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...store what was lost, at least to build their own civilization in the ashes of what had gone before, until two and a half centuries after the war, commerc ...l America (Nuclearth)|Central America]] now continue north to blanket most of what was formerly [[Mexico (Nuclearth)|Mexico]], which has now lent its nam

'''The Dozen''' is a [[Gallerra]]n organization of [[supervillain]]s whose founders predate the [[Deconstruction]] but did not ...fore the Deconstruction he used his money and influence to mostly keep out of legal trouble.)

...e [[Colossa]], his elaborate lair built under and within the former Statue of Liberty. ...tient, and his studies of magic and biology had provided him with a number of ways to slow or stop his aging and prolong his life.

...d widely spoken languages, though to a much lesser degree than on Earth. (Of course, on many worlds it's called by other names than "English", but remai ...y|Oxford English Dictionary]], of more than a quarter of a million words. Of course, this excludes many technical words that don't make it into the dict

...ieties do not meet this qualification for being regarded as true sovereign states. ...had wide leeway in using violence to enforce its rules independent of the states within which it operated. Ultimately, like so many other such articles, a

...to the cressarchs' rule. For that very reason, he's often been the target of attacks by the cressarchs' forces, but he has superhero allies who protect ...st [[computer role-playing game]]s, was a modest hit, it was the beginning of Meldrake's fortune. (Both a [[planet]] and an [[RPdia:NPC|NPC]] in Quasar

...he alma mater of a number of now well known [[superhero]]es (and a handful of [[supervillain|villains]]). ..., and the government's then newly formed [[U.S. Board of Enhancement|Board of Enhancement]] had the final say over its policies and administration. As t

...name used in the Wongery for convenience; it is not a name that residents of the [[world]] would ever use. ...ontinents for the most part are little altered beyond a slight contraction of the coasts due to the higher sea level.

...re more complex governmental structures. This often means multiple layers of government, which may be set up along very different means. A state may co ...re formalized, the rules and guidelines laying out the manner of operation of a particular government are known as its [[constitution]], although some au

...f everything was expressed in one standard unit system than in a diversity of unit systems local to the particular worlds and cultures under discussion i ...the "metre" spelling lends itself better to avoid ambiguity with the names of measuring devices, but whatever its merits, the Wongery complies with Ameri

...ous and indiscriminate appetite at least does keep their environments free of refuse, since the fidos eat it all. ...somehow off. Fidos tend to have a foul odor, and often are seen with bits of [[rot]]ten [[meat]] or other ordure around their [[tooth|teeth]].