Sol III

Sol-3, or more commonly known as **Earth** to its inhabitants, is a rocky planet orbiting the Sol, and the third planet in order from the star it orbits. Earth is orbited by natural satellite called the Moon by the planet's inhabitants. Having been around for billions of years, Earth is the home world of its dominant species, the human race. Earth is often the victim of extraterrestrial invasions, which are typically fought by the planet's various superheroes and metahumans, as well as its numerous governments and armies.

Earth has all the features of our reality: same countries, same personalities (politicians, movie stars, etc.), same historical events (World War II, 9/11, etc.), and so on. However, it also contains new ones, such as countries like Wakanda, Genosha, and Thymescera, and organizations like the espionage agency, S.H.I.E.L.D. and its enemy, Hydra.

Midgard, as it is known to the Aesir, is one of the Ten Realms, and exists on the middle level of the World Tree along with Jotunheim. Midgard is represented in the Congress of Worlds by a single human senator.

## Sol 3

### Location

Sol system, Milky Way Galaxy of Space Secter 2814

## History

### Formation

Earth is the third planet of the Sol system. It has one moon. It is sometimes referred to as the world or Midgard. Sometimes, it is called by its Latin name, Terra or Tellus.

The Hydrogen gases of the Big Bang formed galaxies, then suns, then planets, among them Earth. It seems that the Sun, **Earth** and the Moon were all originated from the fragments of Gigantus.

Just after its creation, the Ethereal Energy of Life spawned Demiurge, who seeded the planet with its energies, creating the Elder Gods.

Many continents eventually formed, including Gondwanaland and Laurasia.

### Life

After half a billion years, **4 billion years ago**, the formation of "building block of life" from waters stirred by volcanic heat and lightning's pulse led to the primordial cell, who divided in two cells, one of them (That Which Endures) modifying his genetic pattern and both reassembling, before splintering again and spreading that change into all descendant of that first organism, manifesting its intellect in random creatures every 100,000 years, transferring itself from species to species in order to remain in the fittest host-species.

Millions of years later (**500 million years ago**), diversity of life began to manifest itself, with fish. Those new forms of organic life were watched over by Gaea who became life's protector.

Life spread, with the plants who first invaded Earth, then the great forests, fish crawled Earth as the first amphibious life, the Lizards and Dinosaurs eventually appeared, and lived developed within 100 to 200 million years, the Age of Set. The first mammals rose as well.

### Cretaceous–Paleogene Extinction Event

Eventually, Gaea and Which That Endures decided to let the Dinosaurs fade in profit for those mammals. Set refused that, and sent his Dinosaurs to try to eradicate the mammals, but was countered by Atum.

### Ancient History

#### 5–7 Million Years Ago

The *Homo* genus diverged from the *australopithecines* about 2 million years ago in Africa. Scientists have estimated that humans branched off from their common ancestor with chimpanzees—the only other living hominids—about 5–7 million years ago. Several typological species of Homo, now extinct, evolved. These include *Homo erectus*, which inhabited Asia, and *Homo neanderthalensis*, which inhabited Europe.

Another theory states that the alien White Martians may have been involved in genetically manipulating human genetic code, thus stimulating their evolutionary progress.

It was also at this time that Martian colonists established the settlement known as Z'onn Z'orr in the region of Antarctica. The citadel was soon abandoned as the Martians returned to outer space and remained undiscovered for millions of years.

#### 1,000,000 Years Ago

The Time Trapper takes a slice of time containing entire New Earth Universe and over the millennia prunes the resulting Pocket Universe down to Earth and Krypton as part of an elaborate plan to destroy the Legion of Super-Heroes.

#### 400,000–250,000 Years Ago

Archaic *Homo sapiens* and its "sibling" the *Homo magi* evolved between 400,000 and 250,000 years ago. The dominant view among scientists is the recent African origin of modern humans (RAO) that *H. sapiens* evolved in Africa and spread across the globe, replacing populations of *H. erectus* and *H. neanderthalensis*.

## Points of Interest

### Continents

* Atlantis is the name of a continent located in the North Atlantic Ocean and represents one of the earliest and most highly advanced cultural societies on Earth. Untold millennia ago, groups of pilgrims settled in the greater Atlantean region establishing twelve distinctive communities, a few of which evolved into the city-states now known as Poseidonis and Tritonis. Many believe that the original twelve settlements represented the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
* Lemuria

### Countries

* Bialya is located in the Middle East north of Iran and Saudi Arabia. During the Cold War, the country was little more than an arid desert, with a small struggling populace. Captain Nathaniel Adam spent some time stationed in Bialya some time prior to volunteering for the "Captain Atom Project".
* Del Canto, in South America, was a dictatorship which used metahuman enforcers to suppress dissent, during the administration of Victor Blasco.
* Diabloverde
* Dinosaur Island
* Hasaragua
* Kahndaq is an Arab country on the continent of Africa located between Egypt and Jordan. It is ruled by the antihero Black Adam, and is one of the countries that spearheaded the Freedom of Power Treaty. Its capital city is named Shiruta. At least one of its official languages is Arabic.
* Kravia
* Latveria
* Oolong Island is a remote region previously dominated by the mutated scientist known as Chang Tzu. Used as a base of operations for criminal geniuses, it became a haven for various intellectual minds to engage in their chosen arts.52
* Qurac held a strong anti-US policy and was a major sponsor of terrorism directed against the West. Qurac was the home base for the meta-human terrorist group the Jihad until their base was destroyed by the Suicide Squad.
* Rioguay, in a remote corner of South America, was the site of Maple White Land.
* Santa Bertriza, in South America, was a dictatorship which used metahuman enforcers to suppress dissent, during the administration of Paco de la Fuente.
* Santa Prisca, in Latin America, is an impoverished hell-hole of tyranny, and the homeland of Bane
* Wakanda

### Cities

* Gorilla City is a city in Africa inhabited by intelligent gorillas.
* Gotham City is a city on the east coast of the United States, home of Batman.
* Metropolis is a city on the east coast of the United States, home of Superman.

## Residents

* Humans
* Metahumans
* Inhumans
* Atlanteans