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Southwestern Desert

The **Southwestern Desert** is a desert area in the United States, part of the American West. It includes parts of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Texas, and in Mexico, Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua.

Subregions in the Southwestern Desert include the Mojave Desert, Death Valley and Monument Valley.

## Wildlife

Wolves

Panthers

Rattlesnakes

Scorpions

Tarantulas
Physicist

**Physicists** are a class of scientists who investigate the basic properties of the universe.

## Individuals

Isaac Newton (1643-1727)

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)

(Lord) Kelvin (1824-1907)

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)

Max Planck (1858-1947)

Marie Curie (1867-1934)

Albert Einstein (1875-1955)

Niels Bohr (1885-1962)

Erwin Schrodinger (1887-1961)

Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976)

Enrico Fermi (1901-1952)

J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967)

Stephen Hawking (1942- )
Saint James

**Saint James** is one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth, the brother of Saint John the Evangelist; together they are known as the Sons of Thunder.

Like his brother, and like Peter and Andrew, he is a fisherman from Galilee. Born in Bethsaida, he later lives in Capernaum.

After the Resurrection, he preaches in Spain before returning to Jerusalem where he is martyred by Herod Antipas in 44 AD. His remains are honored at Santiago de Compostela, where they are the object of an annual pilgrimage.

**Wikipedia:** James, Son of Zebedee
President of the United States

The **presidents of the United States** are the politicians who have been elected (usually) to be the United States' head of government and head of state, as well as commander in chief of US military forces.

## List

1. George Washington 1789-1797 (1732–1799)
2. John Adams 1797-1801 (1735–1826)
3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 (1743–1826)
4. James Madison, 1809-1817 (1751–1836)
5. James Monroe, 1817-1825 (1758–1831)
6. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 (1767–1848)
7. Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 (1767–1845)
8. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 (1782–1862)
9. William Henry Harrison, 1841 (1773–1841)
10. John Tyler, 1841-1845 (1790–1862)
11. James K. Polk, 1845-1849 (1795–1849)
12. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850 (1784–1850)
13. Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 (1800–1874)
14. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 (1804–1869)
15. James Buchanan, 1857-1861 (1791–1868)
16. Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 (1809–1865)
17. Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 (1808–1875)
18. Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877 (1822–1885)
19. Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877-1881 (1822–1893)
20. James Garfield, 1881 (1831–1881)
21. Chester Arthur, 1881-1885 (1829–1886)
22. Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 (1837–1908)
23. Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893 (1833–1901)
24. Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897
25. William McKinley, 1897-1901 (1843–1901)
26. Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 (1858–1919)
27. William Taft, 1909-1913 (1857–1930)
28. Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 (1856–1924)
29. Warren Harding, 1921-1923 (1865–1923)
30. Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929 (1872–1933)
31. Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933 (1874–1964)
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1945 (1882–1945)
33. Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 (1884–1972)
34. Dwight Eisenhower, 1953-1961 (1890–1969)
35. John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963 (1917–1963)
36. Lyndon Johnson, 1963-1969 (1908–1973)
37. Richard Nixon, 1969-1974 (1913–1994)
38. Gerald Ford, 1974-1977 (1913–2006)
39. Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981 (1924- )
40. Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989 (1911–2004)
41. George Bush, 1989-1993 (1924- )
42. Bill Clinton, 1993-2001 (1946- )
43. George W. Bush, 2001-2009 (1946- )
44. Barack Obama, 2009-2017 (1961)
45. Donald Trump 2017- (1946- )
Remus

**Remus**, a demigod,is the twin brother of Romulus, and with him the co-founder of Rome. The twins, sons of the god Mars and the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia, are abandoned at birth and raised by a wolf, making them wild children. Romulus later kills Remus in retaliation for the latter jumping over the former's wall.

**Wikipedia:** Romulus and Remus
Sir Walter Raleigh

**Sir Walter Raleigh** (1552-1618) is an English swashbuckler, sailor and explorer. A favorite of Queen Elizabeth, he helps to found the colony of Roanoke in Virginia in 1587, and later introduces tobacco to Britain. He searches for the city of El Dorado in 1595. He helps repel the Spanish Armada in 1597. After another search for El Dorado in 1617, he is executed by James I in 1618.

**Wikipedia:** Walter Raleigh
Shark

**Sharks** are large carnivorous salt-water fish, including some of the most brutally efficient predators on planet Earth.

Sharks are found in every ocean.

## Types

Great White Shark

Hammerhead Shark

Tiger Shark

Bull Shark

Whale Shark

Dogfish

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Shark

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Animal, Shark (Hunter)
Pope

The **Pope** is the Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church. At times, particularly during the Medieval and Renaissance eras, he holds significant temporal as well as spiritual power.

Since 1870, the Pope has been infallible.

## Examples

Peter
Linus
Gregory the Great
John Paul II
Pope Francis

## Links

**Wikipedia:**  Pope

**Wikipedia:** List of Popes

**Blue Guides:** Top Popes

**Beliefnet:** The Six Greatest Popes of All Time

**Insider:** The 11 Most Scandalous Popes in History

**Medieval Chronicles:** Famous Medieval Popes
Rogue

**Rogues** are a class of people who live on and sometimes exploit the margins of society, surviving by their wits and dexterity. Subtypes include rebels, thieves, killers, con artists, harlots, beggars, wanderers, spies, pirates and ninjas.

## Individuals

Han Solo

Caravaggio

Christopher Marlowe

Tom Jones

Giacomo Casanova

Don Juan

Lord Byron

Lothario

Rhett Butler

Mae West

Captain Louis Renault

Indiana Jones

Jean Genet

Simon Templar

**D&D Wiki:** Rogue
Scout Finch

**Jean Louise "Scout" Finch** (b. April 28, 1926) is a young white girl growing up in the racist town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s. She is the daughter of lawyer Atticus Finch, and the sister of Jem Finch. She and Jem form a distanced friendship with the recluse Boo Radley.

Finch writes a fictionalized account of the events of her childhood under the pen name **Harper Lee**.

## External Link

**To Kill a Mockingbird Wiki:** Scout Finch
Tam Lin

**Tam Lin** is a changeling, a human knight from Scotland captured by the Queen of Fairies and transformed into an elf. He is lives at Carterhaugh, where he has a reputation for ravishing maidens. He is rescued from being given as a tithe to Hell by Janet, who holds him through a series of magical transformations and becomes his wife.

**Wikipedia:** Tam Lin
Shaggy Rogers

**Norville "Shaggy" Rogers** (born c. 1952) is an investigator for Mystery Inc. His best friend is the dog Scooby-Doo, with whom he is inevitably paired. He shares with Scooby-Doo a fear of the unknown and a great love of food. When the group splits up, he and Scooby often team up with Velma Dinkley.

**Scoobypedia:** Shaggy Rogers
Sailor

**Sailors** (also known as **seafarers** or **mariners**) are people skilled at the handling of boats and ships , particularly on ocean-going vessels. Sailors who are in charge of a ship are known as sea captains . Sailors who belong to the military are Navy . Sailors who illegally raid and loot other ships are pirates . Sailors who discover new lands (new to them, anyway) are explorers . Sailors who sail to catch fish are fisherfolk. Barbarian sailors are Vikings .

## Individuals

Jason

Odysseus

Sinbad

Erik the Red

Leif Erikson

Christopher Columbus  (1451-1506)

Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521)

Sir Francis Drake ( -1596)

Captain Ahab

James Cook (1728-1779)

John Paul Jones (1747-1792)

Captain Bligh (1754-1817)

Horatio Nelson  (1758-1805)

Jack Aubrey

Robinson Crusoe

Fletcher Christian

Jack Sparrow

Horatio Hornblower

Captain Nemo

Captain Hook

Herman Melville (1819-1891)

Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922)

Flying Dutchman

Gilligan

Popeye

**Wikipedia:** Sailor
Serengeti

The **Serengeti** is a plain in West Africa, and a national park in the north of the nation of Tanzania. It is famous for its super-abundant wildlife and mass animal migrations.

The Serengeti is the traditional home of the Maasai people.

## Fauna

Lion

Leopard

Cheetah

Hyena

Gnu

Elephant

Zebra

Giraffe

Gazelle

Impala

Buffalo

**Coordinates:** -2.330833, 34.833333

**Wikipedia:** Serengeti
Shaolin Monastery

The **Shaolin Monastery**, also known as the **Shaolin Temple**, is a monastery in China, founded in 493 CE. In 527, Bodhidharma arrives at the monastery from India, bringing the knowledge of kung fu. The monks of Shaolin become known as some of the finest martial artists in the world.

**Coordinates:** 34° 30′  N, 112° 56′  E

**Wikipedia:** Shaolin Monastery
Sojourner Truth

**Sojourner Truth** (1797-1883) is an African American abolitionist and feminist. Born into slavery in New York State, she escapes with her infant daughter in 1826, then successfully sues for the freedom of her son in 1828. She is best known for her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech, which she gives at a women's rights convention in Akron, Ohio.

**Wikipedia:** Sojourner Truth
Pteranodon

A **pteranodon** is a flying reptile from the Cretaceous Era. They thrive in North America between 88 and 80 million years ago.

They are often found in lost world habitats that preserve creatures that are extinct elsewhere. A full-grown pteranodon is strong enough to carry off a human.

A pteradactyl is a smaller relative of the pteranodon. Rodan is a giant pteranodon that menaces Japan.

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Pteranodon

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Pteranodon
Squid

The **squid** is a invertebrate marine animal, a relative of the octopus, distinguished by its elongated body and ten tentacles. Giant squid, which can be 60 feet long or more, can live in the deepest parts of the sea, often battling their archenemy, the whale.

The kraken is a giant squid of monstrous size.

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Giant squid

**Open Gaming Network (Pathfinder SRD):** Squid
San Francisco

**San Francisco** is a city in California, the most prominent city in Northern California.

## Features

Alcatraz

Coit Tower

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Park

Little China

Mission Dolores

Presidio

TransAmerica Pyramid

## Neighborhoods

Haight-Ashbury

The Castro

North Beach

Fisherman's Wharf

Mission District

## Individuals

Bird Man

Frank Bullitt

Jack Burton

Dirty Harry Callahan

Nick Charles

Nora Charles

Joe DiMaggio

Mrs. Doubtfire

Madeleine Elster

John "Scottie" Ferguson

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Dashiell Hammett

William Randolph Hearst

Jim Jones

Janis Joplin

Anton LaVey

Anna Madrigal

Harvey Milk

Adrian Monk

Emperor Norton

Catherine Tramell

Carlotta Valdes
Seneca

**Seneca the Younger** (4 BC-65 AD) is a Roman philosopher and statesman during the Age of Empire. He is best known for his Stoic philosophy and his works on ethics, including *Letters from a Stoic*. Seneca is also a close advisor to the emperor Nero, but was later accused of plotting against him and forced to commit suicide.
Tarantula

**Tarantulas** are a kind of spider found in semi-tropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Their bite carries a deadly poison, to which dancing may be an effective antidote.

## Print the Legend

In the real world, tarantulas are mostly harmless to humans, though some of them are as large as dinner plates and eat birds.
Scandinavia

**Scandinavia** is a region in Europe. It is to the north of Central Europe, and to the west of Eastern Europe. It faces the Atlantic Ocean to its own west, and to its north is the Arctic Ocean.

Scandinavia is united (except for Finland) by a shared language group and by a joint religious tradition: worship of the Norse Pantheon in the Dark Ages, followed by conversion to Christianity, eventually adopting a Protestant form.

## Nations

Norway

Sweden

Denmark

Finland

Iceland

## Creatures

### Ferocious Animals:

Wolf

Brown Bear

Wolverine

Moose

### Fantastic Beasts:

Red Dragon

White Dragon

Frost Giant

Fire Giant

Troll

Dwarf

Elf

Drow

Sliepnir

Devil

Ghost

Wraith

Will o' Wisp

Wight

Brownie

Nymph

Dryad

Nighthag

Giant Wolf

Giant Boar

Giant Bear

Wereboar

Werebear

Werewolf

**TV Tropes:** Norse by Norsewest
Sargasso Sea

The **Sargasso Sea** is an area of the Atlantic Ocean, characterized by floating seaweed. It is surrounded by the Gulf Stream.

Parts of the Sargasso are so dense with seaweed that ships have been trapped in it for centuries.

Bermuda is located on the western fringes of the Sargasso. There is some overlap between the sea and the Bermuda Triangle.

## Fauna

Ghosts

Sea Ghouls

Giant Crabs

Lizardfolk

**Wikipedia:** Sargasso Sea
Tarrasque

The **Tarasque** or **Tarrasque** is a gargantuan, nearly indestructible monster who lives in Tarascon, France, on the cliffs of the Rhone river, in the Dark Ages. It previously lives in Cilicia in Asia Minor, where it is expelled by Saint Martha in the 1st century.

Monster expert Gary Gygax considers it to be one of the most formidable of all monsters.

It is a dragon-like creature with an armored shell like a tortoise, a lion-like head, six legs and a serpent's tail. Its size is comparable to that of a kaiju.

## **External Links**

**Coordinates:** 43.806, 4.655

**Wikipedia:** Tarasque
Rick Deckard

**Rick Deckard** is a blade runner, a Los Angeles Police Department operative who hunts down replicants, synthetic humans who are illegally on Earth. Unbeknownst to himself, Deckard is himself a replicant.

In November 2019, Deckard is assigned to track down and terminate four replicants led by Roy Batty, who had stolen a starship and come to Los Angeles in order to confront their creators. In the course of the assignment, Deckard meets and falls in love with Rachael, another unaware replicant who serves as his liaison to the Tyrell Corporation, the replicants' manufacturer.

Deckard is still alive in 2049, living in an abandoned Las Vegas.

## External Links

**Wikipedia:** Rick Deckard

**Blade Runner Wiki:** Rick Deckard
Shapeshifter

A **shapeshifter** is a creature who can change from one form to another. Sometimes this transformation is intentional, other times involuntary. The classic example is the werewolf.

## Types

Cat People

Jackalweres

Selkies

Skinwalker

Swanmaidens

Werewolves

Werebears

Wereboars

Wererats

Weretigers

**Wikipedia:** Shapeshifting
Tau Ceti

**Tau Ceti** is a yellow-orange dwarf star in the Milky Way galaxy, located in the constellation Cetus. It is one of the closest single Sun-like stars to our solar system, situated approximately 12 light years away. Tau Ceti has been the subject of interest in the search for potentially habitable exoplanets.
Salamander (elemental)

The **elemental salamander** is an Outsider from the Elemental Plane of Fire with a lizard- or snake-like form. They are often confused with the amphibian salamander, which has a similar shape and innate fire resistance. Aside from being made of living flame, elemental salamanders can be distinguished by their claws and scales.

Elemental salamanders are intelligent and may use weapons. Like the element that constitutes them, they are notably aggressive.

**Wikipedia:** Salamander (Dungeons & Dragons)
Sheba

**Sheba** (also known as **Saba**) is an ancient nation in southwest Arabia, covering much of the territory of modern-day Yemen. Its empire extends across the Red Sea into Aethiopia. Its most famous ruler is Bilqis, known as the Queen of Sheba.

Sheba is known for its wealth, derived from frankincense and myrrh. Sheba's capital is the oasis of Marib.

**Wikipedia:** Sheba
Sprite

**Sprites** are tiny, winged, often glowing faeries that almost never communicate with humans. Sometimes referred to as **fairies**.

Sprites are often confused with pixies, who lack wings and are somewhat larger and more robust. Confusingly, the sprites produce a powdery substance known as pixie dust that can be used to confer the power of flight.

**Wikipedia:** Sprite (folklore)
Rome

**Rome** is the capital and major city of Italy. Founded by Romulus and Remus, it was the center of the Roman Empire in the Age of Empire. In the Dark Ages, it retains its importance as the headquarters of the Roman Catholic church. In the Renaissance, it is a center of the rebirth of classical knowledge.

## Landmarks

Colosseum

Roman Forum

Pantheon

Trevi Fountain

St. Peter's Square

Vatican

Spanish Steps

Circus Maximus

Hippodrome

**Wikipedia:** Rome
Superpowers

**Superpowers** are abilities beyond the capabilities of normal humans, possessed by superheroes and supervillains. They may be inborn, whether the result of mutation, alien birth or some other nonhuman identity; or they may be acquired, through mad science (intentional or accidental), magic or other unnatural means. Sometimes normal humans may train themselves to such an extreme degree that their abilities become effectively superhuman.

## Common Powers

Super Strength

Invulnerability

Super Senses

Super Speed

Super Agility

Flight

Teleportation

Energy Control (fire, electricity, "power," magnetism, etc.)

Super Intelligence

Mind Control

Super Skills (hand-to-hand combat, archery, etc.)

**Superhero Nation:** List of Superpowers
Star

A **star** is a celestial object composed mainly of hydrogen and helium that emits light and heat due to nuclear fusion reactions occurring in its core. The Sun is the Earth's star.

Stars are categorized by size and by color. The smallest are dwarf stars, like Proxima Centauri and Barnard's Star. Next come the main sequence stars, like the Sun, Sirius, Alpha Centauri and Vega. Much larger than these are the giants, like Aldebaran and Arcturus, and still larger are the supergiants, like Betelgeuse, Rigel, Antares and Deneb.

Stars are also sorted by color, with blue being the hottest, through blue-white, white, yellow, yellow-white, orange and red, the coolest of ordinary stars.

White dwarfs are smallish, incredibly dense stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel. Neutron stars are denser still, made from giant stars that have collapsed after going supernova into densely packed neutronium.

Black holes are stars whose gravity has increased so much that nothing can escape, not even light.

Stars are grouped by astronomers into constellations, based on perceived patterns formed in the night sky of Earth. Stars in a constellation may be great distances away from each other, but are in the same general direction from Earth.

Stars are often orbited by planets, asteroids and comets.

## List

Aldebaran

Altair

Alpha Centauri

Antares

Arcturus

Betelgeuse

Canopus

Deneb

Fomalhaut

Polaris

Procyon

Regulus

Rigel

Sirius

Tau Ceti

Vega
Saint Matthew

**Saint Matthew**, also known as **Levi**, is one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth. He works as a tax collector in Capernaum before being called to be a disciple. After Jesus' resurrection, he writes the first of the Gospels. He dies a martyr in Aethiopia in 74 AD.

**Wikipedia:** Matthew the Apostle
Related Websites

By its nature, the Here Be Dragons project covers a lot of ground that is explored more comprehensively on other wikis. The goal is to cross-reference HBD entries with their matching pages on other websites.

Baker Street Wiki

Conan Wiki

Conspiracy Wiki

Cryptid Wiki

DC Database

Gojipedia

Greek Mythology Wiki

Harry Potter Wiki

HP Lovecraft Wiki

James Bond Wiki

Marvel Database

Memory Alpha

Mythology Wiki

One Wiki to Rule Them All

Quondam et Futurus

Supernatural Wiki

Tardis Data Core

Universal Monsters Wiki

WikiSciFi

Wookiepedia

## Kindred Spirits

Alien Robot Zombies: Secret History of the Universe

The Arcana Wiki

A Book of Creatures

Concordances and Characters

Interesting Curios Wiki

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Wiki

Public Domain Super Heroes

Writeups.org

**Fandom:** Explore
Scott Summers

**Scott Summers** (b. 1946) known as **Cyclops**, is a member and often the leader of the mutant superhero team the X-Men. His eyes emit powerful optic blasts, which he controls with a special visor or ruby glasses. As a member of the X-Men, Scott embodies discipline and strategy. His leadership and dedication to mutant/human relations have made him a prominent figure in the mutant struggle for equality.

Summers is recruited by Charles Xavier in 1963, one of the original members of the team. He has a long-term romantic relationship with Jean Grey, and is devastated when she is killed as Dark Phoenix.

## External Link

**Wikipedia:** Cyclops (Marvel Comics)

**Marvel Database:** Scott Summers (Earth-616)
Scorpion

A **scorpion** is a kind of arachnid known for its poisonous stinging tail and pincer claws. They are carnivorous and highly aggressive.

Scorpions are found on every continent save Antarctica. They are particularly plentiful in desert and rain forest environments.

Particularly deadly types of scorpions include the **red scorpion** of India, the **black scorpion** of Southern Africa, and the **deathstalker scorpion** of North Africa and Arabia.

Giant scorpions are dangerous predators in fantasy and science fiction settings.

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Scorpion

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Animal, Scorpion
Speed Racer

**Speed Racer** (birth name: **Gō Mifune**) is a Japanese racecar driver, whose signature car is the Mach 5. He is the son of Pops Racer, who designed and built the Mach 5, and the brother of Rex Racer, who is thought to be dead but has actually assumed the identity of masked racer Racer X. Speed and Rex also have a younger brother, Spritle Racer, who is inevitably accompanied by his pet chimpanzee Chim-Chim.

Speed's girlfriend is Trixie Shimura. His best friend is his mechanic, Sparky.

**Wikipedia:** Speed Racer
Scotland Yard

**Scotland Yard** is the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police, originally (from 1829-1890) on Scotland Yard in the city of Westminster. It has moved three times since then: to the Norman Shaw Buildings on Victoria Embankment (1890-1967), to 8-10 Broadway (1967-2016) and then back to Victoria Embankment.

## Key Figures

Robert Peel

Inspector Lestrade

Jane Tennison

John Luther

## External Links

**Coordinates (1829-1890):** 51°30'25" N 0°7'38" W

**Coordinates (1890-1967):** 51.5020°N 0.1246°W

**Coordinates (1967-2016):** 51°29'55" N, 0°7'59" W

**Coordinates (2016- ):** 51°30′10″N 0°7′27″W

**Wikipedia:** Scotland Yard
Terrain

**Terrains** are types of landscapes, distinguished by elevation, climate and vegetation. Different sorts of animals and other creatures are adapted to different terrains.

Some of the major kinds of terrain found on Earth  and Earth-like worlds include:

* Plains
* Forests
* Hills
* Mountains
* Deserts
* Wetlands

**Wikipedia:** Terrain
Tatooine

**Tatooine** is a desert planet in the Far Away Galaxy. It is home to alien species like the Jawa and Tuskens. It is the birth planet of Anakin Skywalker, and the world where his son Luke Skywalker grew up in hiding, under the watchful eye of Obi-Wan Kenobi. It is also the base of operations for the interstellar crime boss Jabba the Hutt.

One of Tatooine's major cities is Mos Eisley, a "wretched hive of villainy and scum."

**Wookiepedia:** Tatooine
The One Ring

The **One Ring** is a magic ring created by Sauron to control the nine rings of the Nazgul, the seven rings of the Dwarves and (he hoped) the three rings of the Elves. The artifact confers many powers, including invisibility and longevity. When it falls into Mount Doom, Sauron is destroyed.

**Wikipedia:** One Ring
South Carolina

**South Carolina**, often called the **Palmetto State**, is a state in the Southern region of the United States. Originally the homeland of the Catawba and other Native American nations, it was claimed by England in 1663 at the colony of Carolina, which is split into north and south in 1729. As one of the original 13 Colonies, it gained admission to the union on May 23, 1788. It is the first state to secede to join the Confederacy on December 20, 1860.

North of South Carolina is North Carolina, while Georgia is to the south and west. The state faces the Atlantic Ocean on its east coast.

South Carolina's capital is Columbia, while its largest city is Charleston.

South Carolina is home to historical figures like John Calhoun, and iconic characters like Frank Underwood.
Solomon

**Solomon** (965–925 BCE) is a king of the ancient Israelites, noted for his unmatched wisdom and for building the Temple of Solomon. He is the son and successor of King David.

Solomon has a thousand wives and concubines, including the Queen of Sheba.

He famously offers to cut a baby in half in order to determine the child's true mother.

**Wikipedia:** Solomon
Sherlock Holmes

**Sherlock Holmes** (b. 1854) is a detective based in London, one of the most brilliant crime-solvers of all time.

Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street, with his companion, Dr. John Watson. Their housekeeper is Mrs. Hudson.

His contact at Scotland Yard, who often relies on him to solve cases, is Inspector Lestrade. His brother, who is said to be smarter than he is, is the government agent Mycroft Holmes.

Holmes' archenemy is Professor James Moriarty. The closest thing he has to a love interest is Irene Adler.

Holmes makes use of a gang of street kids known as the Baker Street Irregulars.

## Timeline

1854 Sherlock Holmes born.

1874 Holmes solves his first case.

1877 Holmes begins his detective career.

1881 John Watson becomes Holmes' roommate at 221B Baker Street.

1887 Watson moves out to get married.

March 1888 Holmes matches wits with Irene Adler.

October 1889 Holmes and Watson solve the mystery of the Hound of the Baskervilles.

October 1890 Holmes investigates the Red-Headed League.

May 4, 1891 Holmes missing and presumed dead after a fight with Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls.

April 1894 Holmes reveals his survival. Watson, now a widower, moves back in to 221B Baker Street.

1902 Watson moves out again to remarry.

1903 Holmes retires to Sussex to keep bees.

August 1914 In his last cases recorded by Watson, Holmes exposes a German agent.

1917 Holmes still alive and well.

## External Links

**Baker Street Wiki:** Sherlock Holmes

**John Trumbull:** Sherlock Holmes Timeline

**Writeups.org:** Sherlock Holmes (early career)

**CharacTour:** Sherlock Holmes
Steve Rogers

**Steve Rogers** (b. July 4, 1922) is an American who volunteers for an experiment during World War II that turns him into the superhero **Captain America**. As Captain America, Rogers is stronger and more agile than any normal human. He uses a special circular shield made of adamantium and vibranium that he can throw with incredible accuracy.

Rogers' sidekick is Bucky Barnes. His archenemy is the Red Skull.

At the end of World War II, Captain America falls into the waters of the Arctic Ocean and is frozen until 1964, when he is discovered by the Avengers, who thaw him out and invite him to join their team.
Shutter Island

**Shutter Island** is an island in Massachusetts' Boston Harbor. It is the site of a hospital for the criminally insane.

[Shutter Island is identifiable with either Boston Harbor's Long Island--which inspired the setting of the book--or Peddocks Island, used for filming.]

**Wikipedia:** Shutter Island (film)
Spider

**Spiders** are eight-legged, carnivorous, poisonous arthropods, often having the ability to spin webs.

## Types

Tarantulas

Black Widow Spiders

Brown Recluse Spiders

Wolf Spiders

Huge Spiders

Giant Spiders

Kaiju Spiders

## Individuals

Anansi

Shelob

Arachne

Charlotte

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Spider

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Animal, Spider
Seven Years War

The **Seven Years' War** (1756-1763) is a global conflict involving most of the great powers of Age of Enlightenment, with a focus on Europe, North America and India. In North America, the war is often referred to as the **French and Indian War**.

The war's causes are rooted in colonial and territorial disputes, with Britain and France as the primary antagonists. The war's outcome significantly alters the colonial map, with Britain gaining control of Canada and various territories in India, while France ceded Louisiana to Spain. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 formally ends the war, reshaping colonial dominance and setting the stage for future conflicts.
State Products

Many of the states of the United States are associated with particular products or resources.

**Alabama**

Cotton

**Alaska**

Salmon

**Arizona**

Turquoise

Copper

**Arkansas**

Diamond

Chicken

Rice

**California**

Movies

Oranges

Gold

Wine

**Colorado**

Marijuana

**Connecticut**

Insurance

**Delaware**

Chemicals

Credit Cards

**Florida**

Oranges

**Georgia**

Peach

**Hawaii**

Pineapple

**Idaho**

Potato

**Illinois**

**Indiana**

Limestone

**Iowa**

Corn

Pig

**Kansas**

Wheat

**Kentucky**

Bourbon

**Louisiana**

Shrimp

**Maine**

Lobster

**Maryland**

Crabs

**Massachusetts**

Cranberries

**Michigan**

Cars

**Minnesota**

Butter

**Mississippi**

Catfish

**Missouri**

Beer

**Montana**

Copper

**Nebraska**

Beef

**Nevada**

Gambling

**New Hampshire**

Granite

**New Jersey**

Taffy

**New Mexico**

Peppers

**New York**

Stocks

**North Carolina**

Textiles

**North Dakota**

Sunflowers

**Ohio**

Rubber

**Oklahoma**

Oil

Wind

**Oregon**

Shoes

**Pennsylvania**

Steel

**Rhode Island**

Clams

**South Carolina**

Peanuts

**South Dakota**

**Tennessee**

Whiskey

**Texas**

Oil

Cattle

**Utah**

**Vermont**

Maple Syrup

**Virginia**

Tobacco

**Washington**

Airplanes

Apples

**West Virginia**

Coal

**Wisconsin**

Cheese

**Wyoming**

Horses
Sigmund Freud

*"Sometimes a cigar is only a cigar."*

*--Sigmund Freud*

**Sigmund Freud** (1856-1939) is a psychologist from Vienna. He is famous for developing the theory of the subconscious which suggests that psychological problems are caused by repressed sexual impulses. He publishes *The Interpretation of Dreams* in 1899.

Carl Jung is a friend and colleague that he falls out with.

**Wikipedia:** Sigmund Freud
Snake

**Snakes** are reptiles that lack arms and legs. They are found on every continent except Antarctica. (They are also absent from Ireland, following their expulsion by St. Patrick.)

## Constrictor Snakes

These snakes kill their prey by wrapping themselves around them and crushing them. The largest types are dangerous to humans.

**Anaconda**--an aquatic constrictor found in South America

**Boa Constrictor**--found in Central and South America

**Pythons**--found in Africa, Asia and Australia

**Titanaboa**--a prehistoric constrictor snake found in South America that reached a length of 40 feet and weighed a ton.

Giant specimens are reputed to exist in South America, India and elsewhere.

## Poisonous Snakes

These snakes kill by injecting venom into their victims with their fangs. Some of the more infamous types include:

**Adders**--vipers of Europe and Asia

**Asps**--a small but dangerous snake found in Europe and Egypt

**Black Mambas**--an extremely poisonous snake of Sub-Saharan Africa

**Boomslangs**--a tree snake of Sub-Saharan Africa

**Brown Snake**--the most dangerous snake of Australia

**Bushmaster**--a viper found in jungles of Central and South America, the largest poisonous snake of the New World.

**Cobras**--a large snake whose neck forms a hood when angry. Subtypes include the king cobra and spitting cobra. Found in Africa, the Mideast, India and Southeast Asia

**Copperhead**--a viper native to the Eastern United States

**Coral Snakes**--a small, highly poisonous snake noted for its striking red, black and yellow markings. It's found in the Southwest and Southeastern United States, Mexico, India and Southeast Asia

**Cottonmouth**--a semiaquatic viper of the Southeastern United States, also known as a water moccasin

**Death Adders**--highly venomous snakes found in Australia and New Guinea

**Fer-de-Lance**--a very dangerous viper from Central and South America

**Sea Snakes**--highly venomous marine snakes found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean

**Sidewinder**--a rattlesnake found in the deserts of the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico

**Rattlesnakes**--snakes that usually warn before they strike by shaking the rattles on their tail, found in North and South America

**Vipers**--a widely distributed family of snakes found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.

## Other Snakes

There are many varieties of snakes that are neither venomous (to humans) or constrictors; they are largely not notable.

**Garter Snake**--a harmless snake of North America that gathers in pits in huge numbers to hibernate.

**King Snake**--a largish snake found in North and South America that eats other snakes, including rattlesnakes.

## Fantastic Snakes

There are numerous legendary snakes or snake-like creatures that are found in fantasy settings. Some of these include:

**Amphisbaena**--

**Couatl**--

**Flying Serpent**--

**Hoop Snake**--

**Naga**--

**Sea Serpent**--

## External Links

**Wikipedia:** Snake

**SnakeDB:** LD50 of Venomous Snakes
Spectre

A **spectre** is a kind of ghost--a noncorporeal undead spirit that resemble translucent, sometimes whitish or greenish versions of their living selves. They typically remember their mortal identity, but this is often overshadowed by a ghostly personality--whether malevolent, romantic or comic. Contrast with phantom, a type of ghost that more closely resembles their living self, both in appearance and personality.
Sweeney Todd

**Sweeney Todd** (1756-1802), born **Benjamin Barker** and known as the **Demon Barber of Fleet Street**, is a barber and a killer in London. Unjustly transported to Australia, he returns to seeks vengeance on the crooked judge who set him up and on humanity in general. He kills customers at his barber shop, located at 186 Fleet Street, and his partner Mrs. Lovett disposes of the bodies by turning them into meat pies at her bakery. He is eventually caught and executed.

**Wikipedia:** Sweeney Todd
The Clash

**The Clash** is a punk band from London, England, active from 1976 until 1986. Noted for left-wing political lyrics and incorporation of reggae and other international musical forms, they are "the only band that matters." Its members include lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and vocalist Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon and drummer Nicky "Topper" Headon.
Salamander

**Salamanders** are amphibians with elongated, lizard-like or even eel-like bodies. Some have an entirely aquatic lifestyle.

It is often confused with the elemental salamander, an outsider from the Elemental Plane of Fire, because of the amphibian salamander's innate fire resistance.

**Wikipedia:** Salamander

*(Note: Here Be Dragons is a synthesis of fact and fiction.)*
St. Brigid

**St. Brigid** (451-525), also known as **Brigid of Kildare**, is an Irish saint and abbess who lived during the early medieval period. She is associated with the Christianization of Ireland and is considered one of Ireland's patron saints (along with Patrick and Columba). Bridget, the daughter of the druid Dubhthach, is known for her piety, wisdom, and her establishment of monastic communities. She is associated with Kildare, where she founded a double monastery and served as its abbess.

She may be an avatar of the goddess Brigid.
Sultans of Swing

The **Sultans of Swing** are a dixieland jazz band from London in the 1970s. They feature Guitar George, who knows all the chords, and Harry, who can play the honky tonk like anything; a trumpet features prominently in their sound. They can be found playing pubs in Deptford.

## External Links

**Wikipedia:** Sultans of Swing

**Genius:** Sultans of Swing (lyrics)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The **Statue of Zeus at Olympia** is a statue in Olympia's Temple of Zeus that is held to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. About 40 feet tall, the sculpture was built of ivory and gold by the sculptor Phidias.

**Coordinates:** 37° 38′ 16.3″ N, 21° 37′ 48″ E

**Wikipedia:** Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Solaris

**Solaris** is a planet in the Alpha Aquarii system. The planet's surface is covered with liquid; the Solarian Ocean appears to have a sort of intelligence, communicating with the humans who come to study it by manifesting their memories as physical simulacra.

## External Link

**Wikipedia:** Solaris (novel)

**Solaris Wiki:** Solaris (planet)
Scythe of Kronos

The **Scythe of Kronos** is the magic weapon that Kronos uses to castrate and dethrone his father Ouranos. The artifact, which is made of adamantium, is given to him by his mother Gaea.

Kronos continues to carry the Scythe in his modern role as Father Time.

**Wikipedia:** Harpe

**Mythology Wiki:** Cronus' Scythe
Spook

**Spooks** are a largely harmless form of undead. They are your standard Halloween ghosts--an animated sheet with holes for eyes and mouth. They typically have little personality or identity, and are generally more mischievous than malevolent. They can, however, inspire considerable fear in ordinary people and inexperienced adventurers.
Scandinavian Mountains

The **Scandinavian Mountains**, also known as the **Scandes**, is a mountain range that extends across the Scandinavian Peninsula, forming a natural border between Norway and Sweden. The Scandinavian Mountains are renowned for their alpine terrain, glacial valleys and diverse ecosystems.

The Scandinavian Mountains are home to Peer Gynt and the Mountain King.
Levant

The **Levant** is a region of the Middle East in southwestern Asia that includes Assyria, Phoenicia, Canaan and Transjordan. To the west of the Levant is the Mediterranean Sea, to the southwest is the Sinai Peninsula, a landbridge to Egypt. To the south is Arabia, and to the east is Mesopotamia. Asia Minor is to the north of the Levant.
Southern Ocean

The **Southern Ocean** is an ocean of Earth, sometimes known as the **Antarctic Ocean**. To its south, it surrounds Antarctica on all sides. North of the Southern Ocean, east to west, are the Pacific Ocean, Australia, the Indian Ocean, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean and South America.

The boundary of the Antarctic Ocean is generally considered to be 60 degrees south latitude.

The Southern Ocean is characterized by high winds, huge waves and frequent icebergs.

## Islands

The Land That Time Forgot is located in the Antarctic Ocean.

**Wikipedia:** Southern Ocean
Structure

A **structure** is an intentionally built feature of the landscape. The two main types of structures are buildings and infrastructure.

## Buildings

House

Apartment Building

Store

Office

Factory

Temple

School

Skyscraper

## Infrastructure

Road

Bridge

Tunnel

Railroad

Canal

Airport

Wall

Dam

Tower

Stadium

Track

Station

**Wikipedia:** Building

**Wikipedia:** List of nonbuilding structures
The Continental (hotel)

**The Continental** is a hotel in New York City that serves as a sanctuary for assassins and other members of the criminal underworld. Fighting and killing other guests at the hotel is strictly prohibited. Similar hotels of the same name are found in Rome, Casablanca and Osaka.

John Wick is a frequent visitor to The Continental.

## External Links

**Coordinates:** 40°42′19″N 74°00′30″W

**John Wicki:** Continental Hotel
Satyr

**Satyrs** are monstrous creatures, goatlike from the waist down and human from the waist up, except for two tiny horns. They are found in the Greece, particularly in Arcadia, as well as in Asia Minor. In Italy, where they are known as **fauns**, they are somewhat better behaved.

## Individuals

Silenus

Marsyas

Tumnus
Swashbuckler

**Swashbucklers** are fighters (or fighter/rogues) who rely on fancy swordsmanship and footwork, wearing little or no armor. They are known for dexterity and charisma as much as strength.

## Examples

### Historical

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Walter Raleigh

### Fictional

D'Artagnan & The Three Musketeers

Cyrano de Bergerac

Zorro

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Count of Monte Cristo
Skrull

**Skrulls** are a race of shape-shifting aliens from the planet Skrullos in the Andromeda Galaxy. They are known for their ability to mimic the appearance and voice of other species, making them formidable spies and infiltrators. In their natural form, Skrulls are often green-skinned with pointed ears and ridged chins. Their society has a long history of conflict with other cosmic races, such as the Kree, and they have been involved in several significant galactic wars.

## External Link

**Wikipedia:** Skrull

**Marvel Database:** Skrulls
Siren

A **siren** is a fantastic beast, a hybrid of human (invariably female) and bird, with a magical song that lures sailors to their doom. Sometimes instead of being part bird, they have the tail of an aquatic creature--often more amphibian than fish-like.

Sirens famously dwell on the shore of Italy, tempting both Odysseus and Jason. Another well-known siren is Lorelei, found in the Rhine River.

**Wikipedia:** Siren (mythology)
Sirius

**Sirius**, also known as the **Dog Star**, is a binary star system in the Milky Way galaxy, found in the Canis Major constellation. It consists of a bright white main-sequence star (Sirius A) and a faint white dwarf companion (Sirius B). It is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. Sirius is situated about 8.6 light years from the Solar System.

Sirius is the home system of the reptilian humanoids known as the Visitors.
Sphinx

**Sphinxes** are fantastic beasts that have the body of a lion and a human head. Sometimes they also have wings. They are known for their wisdom; female sphinxes also have a reputation for viciousness.

They are found, primarily in ancient times, in Greece, Egypt and Mesopotamia, and are encountered more recently in India and Southeast Asia.

Related creatures include the **criosphinx**, which has the body of a lion and the head of a ram, and the **hieracosphinx**, with a lion's body and a hawk's head.

## Individuals

The Great Sphinx

The Sphinx of Thebes
Texas

**Texas** is a state of the United States in North America, part of Dixie--though it has affinities to the American West, particularly in West Texas. To the west of Texas is New Mexico; to the north is Oklahoma. Arkansas is to the northeast, with Louisiana due east and the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Mexico is south of Texas.

Texas is on the territory of the Apache and the Comanche, among other Native American nations.

## Individuals

Stephen Austin

The Bandit

Hud Bannon

Clyde Barrow

Judge Roy Bean

Jim Bowie

George W. Bush

Woodrow Call

Hopalong Cassidy

JR Ewing

Hank Hill

Buddy Holly

Sam Houston

Molly Ivins

Lyndon Johnson

Janis Joplin

David Koresh

Leatherface

The Lone Ranger

The Man With No Name

Augustus McCrae

Willie Nelson

Old Yeller

Lee Harvey Oswald

Bonnie Parker

Pecos Bill

Ross Perot

Cordell Walker

Charles Whitman
The Dagda

**The Dagda** is the king of the Celtic pantheon, a god of strength and fertility. He appears as a bearded giant wearing a hooded cloak. He carries a club that kills with one end and resurrects with the other; he also owns a cauldron that can be used to bring the dead back to life.

He is the consort of Danu; among his children are Aengus and Brigit. His stronghold is at Newgrange.

**Wikipedia:** The Dagda
Scylla

**Scylla** is a monster who haunts the Strait of Messina, snatching sailors from passing ships with her 12 tentacle-like limbs to feed her six dog-like heads. Once a beautiful nymph, she is transformed into a horror by a potion poured into her bath by Circe.

Scylla lives on the Italian side of the strait; her counterpart, Charybdis, dwells on the Sicilian shore.

**Coordinates:** 38°15′N 15°43′E

**Wikipedia:** Scylla
Scarlett O'Hara

**Katie Scarlett O'Hara** (b. 1845) is a Georgia plantation owner and slaver. She is the daughter of Gerald and Ellen Robillard O'Hara; she has two sisters, Suellen and Carreen. After she is unable to marry her first love, Ashley Wilkes, she weds three times, to Charles Hamilton, Frank Kennedy and Rhett Butler. She is widowed twice and abandoned by Butler.

O'Hara's plantation is called Tara; it is wrecked during General Sherman's march to the sea.

O'Hara has black hair, green eyes, pale skin and a fashionably small waist.

## Timeline

**1845:** Birth of Katie Scarlett O'Hara

**1861:** Marriage to Charles Hamilton

**1861:** Death of Charles Hamilton

**1862:** Birth of Wade Hamilton

**1864:** Sherman's March

**1866:** Marriage to Frank Kennedy

**1866:** Birth of Ella Kennedy

**1868:** Death of Frank Kennedy

**1868:** Marriage to Rhett Butler

**1869:** Birth of Bonnie Butler

**1873:** Butler leaves O'Hara

## External Links

**Wikipedia:** Scarlett O'Hara

**Gone With the Wind Wiki:** Scarlett O'Hara
Tang Sanzang

**Tang Sanzang** (602 – 664), whose real name was **Xuanzang**, is a Chinese monk who makes a legendary Journey to the West to obtain Buddhist sutras. He is aided in his quest by the Monkey King and other companions. They travel over many years from the capital of Chang'an (Xi'an) to India, where they receive the scriptures from the Buddha on Vulture Peak (Rajgir). When they return to China, both Tang and the Monkey King achieve Buddhahood.

**Wikipedia:** Tang Sanzang
Shoggoth

**Shoggoths** are huge blob-like creatures, created a billion years ago by the Elder Things as servants. Their rebellion some 250 million years ago contributes to the decline of the Elder Things' civilization.

In modern times, they are found in Antarctica's Mountains of Madness, in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, in Massachusetts' Innsmouth, and anywhere elder horrors lurk.

**Wikipedia:** Shoggoth
Sword

**Swords** are edged weapons characterized by a long, thin metal blade. Some swords are designed for slashing, while others are intended for thrusting; many can be used for both purposes. They are mostly used in ancient and medieval times, with their practical value diminishing with the invention of firearms .

## Types

**Shortsword:** A two-foot blade, more or less.

**Longsword:** A three- or four-foot blade, designed to be used with one hand. (Note: This is not what historians call a longsword, but rather what's known as an arming or knightly sword.)

**Broadsword:** A wide-bladed sword suitable for slashing.

**Bastard Sword:** A blade four to six feet long, which can be used with either one or two hands.

**Two-Handed Sword:** A blade six feet long or more, also known as a great sword.

**Scimitar:** A longsword with a pronounced curve. More or less the same as a saber.

**Rapier:** A long, thin sword designed for piercing.

## Examples

Durandel

Excalibur

Fragarach

Glamdring

Green Destiny

Joyeuse

Orcrist

Sting

Stormbringer

Sword in the Stone

Sword of Damocles

Vorpal Sword

## External Links

**Wikipedia:** Classification of swords

**D&D Edit:** Swords
Strait of Messina

The **Strait of Messina** is a narrow body of water that separates mainland Italy from Sicily. Less than two miles wide at its narrowest, it is part of the Mediterranean. In ancient times, it is guarded by the monsters Scylla and Charybdis.

**Coordinates:** 38.245833, 15.6325

**Wikipedia:** Strait of Messina
Spanish Inquisition

*"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"*

The **Spanish Inquisition** (1478-1834) is a group mandated by the Catholic Church to root out heretics. The monk Torquemada is named Inquisitor-General by Isabella and Ferdinand.

The Inquisition is adept at torture and often burns its opponents at the stake. Its headquarters are in a castle in Seville.

**Wikipedia:** Spanish Inquisition
Sir John Mandeville

**Sir John Mandeville** (1300-1372) is an English knight and explorer who travels widely in Asia and Africa, and later writes a book of his adventures.

Mandeville is born in St. Albans in England. Among the lands visited by him between 1322 and 1343 are Asia Minor, Syria, the Holy Land, Aegypt, Libya, Aethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India. He dies in Liege in France in 1372.
Spain

**Spain** is a nation in Western Europe. It borders France on the northeast, across the Pyrenees Mountains, and shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, to its southwest. To the north and northwest of the country is the Atlantic Ocean; the Mediterranean is the body of water to the southeast.

The capital and largest city of Spain is Madrid. Other important cities include Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Granada, Bilbao, Córdoba, Cádiz and Toledo.

The regions of Spain include Leon, Castile, Aragon, Catalonia, La Mancha and Andalucia.

## External Links

**Wikipedia:** Spain

**TV Tropes:** Toros y Flamencos