Editing Setting:Fantastic America (section)

===Reptilemen===
Reptilian aliens secretly control the world's religions, governments, and authority figures.

Elvis knew about this and was starting to organize the resistance before he died.  He hid the knowledge in song, where the aliens can't reach it, and whoever picks up his mantle as Archwizard of Rock will inherit this responsibility along with his powers.  The discomancers and metalheads know the master of the one true style will inherit his title and powers - that's what they're always at each other's throats for - but have no idea about the secrets.  Their entire struggle is protected from reptilian intervention by one of Elvis's spells, at least.

The Man knows about the reptilians but has to keep up the pretense that he's their pawn so they let him keep up what he's doing.  In addition to hiding a lot of stuff the aliens don't want you to know about, The Man is hiding things he doesn't want the aliens to know about.  The frequent cooperation between the Greys and The Man is due to the Greys being the only sane source of trade and partnership that is very definitely not under reptilian control.  Agents on the ground have never actually met The Man and certainly don't know about any of this, they just have assignments.

Half the Hippies think they're fighting the reptilians but they're not accomplishing anything, and most people don't take them seriously, so they're allowed to continue.  The upper levels of the Soviets know but are fine with reptilian rule so long as it works out for them.  The upper levels of the American government know but can't do anything about it.  The dragons know but don't care so long as the reptilians stay out of their way.  The Deep Ones would actually defeat the reptilians if they ever succeeded in summoning their dark masters (this would be worse than reptilian rule) but reptilian intervention is part of why their plans are so convoluted.

(Generally rejected for being too dark and overarching.)



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