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Oa is the home of the self-proclaimed Guardians of the Universe. It is also the source of power for the [[Green Lantern Corps]] and the origin of the [[Martian Manhunters]].

The Oans are technologically substantially advanced, cunning manipulators and far-seeing strategists. Oa has no culture except what their armies bring back to them. Oans are cold and merciless, almost universally obsessed with the concept of law and order in the universe.

Oa is one of the five oldest races in the universe. Locked in an endless and eternal war with the [[Celestial|Celestials]], Oa has been an instigator of many proxy wars and cultural shifts across the galaxy for the last billion years.

The first major play of their endless detente came when they armed a race called the Aspirants with weapons to combat the Celestials. Though the Aspirants were annihilated, it was a provable concept to outfit other races from Oa's advanced knowledge of technology. In response, the Celestials seeded their DNA in lifeforms all across the universe, attempting to 'grow' a new generation of Celestials.

For a time, Oans had begun to analyze and even control magic, in the earliest days of their ascendency. One of their earliest battles was against the forces of entropic necromancy itself, battling the Empire of Tears, an early offshoot of Celestial engineering. Seeing the immensely powerful potential of magic and struggling against such a biased and powerful force, Oa began searching for ways to destroy all magic, forever. They began inventing powerful machines to harness and control magical forces, redirecting those powers or destroying the structure of magic in the universe completely. They successfully destroyed the weft of magic in dozens of sectors-- condensing all that power into a meteor that would become the [[Starheart]].

One Oan scientist, blending magic and technology, dared to look at the moment when the hand of the Creator deposited the Cosmic Egg from which all reality would flow-- and tried to stifle it, thinking this would stop magic from ever forming. Creation shattered and reformed in an eternity and an eyeblink, and all of Oa found herself forever cut off from the flow of magic called The Source. Mighty though their technology was, Oa was unable to recover from this blow.

Much of understanding magic was more instinct than reason, more art than science, and in this rare instance Oa found they could advance their understanding of a topic no further. This later inspired the creation of the [[Green Lantern Corps]] as a power ‘indistinguishable from magic’ and utterly unique in the universe.

'''The Krypton Detente
'''

The most significant event of the last fifty milennia was the rise of planet [[Krypton]] and the Kryptonian Hegemony. The military might of Oa was strained to the breaking point trying to contain them, depleting the entire reserve of their [[Martian Manhunters]]. Oa enlisted allies such as the Kree in the battle, and helped the mad god Darkseid tap into the power of the Omega Force.

Oa attempted multiple strategies, but their most far-reaching one was the creation of the [[Demiurge]]. A sentient magical presence, the Demiurge was guided into producing armies to fight Krypton. The most prominent of these New Gods was Buri of Asgard, who led the armies of Asgard to crushing victories over Krypton.

The military rout was launched along with genetic plagues, radioactive bombardment, and even dimming Krypton's main sequence star. Sabotaged from within and without, Krypton passed into history when the last of the Kryptonians saw their sun go nova as the Oans implemented their final sanction.

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 Oa is one of the oldest races in the universe. Locked in an endless and eternal war with the [[Celestial|Celestials]], Oa has been an instigator of many proxy wars and cultural shifts across the galaxy for the last billion years.
-The modern Oans derive from an even more ancient race called Maltusians. They were born with an inherent capability for controlling the [[Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum]], a source of energy derived from the willpower of all sentient beings. The Maltusians were lifted out of their rather primitive lifestyle by [[Watchers|The Watchers]] early in their civilization's development. This proved to be a catastrophic choice, as the Oans rapidly developed into a Class IV civilization and engaged in violent encounters with the [[Celestials]].
+The modern Oans derive from an even more ancient race called Maltusians, one of the first organic races to rise from the [[First Firmament]]. They were born with an inherent capability for controlling the [[Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum]], a source of energy derived from the willpower of all sentient beings.
-The first major play of their endless detente came when they armed a faction of Celestials called the Aspirants with the [[Godkiller]]; weapons to combat other [[Celestials]]. Though the Aspirants were annihilated, it was a provable concept to outfit other races from Oa's advanced knowledge of technology. This also resulted in the [[Watchers]] withdrawing from the universe and protecting their own technology jealously.
+The Maltusians were lifted out of their rather primitive lifestyle by [[Watchers|The Watchers]] early in their civilization's development. This proved to be a catastrophic choice, as the Oans rapidly developed into a Class IV civilization and engaged in violent encounters with the [[Celestials]].
-Over time the Oans pooled their collective cosmic power into the [[Central Power Battery]] on Oa, creating a repository of surplus energy that could supplement their already awesome powers.
+The first major play of their endless detente came when they armed a faction of Celestials called the Aspirants with the [[Godkiller]]; weapons to combat other [[Celestials]]. The Oans assisted the Aspirants in deploying the weapon at the heart of the [[Source]] itself in an attempt to prevent the Celestials from accessing the [[Power Cosmic]].
 Oans had begun to analyze and even control magic, in the earliest days of their ascendancy. One of their earliest battles was against the forces of entropic necromancy, battling the Empire of Tears, an early offshoot of Celestial engineering. They successfully destroyed the weft of magic in dozens of sectors-- condensing all that power into a meteor that would become the [[Starheart]].
 Oa focused on refining their mastery of the Electromagnetic Emotional Spectrum. This innate power and advanced technology made Oa proof of Clark's Dictum that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

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 Oa is one of the oldest races in the universe. Locked in an endless and eternal war with the [[Celestial|Celestials]], Oa has been an instigator of many proxy wars and cultural shifts across the galaxy for the last billion years.
-The modern Oans derive from an even more ancient race called Maltusians. They were born with an inherent capability for controlling the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, a source of energy derived from the willpower of all sentient beings. The Maltusians were lifted out of their rather primitive lifestyle by [[Watchers|The Watchers]] early in their civilization's development. This proved to be a catastrophic choice, as the Oans rapidly developed into a Class IV civilization and engaged in violent encounters with the [[Celestials]].
+The modern Oans derive from an even more ancient race called Maltusians. They were born with an inherent capability for controlling the [[Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum]], a source of energy derived from the willpower of all sentient beings. The Maltusians were lifted out of their rather primitive lifestyle by [[Watchers|The Watchers]] early in their civilization's development. This proved to be a catastrophic choice, as the Oans rapidly developed into a Class IV civilization and engaged in violent encounters with the [[Celestials]].
 The first major play of their endless detente came when they armed a faction of Celestials called the Aspirants with the [[Godkiller]]; weapons to combat other [[Celestials]]. Though the Aspirants were annihilated, it was a provable concept to outfit other races from Oa's advanced knowledge of technology. This also resulted in the [[Watchers]] withdrawing from the universe and protecting their own technology jealously.

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 The Oans are technologically substantially advanced, cunning manipulators and far-seeing strategists. Oa has no culture except what their armies bring back to them. Oans are cold and merciless, almost universally obsessed with preserving law and order.
-***History***
+'''History'''
 Oa is one of the oldest races in the universe. Locked in an endless and eternal war with the [[Celestial|Celestials]], Oa has been an instigator of many proxy wars and cultural shifts across the galaxy for the last billion years.

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 Oa is the home of the self-proclaimed Guardians of the Universe. It is also the source of power for the [[Green Lantern Corps]] and the origin of the [[Martian Manhunters]].
-The Oans are technologically substantially advanced, cunning manipulators and far-seeing strategists. Oa has no culture except what their armies bring back to them. Oans are cold and merciless, almost universally obsessed with preserving law and order. The modern Oans derive from an even more ancient race called Maltusians. They were born with an inherent capability for controlling the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, a source of energy derived from the willpower of all sentient beings. Over time the Oans pooled their collective cosmic power into the [[Central Power Battery]] on Oa, creating a repository of surplus energy that could supplement their already awesome powers.
+The Oans are technologically substantially advanced, cunning manipulators and far-seeing strategists. Oa has no culture except what their armies bring back to them. Oans are cold and merciless, almost universally obsessed with preserving law and order.
 Oa is one of the oldest races in the universe. Locked in an endless and eternal war with the [[Celestial|Celestials]], Oa has been an instigator of many proxy wars and cultural shifts across the galaxy for the last billion years.
-The first major play of their endless detente came when they armed a faction called the Aspirants with the [[Godkiller]]; weapons to combat other [[Celestials]]. Though the Aspirants were annihilated, it was a provable concept to outfit other races from Oa's advanced knowledge of technology.
+The modern Oans derive from an even more ancient race called Maltusians. They were born with an inherent capability for controlling the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, a source of energy derived from the willpower of all sentient beings. The Maltusians were lifted out of their rather primitive lifestyle by [[Watchers|The Watchers]] early in their civilization's development. This proved to be a catastrophic choice, as the Oans rapidly developed into a Class IV civilization and engaged in violent encounters with the [[Celestials]].
 Oans had begun to analyze and even control magic, in the earliest days of their ascendancy. One of their earliest battles was against the forces of entropic necromancy, battling the Empire of Tears, an early offshoot of Celestial engineering. They successfully destroyed the weft of magic in dozens of sectors-- condensing all that power into a meteor that would become the [[Starheart]].

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 Oa is the home of the self-proclaimed Guardians of the Universe. It is also the source of power for the [[Green Lantern Corps]] and the origin of the [[Martian Manhunters]].
-The Oans are technologically substantially advanced, cunning manipulators and far-seeing strategists. Oa has no culture except what their armies bring back to them. Oans are cold and merciless, almost universally obsessed with preserving law and order. The modern Oans derive from an even more ancient race called Maltusians. They were born with an inherent capability for controlling the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, a source of limitless extradimensional energy. Over time the Oans pooled their collective cosmic power into the [[Central Power Battery]] on Oa.
+The Oans are technologically substantially advanced, cunning manipulators and far-seeing strategists. Oa has no culture except what their armies bring back to them. Oans are cold and merciless, almost universally obsessed with preserving law and order. The modern Oans derive from an even more ancient race called Maltusians. They were born with an inherent capability for controlling the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, a source of energy derived from the willpower of all sentient beings. Over time the Oans pooled their collective cosmic power into the [[Central Power Battery]] on Oa, creating a repository of surplus energy that could supplement their already awesome powers.
-Oa is one of the five oldest races in the universe. Locked in an endless and eternal war with the [[Celestial|Celestials]], Oa has been an instigator of many proxy wars and cultural shifts across the galaxy for the last billion years.
+Oa is one of the oldest races in the universe. Locked in an endless and eternal war with the [[Celestial|Celestials]], Oa has been an instigator of many proxy wars and cultural shifts across the galaxy for the last billion years.
-The first major play of their endless detente came when they armed a race called the Aspirants with weapons to combat the Celestials. Though the Aspirants were annihilated, it was a provable concept to outfit other races from Oa's advanced knowledge of technology. In response, the Celestials seeded their DNA in lifeforms all across the universe, attempting to 'grow' a new generation of Celestials.
+The first major play of their endless detente came when they armed a faction called the Aspirants with the [[Godkiller]]; weapons to combat other [[Celestials]]. Though the Aspirants were annihilated, it was a provable concept to outfit other races from Oa's advanced knowledge of technology.
-Oans had begun to analyze and even control magic, in the earliest days of their ascendency. One of their earliest battles was against the forces of entropic necromancy itself, battling the Empire of Tears, an early offshoot of Celestial engineering. Seeing the immensely powerful potential of magic and struggling against such a biased and powerful force, Oa began searching for ways to destroy all magic, forever. They began inventing powerful machines to harness and control magical forces, redirecting those powers or destroying the structure of magic in the universe completely. They successfully destroyed the weft of magic in dozens of sectors-- condensing all that power into a meteor that would become the [[Starheart]].
+Oans had begun to analyze and even control magic, in the earliest days of their ascendancy. One of their earliest battles was against the forces of entropic necromancy, battling the Empire of Tears, an early offshoot of Celestial engineering. They successfully destroyed the weft of magic in dozens of sectors-- condensing all that power into a meteor that would become the [[Starheart]].
-One Oan scientist, blending magic, cosmic power, and technology, dared to look at the moment when the hand of the Creator deposited the Cosmic Egg from which all reality would flow. Foolishly, he tried to interfere with it, thinking this would stop magic from ever forming. Creation shattered and reformed in an eternity and an eyeblink, doing incalculable harm to the universe. In punishment, all of Oa was cut off from the flow of magic called The Source. Mighty though their technology was, Oa was unable to recover from this blow.
+One Oan scientist, blending magic, cosmic power, and technology, dared to look at the moment when the hand of the Creator deposited the Cosmic Egg from which all reality would flow. Foolishly, he tried to interfere with it, thinking this would disarm the Celestials and pre-empt the endless war. Creation shattered and reformed in an eternity and an eyeblink, doing incalculable harm to the universe. In punishment, all of Oa was cut off from the flow of power called The [[Source]]. Mighty though their technology was, Oa was unable to recover from this blow. Without a connection to the [[Source]], Oa could never access the [[Power Cosmic]] again.
-Much of understanding magic was more instinct than reason, more art than science, and in this rare instance Oa found they could advance their understanding of a topic no further. This led to Oa focusing on refining their mastery of the Electromagnetic Emotional Spectrum. This innate cosmic power and advanced technology made Oa proof of Clark's Dictum that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
+Oa focused on refining their mastery of the Electromagnetic Emotional Spectrum. This innate power and advanced technology made Oa proof of Clark's Dictum that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
-'''The Krypton Detente
+'''The Krypton Detente'''
-The most significant event of the last fifty milennia was the rise of planet [[Krypton]] and the Kryptonian Hegemony. The military might of Oa was strained to the breaking point trying to contain them, depleting the entire reserve of their [[Martian Manhunters]]. Oa enlisted allies such as the Kree in the battle, and helped the mad god Darkseid tap into the power of the Omega Force.
+The most significant event of the last fifty millennia was the rise of planet [[Krypton]] and the Kryptonian Hegemony. The military might of Oa was strained to the breaking point trying to contain them, depleting the entire reserve of their [[Martian Manhunters]]. Oa enlisted allies such as the Kree in the battle, and helped the mad god [[Darkseid]] tap into the power of the [[Omega Force]].
-Oa attempted multiple strategies, but their most far-reaching one was the creation of the [[Demiurge]]. A sentient magical presence, the Demiurge was guided into producing armies to fight Krypton. The most prominent of these New Gods was Buri of Asgard, who led the armies of Asgard to crushing victories over Krypton.
+Oa attempted multiple strategies, but their most far-reaching one was the creation of the [[Demiurge]]. A sentient magical presence, the Demiurge was guided into producing armies to fight Krypton. The most prominent of these [[New Gods]] was Buri of Asgard, who led the armies of Asgard to crushing victories over Krypton.
 The military rout was launched along with genetic plagues, radioactive bombardment, and even dimming Krypton's main sequence star. Sabotaged from within and without, Krypton passed into history when the last of the Kryptonians saw their sun go nova as the Oans implemented their final sanction.

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 The first major play of their endless detente came when they armed a race called the Aspirants with weapons to combat the Celestials. Though the Aspirants were annihilated, it was a provable concept to outfit other races from Oa's advanced knowledge of technology. In response, the Celestials seeded their DNA in lifeforms all across the universe, attempting to 'grow' a new generation of Celestials.
- For a time, Oans had begun to analyze and even control magic, in the earliest days of their ascendency. One of their earliest battles was against the forces of entropic necromancy itself, battling the Empire of Tears, an early offshoot of Celestial engineering. Seeing the immensely powerful potential of magic and struggling against such a biased and powerful force, Oa began searching for ways to destroy all magic, forever. They began inventing powerful machines to harness and control magical forces, redirecting those powers or destroying the structure of magic in the universe completely. They successfully destroyed the weft of magic in dozens of sectors-- condensing all that power into a meteor that would become the [[Starheart]].
+For a time, Oans had begun to analyze and even control magic, in the earliest days of their ascendency. One of their earliest battles was against the forces of entropic necromancy itself, battling the Empire of Tears, an early offshoot of Celestial engineering. Seeing the immensely powerful potential of magic and struggling against such a biased and powerful force, Oa began searching for ways to destroy all magic, forever. They began inventing powerful machines to harness and control magical forces, redirecting those powers or destroying the structure of magic in the universe completely. They successfully destroyed the weft of magic in dozens of sectors-- condensing all that power into a meteor that would become the [[Starheart]].
 One Oan scientist, blending magic and technology, dared to look at the moment when the hand of the Creator deposited the Cosmic Egg from which all reality would flow-- and tried to stifle it, thinking this would stop magic from ever forming. Creation shattered and reformed in an eternity and an eyeblink, and all of Oa found herself forever cut off from the flow of magic called The Source. Mighty though their technology was, Oa was unable to recover from this blow.