The Wardens

The Wardens are a superhero organization based in New York, that was formed out of the remnants of the Protectorate following Gold Morning.

Methods & Goals

Some considered them a successor to the PRT.<ref name="P.1e1">Let’s not ignore that the PRT is gone, we no longer have non-capes in charge of them, and they have more proportional power than ever. Let’s not ignore that they’re making a new PRT without any of the key rules that defined the last one. Less communication, no oversight. - Glow-worm P.1</ref><ref>According to Moonsong, the Wardens are the 'PRT-Like' group from before. They're bringing 'lots of teams' under their general umbrella, but moonsong is skeptical if it's working. - Summary of Glow-worm by Wildbow</ref><ref name="P.2e1"/> Although a large and powerful group, they were not a government-sponsored national team in the same way the Protectorate was.<ref>We have no national cape team or licensed heroes. -

Glow-worm P.8</ref> They did not have civilian oversight, and were arguably less transparent than the PRT.<ref name="P.1e1"/>

The Wardens included a number of teams under their banner, including some that were not originally a part of the Protectorate.<ref name="P.2e1">[A18 11:46:14] Moonsong: A lot of teams are gathering under the Wardens. PRT-like. They’re walking a fine line between emulating PRT and being PRT. Lots of teams under the umbrella. I’m not sure it’s working. I don’t know if I want to get on board with that. - Glow-worm P.2</ref> These sub-teams were sometimes known as "cells", and had their own individual leaders.<ref>He was extended an offer to join the Wardens as a leader of one of the group’s cells, and he accepted. - Glow-worm P.9</ref>

The Wardens continue to employ group of Guild-supported exPRT-veterans – Dragon's Teeth.<ref>Teneral e.5</ref>

Members

• Chevalier
• Legend
• Valkyrie
• Miss Militia
• Vista
• Weld

History

Background

Eden envisioned a possible future where the Wardens were the enemies of the Shepherds, who they believed had created powerful "superweapons". In reality, Eden herself was influencing them both to prevent peace. However, this future never came to pass and Eden was slain.<ref>Itcould see the reaction among the gathered heroes of the Wardens. - Excerpt from Interlude 29</ref>

Post-Gold Morning

The Wardens were established and became one of the many groups that was trying to fill the gap that the Protectorate left with its collapse.

Several ex-villains eventually joined.<ref>Article: No Witnesses Remain & Forum Thread
The article identifies three villains who we know about in heroic groups – two with the Wardens and one with Shelter. They committed crimes, we have some limited information or scraps of wiki articles, but the witnesses of those past crimes are either dead or yet to establish themselves. We established standards for amnesty, but sometimes those standards can’t be met. The ex-villains find places on the team with nobody to naysay. - Glow-worm P.3 </ref>

Early Ward

Over two years after Gold Morning the Wardens had become an umbrella organization with numerous other hero teams working under their certification and supervision.

When Weld returned, he was given a position as the leader of a Wardens team.<ref>To start with, today was the day Weld returned to Gimel after some time elsewhere. We’ve been told he was doing a combination of work in Earth Bet and spending some time touring other worlds in the company of the mass-murderer codenamed ‘Garotte’ and a pair of unnamed capes the two were friendly with. He was extended an offer to join the Wardens as a leader of one of the group’s cells, and he accepted. - Glow-worm P.8</ref>

References

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