Thanagar (Ultimate Earth)

**Thanagar** is the homeworld of the hawk-like Thanagarians and known for its mineral deposit of Nth Metal. Although the planet is predominately inhabited by the Thanagarians, it is also home to several other indigenous races, such as the Lizarkons. Thanagar is widely known as an expansionist civilization that plunders other worlds and revels in the experience of combat.

## History

### Early History

Prior to the militarization of the Thanagarian government, Thanagar began in ancient times as a hard world with a primitive and savage culture. Its inhabitants possessed extensive knowledge of agriculture, mathematics, and philosophy, achieving many developments in technological advancement. Among these was the utilization of Nth metal, a strong metal known for it's ability to negate gravity, making it perfect for the flying Thanagarians. The Thanagarians once worshiped a pantheon of extradimensional entities known as The Great Old Ones. As they matured the Thanagarians stopped worshiping them and 21st Century Thanagarians bowed down to no higher power.

### Age of Expansion

As centuries pass, the Thanagarians began developing their own spaceships and exploring the galaxy. They established a state of intergalactic hegemony known as the Thanagarian Empire, they began conquering the planets they discovered; making them protectorates of the Thanagarian Empire and stripping the planets of their natural resources and treasures; bringing back a number of inhabitants to Thanagar as slaves. Thanagarian culture blossomed in the early days of their empire, producing numerous inventions and many forms of art. But as millennia passed, Thanagarian culture became sterile, and the Thanagarians increasingly relied on their subject races for both technological and artistic advances.

Due to this, Thanagar evolved into a greatly divided society. The slave classes were cast down to the lower ghettos referred to as "Downside", while the Thanagarians lived in High Towers above where poverty, crime, and suffering were virtually unheard of while "Downsiders" die of starvation or disease that plague the lower levels. Run by a single government called the Detapa Council, the society was without any specified need for a police force until a new alien race called the Manhawks instigated the practice of theft into the populace. As a result, Paran Katar established the "Hawk-Police" (or "Wingmen"). Amongst the first Wingmen was Paran's son, Katar Hol. While Thanagar later developed the Elite Hawkmen Force, an elite squad of Wingmen, the planetary government continued to be expansionist and eventually Hawkman and Hawkwoman claimed sanctuary on Earth.

## Points of Interests

* **Medal Mint:** The Medal Mint produces the bulk of the reward medals for valorious Thanagarian citizens, particularly the Thanagarian Wingmen. A group of thieves known as the Dragonfly Raiders once robbed the Medal Mint under the instruction of Byth Rok. During the encounter, they ran afoul of Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
* **Sea of Scythia:** The Sea of Scythia is located near a series of caves and grottos. Byth Rok and his criminal confederate Jarl once used the caves as a base of operations until Hawkman and Hawkgirl trapped them with a wave of radiation.
* **Thanaldar:** Thanaldar is one of the major cities of Thanagar. It took over one-hundred years to erect the city, and it was designed primarily to house Thanagar's ruling government. Thanaldar is the home of Paran Katar and his son Katar Hol.
* **Veil of Valmorra:** The Veil of Valmorra is a giant waterfall on Thanagar and the one-time hideout of the Rainbow Robbers. This is where young police officer Katar Hol first met his new partner Shayera Thal. This was also where, several years later, Katar first proposed to Shayera.
* **Enndupar:** Enndupar known as the "City of Lights" is a city on the planet Thanagar.

## Technology

* Absorbascon
* Nth Metal

## Wildlife

* Brontadon
* Carangian Tigracat
* Yorraga Beasts