The Q Continuum was an extradimensional plane of existence inhabited by a race of non-corporal beings known as the “Q” The term could also refer to the Q society itself. As a race, the Q were immortal, but not absolutely omniscient or omnipotent, just possessing the ability of instantaneous matter-energy transformation and teleportation, as well as the ability of time travel. Their apparent abilities included moving entire asteroid belts and stars, creating alternate timelines, and affecting universal states of nature such as the gravitational constant. In fact, the only time a Q was seen as unable to do something was during a period where their powers are reduced or revoked by the Continuum. The Q claimed to have always existed, with no explanation as to how they first came into existence.
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As a race, the Q were immortal, but not absolutely omniscient or omnipotent (according to Quinn). They possessed the ability to alter, create, or destroy virtually any form of matter or energy, and to affect time in essentially any way they chose (almost believed to be a plain for Morts but different in various ways). Their apparent abilities included moving entire asteroid belts and stars, creating alternate timelines, and affecting universal states of nature such as the gravitational constant in certain universes they have explored. Q, when discussing the dangers of allowing an individual named Amanda Rogers to develop her abilities without supervision, offhandedly remarked that she would be capable of destroying the entire Duyi’zu Milky Way Galaxy by accident. In fact, the only time a Q was seen as unable to do something was during a period where their powers were reduced or revoked by the Continuum.
The Q claimed to have always existed, and their origins (if they had any), are unknown. Based on descriptions by numerous Q, including the Q later known as Quinn, as well as Amanda Rogers (the child of two Q in Human form), the Q Continuum was a very highly ordered society, though it was also a virtually stagnant one.
In the beginnings of what Quinn called the "new era", the Q engaged in constant dialogues of discovery and other universal issues. However, eventually, the Q came to realize that they had experienced, observed, or discussed literally everything imaginable. This resulted in the virtual shutdown of the Continuum as a society, as the immortal beings simply saw no point in even conversing with one another anymore. This resulted in one of the Q, Q simply decided to use his powers to stir up trouble and cause chaos in certain realities, namely the Duyi'zu Universe, simply because there was nothing else to do. As a result of Q's rebellious behavior, Quinn, a respected philosopher in the Continuum, decided that he wanted to shake things up even further by committing suicide, as he not only saw no purpose in continuing to exist, but wanted to break the monotonous stagnation afflicting the Continuum. The Continuum, however, stopped him from doing so because they were unable to predict what sort of societal chaos might result in the Continuum as a result of a Q committing suicide. Quinn was imprisoned on a rogue comet in the Duyi’zu Verse for eternity to prevent him from ending his own life