Novis-Gene

## History

### Evolution

To kick off the 15th century, a rain of meteorites came from the heavens and fell into open land. People couldn't tell what they were- though, many suffered from terrible disease after prolonged exposure to the rocks. They were uncertain what to do with them. Letting it sit still could potentially harm the soil and taint the crops of countless farmers. Due to the radiation everybody stayed back, hence it was nigh-impossible to win any information or study the objects.

With incredible effort however, people did manage to work as a collective and move the pieces of dangerous materials across the lands by using ropes. Some having sacrificed themselves to attach it. They had dug a hole in which they'd drop the meteorites one by one. Taking their time in doing so. It took many lives but eventually after weeks they made their country safe again. Within the depths the rocks resided the radiation affected the water that mankind drank. There were no cases of illness. The radiation being consumed in fragmental proportions.

Each generation that came after had that mutated DNA within them, spreading it across the globe during the passage of time. These cells remained dormant and never appeared to have been useful. Just sitting there, idly. But when the 20th century came to be, a specific man would be a pioneer to the superhuman race. The first being who's mutated DNA allowed for incredible feats of power was Daniel Van Kampen, a 20 year old Belgian man. During the 40s, his stay in Indonesia came to an end when Japan invaded. They took him with them to their own country and locked him inside a cell.

Years passed and nothing changed for him. He felt weak, wanting to try and maybe take the easy way out. But as he lost all hope, from above came down a nuclear bomb from the United States of America. Almost as if his wish was answered- that he may pass on. But the contrary appeared to be true. For, upon making contact with the surface, it exploded. All of its power unleashed on Hiroshima and all its citizens. Including Daniel. But instead of finding death, something phenomenal occured. The dormant mutated cells passed on to him from his ancestors activated when the radiation touched him, rewriting his genetic template and creating the very first superhuman.

His body absorbed all of the power into each of his cells, adapted to being some sort of nuclear battery. His skin grew thicker and his muscles more powerful. It felt as if gravity had loosen its grip on him, as if he were capable of just taking off and simply just travel. Daniel's senses picked up things a normal person shouldn't. Luck was with humanity- for, he used these gifts for the greater good and help rebuild after the great war.

His friend, Richard Baker examined him. They found out about this special part written into Daniel's DNA- dubbing it the 'Novis-Gene'. The two of them kept it to themselves for as long as they could. He appeared to be the only one, or so mankind thought. Various people showed otherworldly abilities. But they remained in the shadows, afraid of what could happen. Especially after such a war, what would people think of yet another possible threat this early? It wasn't until the early 90s that superhuman activity increased and Richard's lost research resurfaced.

Governments now knew what it was- having developed technology to find these cells, whether they were dormant or awake. From the start of the 2000s, people accepted the existence of powerful beings. Most sought to serve, while others acted with evil intent.

## Powers

Each person has their own set of extraordinary qualities that manifest once the Novis-Gene awakens. The possibilities are nigh-endless. However, as this is a scientific phenomena, magical powers cannot come from the gene. And as those who carry it are considered unnatural, a connection with the supernatural will be far harder to achieve than a normal human being. One must be in unison with their true nature to be able to manipulate magical energies, which even then requires incredible studying and a lot of work. Most carriers of the gene who make an attempt at magic will have incredible setbacks.

## Notes

* The gene does not always activate in an individual.
* The abilities of an enhanced individual can depend on the circumstances in which the cell awakens.