—Obispo and Durgan the Philosopher[1]Durgan is mad! He rejects the basic tenet of our race! Renounce peace, Durgan, and you become a man without a world!"
"Continue to cleave to peace, Obispo, and we will all be without a world… and our lives!
History
The Ruling Council was a body that governed over the planet Scadam and its population of Scadamites.[1][4] It included open-minded Durgan the Philosopher, traditionalist Obispo[1] and apparently young philosopher Tuskar in a minor role.[5] The Council met in a Council Chamber in Scadam.[1]
When the pirate armada of warships called Black Fleet approached the planet Scadam, ravaging worlds in their path, the Council gathered to look for a solution.[1] The Scadamites happened to have a pacifist culture, having rejected warfare, weaponry and military generations ago; so the Council refused to take any protective action,[1][5] instead resigning to their doom.[4] Dissenting, Durgan tried to inspire the Scadamites to fight[1][5][6][7] because they were in an exceptional situation;[7] but he was found to be heretic and expelled from the council.[1][5][6][7] After this, Durgan went underground, the Council no longer aware of his activities (They wouldn't have approved anyway).[5]
The Council met again when the Fleet attacked another planet, several parsecs nearer Scadam; and the greatest Scadamite thinkers looked for a solution to their problem, while Obispo insisted in their policy. Tuskar, who had been Durgan's apprentice, decided to look independently for his missing master.[5] While going sleuth, Tuskar entered a forbidden museum; there he videoconferenced with Durgan. Durgan told Tuskar that he had sent an agent, the Chief Examiner, to another planet to collect superpowers he was to use in a champion. Tuskar found the idea abhorrent and threatened to report to the Council; but Durgan convinced Tuskar to join him instead based on the fact that Tuskar had also broken the Council's rules during his investigation.[2]
Scadam was flattened by the Black Fleet attack, its population almost extinguished.[8] It is reasonable to assume that the Ruling Council was dismantled.See Also
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Questprobe #1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Questprobe #3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Secret Wars: Official Guide to the Marvel Multiverse #1 ; Chief Examiner's entry
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Questprobe #2
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 2) #2 ; Chief Examiner's entry
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Marvel Fanfare #33
- ↑ Quasar #45