The World

Though roleplay takes place almost entirely within Lellorium, the rest of the world has also been affected by the advent of Metahumans. From time to time, events in these other nations may tie into ongoing storylines.

## **The United States**

The States are Lellorium's closest neighbor, sometimes a valuable ally and at others an economic rival. The U.S. remains an ostensibly democratic country with its own shining cities legions of heroes, but the sheer size of the nation leaves it victim to a number of disasters, which the federal government has proven largely unable to keep up with. Between frequent skirmishes along the southern border and the destruction of Los Angeles at the hands of Nightfall, the country's stability has been steadily crumbling, with various states now aiming for independence.

## **Canada**

One of the more peaceful countries, with an excellent record on defeating and containing Broken. Though not a particularly powerful nation, Canada works closely with the IPTO, giving it a key ally to call on in difficult times. Its relations with Lellorium remain positive and cordial.

## **Tenochtitlan**

An empire spanning most of Central America, and ruled by the Precursor Tezcatlipoca. Has one of the most powerful armies on the planet, and is overtly hostile towards all other nations. Only the IPTO has been able to keep it in check thus far, and Tenochtitlan is always testing the boundaries, just waiting for an opening to expand its borders further.

## **The European Union**

Though technically made up of several member states, Europe has become closely tied together thanks to the extensive collaboration of its governments and hero teams. Overall, the continent is considered one of the best places to live on the planet, and many of the top-ranked international heroes reside there. Despite this, however, they proved unable to stop Nightfall from destroying Berlin, a failure which has cast doubt upon the Union's ability to defend itself against large-scale threats.

## **Japan**

With the aid of the Precursor Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Japan has successfully fended off many crises over the years, and remains a populous and economically active country. It faces other problems internally, however: the country's superpowered Yakuza have grown massively rich and powerful, and their influence has expanded to corrupt massive swathes of the national and prefectural governments. With politicians and public opinion both favoring the villains, the local heroes have flung themselves into a desperate, losing struggle to uphold the law.

## **The Yoruba Nations**

Similar to the European Union, this gathering of tribes and countries mostly operates as a single unit. Unlike Europe, it does so under the sway of one ruler: the mighty Precursor Oya, who commands a deep religious devotion from her followers. Though her empire spans nearly half the continent of Africa, she has nonetheless managed to protect it almost singlehandedly for more than a century, with her many descendants serving as her mouthpieces and enforcers among the people.

## **Russia**

Though it survived the Great War, Russia collapsed in the 1980s when Moscow was devastated overnight by the Desolate-class entity Gubka. Now, the vast country is divided into over a dozen warring micro-states, whose peoples endure harsh and violent lives with no end in sight.

## **China**

The presence of powerful Metahumans made it far more difficult to control China's sizeable population, and because of this the ruling party's power has significantly waned, leaving it a shell of its tyrannical self. In place, an unexpected yet equally monstrous force has risen: an alliance of tightly-bound megacorporations who maintain their rule through seduction rather than violence, exploiting the population for all they are worth while keeping them addicted to a steady stream of artificial, hedonistic entertainment. For a tourist, just spending a week in one of China's bustling cities is an unforgettable experience, but for the residents it's an unending dystopian nightmare.

## **India**

Despite facing many Broken incursions and Desolate attacks, India has held strong, mainly thanks to its bombastic heroes and the strong support of its civilian population. While religious divisions nearly tore the country apart in years past, the violent trials of the modern age have brought it together in an entirely new way, earning it support from the IPTO and many close allegiances on the international stage.

## **Australia**

A ghost of a nation, all but destroyed following the combined attack of Desolate-class entities Kimoda and Dorothea in 2015. The vast majority of the population has been wiped out, and the bulk of the land either sunk into the sea or rendered utterly uninhabitable. Only a few half-ruined cities and small rural communities persist, eking out a miserable existence amidst the ashes of twenty million dead.