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Mutant Origin

In the prehistoric era, a star-faring race of humanoid aliens called the "Celestials" performed genetic tests and experimentations on the early hominids. Testing the versatility of human genes, one of their experiments was the implantation of the dormant "x-factor" complex in the genomes of select groups of nascent human beings all over the world. The naturally superpowered descendents of those people are known in modern times as "mutants."

Mutant powers are not necessarily genetically encoded. Fundamentally, all mutant powers can be regarded as simply different effects of the same base ability—the possession and unconscious manipulation of a biology-altering EM field that locks into a particular type of superhuman ability upon manifestation.

The "x-factor" that mutants possess is a gene complex that causes mutants to have certain anatomical characteristics in their brains that baseline humans don't have. Mutants have several new neurotransmitters, unique neural wiring, and wholly new organelles in the neurons. This special neuroanatomy causes the brain to create a special electromagnetic field that exist as a semi-sentient energy-based lifeform. The lifeform takes form as an energy pattern linked to the natural electromagnetic field of a mutant's body. Since the EM field lifeform permiates a mutant's entire body, it innately possesses an intrinsic understanding of all aspects of human physiology (including human DNA). The semi-sentience of the EM field is tied into a mutant's own consciousness and as a result, its actions are based on the mutant's subconscious will and even biofeedback caused by the mutant's current environment. Because of this connection, at some point during a mutant's puberty (although for some rare mutants, while in the womb), the EM field takes signals from the mutant's emotional/psychological state, as well as their individual genetic structure, stress hormones, and immune system messengers to alter the mutant's physiology in way that will imbue them with a superhuman ability that might be useful to that particular mutant at the time of manifestation. This means that the environment (both natural and social) and the thoughts/psychological state of a mutant at the time of manifestation have a direct and formative impact on what type of ability will be developed. As a result, every mutant develops a relatively unique superhuman ability. The first manifestations of these abilities are often triggered by periods of heightened emotional stress.

Mutant Origin

Most of the human genome is composed of what is commonly known as "junk DNA" because upon its initial discovery scientists could not find anything useful in it, i.e. the DNA stretches do not code for any proteins. More recently, parts of these non-coding stretches have been found to have regulatory and other functions. In addition, there are also inactive endogenous retrovirus that derive from the infection of the germline of our ancient progenitors. But, what is most amazing about junk DNA is that it also contains dormant DNA sequences that will endow a person with superhuman abilities. Each of these special sequences requires a specific hormonal signal to activate.

The superhuman DNA sequences were implanted in the early hominids as part of an experiment by a star-faring race of humanoid aliens called the "Celestials". Several millennia ago, the Celestials returned and once again began experimenting on human subjects. They implanted the "x-factor" in the genomes of select groups of people all over the world. The naturally superpowered descendents of those people are known in modern times as "mutants."

The "x-factor" that mutants possess is a gene complex that causes the natural growth hormones first produced during puberty to have an additional physical effect. The hormones interact with a mutant's stress hormones, behavior-related neurotransmitters, odor chemicals, immune system messengers, and other biochemical characteristics to create a hormonal activation signal for a superhuman dormant DNA sequence. Since the specifics of those biochemical characteristics are dependent upon a person's environment, individual genetic structure, and even emotional/psychological state, the specific hormonal activation signal produced is different in every mutant and therefore the specific dormant DNA sequence activated is different in every mutant. As a result, every mutant develops a relatively unique superhuman ability. The first manifestations of these abilities are often triggered by periods of heightened emotional stress. There is a correlation between the individual mutant's environment (both natural and social) and the type of power manifested. Because they effect biochemistry, both the environment and the thoughts or psychological state of the mutant at the time of manifestation have a direct and formative impact on what type of power will be developed.

Mutant Origin

In the prehistoric era, a star-faring race of humanoid aliens called the "Celestials" performed genetic tests and experimentations on the early hominids. Testing the versatility of human genes, one of their experiments was the implantation of the dormant "x-factor" complex in the genomes of select groups of nascent human beings all over the world. The naturally superpowered descendents of those people are known in modern times as "mutants."

Mutant powers are not necessarily genetically encoded. Fundamentally, all mutant powers can be regarded as simply different effects of the same base ability—the possession and unconscious manipulation of a biology-altering EM field that locks into a particular type of superhuman ability upon manifestation.

The "x-factor" that mutants possess is a gene complex that causes the natural growth hormones first produced during puberty to interact with a person's natural brainwide neurotransmitters, neuroelectrical pulses and the neuronal wiring in their cerebellum to cause the brain to create a special electromagnetic field that exist as a semi-sentient energy-based lifeform. The lifeform takes form as an energy pattern linked to the natural electromagnetic field of a mutant's body. Since the EM field lifeform permiates a mutant's entire body, it innately possesses an intrinsic understanding of all aspects of human physiology (including human DNA). The semi-sentience of the EM field is tied into a mutant's own consciousness and as a result, its actions are based on the mutant's subconscious will and even biofeedback caused by the mutant's current environment. Because of this connection, at some point during a mutant's puberty (although for some rare mutants, while in the womb), the EM field takes signals from the mutant's emotional/psychological state, as well as their individual genetic structure, stress hormones, and immune system messengers to alter the mutant's physiology in way that will imbue them with a superhuman ability that might be useful to that particular mutant at the time of manifestation. This means that the environment (both natural and social) and the thoughts/psychological state of a mutant at the time of manifestation have a direct and formative impact on what type of ability will be developed. As a result, every mutant develops a relatively unique superhuman ability. The first manifestations of these abilities are often triggered by periods of heightened emotional stress.