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In the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] universe, '''The Elite''' is a worldwide group of superhumanly powered individuals whose family lines have existed for |
In the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] universe, '''The Elite''' is a worldwide group of superhumanly powered individuals whose family lines have existed for millennia, and who (through the use of their powers, as well as the political, economic, and social power that derives from the manner in which they have manipulated events) have held near-absolute power over mankind for untold ages. |
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==Elite social castes== |
==Elite social castes== |
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*'''Cuckoos''': These are Elite members who are born to families with no prior record of superhuman births. While there is some prejudice towards 'cuckoos' (named after the bird which lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, so that those birds will hatch and raise them), they are able to obtain rank and stature in Elite society like True Humans. |
*'''Cuckoos''': These are Elite members who are born to families with no prior record of superhuman births. While there is some prejudice towards 'cuckoos' (named after the bird which lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, so that those birds will hatch and raise them), they are able to obtain rank and stature in Elite society like True Humans. |
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*'''Grubworms''': The derisive term used by the Elite when |
*'''Grubworms''': The derisive term used by the Elite when referring to ordinary, non-powered human beings. |
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*'''True Humans''': There is actually a fourth, hidden caste within Elite society, which acts as a secret society and selects its members upon the basis of possessing 'powers of the mind' (any psionic power, hyper-intelligence, etc.). As one True Human described the caste: |
*'''True Humans''': There is actually a fourth, hidden caste within Elite society, which acts as a secret society and selects its members upon the basis of possessing 'powers of the mind' (any psionic power, hyper-intelligence, etc.). As one True Human described the caste: |
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*[[Tom Sloane]] |
*[[Tom Sloane]] |
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