Superhumans

Superhumans - a subspecies of human in FJM Heroes universes, which has coexisted with homo sapiens since the very beginning of their history. They are characteristic for the so called "Genes Y", which unlock certain unnatural abilities.

The superhumans took part in many historic events, although their activity was kept a secret by the rulers as the time passed, as they didn't want their people to feel small and unmeaningful in the huge world full of inexplicable phenomenons. They were present in such events as: the erruption of Vesuvius, the battle of Grunwald, or both World Wars.

Description
Externally Superhumans aren't much different from the regular people just as it was with the neanderthals. However the difference is visible on the genetic levels, as the Superhumans are gifted with a kind of mutation, which activates superpowers in them. It's worth pointing out that for an unknown reason the abilities are revealed only every three generations. Thus, an exemplary holder of powers gets them after their grandparent. Despite that, his grandparents and parents on the previous Superhuman also have this modification and are counted as members of the species, although they don't possess any powers.

Members of this evolutionary level appear on Earth more or less every thousand years and each of these appearances is considered one of the Superhuman eras. Currently, we are in the New Heroes Era, which was given its name by The Guardian, one of its first superhumans. It lasts from the 19th century.

Origins
The first Superhuman ever is unknown, so it is also not known how the superpowers became a thing, besides the assumption that Superhumans just evolved from another species.

Powers
There is a whole gamut of Superhuman powers. Mostly, they are unrepeatable, though this is only the case for a specified era. At one point, the various possibilities of powers end and decrease in population happens. After about a millenia, another era of the species begins.