Thanagar

Home to the Thanagarians, a race of avian warriors.

Thanagar is home to the Thanagarian Empire, a civilization spanning numerous solar systems.

Thanagar might not have merited any special attention from the elder races except for three reasons: Thanagar was located relatively close to warmongering Asgard; it was a culture with a strong military tradition and warlike demeanour; and they possessed a rare, unique alloy called 'Nth-Metal'. Among its many remarkable properties, it was primarily useful as a tool for negating magic. The Thanagar 'Hawkmen' were excellent fighters and their magic-negating weaponry gave them even footing against the mighty Asgardian soldiery. Their warlike nature made conflict inevitable and helped stall the Asgardian expansion by several hundred years.