Editing The Judges of Tehom (section)

=An Introduction to the World of Tehom=
'''''Full Article: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o33Ccp3L75Wy3Vusjnv9ub86LdpOgExzOANL8bm0NkQ/edit?usp=sharing Judges of Tehom: Thematic Essays]'''''

Think of the legends and myths from Ancient Greece.  In these stories, great cities were rules by greater leaders, leaders who were capable of feats beyond that of normal men and women.  These were heroes in the sense that they pinnacles of excellence, though their actual moral standing was highly variable. Now imagine what a world would be like if those ancient Greek cities had a technological level just beyond our own.  Hector defending the industrial power Troy against Agamemnon’s battleships and aircraft.  A live news feed documents Bellerophon killing Chimera.  Fans of Hercules argue in chat rooms about which feat was the best.  A documentary claims to expose who really killed the Calydonian boar. This is Tehom. As a setting, it is primarily "epic": a sweeping tale of heroism (by at least the Greek definition), against a backdrop of great historical events.

In the Judges of Tehom, '''''superhuman aristocrat-celebrities use their power and fame for public and personal benefit'''''.  These superhumans are called the Few, a generic term for people with superhuman abilities, and they rule independent, neo-feudal city states.  The Many, or baseline humanity, are the vast majority of the population, and they simply go about their lives until they experience awe, wonder, and terror from the actions of the Few.