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Moby Dick

Moby Dick is the titular main antagonist of the 1851 classic novel of the same name.

### Possible Opponents

* Wailord (Pokèmon)
* The Kraken (Pirates of the Caribbean)
* Mosasaurus (Jurassic Park)
* The Meg (...)
* Megalodon (Jurassic Fight Club)
* Jaws (...)
* Mire Squid (MonsterVerse)
* Mega Shark (...)
* Liopleurodon (Walking with Dinosaurs)
* Tulkun (Avatar)

## History

Moby Dick was an albino sperm whale that haunted the sea during the 19th century. The beast was larger than any sperm whale that had ever lived on Earth, reaching lengths longer than 90ft. Although the beast is destructive, powerful, and wild, multiple interpretations of Moby Dick's character have risen. Some believe him to merely be an animal acting out of sheer instinct, but Captain Ahab and many whalers think of him as a sentient, dangerous, and malevolent supernatural entity. After Ahab lost his leg to this whale, he became determined to kill him at all costs, going insane in the process. The battle between man and beast came to an end when Moby Dick destroyed the Pequod whaling ship and dragged Ahab to his watery grave.

## Fatal Fiction Info

### Background

* Species: Albino sperm whale
* Age: Possibly 70 years old
* Length: 95ft
* Weight: Unknown
* Based on Mocha Dick, a real-life male sperm whale that lived in the Pacific Ocean waters near Mocha Island during the 1800s
* Herman Melville presents Moby Dick and his whiteness as a symbol of many things, among them God, nature, fate, evil, the ocean, and the very universe itself

### Powers and Abilities

* Brutal strength
* Swimming speed
* Endurance
* Tail
* Sharp teeth
* Echolocation
* Giant size

### Feats

* Ripped a boat in half with his jaws
* Tore off Captain Ahab's leg
* Tore off Boomer's arm
* Can destroy large ships
* Comparable to if not faster than real life sperm whales, which can reach speeds of 28mph
* Is able to survive multiple hits of spears to the body, while destroying ships
* Took numerous harpoons from unsuccessful hunts
* Killed Captain Ahab and his crew except for Ishmael
* Bit Captain Ahab's leg off
* Destroyed the Pequod whaling ship

### Weaknesses

* Must periodically surface for air like his real life counterparts
* Still just an animal with biological weaknesses
* Enough damage can potentially kill him
Mephiles the Dark

Mephiles the Dark is one of the primary antagonists of the 2006 platform video game, Sonic the Hedgehog.

### Possible Opponents

* Dark Samus (Metroid)
* *Kingdom Hearts*
	+ Xemnas
	+ Ansem
* King Sombra (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
* Asura (Asura's Wrath)
* Akuma (Street Fighter)
* *Dragon Ball Z*
	+ Goku Black
	+ Majin Buu
	+ Demigra
* *DC Comics*
	+ Doomsday
	+ Raven
	+ Zoom
	+ Reverse Flash
* *Kid Icarus*
	+ Dark Pit
	+ Hades
	+ Pandora
* Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy)
* SpaceGodzilla (Godzilla)
* *Super Mario Bros.*
	+ Fawful
	+ Dark Bowser
	+ Shadow Mario
	+ Dimentio
* Dark Meta Knight (Kirby)
* Wilfre (Drawn to Life)
* *Mortal Kombat*
	+ Quan Chi
	+ Noob Saibot
* Mewtwo (Pokèmon, as Shadow Mewtwo)
* Lord Garmadon (Ninjago)
* Sauron (Lord Of The Rings)
* Marvel Comics:
	+ Thanos
	+ Red Hulk
* Singe (Power Rangers)
* Bionicle:
	+ Makuta Teridax
	+ Vezon
* SMG0 (SMG4)

## History

Mephiles the Dark was born during the Solaris Project when the experiments on Solaris split him into Mephiles and Iblis. After his birth, Mephiles was sealed inside the Scepter of Darkness by Shadow the Hedgehog, but was freed ten years later during a skirmish between Shadow, Rouge and Dr. Eggman.

After his release, Mephiles orchestrated a centuries-long plan to release Iblis from Princess Elise and rejoin with it, which succeeded when he killed Sonic the Hedgehog. He then re-merged with Iblis, remaking Solaris, but was defeated by Sonic, Shadow and Silver, and subsequently erased from existence.

## Information

### Background

* Height: Varies
* Weight: Unknown
* Birthplace: Aquatic Base
* Age: 10 years
* Immortal
* One of the two halves of Solaris, the other being Iblis

### Powers and Abilities

* Time Travel
* Chaos Energy Harnessing
* Shapeshifting
* Flight
* Energy Projection
* Immortality
* Master Manipulator
* Flawed Duplication
* Darkness Manipulation
* Teleportation
* Absorbing shadows
* Reality Warping
* Bursts of light
* Invisible Shockwaves
* Holograms
* Homing Attack
* Spin Dash
* Capable of teleporting all Chaos Emeralds to his location
* Electricity Manipulation
* Explosive clones that cling to enemies
* Manipulating shadows
* Energy Shockwaves
* Energy Beam
* Homing Energy Spheres
* Becoming a shadow
* Umbrakinesis

### Monstrous Form

* Achieved by Mephiles by fusing himself with several of his minions using the empowered darkness from a Chaos Emerald
* Enhanced Strength
* Nigh-invulnerability
* Eye laser

### Feats & Stats

* Survived multiple battles against Shadow and Omega
* Manipulated Silver to the point where he almost killed Sonic
* Broke free from the Scepter of Darkness after absorbing Shadow's shadow
* Killed Sonic with his energy beam
* Grows stronger with every shadow he absorbs
* Nearly obliterated existence
* Succeeded in his goals (For the most part)
* Survived getting blasted into chunks

### Faults & Weaknesses

* Weak to light-based attacks (ex. Shadow's Chaos Spears)
* Can be forced out of shadows through intense power
Nathan Drake

Nathan Drake is the main protagonist of the uncharted series

## Wiki match ups so far

### Possible Opponents

Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

John Wick (...)

Indiana Jones (...)

Joel Miller (The Last Of Us)

Thomas (The Maze Runner)

James Bond (007)

The Scout (Team Fortress 2)

Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan Adventures)

Dominic Toretto (Fast And Furious)

Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible)

Marvel:

Star-Lord

Spider-Man
James Bond Vs Jason Bourne

Description:

Two highly trained killers go head to head to find out who's marksman ship is superior

Intro:

Goku: Movies have graced us with several badass action heroes such as John Mcclane And John Rambo

Tahu But we aren't talking about them today

Goku: Today were talking about two other highly trained action heroes

Tahu: James Bond the famous British super spy.

Goku: And Jason Bourne the highly trained Assassins from Treadstone

Tahu: I'm Tahu the Toa of fire

Goku: And i'm Goku the legendary super Saiyan

Tahu: And it's are job to analyze various Characters from fiction to find out who would win in a fight.

For this fight we will be using the Daniel Craig version.
Michelangelo

Michalangelo is one of the main protagonists in teenage mutant ninja turtles

## Wiki match ups so far

### Possible opponents:

* Lemmy Koopa (Super Mario Bros)
* Patrick Star (Spongebob Squarepants)
* Sasha Blouse *(Attack on Titan)*
* Amethyst (Steven Universe)
* Maxi (SoulCalibur)
* Dexter Grif (Red Vs Blue)
* Dc Comics:
* Beast Boy
* Robin
* Chuck (Angry Birds)
* Marvel Comics:
* Human Torch
* Deadpool
* Spider-Man
* Mortal Kombat:
* Johnny Cage
* Liu Kang
* Jay (Ninjago)
* Aaron Fox (Nexo Knights)
* Sokka (Avatar)
* Power Rangers:
* Zack Taylor
* Dax Lo
* Mike
* Rwby:
* Yang Xiao Long
* Nora Valkyrie
* Sun Wukong
* Jaune Arc
Lapis Lazuli

Lapis is a character in steven universe

## Wiki match ups so far

### Possible opponents

* Flame Princess (Adventure Time)
* *Avatar*
	+ Katara
	+ Zuko
* Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)
* *Pokèmon*
	+ Primarina
	+ Greninja
	+ Pikachu
* Bubbles (The Powerpuff Girls)
* Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon)
* Lucy (Elfen Lied)
* Princess Ruto (The Legend of Zelda)
* Nya (Ninjago)
* Starscream (Transformers)
* Moana (...)
* Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
* Cynder (Spyro)
* Aquaman (DC Comics)
* Ranamon (Digimon)
* Tier Halibel (Bleach)
* Queen Elsa (Frozen)
* Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony)
* Rain (Mortal Kombat)
Nightwing

Nightwing is a character in dc comics

Wiki Matchups so far:

None

Possible Opponents:

Carter Grayson (Power Rangers)

Lie Ren (Rwby)

Rook Blonko (Ben 10)

Luigi (Super Mario Bros)

Shego (Kim Possible)

Street Fighter:

Ibuki

Ken Masters

Marvel Comics:

Daredevil

War Machine

Batroc The Leaper

Mockingbird

Captain America

Bullseye

Gambit

Hawkeye

Miles Morales

Falcon

Winter Soldier

Spider-Man

Iron Fist

Tmnt:

Leonardo

Shredder

Dontello

Raphael
Sam's March

## The Del'Vettor War of Liberation

Also Known as:

Sam's March (Pel)

The Ketton Revolution (Del'Marah and Del'Mudir)

The Fall of the West (Del'Marah)

The Founding War (Kar)

The Northern War (Kar)

Part of:

The Wars Of King Sam II

The fall of Del'Marah

The rise of Del'Vettor

The rise of The Vertical Republic

Belligerents

Del'Marah (under the command of the Satrapys of Del'Vettor, Del'Mudir and Molvaria)

Pelonastrius (With Haatchi support)

Molvar Free Corps

Commanders:

Del'Marah

Edik Ketton, General of the armies of the west and Satrap of Del'Vettor (Early stages, actually working for Del'Vettan independence)

Arin Mudir+, General Of the armies on the Kouric sea (Loyalist Del'Marahi general)

Goss Hadrin+, General Of the armies of North Molvar (Loyalist)

Del'Vettor

Edik Ketton, King of Del'Vettor and Supreme commander (Later stages, established new state by betraying Del'Marah)

Pelonastrius (and allies)

King Samuel II supreme commander Pelonastrius and Haatchi allies

General Neyan Terrak, Supreme commander of Molvar Free Corps and commander of the Lowlanders and Marshmen

General Bish Vicri, Commander of the Oullier Vaultsmen

General Rhud Baez+, Commander of the High Karezim freemen

General Jorsh Brahl+, Commander of the Wynfad free company

Outcome:

Total Victory for Edik Ketton and the establishment of the Kingdom of Del'Vettor.

Sam and the Molvarians driven out of Del'Vettor.

Del'Marah abandonment of the Westeen empire, immediate loss of Del'Vettor and shortly afterwads the rump of Del'Mudir and 80% of the Molvar peninsula.

Loss of confidence in King Samel II De Hauer and eventual fall of Pelonastrius

Death of Jorsh Brahl, General and Satrap of North Molvar, the scattering of his army (and abandonment by its Molvar auxilleries). This would lead to the burning of Oade Mar by Neyan Terrak and his Lowanders who would later establish Oadryfe on the site.

Death of Rhud Baez, Sucession crisis in High Karezim which would result in a civil war that would allow Neyan Terraks lowlanders in alliance with the Rai and Inner Karzeim to Dominate the region that would become the Vertical Republic.

Death of Arin Mudir, end of Mudir male line, establishment of the Principality of Del'Mudir in the ruins of the old Del'Mudir Satrapy that continues to this day in defiance of Del'Vettor. Establishing of the Molonid dynasty under the Princess Mirikkan Molor
Aestis

Aestis is the central continent of Hermia, it is roughly star shaped and contains two seas, the Lesser Arc Sea and the Greater Arc Sea .

☀A series of Coastal kingdoms dominate the edges of Aestis and city states rule the inner rim, separating both a former volcanic mountain ranges and to the south, vast impenetrable forests

Arc is a city that sits on the northern shore of the Sea of the Arc, a large inland sea fed by four rivers, the Wane, the Warder, the Hoth and the Haren. It is the dominant city state along the coast and the rulers of Arc sit on a council of the nine Coastal cities, regulating trade and diplomacy across the sea. The families of the nine cities are all connected by marriage and the reach of the cities extends deep into the hinterland.

The nine city states are:

Dancare

Gol

Skaris

Taeor

Dran

Harenis

Hothis

Wardenhal

Arc

The hinterlands around the sea are called the Arclands or the North Arc Shore and the Southern Arc Shores respectively. Collectively most of the Arclanders are ethnically of the Van, a tall, dark and pale looking people, who claim to date back to the first civilisation in Aestis, the Van-Hal or Van Empire that collapsed three millennia earlier. Much of the Arclands beyond the reach of the cities are quite lawless, reflecting the fact that the power of the city states has diminished over the centuries. Beyond the mountains are three Kingdoms:

Nordreach: Nordreach was established by Nordean men several centuries earlier, it is a powerful expansionist warlike state.

Veska: Veska was also established by Nordeans, though it views itself as a separate state and foughtva war of independence to free itself from Nordreach. The lords of Nordreach have traditionally claimed lordship over Veska.

Oloris: Oloris is a loose development settled by Arclanders and Sindhans, a Southern people who have fought many wars with the Nordeans.

## East of Dancare

East of Dancare is a term used by the great powers of the Greater Arc Sea to describe the lands deemed less relevant and important beyond the straits of Dancare. These include the Mill Lands , Welland, The states of the Molvar Peninsula and Mordikhaan.

One of the most powerful and feared regions in Aestis is Mordikhaan

☀Mordikhaan : northwestern Aestis. Terrain: Rocky, barren, once volcanic but no longer, various unsavoury gasses hang around, some sharp and generally unfriendly flora.
The Mordikhul is the group of extremist, cult like residents - they follow the One God (who is in fact a particularly dark and bloody fragment of God) and they call him Khul "the Only". They follow visions that are induced by the poisonous gasses. They live in huge shards of rock that they have burrowed beneath and these rudimentary 'citadels' are connected by streams of solidified lava that they use as roads.
Indiana Harbor

Built by Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI; this twin-screw self unloading bulk carrier was launched March 19, 1979 as the Indiana Harbor for the American Steamship Co., Buffalo, NY. She is powered by 4 GM V-20 cylinder 3500 horsepower diesel engines giving her a rated service speed of 14 knots. She is equipped with both bow and stern thrusters. The Indiana Harbor's 37 hatches feed into 7 holds where she is capable of carrying 78850 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 34 feet. Her stern-mounted self unloading equipment feeds a 250 foot discharge boom that can be swung 92 degrees to port or starboard.

St. Clair River Cut-Off.Indiana Harbor Departs Duluth.Indiana Harbor Arrives Duluth.Loading In Escanaba.Exiting Duluth Harbor.
Frontenac

The keel was laid May 17, 1967 at Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Lauzon, QC for their hull # 661 which has proven to be the last classic straight deck bulk carrier (wheelhouse forward) built for the Canada Steamship Lines fleet of Montreal, QC. The vessel was launched December 12, 1967 and christened Frontenac (5) for Canada Steamship Lines, Inc. The Frontenac was named in honor of Mr. Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac at Palluau who was born in 1620 and was the governor of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 until he died in 1698. He had been given authority by the French government to preside over all French possessions in North America. The new laker was commissioned on May 13, 1968 and loaded 25,492 tons (25,902 mt) of iron ore at Pointe Noire, QC on May 14 for her maiden voyage to Hamilton, ON; then on to Thunder Bay, ON for a load of grain to Montreal, QC.
Burns Harbor

The keel was laid on April 16, 1979 for this self-unloading bulk freighter at Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI as their hull # 720.  The new "1,000-footer" was launched October 28, 1979 and christened Burns Harbor on May 24, 1980 for Wilmington Trust, Wilmington, DE (Bethlehem Steel Corp., Great Lakes Steamship Div., Cleveland, OH, managers).  The new self-unloader was the tenth "1,000-footer" to enter service on the Great Lakes and the third to enter service for this fleet.  The other two were the Stewart J. Cort still operating with the fleet and the Lewis Wilson Foy now sailing as the Oglebay Norton for the Oglebay Norton Marine Services fleet.  The Burns Harbor was named to honor Bethlehem Steel's newest steelmaking complex at the time of her launch, the complex being located at Burns Harbor, IN.

St. Louis River.Exiting The Poe Lock.Loading at Escanaba, MI.Photo Of Indiana Harbor Shows Stern View In Lay-Up With The Burns Harbor Astern.Loading In Escanaba.
Baie St. Paul

In October 2010, the Government of Canada elected to remove a long standing 25% import duty on vessels built in foreign yards and brought under Canadian flag. This duty had been put in place to protect Canadian shipyards from foreign competition but was becoming increasingly damaging to domestic shippers as more Canadian yards went into decline and bankruptcy or became unable to build new commercial vessels at economic costs. This duty remission combined with falling orders at Chinese shipyards and a high Canadian dollar proved to be the perfect environment for a long awaited Great Lakes fleet renewal program that ultimately translated into CSL’s Trillium Class program.

At Montreal on delivery trip.Original 1962 built Baie Ste. Paul upbound St. Marys River.Lake Huron At Buoys 1&2.Baie St. Paul is en route to the Port of Montreal and is expected to take 50 to 60 days to complete her voyage.Stern View.
Atlantic Huron

Launched October 18, 1983 as the Prairie Harvest for CSL Group Inc. (Canada Steamship Lines, Inc.), Montreal, PQ; this vessel was built as a "Caribbean Class" lake bulk freighter by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood, ON at a cost of approximately $35 million. The Prairie Harvest was the last straight deck bulker built for Canada Steamship Lines and was named in honor of the location and cargoes she was to handle. She was constructed to carry western wheat to the Atlantic seaboard and was designed and equipped to be converted to a self-unloader at a later date. The vessel was the first "Caribbean Class" ship built as a result of consultations between the Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd. (Collingwood Shipyards), and Lloyd's of England.

Aerial View.On the St. Lawrence River with new side tanks.Thunder Bay.The Atlantic Huron passes in front of the Mesabi Miner in this Oct. 2003 photo taken from the top of the Tower of History in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.Aerial View.
Nordreach

Nordreach is a large kingdom in the north east of Aestis populated by the descendants of Nordean nations who crossed south from Nordea between \*\* and \*\*. The kings of Nordea and the kings of Veska made a deal at the ancient Nordean island fort of Skor Barradh in \*\* which allotted territory in eastern Aestis to be colonised by the two peoples.
Low Fey

## Bolg

Bolg are primitive river spirits that tend to be dormant for long periods of time, inhabiting river beds but can be summoned by a higher Fey or accidentally awoken. when they manifest it is as a towering mound of pebbles algae, weeds and drift wood with a gaping fanged mouth and a plethora of eyes. Some Bolg have tentacles, others appear more humanoid with thick limbs. Bolg exist almost exclusively in Amara but they are also quite simple, chaotic spirits they have sometimes been known to stray into the river systems that flow from Amara into Del Marah and the Vire
Lesser Arc Sea

The Lesser Arc Sea is a large stretch of water between Mordikhaan and the Werrel Forest on the northern shore and the lands of the Firg and Free Welland on the southern shore. The Teniel Straits provide access from the western Dorling Sea, and the \*\* Straits allow access to the Greater Arc Sea in the East, and on the northern shore of the straits, sits the ancient tomb-city of Dancare.

South of Welland and Firg sits the collection of states, dukedoms and principalities that once comprised, along with Welland, the De Hauer Kingdom of Pelonastrius, but for the last three centuries have been known as the The Mill Lands . .
The League of Trent

The League of Trent is a powerful cartel of nobles, gentry, landowners, merchants and bankers that acts as a de facto government for the central Mill Lands from Hale to Mont Inaer. It exists in order to enforce a series of full or partial monopolies on agriculture and commerce that have made the League's members very wealthy. Many look upon the League as a corrupt and greedy organisation, able to rule through arbitrary and often tyrannical means.

The City of Drake has attempted several times to join the league but the Lords Elect of the Council in Pelonastra are adamant that the city's arsenals should remain under the control of Pelonastra. As a compromise Drake has been allowed to remain the family fiefdom of the Revers, though the city's loyalty to Prince Bard is somewhat questionable. The coal interests of Mont Inaer are represented in the league by the Jorhander family, who currently dominate it. Other major groups in the league are:

* the Stokers of Hale, a large network of merchant ship owners who control most of the river traffic up the Shay Valley.
* The Yaradels of Caddick Cross: The Yaradels are an old Mill Landish Family in the north who own the grazing rights in the hills south of Mont Inaer .
* The Glassmakers of Trent: Glass makers, iron workers, printers, tanners, dyers and other craftsmen are part of the largest group in the League, the Glassmakers of Trent. Skilled tradesmen from across the Mill Lands often struggle to join the Glassmakers to take advantage of their dominance across the Shay Valley.

## Relations with Pelonastra

The League has no interest in any disputes with the Lords Elect of the Council. They have very little military power to bring to bear in the event of a crisis. However, knowing their own weakness, the Lords Elect do not interfere in the affairs of the League either, they collect what taxes they can from the central and north Mill Lands but accept that such yields are likely always to be lower. Radicals and extremists like the Kingly Machenites (those Machenites who believe that Aruh's return would be speeded by a white king (one with Machenite views) returning to unite the nation) blame the greed of the League for the disunity of the Mill Lands,
Harenis

The city of Harenis is on of the nine great cities of the Greater Arc sea. It is renown throughout Aestis as a centre of learning, enlightenment and scholarship. The city is the only one of the Great Arc civilisations that actually exists off shore. It consists o an outer ring of man made islands on which the Haren-Vals, or 'schools of knowings' are built. Each of the 22 Haren-Vals is a community in its own right, dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and many are fiercely competitive with one another. Each has a section of the Library of Harenis, which is situated inland and hidden deep in Donras Mountains. The Library of Harenis is the most complete archive of knowledge in Aestis and quite possibly in the rest of the world, rivalled only by the crypts of Dancare.

History

Haren Vals

Magic
John D. Leitch

This unique traditional styled Great Lakes, self-unloading bulk carrier was built by Port Weller Dry Docks, St. Catharines, ON (hull #41). She was christened Canadian Century for Upper Lakes Group, Inc., Toronto, ON on April 15, 1967 by Mrs. G.E. Gathercole, wife of the Chairman of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario. The Leitch is powered by a Burmeister & Wain type 574 VT2F 160 diesel engine rated at 7,394 b.h.p. at 115 r.p.m. burning intermediate grade 180 fuel driving a controllable pitch propeller giving the vessel at service speed of 14.5 knots. She is equipped with a 1,000 horsepower bow thruster. Her enormous single hold is fed by 22 hatches. She can carry 25,700 tons at maximum Seaway draft of 26 feet and is capable of carrying 31,600 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 29 feet 4 1/2 inches. Capacities include 465 tonnes of fuel oil, 75 tonnes of diesel oil, 186 tonnes of potable water, and 17,348 tonnes of water ballast.

Aerial View.Mission Point.John D. Leitch In The Huron Cut.In Her Algoma Central Colors.In The Canal.
CSL Niagara

From the time of her building, the CSL Niagara has been unique in setting fleet standards for her owners.  The self-unloading bulk carrier was launched December 16, 1971 and christened April 11, 1972 as the J.W. McGiffin for Canada Steamship Lines Ltd. of Montreal, QC. in honor of their Chairman of the Board of the CSL fleet at the time.  (Mr. McGiffin later died on September 2, 1998.)  The vessel was built by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., division Canadian Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd., Collingwood, ON as their Hull #197 at an approximate cost of $13 million (CN). Her construction marked the beginning of a new class of ships for this fleet.  The J.W. McGiffin was one of the first self-unloaders to be built primarily for the coal trade featuring a rounded bow, square stern, and was the first self-unloader built for the Canada Steamship Lines domestic fleet with all cabins and wheelhouse aft. It had been reported that the vessel was to have been given the Indian name "Nekouba" but was changed prior to her launch. She departed on her maiden voyage April 20, 1972 light from Collingwood, ON to Sandusky, OH where she loaded 30,624.45 net tons of eastern coal for Hamilton, ON. This first cargo established a new Welland Canal coal record when the vessel transited the system on April 25, 1972.

Inbound Maumee Bay.Downbound the Welland Canal below Lock 2.Welland Canal.Port Huron, MI.Departing Superior, WI.
Algoway

Launched June 23, 1972; the Algoway(2) is an example of a medium sized Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier built by Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON for Algoma Central Corp., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. She is powered by 4 Fairbanks Morse 1666 horsepower 10-cylinder diesel engines as well as 3 V-12 cylinder 700 horsepower auxiliary diesel engines made by Caterpillar. Two of the three auxiliary engines can be connected to the main power train giving the Algoway a rated speed of 17 m.p.h. The combined total output of the 6 driving engines is 8064 horsepower. She is also equipped with a 600 horsepower bow thruster. The Algoway's 17 hatches feed into 4 holds where she can carry 20750 tons at maximum Seaway draft of 26 feet and is capable of carrying 24000 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 28 feet 10 inches. Her bow-mounted self-unloading equipment consists of a three belt gravity system with two cleated steel chord belt elevators feeding a 250 foot discharge boom that can be swung 105 degrees to port or starboard. The system can discharge at a rate of up to 3810 tons per hour.

Detroit RiverDetroit River.Algoway (1) on the St. Clair River.Departing Two Harbors, Minnesota, USA.Milwaukee, WI.
American Valor

Built by American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH; the Great Lakes bulk carrier Armco was launched in 1953 for Oglebay Norton Co., Cleveland, OH. She was the seventh of eight "AAA" (or "Pittsburgh") class steamers built in the early 1950's. Her original dimensions were 647'00"(loa) x 70'00" x 36'00" and 20,300 tons (dwt) capacity. The Armco is powered by a Westinghouse 7,700 horsepower double reduction geared cross-compound steam turbine engine giving her a rated service speed of 15.5 miles per hour and is equipped with a bow thruster. She was lengthened 120 feet in 1974 by Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI and was converted to a self-unloader in 1982 by Bay Shipyards, Sturgeon Bay, WI. Her 23 hatches feed into 5 holds where she is capable of carrying 25500 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 27 feet. The Armco's stern-mounted 260 foot self-unloading boom can be swung 90 degrees to port or starboard and can discharge at a rate of up to 6,000 tons per hour.

Soo Locks.Marquette.Port Huron, MI.Laid Up In Superior, WI.Unloading In Goderich.
Dancare

## The City

Dancare is one of the first great cities of the Van empire at the Western end of the Great Arc Sea. It was built with to be a vast mausoleum to the rulers and wealthy of the Van Empire and the City of Arc but in the centuries after the fall of Van it became a burial site for the wealthy and influential from across Aestis and beyond. The city is built on a series of terraces into the mountainous northern side of the Straits of Dancare. Tombs and crypts make up over 98 percent of all buildings in Dancare and only a tiny number of monks and archivists run the entire city. The higher terraces of Dancare are reserved for the rich, nobility and royalty, in the lower terraces families of the 'middling sort' sometimes can afford a small family crypt, and there is the odd space still left for paupers, provided for by charity. Various merchant guilds in Pelonastra, for example, as part of their recognised charitable duties will provide a few crypt spaces for the poor of the city, to save them from an unmarked pauper's grave.

**Shadryff**

Shadryff is the first level of Dancare. It combines the wharf where ships carrying the dead and their families dock, the houses of the dock porters that take off the living and the dead, two chapels to the saints, a few taverns and other amenities. It is a small, virtually silent sandstone town at the base of the cliffs and a token number of city guards are garrisoned here, not that they have much to do. The inhabitants of Shadryff earn a small living for themselves by keeping flaming beacons lit along the straits of Dancare, often sailing for a hundred miles or more, so that ships can pass safely during the night. The poor of Shadryff sell incense and blessed candles to people disembarking at the quay.

## Religious Orders

The monastic orders of Dancare. Dancare (City of the Dead, the Mausoleum, The Long Rest, The Western Door), is lightly populated. If it were a city of living souls it would have capacity for at least 100,000 individuals, but there are a maximum of 3,330 living human beings permanently living in Dancare at any one time, giving the city and eerie silence. There are five major orders of ascetics in the city, all of them dedicated to largely forgotten Aruhvian Saints (even after the Sundering and the return of the god of the dead The Beacon, these orders continued their work) with little or no antagonism from the Order of the Beacon. The monks of Saints:

\* Yever
\* Ordayn
\* Andras
\* Valis
\* Harross

Tend the graves and tombs on the city's five different levels and are the keepers of artefacts and inheritances. The city accommodates several large libraries, storehouses and crypts where generations of precious objects are stored and sometimes reclaimed by loved ones and ancestors. Several old saintly chapels still ring bells for the dead and light beacons in the night (partly to steer ships through the straits of Dancare). The almost completely undefended city is seen by nearly every combatant power in the world as too sacred to attack, and so far has even avoided the attentions of Mordikhaan.
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* The City of DranGo to Dran
* The Library of HarenisGo to Harenis
* HothisGo to Hothis
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Marquette.Aerial View.In Duluth Harbor.Detroit River.Welland Canal.
Algocanada

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Welland Canal.Welland Canal Below Lock 1.Aerial View.Loading In Istanbul, Turkey.Lake Huron At Cut Buoys 1&2.
Adam E. Cornelius

Launched March 31, 1973 for the American Steamship Co, Williamsville, NY; this Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier was built as hull # 200 by the American Ship Building Co., Toledo, OH at an approximate cost of $14 million. Christened as the Roger M. Kyes by Mrs. Roger Kyes at Toledo on July 28, 1973; the vessel’s namesake had been Chairman and CEO of American Steamship Co. from 1969 until his death in 1970. A series of “firsts” accompanied this vessel’s entering service. The Roger M. Kyes was the first new vessel to have been built at the Toledo yard since 1959 as well as the largest vessel built there. The vessel was the first new vessel added to the American Steamship fleet since 1959 and was the first vessel to enter service (though the second launched) for American Steamship Co. under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. This act provided U.S. government guaranteed financing and tax deferred benefits for fleet modernization. The vessel was also one of the first American ships built on the Great Lakes with the bridge and all accommodations aft.

Inbound Duluth.Downbound at the Soo.Postcard From The Welland Canal.Passing The Colombia Star (Now The American Century)Postcard On The Detroit River.
H. Lee White

Built by the Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, WI for the American Steamship Co., Buffalo, NY, the H. Lee White(2) was launched December 3, 1973 and sailed on her maiden voyage June 1, 1974. This self-unloading bulk freighter is powered by twin V-20 3600 horsepower GM diesel engines. She has both bow and stern thrusters and a self-unloading system that can unload ore pellets up to6000 tons per hour. Her 6 cargo compartments are fed by 23 hatches allowing her to carry up to 35,200 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 30 feet 7 1/2 inches. She is one of only a few vessels in the Great Lakes American fleet whose size permits her to transit the Welland Canal (the new maximum Canal length being 740 feet). This advantage has been to her benefit this season.

Detroit River.Lake Superior.Inbound Duluth.Bow View.Erie Ship Canal.
Duluth Lift Bridge

The **Aerial Lift Bridge** (earlier known as the **Aerial Bridge** or **Aerial Ferry Bridge**) is a major landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span began life as an extremely rare transporter bridge — the first of just two such bridges ever constructed in theUnited States. Originally built in 1905, the bridge was upgraded in 1929–30 to a vertical lift bridge, which is rather uncommon, and continues to operate today. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1973. A maritime museum maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers exists near the site of the bridge.

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Aerial Lift Bridge in 2007Aerial gondola, circa 1908The Aerial Lift Bridge dominates the Canal Park skyline. (2005)The Aerial Bridge in 1905The bridge in 2007The Aerial Lift Bridge at Night. (2007)Raised, with a boat passing through the channelEdwin H. Gott under the Aerial Lift Bridge
CSL Assiniboine

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St. Clair River.Ice Covered Bow.CSL Assiniboine Departs Duluth.Lower Lake Huron At Buoys 1&2.Port Colborne, ON winter lay-up.
Atlantic Erie

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Aerial View Underway.Aerial View.Welland Canal.Lake St. Clair.St. Clair River.
Algoma Olympic

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Menominee.Stern View.Rock Cut.Stern View.Winter Operations.
American Courage

After several years constructing 1000-foot super lakers, Bay Ship Building in Sturgeon Bay, WI received contracts to build a series of vessels that departed from the Great Lakes norm of pushing the boundaries for size and power.

Inbound Duluth.Detroit River.Outbound Duluth.Loading At Detroit Edison.Painted Iron Ore Red.
American Spirit

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Lower St. Clair River.Lower Lake Huron turning at buoys 1 & 2.Aerial View.Detroit River.Stern View In Escanaba.
Baie Comeau

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Baie Comeau Downbound Detroit River.In China With The Baie St. Paul Astern.Baie Comeau on maiden voyage.Boat View.St. Lawrence River.
Algoma Equinox

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St. Clair RiverAerial ViewStern ViewIcy Lake HuronWelland Canal
Algowood

The Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier Algowood was built by Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON and was launched Oct. 7, 1980 for Algoma Central Corp., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. The Algowood was named in honor or her builder's community; the fifth and final vessel built here having this distinction. She is powered by 2 M.A.K. model 6M552 6-cylinder 5100 horsepower diesel engines driving a single controllable pitch propeller giving her a rated service speed of 13 knots and is equipped with a 1,000 horsepower bow thruster. Her 22 hatches feed into 5 holds where she can carry 27,100 tons at maximum Seaway draft of 26 feet and is capable of carrying 31,750 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 29 feet 2 inches. The Algowood's self-unloading equipment consists of two-belt gravity system with a loop belt elevator feeding a stern-mounted 260 foot unloading boom that can be swung 90 degrees to port or starboard and discharge at a rate of up to 5,440 tons/hour. Built with a bulbous bow for operating in ice, the Algowood can sail early or late into the navigation season and is at home on coastal waters as well as the Great Lakes.

Detroit River.Inbound Duluth with the temperature at -12 Degrees Celcius.Thunder Bay.Stern View.Loading In Thunder Bay.
Algolake

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Aerial ViewWinter Lay UpArriving DuluthWelland CanalAerial View (Again)Winter Lay Up (Again)Departing DuluthWinter Lay Up With The AlgocanadaAerial View In IceLake Huron at buoys 1 and 2
Algosoo

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Upbound the Detroit River.Lock 1, Welland Canal.St. Clair River.Inbound Duluth.Arriving Duluth.
Radcliffe R. Latimer

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Algoma Central CEO Greg Wight, The Honourable H.N.R. Jackman, Aba Sergio, Jacqueline Latimer, Radcliffe Latimer, Ship Chief Engineer Kaz Mankiewicz, Captain Clarence Vauther stand in front of the renamed vessel following a ceremony in Port Colborne October 4, 2012.Welland Canal above Lock 7.Underway.Detroit River.As The Algobay, Outbound Duluth.