vigilum is a faux-superhero community set in the fictional location of lawton, a thriving, sprawling city, and tourism hub with diverse neighborhoods, beaches and waterfronts, a nearby national park, amusement park and more appealing amenities for everyone from the single person to the family of five and more, there's something for everyone in lawton, including the people with powers, civilians and something between both. the existence of people with powers is known and generally accepted, instead of picking nyc or los angeles, we've decided to create our own city with various elements taken from other existing locations. the universe goes back to the 1940s when the superpowered starting to emerge from the shadows, they have slowly become more and more accepted over the decades across the globe and beyond in some cases.

businesses and organizations

forward first is an opportunistic organization that proclaims to work toward encouraging progress, peace and fairness to unite the superpowered and human world. however, they are more like the disney of the vigilum universe. in reality, they contract superpowered beings to sell their products by making them somewhat famous and adored. fake publicity stunts, social media pr and short popular movies are created to build fanbases. working for forward first will make most superpowered beings rich. they also hire human actors, and those willing to portray villains to create fake feuds with their most beloved 'heroes'.

wolfe & wingate is the biggest law firm that specifically caters to those in the superpower realm. they are known for playing dirty but they're also known for winning. they can be pricey but occasionally take on charity cases to extend goodwill toward the city of lawton.

the lawton bugle is the lawton branch of the new york city newspaper, 'the daily bugle'. the lawton media conglomerate also known more commony as the bugle is the biggest and most popular newspaper focusing on all things superhero related. they are not shy about publishing anything they know and find out about superheroes. the newspaper, while known to celebrate superhero accolades, is known to thrive on scandals and gossip.

the remedial exchange center more commonly known as 'the rec' is a non-profit organization that offers support to superpowered beings that cannot control their powers or are having trouble reconciling their identities with their abilities. they offer 24/7 phone support, therapy sessions, rehabs, wellness studies and more.

education

matthias vance university is a private research university located in west lawton. established in 1992 after the merger of two existing schools, matthias university and vance college for powered individuals, mvu was the first university in the country to offer a mixed curriculum for both powered and non-powered students. aiming for a rich and harmonious higher education experience, traditional courses and majors are available, as well as ones related to superpowers and superhero training. for more information check here(work in progress)

teams, groups & alliances

the four is lawton's biggest superpowered crime syndicate. it is run by these four superpowered criminals: gorgophone, nishay, pox, and vigor. these criminals came together in 1980 and have been unstoppable ever since. while they do not harbor plans to take over lawton, they work to do their best to run parts of the city. working for the four is normally on a contract by contract basis. failing the four can lead to consequences. best case, they do not hire you again. worst case.. use your imagination.

aegis is the counter to the four. it is the us government's lawton branch of fighting superpowered crime. most agents of aegis are undercover though there are a few well known ones working in the city. there are times when aegis reaches out to superpowered beings for help on cases or tips on how to find criminals. they most notably target the four, their biggest problem in the city.

new gen is a group of 7 to 10 righteous superheroes that patrol the streets of lawton nightly. they work outside of the government under their own leadership. they do not trust any other authority to do the right thing. they call themselves new gen because they are an off-shoot of the now defunct superhero group 'generation' who were killed in the 1990s stopping a hostile alien invasion. new gen launched in 2018 despite being discouraged from doing so. members rotate on occasion, though most have a personal connection to the orignal group in the 90s.