Editing The Wards (section)

==History==
The Wards started out as a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.<ref name="15.z">We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]</ref><!--cited alexandrias reasoning in her interlude, now what did they tell the inaugural class?--> 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.<ref name="SV1">It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?<br>Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]</ref>