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Daniel Boone

**Daniel Boone** (1734-1820) is a folk hero, a ranger who assists the colonization of the interior of Eastern North America. Born in Pennsylvania to a Quaker family, he grows up in North Carolina and helps settle Kentucky, blazing the Wilderness Road across the Cumberland Gap and founding the town of Boonsborough. He dies in Missouri.

**Wikipedia:** Daniel Boone
Egon Spengler

**Egon Spengler** is a ghost hunter with the Ghostbusters in New York City. Before forming the team, he is a paranormal researcher at Columbia University with his co-founders Ray Shantz and Peter Venkman. The most brilliant of the Ghostbusters, he is responsible for inventing their equipment, including the proton packs and the storage facility.

**Ghostbusters Wiki:** Egon Spengler
Coins

**Coins** are flat, small, usually round pieces of metal that in ancient and medieval times served as the primary form of money. They often have the face of a ruler or some other symbol imprinted on them.

Historic currency can be simplified into gold pieces, silver pieces and copper pieces.

## Gold Pieces

Aureus (Roman)

Florin (Italian)

Ducat (Venetian)

Doubloon (Spanish)

Franc (French)

Mark (German)

Guilder (Dutch)

Sovereign, Guinea (British)

## Silver Pieces

Dollar (American)

Drachma (Greek)

Denarius (Roman)

Shekel (Israelite)

Pieces of Eight (Spanish)

Ruble (Russian)

Rupee (Indian)

Yen (Japanese)

Shilling, Crown (British)

## Copper Pieces

Kopeck (Russian)

Mite (Israelite)

Penny, Halfpenny, Farthing (British)

**Wikipedia:** Coin
Bison

The **bison**, also known as the **American buffalo**, is a kind of wild cattle found in North America. It is distinguished from the Old World buffalo by its downward-pointed head and woolly hump.

There is a closely related bison found in Europe, known as a **wisent**, nearly extinct in modern times and arguably too obscure to be part of the Here Be Dragons world. After the medieval era, they are mainly found in Polonia when found at all.

Huge herds of millions of bison roam the Great Plains of North America before they are deliberately slaughtered by white settlers in an effort to deprive Native Americans of food.

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Bison

**Open Gaming Network (Pathfinder SRD):** Herd Animal, Bison
Body of Water

A **body of water** is a distinct accumulation of water.

There are various sorts of body of water with more or less vague definitions. Sometimes particular body of water is in one category rather than another simply because of its name.

## Oceans

An ocean is a huge expanse of water covering a significant area of the Earth (or Earth-like world). They are the watery equivalent of continents. On Earth, at least, they are invariably salt water.

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Antarctic Ocean

## Seas

Seas are bodies of salt water, smaller than oceans but generally bigger than lakes. Usually but not invariably they are connected to oceans. There are proverbially seven of them, but few agree on which seven they are.

Mediterranean Sea

Caribbean Sea

Baltic Sea

North Sea

Red Sea

Black Sea

Caspian Sea

Dead Sea

Sargasso Sea

## Gulfs

Gulfs are areas on the edges of oceans, usually surrounded by land on three sides. The distinction between a gulf and a sea is frequently just the name.

Gulf of Mexico

Persian Gulf

## Bays

Bays, also known as harbors, are smaller versions of gulfs. They are known for their suitability for protecting ships from the open ocean.

New York Harbor

San Francisco Bay

Chesapeake Bay

Massachusetts Bay

## Lakes

Lakes are usually smaller than seas and generally contain fresh water.

### The Great Lakes

Lake Superior

Lake Huron

Lake Michigan

Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

### Other Lakes

Lake Baikal

Lake Victoria

Great Salt Lake

Loch Ness

Crater Lake

## Ponds

A pond is a small lake.

Walden Pond

Golden Pond

## Rivers

A river is an elongated body of fresh water that flows, generally into an ocean (or sometimes a lake).

Amazon River

Nile River

Mississippi River

River Thames

Miskatonic River

River Styx
Connecticut

**Connecticut** is one of the United States, part of New England. New York State is to the west of Connecticut, with New York City to the southwest. To the south is Long Island, across Long Island Sound. Eastward is Rhode Island, and Massachusetts is north.

## Places

New Haven

Hartford

Stepford

## Individuals

Indiana Jones

Samantha Stevens
Empires

Empires are a combination of nations ruled by a single monarch or national government.

## Examples

Roman Empire (753 BC-476 AD)

Persian Empire (625-330 BC)

Empire of Alexander (334-323 BC)

Chinese Empire (221 BC-1912)

Byzantine Empire (330-1453)

Caliphate (632-1258)

Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)

Mongol Empire (1206-1368)

Ottoman Empire (1299-1922)

Spanish Empire (1402-1975)

Portuguese Empire (1415-2002)

French Empire (1534-1980)

British Empire (1603-1907)

Russian Empire (1721-1917)

Napoleonic Empire (1804-1815)

Austro-Hungarian Empire (1804-1918)

Japanese Empire (1868-1947)

American Empire (1898- )

Soviet Union (1917-1922)

Third Reich (1933-1945)
Cuthbert

**Saint Cuthbert** (634-687) is a revered saint in the early medieval period of England. He is known for his role as a bishop of Lindisfarne, an island off the northeast coast of England. Cuthbert is associated with the Christianization of Northumbria, and is considered a patron saint of the region. He is renowned for his piety, his connection with nature, and the miracles attributed to him.
Dick Grayson

**Dick Grayson** (b, 1932) is the ward of millionaire Bruce Wayne, and, as the superhero **Robin**, the sidekick of Wayne's alter ego Batman. Grayson grows up in a circus family, all of whom are killed in a criminal attack in 1940, when he is eight. Wayne takes the orphan in, and--in a serious lapse of judgement--allows him to battle supervillains with him starting at that tender age.
Cowboy

**Cowboys** are a class of farmer that have skills that are useful in handling cattle: riding horses, roping, wilderness survival and of course animal handling. Many cowboys are adept as using firearms and a substantial percentage know how to sing.

Despite being a subclass of farmers, the two groups have a traditional rivalry--though, really, they should be friends. Cowboys are likewise often pitted against Indians.

## Famous Cowboys

Gene Autry

Ben Cartwright

Pecos Bill

Roy Rogers

**Wikipedia:** Cowboy
Corporate mascot

A **corporate mascot** is a character used to promote a corporation. They may be real, fictional or toons.

## Real

Colonel Sanders

Orville Redenbacher

## Fictional

Chef Boyardee

Energizer Bunny

Betty Crocker

Aunt Jemimah

Jolly Green Giant

Mikey

Mr. Whipple

Ronald McDonald

## Toons

Cap'n Crunch

Tony the Tiger

GEICO Gecko

Lucky the Leprechaun

Mr. Peanut

Pillsbury Doughboy

Quisp

Snap, Crackle & Pop

Toucan Sam

Trix Rabbit
David

**David** is a king of the Hebrews, a warrior and bard. He becomes famous after killing the giant Goliath with a sling. He has great skill with the harp, and is the composer of the Psalms. He succeeds to the throne following the death of his father-in-law, Saul. Seeing Bathsheba bathing, he arranges the death of her husband Uriah and takes her as his wife; through her he becomes the father of Solomon.

**Wikipedia:** David

**Bible Wiki:** David
Elf

**Elves** refer to several related kinds of faerie folk. They are among the most human-like of the faeries, generally human-sized (sometimes a little shorter or taller). They have a wide variety of skin, eye and hair colors, including some not found naturally among humans. Their features tend to be delicate and androgynous; they can sometimes be identified by their pointed ears.

Elves, compared to other faeries, have considerable ability to interact with humans, even mating with them on occasion. Their ways are still very difficult for humans to comprehend, in part because of their extreme longevity (or perhaps immortality).

They have a powerful affinity for magic, and are often aligned with Chaos. They tend to dwell apart in wild places, and have less and less to do with mortal world as the ages go on. Particularly associated with Scandinavia, Britain, Ireland, France, Germany and Russia.

## Types

### High Elves

The aristocrats of elves, and the most "civilized." To the extent that elves have leaders, they tend to be high elves.

Examples: Elrond, Oberon, Titania, Gloriana

### Wood Elves

Also known as sylvan elves, they live in remote forests and tend to be more suspicious of outsiders than high elves. They are considered wilder and more closely tied to nature. Note that the most famous wood elves are described by Tolkien as being high elves by birth.

Examples: Galadriel, Legolas

### Drow

The Dark Elves are noted for their Evil alignment and their preference for dwelling underground. They are described by Gygax as having jet black skin and white hair.

Examples: Drizzt

### Polar Elves

These are the elves that make toys for Santa Claus. They tend to be smaller than other elves--the size of a young human child--and take themselves much less seriously.

Examples: Hermey, Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Buddy

### House Elves

These diminutive creatures are more closely related to brownies than to other elves. They are depicted by JK Rowling as naturally servile, a portrayal that may be dubious.

Examples: Dobby, Kreacher

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Elf

**5th Edition SRD:** Elf

**TV Tropes:** Our Elves Are Better

**Engine of Oracles:** An Overview of the Fairy Folk
Constrictor Snake

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

## Types

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

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

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

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

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Constriction

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Animal, Snake (Constrictor)
Cleric

**Clerics** are an adventurer class that intercedes with the deity or deities on behalf of humanity. They have the ability to perform rituals, frequently with miraculous results. They are especially noted for their healing abilities. Clerics are often saints. people recognized for their connection to the (usually) Christian God.

The Gygaxian archetype of a cleric who takes up (non-edged) arms to defend the faith--without being the kind of full-fledged warrior saint we call a paladin--is rare in legend and history.

Druids (also called shamans) are clerics of nature.

## Rituals

Clerics are routinely able to perform actions with spiritual significance.

* Blessing
* Curse
* Grace
* Thanksgiving
* Vow
* Absolution
* Consecration
* Initiation
* Matrimony
* Exorcism
* Divination
* Conversion
* Last Rites

## Miracles

* Sign
* Prophecy
* Laying on of Hands
* Sight to the Blind
* Speaking in Tongues
* Confusion of Tongues
* Holy Strength
* Rainmaking
* Calming the Waters
* Walking on Water
* Invulnerability
* Water to Wine
* Sticks to Snakes
* Attack/Protection From Beasts
* Multiplication of Loaves
* Manna
* Water From the Rock
* Fire From Heaven
* Smiting the Unbeliever
* Plague
* Moving Mountains
* Parting of the Sea
* Halting the Sun
* Divine Intervention
* Raising Dead
* Ascension
Dirk Gently

**Dirk Gently** (born **Svlad Cjelli**) is an iconoclastic private detective based in London in the 1980s, proprietor of **Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency**. A quirky and eccentric investigator, he uses his belief in "the fundamental interconnectedness of all things" to solve baffling cases that span the dimensions of time and space. Gently's mind-bending escapades are expertly chronicled by author Douglas Adams.

Gently may or may not have been born in Transylvania. He attended Cambridge University, where he was expelled for selling exam questions that he obtained through automatic writing. His agency is located at 33a Peckender St. N1 in Islington.

## External Links

**Wikipedia:** Dirk Gently

**Dirk Gently's Holistic Wiki:** Dirk Gently (Adams)
Duke

A **duke** is a aristocratic title, signifying a hereditary office responsible for a duchy. A duke ranks above a marquis and below a prince; the most elevated dukes are known as **grand dukes**. The female form of the title is **duchess**.

Bearers of the title in England have included the duke of Cornwall, the duke of York and the duke of Windsor. France has had dukes ruling Normandy, Burgundy, Aquitaine, Brittany and Bourbon, among other places.
Esther

**Esther** (b. 492 BCE), also known as **Hadassah**, is the queen of Persia, married to Xerxes the Great, aka  Ahasuerus. When she learns that Xerxes' adviser Hamun plots to kill Persia's Jews, she persuades her husband to kill Hamun instead and put her brother Mordecai in his place.

**Wikipedia:** Esther
Emperor

An **emperor** is a monarch, the ruler of an empire. A female emperor is an **empress**.

Titles more or less synonymous with emperor include **pharaoh**, **tsar**, **kaiser**, **khan**, **shah** and **inca**.

## Examples

Pharaohs of Egypt

Persian emperors

Roman emperors

Chinese Emperors

Japanese emperors

Tsars

Charlemagne

Montezuma

Napoleon Bonaparte
Ellen Ripley

**Ellen Ripley** (2092-2179) is an astronaut aboard the starship *Nostromo* who discovers a Xenomorph on the planet Acheron. The only survivor of the encounter, Ripley is later sought for experimentation because she has been infected by alien DNA.

A tough and resourceful survivor, Ripley displays unmatched resilience.
Cyclops

A **Cyclops** is a one-eyed giant. They live mainly in ancient times in the vicinity of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly on the island of Sicily. Some of them are skilled metal-workers; others herd giant sheep. Individual cyclopes have been known to eat humans.

Odysseus encounters the cyclops Polyphemus in Sicily.

**Wikipedia:** Cyclops
Demogorgon

Down in the bottom of the deep *Abyss*

Where *Demogorgon* in dull darkness pent,

Far from the view of God's and heaven's bliss,

The hideous *Chaos* keeps, their dreadful dwelling is.

— Edmund Spencer, *The Faerie Queen*

**Demogorgon** is one of the most powerful demons found in the Abyss, making it one of the most evil and dangerous entities in the Multiverse. It is depicted by Gary Gygax as having two mandrill-like heads, tentacles for arms and the body and rear legs of an enormous lizard.

**Wikipedia:** Demogogon
College

A **college** or **university** is a school that provides higher education to young adults; students usually attend after finishing secondary or high school. A university differs from a college in offering graduate as well as undergraduate degrees.

## Famous Colleges & Universities

University of Bologna

Oxford University

The Sorbonne

Cambridge University

Heidelberg University

Trinity College

Harvard

Miskatonic University

Yale

Princeton University

Columbia University

Brown University

Georgetown University

University of Notre Dame

Stanford University

UC Berkeley

UCLA
Dwarf

**Dwarves** are humanoid creatures found on Earth, noted for their short stature, stocky physiques, beards and subterranean lifestyles. They are common in Germany and Scandinavia.

Dwarves are the archetypal Lawful Good otherkin. They have a high regard for tradition, follow a formal code of laws, and feel strong loyalty to their clan and other established institutions.

Dwarves are known for their skills at mining, underground construction, smithing and gemcutting.

Gnomes are a dwarf-like people, differing in being slighter of build, sometimes beardless and more attuned to magic (and occasionally technology).

## Individuals

Eitri

Fafnir

Ivaldi

Trumpkin

### Middle Earth

Durin

Gimli

Thorin Oakenshield

### The Seven

Doc (Dokk)

Happy (Happi)

Grumpy (Grumppi)

Dopey (Dopi)

Sleepy (Slipi)

Sneezy (Snizi)

Bashful

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Dwarf (mythology)

**5th Edition SRD:** Dwarf

**TV Tropes:** Our Dwarves Are Different
Denmark

**Denmark** is a nation in Scandinavia. A peninsula separating the North Sea to the west from the Baltic Sea to the east, its only land border is with Germany to the south.

## Characters

Hrothgar

Canute (994-1035)

Hamlet

Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601)

Vitus Bering (1805 - 1875)

Hans Christian Anderson (1805 - 1875)

Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)

Niels Bohr (1885 - 1965)
Edgar Allan Poe

**Edgar Allan Poe** (1809-1849) is an author and poet from the United States. Born in Boston, he grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and is most associated with Baltimore, though he also lived in New York City and Philadelphia.

In 1835 he married his young cousin, Virginia (1822-1847), also known as Lenore.

Poe wrote on macabre and fantastic themes. Among the individuals found in his work are Roderick and Madeline Usher, the detective C. Auguste Dupin, the double-ridden William Wilson, the murderer Montressor and his victim Fortunato, the lunatics Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, the undead Annabel Lee and the black cat Pluto.

After Virginia's death, Poe was always accompanied by a raven.

## Characters

C. Auguste Dupin

Roderick Usher

Madeline Usher

William Wilson

Annabel Lee

## Settings

House of Usher

Rue Morgue
Composer

**Composers** are a class of musicians famous for writing music, particularly classical music.

## Individuals

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Antonin Dvorak - 1841-1904

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - 1844-1908

Giacomo Puccini - 1858-1924

Gustav Mahler - 1860-1911

Claude Debussy - 1862-1918

Richard Strauss - 1864-1949

Sergei Rachmaninoff - 1873-1943

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)

Maurice Ravel - 1875-1937

Béla Bartók - 1881-1945

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Serge Prokofiev - 1891-1953

Aaron Copland - 1900-1990

Dmitri Shostakovich - 1906-1975

**Wikipedia:** Composer
El Greco

**Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos** (1541-1614), known as **El Greco**, is a painter born in the Greek island of Crete (then part of the Republic of Venice), who later settles in Toledo, Spain, where he creates many of his masterpieces. El Greco is known for his distinctive style, characterized by elongated figures and vibrant use of color.
Douglas MacArthur

**Gen. Douglas MacArthur** (1880 - 1964) is an American military general who serves as Chief of Staff of the United States Army during World War II and oversees the occupation of Japan in the aftermath of the war. He is born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and grows up on various army posts as the son of a distinguished military officer.

MacArthur attends the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduates at the top of his class in 1903. He serves in a variety of military campaigns throughout his career, including World War I and the Korean War.

Throughout his military career, MacArthur becomes known for his strong leadership and his unconventional approach to warfare. He famously delivers the "I shall return" speech after being forced to flee the Philippines during World War II, and he leads the Inchon landings during the Korean War.

He is dismissed by President Truman in 1951, after he publicly criticizes the president's policies in Korea.

MacArthur dies of natural causes at the age of 84 and is buried with full military honors at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Deity

**Deities** are ultra-powerful supernatural beings that represent basic forces of the universe and are worshiped by mortals. Some deities encourage their worshipers to think of them as the one true god; others form pantheons with each god have a separate area of responsibility.

## Portfolios

Deities often are one side or another in the cosmic struggles between Good and Evil, and between Law and Chaos. They may also in some cases be identified with Balance or Neutrality. These orientations are known as alignment.

The followers of Gygax have identified several domains that are typically associated with deities. Among these are:

Death, Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery and War

Deities may also be responsible for one of the four elements: Earth, Air, Fire or Water.

## Monotheism

Jehovah, also known as Allah

Buddha

## Pantheons

Elder Gods

Egyptian Pantheon

Mesopotamian Pantheon

Olympian Pantheon

Norse Pantheon

Celtic Pantheon

Chinese Pantheon

Japanese Pantheon

Hindu Pantheon

Mesoamerican Pantheon

Vodou Pantheon

Polynesian Deities

Native American Deities

Modern Deities
Edward the Confessor

**Edward the Confessor** (1003-1066) is a King of England during the Gothic Era, the turbulent period leading up to the Norman Conquest. Born in Islip, Oxfordshire, Edward oversees the construction of the magnificent Westminster Abbey in London, where he is later buried. Edward's piety and devotion to God earn him the epithet "the Confessor."
Encyclopedia Brown

**Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown** (b. 1953) is a youth and amateur detective from Idaville, Florida. His father is Chief Brown, chief of the Idaville police; his best friend and sidekick is Sally Kimball, and his nemesis is Bugs Meany.

## External Link

**The Encyclopedia Brown Encyclopedia:** My 25 "Favorite" Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries
Dominic Guzman

**Dominic Guzman** (1170-1221) is a Spanish Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominicans. Born in Caleruega, Spain, Dominic establishes an order dedicated to preaching, education, and combating heresy. He plays a pivotal role in promoting and defending the Catholic faith through preaching, teaching, and missionary activities. Dominic's order becomes renowned for its commitment to study, prayer, and preaching, making a significant impact on the intellectual and religious life of the Gothic Era.
Country Star

**Country stars** are a class of musicians who are famous for playing Country & Western music.

Many country stars are associated with Nashville, the center of the Country music industry.

## Individuals

Hank Williams (1923-1953)

Johnny Cash (1932-2003)

Patsy Cline (1932-1963)

Willie Nelson

Loretta Lynn

Dolly Parton

Tammy Wynette (1942-1998)

Merle Haggard (1937-2016)
Dodge City

**Dodge City** is a town in Kansas. In the Wild West, it is a bustling settlement where cattle drives from Texas meet the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad. It is home to US Marshall Matt Dillon, as well as Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday.

## External Links

**Coordinates:** 37°45′40″N 100°01′06″W

**Wikipedia:** Dodge City, Kansas
Count

A **count**, also known as an **earl**, is an aristocrat, the ruler of a county. A female count or earl is a **countess**.

A count outranks a baron and is outranked by a duke. Sometimes an aristocrat between a count and a baron is called a **viscount**.

## Examples

Count Dracula

Carmilla

Count of Monte Cristo

Elizabeth Bathory

Athos

Earl of Sandwich

Earl Grey

**Wikipedia:** Count
Cop

**Cops**, or **police officers**, are a class of fighters employed by (usually local) government to enforce the law. They wear a police uniform, unless they are plain-clothes or undercover cops. Cops often carry guns, though in some countries--including Britain, Ireland, Norway and New Zealand--they are generally unarmed.

Some cops are also detectives.

## Individuals

Donnie Brasco

Frank Bullitt

Harry Callahan

Sonny Crockett

Rick Deckard

Popeye Doyle

Wyatt Earp

Axel Foley

Joe Friday

Mark Fuhrman

Pat Garrett

James Gordon

Rick Grimes

Marge Gunderson

Wild Bill Hickok

Bat Masterson

John McClane

Barney Miller

Elliot Ness

Robert Peel

Robocop

Theodore Roosevelt

Frank Serpico

Andy Sipowicz

Sheriff Andy Taylor

Virgil Tibbs

Ricardo Tubbs
Davy Crockett

**Davy Crockett** (1786-1836) is a ranger from Tennessee, known as the **King of the Wild Frontier**. He is a legendary for his skills as a hunter and explorer. He serves three terms in the US Congress between 1827 and 1835, where he opposes President Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policies. He dies in Texas at The Alamo.

Crockett is recognizable by his distinctive coonskin cap.

**Wikipedia:** Davy Crockett
Death Valley

**Death Valley** is a valley in the Southwestern Desert, located in California near the border with Nevada. It is known as the hottest place in the United States, and holds the record for highest temperature recorded on Earth.

Its sole economic product is borax, pulled out by twenty-mule teams.

It was made a national park in 1994.

**Coordinates:** 36° 14′ 49″ N, 116° 49′ 1″ W

**Wikipedia:** Death Valley
Elder Days

The **Elder Days** are the earliest known period of time in this universe--from the Big Bang, approximately 13.7 billion years ago, until 570 million years ago, the beginning of the Paleozoic Era.

## Timeline

> The only technology currently available that is capable of traveling prior to this point is Scientology. And it's very expensive.
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### The Big Bang

**13.7 Billion Years Ago (BYA)**

Formation of all space, energy, matter. Birth of Galactus.

**13.4 BYA** Oldest stars

**13.2 BYA** Oldest galaxies

**12.6 BYA** Formation of Milky Way Galaxy

**11.8-10.7 BYA** Peak of quasar formation

**11.2 BYA** Formation of the Far, Far Away Galaxy.

### 6.2 BYA

> The events associated with the Jedi/Sith conflict are believed to have happened some 6.2 billion years ago. To get more precise than that, one has to use local time, which is calculated in years before or after the Battle of Yavin--i.e., the time Luke Skywalker blew up the Death Star.
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### Meanwhile, Back in the Milky Way...

**4.85 BYA** The star Alpha Centauri is formed.

**4.57 BYA** Birth of Sun, Earth, rest of Solar System

### Hadean Eon

Earth a mass of bubbling lava constantly being bombarded by enormous asteroids.

**4.53 BYA** A planet the size of Mars collides with Earth, resulting in the formation of the Moon.

**4.1-3.8 BYA** Late Heavy Bombardment: Earth still getting it hard and heavy from leftover proto-planets.

### Pre-Cambrian Era

#### Archean Eon

> Atmosphere lacks oxygen. Hurricane-force winds are common, as are thousand-foot tides due to the Moon's low orbit.
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**3.8 BYA** First one-celled life evolves. Arrival of the Elder God Tsathoggua.

**3.1 BYA** Formation of Ur, the first continent--including parts of what are now Africa, Australia and India.

**3 BYA** Guardians of the Universe form the Green Lantern Corps--Oa.

**2.8 BYA** Blue-green algae introduce photosynthesis to Earth for the first time.

#### Proterozoic Eon

**2.4 BYA** Great Oxygenation Event--low levels of oxygen produced by algae begin to accumulate in the atmosphere. A disaster for most forms of Earth life. Beginning of a 300-million-year ice age.

**2,379,150,527 BCE** Mrs. Whatsit born as a star.

**2 BYA** Oceans on Mars dry up; canals built to channel remaining water to Martian cities.

**2.1 BYA** End of Huronian glaciation.

**1.8 BYA** Evolution of the sponge--the first multicellular animal.

**1.4 BYA** First fungi

**1.2 BYA** Red algae, the first multi-cellular plant, invents sex.

**1 BYA** Elder Things arrive from a distant star system--Mountains of Madness, Antarctica

**1 BYA** Supercontinent Rodinia forms, comprising parts of what will later be all seven continents.

**850 MYA** Snowball Earth, a 220-million-year ice age when oceans were frozen to the Equator and almost all land was covered by glaciers.

Oxygen begins a steady increase in Earth’s atmosphere, but not yet breathable by humans.

**800 MYA** Breakup of Rodinia

**680 MYA** Birth of Appalachian Mountains.

**630 MYA** End of Snowball Earth period.

**570 MYA** First arthropods
Eleanor of Aquitaine

**Eleanor of Aquitaine** (1112-1204) is a French aristocrat, the Duchess of Aquitaine, who marries King Louis VII of France and later King Henry II of England. She is the mother by Louis of the poet Marie de France and, with Henry, of Richard the Lionheart and John of England.

## Timeline

**1137 April 9:** Eleanor (1112-1204) becomes Duchess of Aquitaine;

**1137 August 1:** Having married King Louis VII (1120-80), Eleanor of Aquitaine becomes Queen of France.

**1145:** Eleanor gives birth to her only child with Louis--a daughter who will grow up to be the poet Marie de France.

**1152 May 18:** After her marriage to Louis is annulled, Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Prince Henry of England (1154-89).

**1154 October 25:** Her husband now Henry II, King of England, Eleanor becomes Queen of England.

**1157 September 8:** Richard the Lionheart born to King Henry and Queen Eleanor.

**1166 December 24:** Prince John born to King Henry and Queen Eleanor.
Cretaceous

The **Cretaceous Period** is a geologic time period, the last third of the Age of Reptiles--lasting from 145 million years ago to 65 MYA. It is preceded by the Jurassic Period and followed by the Age of Mammals.

## Fauna

###

Ankylosaurus

Deinonychus

Iguanodon

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Velociraptor

Pteranodon

Mosasaurus

Snake

Platypus

## Timeline

**139 MYA** Gondwanaland begins to break up, creating the South Atlantic.

**135 MYA** Evolution of Iguanodons, who flourish until 110 MYA--Eurasia, North America

**125 MYA** Evolution of marsupials.

**123 MYA** Earliest platypus--Australia.

**115 MYA** Evolution of Deinonychus--”terrible claw”--Western North America.

**112 MYA** First snakes.

**100 MYA** Creation of the Pleiades.

**100 MYA** Formation of Uluru, later known as Ayers Rock--Australia.

**98 MYA** First Mosasaurs evolve, thrive until the end of the Cretaceous.

**96 MYA** Australia breaks off.

**95 MYA** Evolution of magnolias.

**90 MYA** Ichthyosaurs extinct.

**80 MYA** Oldest amber forms--meaning that all the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park are actually from the Cretaceous.

**75 MYA** Xemu, dictator of the Galactic Confederacy, uses Earth as the site of a mass extermination.

**75 MYA** Evolution of Velociraptor--Mongolia

**70 MYA** The star Polaris forms.

**70 MYA** Earliest Hawaiian Islands formed.

**70 MYA** First butterflies emerge--try not to step on them.

**68 MYA** Evolution of Triceratops--North America

**67 MYA** Evolution of Tyrannosaurus rex--western North America

**66 MYA** Evolution of Ankylosaurus--western North America

> With all the most charismatic Cretaceous dinosaurs evolved, this is one of the most popular periods for time travelers to visit. It's actually a bit touristy.
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**65 MYA** Africa collides with Europe, forming Atlas Mountains. Greenland separates from Europe.

**64.98 MYA** Meteor kills dinosaurs--Chicxulub, Yucatan.

Some dinosaurs and other charismatic megafauna survive the cataclysm in The Land That Time Forgot, The Lost World, Skull Island, Loch Ness, Pellucidar etc.

Godzilla, Cthulhu, Rodan et al. also manage to survive somehow.

**Wikipedia:** Cretaceous
Cornwall

**Cornwall** is part of the island of Britain, a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the island's southwest corner. In the Dark Ages, it was at times its own kingdom; in modern England it is a county.

## Places

Tintagel

Penzance

Manderley

St. Just in Roseland

Morris Forest

Castle Dore

St. Ives

Land's End

## People

Ygraine

Gorlois

King Mark

Iseult

Tristan

Jack Spriggans

**Wikipedia:** Cornwall
Eastern Orthodox Church

The **Eastern Orthodox Church** is a branch of Christianity that split from the Roman Catholic Church in the Great Schism of 1054. It is known for its devotion to ritual and reverence for icons.

The leaders of the Orthodox Church are known as patriarchs; originally there were five, based in Rome, Byzantium, Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria. After the schism, the patriarch of Rome--the Pope--was no longer considered part of Orthodoxy. Later Orthodox leaders include the patriarchs of Moscow, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania.

Wikipedia: Eastern Orthodox Church
David Koch

**David Koch** (1940-2019) is a right-wing American billionaire. Alongside his brother Charles, David co-owns Koch Industries, a multinational corporation involved with oil, chemicals and paper. The Koch Brothers are noted for their support for right-wing causes, including the Republican Party and climate-change denial.

David is born May 3, 1940, in Wichita, Kansas, and dies August 23, 2019, in Southampton, New York.
Devonian

The **Devonian** is a period of time in geologic history, from 408 to 360 million years ago, that has been dubbed the **Age of Fishes**.

Part of the Paleozoic Era, it follows the Silurian and proceeds the Carboniferous periods.

Both armored fish and the regular kind thrive, including sharks. Dunkleosteus is one of the largest and most vicious armored fish.

Aquatic amphibians also evolve, and begin their first four-footed ventures onto land. Forests of clubmosses, horsetails and ferns appear on land, along with the first insects.

The Great Race of Yith, aliens that can transfer their intellects across time and space, arrives on Earth 400 million years ago, inhabiting the bodies of large cone-shaped creatures. They build the city of Pnakotus in what is now Western Australia, where they write the *Pnakotic Manuscripts*, the world's oldest surviving text.

**Wikipedia:** Devonian
Doppleganger

A **doppleganger** is a shapeshifting humanoid that is able to take on the appearance of any human. They will sometimes kill a victim and then attempt to mimic them and take their place.

They may be found in any environment, but prefer deserted, often underground locations. The earliest references to these creatures are from Germany.

**Wikipedia:** Doppelganger
Dictators

**Dictators** are a class of rulers who have absolute or near-absolute power--without the traditional claims of hereditary monarchy.

## Individuals

Idi Amin (1925-2003)

Bashar al-Assad (1965- )

Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973)

Big Brother

Fidel Castro (1926-2016)

Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918-1989)

Francois Duvalier (1907–1971)

Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951-2014)

Francisco Franco (1892-1975)

Adolph Hitler (1889–1945)

Saddam Hussein (1937-2006)

Moamar Khadafy (1942–2011)

Kim Il-Sung (1912-1994)

Kim Jong-Un (1984- )

Ferdinand Marcos (1917–1989)

Robert Mugabe (1924- )

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945)

Napoleon (pig)

Manuel Noriega (1934-2017)

Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006)

Pol Pot (1925-1998)

President Snow

Anastasio Somoza (1925-1980)

Joseph Stalin (1878–1953)

Rafael Trujillo (1891-1961)

Mao Tse Tung (1893-1976)
Climate

**Climate** is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular region, or on a planet as a whole. It encompasses temperature, precipitation and seasonal changes.

The major climate zones of Earth include:

* Arctic
* Subarctic
* Temperate
* Subtropical
* Tropical

The climate of Earth has changed over geological time. In the modern era, it is being rapidly altered by human-caused global warming.

**Wikipedia:** Climate
Danae

**Danae**, a princess of Argos, is the mother by Zeus of Perseus. Her father Acrisius, told that her child would kill him, imprisons her, but Zeus comes to her in the form of a shower of gold. When Danae gives birth, her father sets her and her child adrift in a wooden chest, which comes ashore on the island of Seriphos. King Dictys of Seriphos becomes obsessed with Danae, and eventually requires Perseus to go on a quest for Medusa's head as a condition for not forcing her to marry him.

## **External Links**

**Wikipedia:** Danae

**Greek Mythology Wiki:** Danae
Crusades

**The Crusades** (1096-1291) were a series of holy wars launched by Christian Europe against the Muslim world with the aim of reclaiming the Holy Land.

## Individuals

Frederick Barbarossa

Hughes de Payns

Louis VII

Saint Louis

Old Man of the Mountain (1132-92)

Peter the Hermit (d. 1115)

Richard the Lionheart

Saladin (1137-1193)

## Timeline

1096 Peter the Hermit (d. 1115) launches the First Crusade, which lasts until 1099.

1099 Founding of Priory of Zion.

1099 Establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

1100 Founding of Knights of Malta

1102 The first troubadours appear, singing songs inspired by the Crusades--Aquitaine.

1118 Founding of Knights Templar at Jerusalem by Hughes de Payns.

1145 The Second Crusade is launched, led by King Louis VII of France.

1147 Lisbon liberated from the Moors by Crusaders en route to the Holy Land.

1149 The Second Crusade ends, unsuccessful in its aim of shoring up the Crusader Kingdoms.

1163 Rashid ad-Din Sinan (1132-92), a leader of the Order of the Assassins, establishes a stronghold at Masyaf in Syria, where he becomes known as The Old Man of the Mountain.

1175 Saladin strikes an alliance with Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the Old Man of the Mountain, after Rashid’s assassins twice almost kill the Sultan.

1187 Saladin (1137-1193) recaptures Jerusalem.

1189-92 Third Crusade

1190 Hassan i-Sabbah (1150-1124) captures the fortress Alamut in Persia for the Order of Assassins.

1190 Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) embarks on the 3rd Crusade, leaving Prince John as regent.

1190 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (b. 1122) reportedly dies while engaged in the 3rd Crusade, though he actually sleeps beneath the Kyffhäuser mountain in Thuringia.

1191 September 7: The armies of Saladin and Richard the Lionhearted battle for Jerusalem--Arsuf.

1192 June: Ending the Third Crusade, Saladin and Richard sign a treaty that keeps Jerusalem in Muslim hands, but allows access for Christian pilgrims--Ramla.

1192 Richard the Lionheart held captive.

1194  King Richard returns from his captivity.

1198 Founding of Teutonic Knights

1204 The Fourth Crusade decides to skip the Holy Land and sacks Orthodox Christian Byzantium instead.

1209 The Pope orders the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heresy, which has become the predominant faith of the South of France.

1212 Thousands of young people join the Children’s Crusade, led by a Rhineland shepherd who promises to lead them to the Holy Land, where their example will convert the Moors to Christianity. In August they arrive at Genoa, where merchants who promise to take them to their destination instead sell them into slavery in Tunisia.

1217-1229 Fifth Crusade focuses on Egypt

1226 Saint Louis (1214-70) becomes King of France

1248 Louis invades Egypt in the Sixth Crusade.

1270 August 25: Louis, carrying out the Last Crusade, dies in Tunis.

1291 June 17: Acre, the last Crusader State in the Holy Land, retaken by Mamluks

**The Great Crusades (1095-1291):** Timeline
Elba

**Elba** is an island in the Mediterranean, part of Italy. Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled there in 1814 after his first defeat in the Napoleonic Wars. He escapes from Elba in 1815, resumes his reign in the Hundred Days, then is defeated again and re-exiled, this time to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic.

## External Links

**Coordinates:** 42°46′48″N 10°16′30″E

**Wikipedia:** Elba
Colossus of Rhodes

The **Colossus of Rhodes** is a landmark, a giant statue of Helios on the island of Rhodes that is named one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Built in 280 BCE by Rhodes' harbor, it stands more than 100 feet high. It is destroyed by an earthquake in 226 BCE.

In the Here Be Dragons universe, it's possible the Colossus can be animated like a golem.

**Coordinates:** 36°27'04.2"N 28°13'40.5"E

**Wikipedia:** Colossus of Rhodes
Disaster

A **disaster** is an event, natural or humanmade, that causes widespread destruction, danger and/or death. They are often of such great scale that they go down in history.

## Fires

Burning of Rome (64 CE)

Great London Fire (1666)

Burning of Moscow (1812)

Great Chicago Fire (1871)

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911)

## Earthquakes

Lisbon Earthquake (1755)

New Madrid Earthquake (1811)

San Francisco Earthquake (1906)

Alaska Earthquake (1964)

## Hurricanes

Galveston Hurricane (1900)

Hurricane Katrina (2005)

Hurricane Sandy (2012)

## Volcanoes

Vesuvius

Krakatoa

Mt. Saint Helens

## Famine

Irish Potato Famine (1845-53)

Ukraine Famine

Ethiopian Famine (1984-85)

Great Leap Forward

## Wrecks

*Titanic*

Edmund Fitzgerald

The Hesperus

Crashes

## Meltdowns

Three Mile Island

Chernobyl

Fukushima
Elizabeth Bathory

**Erzsébet (Elizabeth) Bathory** (1560-1614) is an aristocrat and a murderer from Hungary who bathes in the blood of girls in a vampire-like attempt to preserve her youth. She lives at Cachtice Castle in Slovakia, which is the scene of hundreds of sadistic killings. She is arrested in 1610 and spends the rest of her life imprisoned in her castle; after her death, she continues her grisly career as a true vampire.

**Wikipedia:** Elizabeth Bathory
Electric Eel

**Electric eels** are a kind of eel, a long, snake-like fish that can produce bursts of electricity to stun their prey or repel predators. It is possible for a human to drown after being stunned by an electric eel.

They are found in tropical fresh water in South America, preferring muddy bottoms.

**Wikipedia:** Electric eel
Eagle

An **Eagle** is a raptor, a large predatory bird. They soar at great heights, spotting prey (and carrion) with their incredible vision. They are found on every continent except Antarctica.

## Types

Bald Eagle

Golden Eagle

Harpy Eagle

Sea Eagle

### Fantastic

Giant Eagle

Double-Headed Eagle

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Eagle

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Animal, Eagle
Elephant

**Elephants** are enormous, highly intelligent, long-lived mammals, distinguished by their prehensile trunks and (in males) long tusks. They are legendary for their long memories and fear of mice.

In the modern world, they come in two main types: the African and Asian varieties. African elephants, found mostly below the Sahara, are larger and can be identified by their larger ears. Asian elephants, whose range includes India, Southeast Asia and (formerly) southern China, are more easily domesticated.

Prehistoric varieties include the Woolly Mammoth and the Mastodon.

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Elephant

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Animal, Elephant
Eve

**Eve** is considered the first woman, created by Jehovah to be a mate for Adam. (She was preceded by Lilith, who didn't work out.) She lived in the Garden of Eden until, tempted by the Serpent, she ate the apple of the Tree of Knowledge and was expelled along with Adam. She was the mother of Cain, Abel and Seth, among others.

**Wikipedia:** Eve
Criminal

**Criminals** are a class of people who famously or routinely break the law, whether for profit or for other motives. Criminals are often rogues.

Murderers are criminals who unlawfully kill other people. If they kill a number of people over time, they are serial killers . If they kill a large number of people at once, they are mass murderers; if they target civilians for political purposes, they are terrorists. If they kill political leaders, they are assassins; the same word is used to describe a type of secret agent trained to carry out lethal missions, though if they have the sanction of their government they may not technically be criminals.

Thieves are criminals who steal by stealth; robbers steal by force. Con artists steal by trickery.

Mobsters belong to criminal gangs or families. Masterminds plot elaborate crimes, often making use of shadowy organizations. Drug dealers are in the business of selling illegal drugs.
Dracula

**Count Dracula** is a vampire from Transylvania. In life he is Vlad the Impaler (1428 – 1477 CE), prince of Transylvania. He abides in Castle Dracula with his Brides.

One of the most powerful vampires in history, Dracula attempts to conquer Britain in 1893 but is frustrated by Abraham Van Helsing and his allies. His main base in England is Carfax Abbey.

**Wikipedia:** Count Dracula

**Engine of Oracles:** Count Dracula for the Ghastly Affair RPG
Domesticated Animal

A **domesticated animal** is an animal adapted to live alongside humans -- whether as food, providers of useful substances, sources of muscle power or simply as companions.

## Examples

Dog

Cat

Cattle

Horse

Sheep

Pig

Goat

Donkey

Buffalo

Camel

Llama

Yak

Reindeer

Elephant

Rabbit

Guinea Pig

Hamster

### Birds

Chicken

Goose

Duck

Turkey

Peacock

Pigeon

Canary

Parrot

Falcon

### Insects

Bee

Silk Moth

**Wikipedia:** List of Domesticated Animals
Daniel

**Daniel** (605-535 BCE) is a Hebrew prophet who is taken into exile in Babylon. He interprets the dreams of King Nebuchadnezzar, and reads the writing on the wall for him. When Darius, emperor of Persia, conquers Babylon, Daniel is thrown into a den of lions, but when they fail to harm him, he becomes an advisor to the emperor as well.

He has three companions named Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

**Wikipedia:** Daniel (biblical figure)
Democratic Party

The **Democratic Party** is a political party in the United States, the main rival of the Republican Party. Founded in 1792 as the **Democratic-Republican Party** by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, it becomes the Democratic Party in 1828 under Martin Van Buren. Prominent Democratic leaders include Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
Dragon

**Dragons** are magical creatures of great power found in Europe, Asia and other parts of the world. They vary greatly in appearance and character, but are usually reptilian, often of great size and frequently have wings or are otherwise capable of flight. They typically have four legs, but may have two, or none. They commonly breathe fire or have another form of breath weapon.

Dragons are typically wise, and are often attracted to treasure. Humans see some dragons as good and others evil, though it is unclear that the two species share the same sense of morality.

Dragons have existed at least since ancient times, possibly originating in the Age of Reptiles. They thrived in the Medieval Era, when they were a common threat to humans. Some knights became skilled at fighting dragons, which may have contributed to their near-extinction in modern times .

## Gygaxian Dragons

Gary Gygax, an authority on medieval monsters, has sorted dragons by color, linking this to both alignment and breath weapon. Other accounts of encounters with dragons suggest that this scheme may be overly simplistic.

### Chromatic ("Evil") Dragons:

**Red**

Breathes fire; associated with mountains

**Green**

Breathes poison; associated with forests

**White**

Breathes ice; associated with cold wastes

**Blue**

Breathes lightning; associated with deserts

**Black**

Breathes acid; associated with swamps

### Metallic ("Good") Dragons:

**Gold**

Breathes fire (or weakening gas)

**Silver**

Breathes cold (or paralysis gas); associated with cold mountains

**Copper**

Breathes acid (or slow gas); associated with dry mountains

**Bronze**

Breathes lightning (or repulsion gas); associated with seashores

**Brass**

Breathes fire (or sleeping gas); associated with deserts

## Multiheaded Dragons

Particularly in Eastern Europe, dragons often have multiple heads--usually three, six, nine or 12.

## Greek Dragons

There are several famous dragons in the world of Greek heroes, including the Python of Delphi killed by Apollo; the dragon of Thebes slain by Cadmus; the dragon of Colchis defeated by Jason; Ladon, the dragon of the Hesperides conquered by Hercules; and the dragons that pulled the chariot of Medea. Some of these had the property that their teeth, planted in the ground, would become either armed men or fighting skeletons.

## Asian Dragons

Dragons in China and other East Asian countries have nearly the status of deities, especially the four Dragon Kings.

## Individuals

Tiamat

Bahamut

Smaug

Fafnir

The Reluctant Dragon

Elliott

Haku

Python

Ladon

## External Links:

**Wikipedia:** Dragon

**TV Tropes:** Our Dragons Are Different

**Theoi Project:** Dragons
Cupid

**Eros**, known to the Romans and in modern times as **Cupid**, is the son of Aphrodite and the deity responsible for falling in love. He can take the form of a beautiful youth, but more often appears as a winged baby. He has a magic bow that causes those hit by its arrows to fall helplessly in love.

Cupid's helpers are called **cupids** (with a small C) and also appear as flying babies armed with bows. They are often mistaken for cherubs.

**Wikipedia:** Cupid