Republic of Madagascar

Known for its exotic wildlife and island climate, Madagascar has only a handful of superhumans. Its most well-known and popular is Vahiny. A longstanding member of SASHA, Vahiny is an extraterrestrial warrior who has adopted the country as his own. While initially stranded on Earth, the alien hero has since had multiple opportunities to leave Earth but elects to stay out of loyalty and love for his new homeland. The people of Madagascar have taken a very strong liking to Vahiny, accepting him as one of their own.
In addition to Vahiny, there are a few other costumed crime fighters in the country, most notably the Kidabolahy (“Young Men”). Taking their name from the practitioners of the martial art moraingy, of which they are all masters, this group of a half dozen masked youths mostly deals with street crime. Despite their traditional name, the group has two female members, which is very non-traditional. The Kidabolahy’s master is known only as Nahoda (“Old Man” or “Captain”) and is a retired masked crime fighter from the 1960s.

AEPYORNIS ISLAND

An uncharted mist-covered island somewhere off the cost of Madagascar, at a glance this island seems abandoned and uninhabited. In truth, while technically no humans live there, the island is home to a secret colony of mutant Avians. Whether through outside experimentation or drastic physical mutation, the Aepyornians barely resemble their birdman kin. Instead they are huge, bird-headed, flightless, and hulking creatures. Despite being voracious carnivores, many of the Aepyorians are isolationist and peaceful, the exceptions being Prince Phorus, who is also known as Terror Bird, and a small group of like-minded followers. Terror Bird seeks to conquer parts of Africa, with the end goal of using the local humans as both slaves and food. To date he has been stopped by heroes from nearby regions. He has recently heard of and reached out to Black Vulture and seeks a terrifying avian alliance between the two flesh-eating bird-men.

THE VALLEY OF QUEEN AYESHA

Hidden by ancient magic, the Valley of She is the kingdom of the fabled Queen Ayesha, an immortal sorceress, monarch, and sometimes conqueror. A sworn foe of the royal family of Dakana, Ayesha claims some ancient feud with the rulers of that kingdom. The origins of this conflict are lost to history, but several generations of White Lions have battled the immortal. Ayesha is beautiful and able to prolong her life indefinitely by feeding off the adoration of her followers. She also possesses some knowledge of the mystic arts, though her power is nowhere near that of Adrian Eldrichand his peers. Still, with a secret nation sworn to live and die at her command, she is a potent threat in those rare times she ventures outside her kingdom.
Ayesha’s own immortality and the cost of maintaining it keeps her in check. She cannot expose her kingdom for long to the world without risking losing the adoration of her people, and while it is possible that expanding her influence might grant her even more power, she is reluctant to risk what she has in order to explore this possibility.