Metahumans/Immortals

In the DC universe there exists a long standing network of Immortal beings. Within this community of immortals there are different factions that stem from and follow the five original metahumans of the Immortal Bear Tribe.

## History

One night in the 47th century BCE, **The Totality** crashed down to the Earth. Five siblings who belonged to the Bear Tribe, as well as Vandar Adg of the Wolf Tribe, saw the anomaly and followed it to investigate. These six primitive humans are bathed in strange radiation of the Totality, evolving their minds and bodies, and became immortal; the first metahumans. The Bear Tribe decide to help humanity but differed on the best method to do so. Klarn Arg, who eventually took the name **Immortal Man**, believed in saving humanity through action; specifically "the action of good people striving to save others." His sister Kyra, who adopted the name **Infinite Woman**, argued that humanity rises best through conquest or when forced to face an enemy. Their brother, now known as **The Constant**, believed that knowledge was the path to salvation for humanity, while their other brother, **The Forever Child**, believed expression was the way. Finally, their sister (who's name we do not know) placed her faith in harmony. Inevitably, the siblings separated to different parts of the world, spreading and influencing metahumans across the world.

## Immortality & Metahumans

**Immortal Houses**

As the Bear tribesman gained followers, they discovered they could share some of their immortality with other Metahumans. Through this their followers could remain with them for centuries and further grow their influence. The five immortals of the bear clan began forming "Houses" based one their different ideologies:

* the House of Action is based out of a place called "the Campus" and is founded and led by The Immortal Man.
* The House of Conquest is based out of "the Siege" and is founded and represented by Infinite Woman
* The House of Knowledge is based out of "the Codex" and is founded and represented by The Constant
* The House of Expression is based out of "the Masque" and is founded and represented by The Forever Child
* The House of Harmony based out of "the Tabernacle" and is founded and represented by the unnamed sister of the Bear Tribe.

The Houses refer to their secret operations as the "Eternal War" to save humanity. Each House influences humanity via their individual philosophy and, due to official treaties, are prohibited from interfering with each other. However, The House of Conquest and House of Action have an ongoing cold war for dominance. In modern day, the immortal Houses work in secrecy and use different methods to block the memories of any mortals who see them and/or cover up their secret operations.

**Lazarus Pit Immortals**
The liquid Dionesium of the Lazarus Pits has a unique effect on metahumans that results in immortality in some cases. Metahumans who are submerged in the "waters" of the Lazarus Pits are altered on genetic level that augments their abilities. Dionesium can also become bonded to the blood of a metahuman, instantly healing any wound and making them functionally immortal due the waters of the Lazarus Pits coursing through their veins.

## Council of Immortals

The Council of Immortals is a collective of immortal beings stretching back to the dawn of time that secretly influence the DC universe. Whilst learning of their immortality via reincarnation, Carter and Shiera Hall discovered the Council of Immortals while investigating an exhibit for the artifacts of Chay-Ara in a museum in St. Rochs. The council had gathered to witness the Great Wizard and his Nth Metal knife. Immortals of all forms and means are a part of the council, including members of the original Bear, Wolf, and Bird Tribes, Ra's al Ghul, The Hawks, The Wizard Shazam, and many more.

Years later, when Elaine Thomas "reactivated", the Immortal Man called for a meeting of the group to help prepare to defend against the coming Dark Multiverse. At one of Vandal Savage's bases made for another future occasion, the group decided that their best effort to save the Multiverse was to detonate Anti-Monitor's astral brain at the Rock of Eternity, despite the dangers of having dark matter and antimatter interact with one another. Ultimately, this plan failed.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

**Immortal Physiology:**

* Longevity

**Unique Physiology (Bear Tribe):** The Immortals of the Bear Tribe are both ageless and invulnerable to harm following their contact with the Totality meteorite. They can share their immortality, but not their invulnerability to harm, with those that follow them.

* Power Bestowal: Those that the the Bear Tribe bestow with power are untouched by age or disease but can still be killed by physical damage or other outside factors.

Variable.

### Weaknesses

Variable.

**Vulnerability to Blood (Bear Tribe)**: Although the Bear Tribe cannot be fatally harmed by external means, they do posses a weakness to their own blood. If harmed by someone with a weapon drenched in their blood, or the blood of those they've gifted immortality, the damage is permanent and they can be killed.

## Wikitorial Note

* Each member of the Bear tribe was seen in a different part of the world as they began to establish their houses. The House of Conquest in Rome, House of Expression in the Vatican, House of Knowledge in Egypt, House of Harmony in Indian. The only one we do not see prior to it's establishment is the The House of Action, which we see is based in North America in modern day. This gives us a rough regional breakdown of their followers and a possible racial breakdown of their descendants.