earth has been visited by the Doctor, a Time Lord from another universe.