Mutant

The Mutants (or Homo Sapiens Superior) are humans born with a genetic anomaly that grants them an extra-normal ability not possessed by mainstream humanity. This anomaly is known as the X-Gene.

Origin
Human Mutants (or Homo Sapiens Superior) were created by a star-faring race of humanoid aliens called the "Celestials". Approximately one million years ago, they came to Earth and performed genetic tests and experimentation on Earth's highest lifeforms, the nascent human being. Testing the versatility of human genes, one of their experiments was the implantation of a dormant DNA complex which would one day permit benevolent mutations of phenomenal capacity in humanity. The gifts endowed by the presence of this X-Gene can be minimal to phenomenal; such as the abilities of any well-known powerful mutant heroes or villains.

Mutant History
The first recorded mutant on Earth was Selene, shown to have been active during the Hyborean Age (roughly 14,000 BC to 10,000 BC) En Sabah Nur followed millennia later, born in 30th Century BC Egypt and Garbha-Hsien in the Ho-Lo Shan Mountains of Northern Mongolia, China later. As Apocalypse went into hibernation, only a handful of mutants emerged such as Nicodemus, Victor Creed, Raven Darkholme, James Logan, Jonas Graymalkin, and a few of others. As the 20th Century AD came into view, more and more mutants were being born. In recent decades, with the advance of the Atomic Age, mutants have become more prolific in numbers, possibly due to the minute worldwide increase in radiation levels.

Current Present
It was estimated that from one in 25,000 to one in 10,000 persons were mutants (numbers depend on the area; mutants tend to congregate in cities). An estimated 20,000 mutants lived in the United States, and 250,000 to 500,000 worldwide (some studies placed the number at twice that).