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The Doctor

**The Doctor** is an alien and a time traveler, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey. His space/time vehicle, known as the TARDIS, is stuck in the form of a British police box.

As a Time Lord, The Doctor is able to regenerate after death, reappearing with a different physical form and a somewhat altered personality. He has done this at least 12 times.

## Associates

In his travels through time and space, The Doctor has been accompanied by numerous companions and other fellow travelers. Some of these include:

Sarah Jane Smith

K-9

Rose Tyler

Jack Harkness

Amy Pond

River Song

Clara Oswald

## Enemies

The Doctor has confronted numerous adversaries. Among the most prominent are:

Daleks

Cybermen

The Master

## External Links

**Tardis Data Core:** The Doctor

**CharacTour:** The Doctor
Tacitus

**Tacitus** (56 AD-120 AD) is a Roman historian in the Age of Empire. He is best known for his works *Annals* and *Histories*, which cover the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus to the death of Domitian. Tacitus is known for his critical and often pessimistic view of the Roman Empire.
Serial Killer

**Serial killers** are a class of killers who murder repeatedly, generally killing in secret and motivated by obsession. People who kill numbers of people all at once are mass murderers. Repeat killers who are motivated by profit or a political cause are assassins or hitmen. People who kill repeatedly in the course of committing robberies are robbers.

## Individuals

Patrick Bateman (1962-2003)

Norman Bates (1934- )

The Boston Strangler (1931-1973) [1962-1964]

Ted Bundy (1946-1989) [1974-1979]

Jeffrey Dahmer (1960-1994) [1988-1991]

John Wayne Gacy (1942-1994) [1972-1978]

Ed Gein (1906-1984) [1954-1957]

Myra Hindley (1942-2002) [1963-1965]

HH Holmes (1861-1896) [1893]

Jack the Ripper [1888]

Leatherface (1939- )

Hannibal Lecter (1933- )

Charles Manson (1934- ) [1969]

Dexter Morgan (1971- )

Richard Ramirez (1960-2013)

Tom Ripley

Son of Sam [1976-1977]

Richard Speck (1941-1991) [1966]

Sweeney Todd (1756-1802) [1784-1801]

Catherine Tramell (b. 1960)

Aileen Wuornos (1956-2002)

The Zodiac Killer [1968-1969]
Simon Peter

**Saint Peter**, originally named **Simon** and sometimes called **Simon Peter**, was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth, singled out by Jesus as the leader of his Disciples.

A fisherman from Galilee, Simon was born in Bethsaida and later lived in Capernaum. He was recruited along with his brother Andrew as they were fishing on the Sea of Galilee, when Jesus told them he would make them fishers of men.

He became something of a spokesperson for the Apostles, with Jesus telling him that he would become the rock upon which he would build his Church. This is where he got the nickname Peter, from the Greek word "petra," meaning "rock."

When Jesus was arrested at the Garden of Gethsemene, Peter cut off the ear of one of High Priest Caiaphas' servants with a sword. Nevertheless, Peter subsequently denied knowing Jesus three times, as had been foretold.

After Jesus' death and resurrection, Peter was a leader of the fledgling church in Jerusalem, later moving to Rome where he became that city's first bishop, and where his assistant Saint Mark wrote a Gospel based on his memories. Catholics consider Peter to be the first Pope.

In 64 AD, Peter was crucified by the Emperor Nero on Vatican Hill--upside-down, at his request. After his death, he holds the keys to the Pearly Gates, consulting the Book of Life to see who is admitted to Heaven.

**Wikipedia:** Saint Peter
Supervillain

**Supervillains** are a class of people with superpowers who use their powers for evil. Their good counterparts are known as superheroes.

Some supervillains gained superpowers as a result of bizarre scientific accidents; others are mutants, born with powers due to a quirk in their genetic makeup. Other superheroes are aliens, inventors of advanced technology or simply people who have trained themselves beyond the normal human maximum.

Years are the first appearance of the character--or the date of the villain's in-universe creation, if the back story is tied to a specific date. In their native medium of comic books, supervillains generally remain more or less the same age for decades, with the implied date of their origin story likewise quietly creeping up. In the Here Be Dragons universe, supervillains tend to age normally (unless their powers confer some sort of immortality), with a fixed date of origin.

## Individuals

Bizarro

Brainiac (1958)

Bullseye (1976)

Oswald Cobblepot (The Penguin) (1941)

Darkseid (1970)

Harvey Dent (Two-Face) (1942)

Victor Von Doom (1962)

Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) (1967)

Galactus (1966)

Ra's al Ghul (1971)

The Joker (1940)

Selina Kyle (Catwoman) (1940)

Loki (1962)

Lex Luthor (1940)

Magneto (1963)

Mr. Mxyzptlk (1944)

Mystique

Edward Nigma (The Riddler) (1948)

Otto Octavius (Doctor Octopus) (1963)

Norman Osborn (The Green Goblin)

Johann Schmidt (The Red Skull) (1941)

Thanos (1973)

Ultron (1968)

Venom (1988)

**Wikipedia:** Supervillain
Salazar Slytherin

**Salazar Slytherin** is one of the most cunning and powerful wizards of Dark Age Britain.

In 990 AD in Scotland, he founds the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw; the house of Slytherin is named for him.

**Harry Potter Wiki:** Salazar Slytherin
Tavern

**Taverns** are places that serve drink and food. In medieval settings, they often serve the function of hotels as well, offering a place to spend the night for a fee. In modern times, they are usually called **bars** or **pubs**.

## Examples

The Green Dragon

The Prancing Pony

The Admiral Benbow

The Bada Bing

The Bang Bang Bar

The Blue Boar

Callahan's Place

Cheers

Cocktails and Dreams

The Double Deuce

The George Washington

The Hog's Head

Jack Rabbit Slim's

Kit Kat Klub

Korova Milk Bar

The Leaky Cauldron

MacLaren's Pub

Moe's Tavern

Mos Eisley Cantina

Porky's

The Queen Victoria

The Raven

Rick's Cafe Americaine

Rovers Return Inn

The Slaughtered Lamb

The Tabard Inn

The Titty Twister

Trees Lounge

The White Hart

## External Link

**Wikipedia:** List of Fictional Bars and Pubs
Scotland

**Scotland** is a region of Britain, the north end of the island. In ancient times it is the land of barbarian Picts; from the Dark Ages until 1707, it is its own kingdom, until it is united with England in the United Kingdom. The people of Scotland are Scots; they speak a Celtic language, Gaelic, and in modern times English.

Scotland is itself divided into the more civilized Lowlands and the wilder Highlands.

TV Tropes describes the stereotypes of Scotland:

> A positive stereotype about Scots is that they are supposedly all brave and fierce "real" men, toughened by the harsh climate. They don't mind cold, rain, wind, or fog and will fight their clan or country's honor at all cost. The negative end of this stereotype depicts them as dour, grouchy, and mean sourpusses with a trigger temper....  One of the most enduring stereotypes is that all Scots are thrifty and stingy misers who can't bear the thought of spending a simple penny.
>
>

Other Scottish stereotypes involved kilts, bagpipes and the dish haggis.

## Scottish Lowlands

### People

Adam Smith

David Balfour

Robert Burns

Janet

Sawney Bean

Tam Lin

Sir Walter Scott

Tam O'Shanter

Thomas the Rhymer

### Places

Carterhaugh

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Stirling Bridge

## Scottish Highlands

### People

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Connor MacLeod

Duncan

Macbeth

Macduff

Rob Roy MacGregor

### Places

Brigadoon

Hogsmeade

Hogwarts

Inverness

Iona

Loch Ness

Loch Lomond

Muir Island

Skye

Summerisle

## References

1. ↑ TV Tropes: National Stereotypes/Western Europe
Shiva

**Shiva**, god of destruction, is a deity worshiped in the Hindu faith. He can be identified by a third eye on his forehead. He is part of a trinity with Brahma and Vishnu.

His wife is Parvati; Ganesha is one of their children.

Shiva's weapon is the trident. He wears the skin of a big cat, and wraps a cobra around his neck.

**Wikipedia:** Shiva
Semele

**Semele** is the mother by Zeus of Dionysus, and the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia of Thebes. Zeus takes a mortal aspect to seduce her, and when he gets her with child, she insists on seeing his true form--which destroys her. Zeus rescues her unborn child, nurturing it in his thigh until he is ready to be born.

After becoming an Olympian god, Dionysus retrieves Semele from Hades and makes her the goddess of Dionysian frenzy, renamed **Thyone**.

## Greek Mythology

**Wikipedia:** Semele

**Greek Mythology Wiki:** Semele
Scientist

**Scientists** are a class of experts who try to understand the laws of nature through the scientific method. They differ from inventors in that their primary goal is knowledge, not technological advancement, though there is considerable overlap between the two groups.

Scientists are grouped into various specialties, including biologists, geologists, physicists, chemists, astronomers, archaeologists, anthropologists and paleontologists.

Scientists whose results are irreproducible, or who meddle in matters meant to be left alone, are mad scientists--regardless of their state of mental health.
South America

**South America** is a continent of Earth, in the Western and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is connected by Central America to North America.

## Features

Andes Mountains

Amazon River

Amazon Rainforest

Pampas

## Regions

South America's regions include:

Caribbean

Spanish Main

Andes

Brazil

Southern Cone

## Countries

Colombia

Venezuela

Surinam

Guyana

Ecuador

Peru

Chile

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Paraguay

Uruguay

## Creatures

Typical fauna include:

Jaguars

Panthers

Wolves

Bears

Anacondas

Vampire Bats

Llamas

Guinea Pigs

Capybara

### Fantastic Beasts:

Chupacabra

Werejaguar

Couatl

Mummy

Deep One

Devil

Vampire

Zombie

Ghost

Werewolf

## Characters

Atahualpa

Salvador Allende

Simon Bolivar

Jorge Luis Borges

Hugo Chavez

Pablo Escobar

Gabriel García Márquez

Che Guevara

Pablo Neruda

Pele

Eva Peron

Juan Peron

Augusto Pinochet

Francisco Pizarro

Tupac Amaru
Vincent Van Gogh

**Vincent Van Gogh** (1853-1890) was a Dutch artist, one of the most famous painters of all time. Born in the village of Groot-Zundert, he lived and painted in Antwerp, Paris and Arles in southern France, where he did much of his best-known work. In Arles he had an intense friendship with the painter Paul Gauguin; after a quarrel between the two, Van Gogh cut off his left ear with a razor and gave it to a prostitute.

He spent time in a mental hospital in Saint-Rémy, France, where he painted *Starry Night*, his most famous painting. He spent his final days in Auvers, France, where he painted *Wheatfield With Crows* shortly before shooting himself.
Temple

A **temple** is a structure constructed as a place of worship for one of more deities. They are typically overseen and operated by clerics.

They may have specific names in particular religious traditions: For example, a Jewish temple is known as a synagogue; in Islam, a temple is called a mosque.

Temples in Christianity go by different names depending on size and their connection to the hierarchy of the clergy; an ordinary Christian temple is known as a church, while a large one is called a cathedral; a chapel is a small Christian temple.

A small temple in various religious traditions, including Christianity, is called a shrine.

## Examples

Famous temples that are typically referred to as temples include:

Angkor Wat

Borobudur

Shaolin

Parthenon

Pantheon

Karnak

Golden Temple

Temple of Doom

Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors

Temple of Confucius

Temple of Tikal

Pyramid of the Sun

Mormon Tabernacle

**Wikipedia:** Temple
Store

A **store** is a establishment that sells goods to the public. They often specialize in a particular kind of product, like books or clothing. A department store sells a wide variety of items, sorted into different departments by category.

## Types of Store

* Antique Store
* Art Supply Store
* Auto Parts Store
* Bookstore
* Clothing Store
* Convenience Store
* Department Store
* Drugstore or Pharmacy
* Electronics Store
* Flower Shop
* Furniture Store
* Grocery Store
* Hardware Store
* Home Improvement Store
* Jewelry Store
* Liquor Store
* Pet Shop
* Sporting Goods Store
* Stationery Store
* Toy Store

## Iconic Stores

* Bloomingdale's (New York)
* Le Bon Marché (Paris)
* GUM (Moscow)
* Harrods (London)
* Macy's (New York)
* Saks Fifth Avenue (New York)
* Tiffany & Co. (New York)

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* Android's Dungeon (Springfield)
* Kwik-e-Mart (Springfield)
* Needful Things (Castle Rock, Maine)
* Old Curiosity Shop (London)
* The Shop Around the Corner (New York)
Slavery

**Slavery** is a system under which one person treats another person as though they were property. In ancient times, slavery was generally an individual condition, often resulting from being captured in war, and was not considered hereditary. In the Renaissance, racial slavery was invented, with entire peoples subjected to being enslaved for generation after generation.

## Slaveholders

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Patrick Henry

James Madison

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

Robert E. Lee

Jefferson Davis

## Enslaved People

Aesop

Spartacus

Saint Patrick

Sally Hemings

Sojourner Truth

Nat Turner

Harriet Tubman

Dred Scott

Booker T. Washington

**Wikipedia:** Slavery
Stronghold

**Strongholds** are structures designed for defensive strength.

### **Halls**

Halls are large, fortified houses, typically the dwelling and home base of a local lord.

### **Towers**

Towers are tall structures that provide both an elevated position for defense and the ability to counterattack with missile weapons. They are often used as places of study by wizards.

### **Keeps**

Keeps are broad, heavily fortified towers.

### **Castles**

Castles are the classic medieval stronghold, with a central keep, additional towers for defense and other purposes, an enclosing wall with a gate, and sometimes a surrounding moat. Below the castle is often a dungeon complex.

### **Forts**

Forts are military strongholds, usually surrounded by a wall or fence.

### **Fortresses**

Fortresses are large, heavily defended forts.

### **Citadels**

Citadels are fortresses defending a city, usually from a high point.

## Examples

Neuschwanstein Castle

Mont Saint-Michel

Edinburgh Castle

Glamis Castle

Windsor Castle

Hampton Court

Prague Castle

Castle Dracula

### Fictional/Legendary

Barad-dur

Cair Paravel

Camelot

Castle Frankenstein

Castle Doom

Castle of Otranto

Castle Wolfenstein

Castlevania

The Dark Tower

Dol Guldur

Hogwarts

Howl's Moving Castle

Isengard

Laputa

Minas Tirith

Udolpho
Switzerland

**Switzerland**, also known as **Helvetia**, is a nation in Central Europe. It is largely mountainous, containing much of the Alps.

To the west of Switzerland is France; to its south is Italy. To its east is Austria and to its north Germany.

## Characters

William Tell

Heidi

Carl Jung

Albert Einstein

**Wikipedia:** Switzerland
Spy

**Spies** are a class of people who gather intelligence and influence events through subterfuge. Also known as **secret agents**.

## Agencies

CIA

KGB

MI6

Mossad

Stasi

SHIELD

UNCLE

Impossible Mission Force

SMERSH

## Individuals

### British

John Dee

Christopher Marlowe

John Andre

James Bond

George Smiley

John Drake

### United States

Nathan Hale

Wild Bill Donovan

James Jesus Angleton

William Casey

Valerie Plame

Edward Snowden

Jack Bauer

Jason Bourne

Felix Leiter

Jack Ryan

### Russian

Felix Dzerzhinsky

Julius Rosenberg

Alger Hiss

Kim Philby

Karla

Rosa Klebb

### Other

Giacomo Casanova

Nick Fury

Napoleon Solo

Ethan Hunt

Mata Hari

**Wikipedia:** Espionage
Sioux

The **Sioux** are a group of Native American nations of the Great Plains; the two main divisions of the group are known as the **Dakota** and the **Lakota**. Their traditional homeland includes the Dakotas and parts of Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa.

The Sioux defeat George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn. Their people are massacred at Wounded Knee.

Leaders of the Sioux include Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Red Cloud.

**Wikipedia:** Sioux
Silurian

The **Silurian Period** is a geologic period lasting from 438 to 408 MYA -- following the Ordovician and preceding the Devonian.

Early vascular plants arise on land. In the oceans, fish with jaws appear for the first time, along with the first coral reefs. Arthropods like millipedes and centipedes make their debut on land.

## Fauna

Sea Scorpions

Armored Fish

Sharks

On land, not much is happening besides millipedes and centipedes.

## Timeline

**420 MYA** End of ice age. First sharks.

**Next:** Devonian

**Wikipedia:** Silurian
Sheep

**Sheep** are hoofed mammals that have been domesticated for their wool, meat and sometimes milk. The wild variety, sometimes known as **bighorn sheep**, are often found in mountainous terrain.

Males, known as **rams**, can be aggressive and sometimes dangerous. Females are called **ewes** and the young are **lambs**.

Wild sheep are found in North America and western Asia.

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Ovis

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Sheep
Stegosaurus

**Stegosaurus** is a plant-eating dinosaur of the Jurassic Period, notable for their rows of back plates and sharp tail spikes, known as thagomizers. They have been found in North America and Europe, living approximately 155-150 million years ago.

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Stegosaurus

**Open Gaming Network (Pathfinder SRD):** Dinosaur, Stegosaurus
Terror Bird

The **Terror Bird** or **Phorusrhacid**, also known as an **Axe Beak**, is a large, prehistoric flightless bird capable of making deadly attacks with its razor-sharp beak as well as its powerful talons. They are found in South America throughout most of the Age of Mammals.

**Wikipedia:** Phorusrhacidae

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Terror Bird
Sidekick

A **sidekick** is a companion to a hero , often a hero in their own right, but playing a supporting role in the story of the first hero.

A sidekick is generally a friend and (junior) partner to a hero; the first associate of a villain is usually a subordinate and is known as a henchman .

## Examples

Sam Gamgee

Chewbacca

Sancho Panza

John Watson

Robin the Boy Wonder

Jimmy Olsen

Bucky Barnes

Donna Troy

Short Round

Kato

​​​​​​​Jughead Jones

Ron Weasley

Falstaff

Barney Fife

Willow Rosenberg

**TV Tropes:** Sidekick
The Black Prince

**Prince Edward**, also known as **The Black Prince** (1330–1376), is an esteemed figure in English history, recognized for his military prowess and chivalrous nature. As the eldest son of King Edward III, he establishes his reputation as a skilled warrior during the Hundred Years' War against France. The Black Prince's notable victories, such as the battles of Crécy and Poitiers, make him a legendary figure of medieval warfare. Renowned for his martial skill and gallantry on the battlefield, his chivalric persona cements his place in the annals of history.
Sweden

**Sweden** is a nation in Europe, part of Scandinavia. West and north of Sweden is Norway; to the southwest are the North Sea and Denmark. The Baltic Sea is to the south and southwest; Finland is to the northwest.

## Places

Stockholm

Uppsala

## Individuals

Beowulf (b. 530?)

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772)

Anders Celsius (1701-1744)

Carl Linnaeus (1707-1788)

Alfred Nobel (1833–1896)

Greta Garbo (1905–1990)

Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961)

Raoul Wallenberg (1912–1945?)

Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982)

Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007)

Max von Sydow (b. 1929)

Anita Ekberg (1931-2015)

Pippi Longstocking (b. 1936)

Lisbeth Salander

Greta Thunberg
Warhammer

A **warhammer** is a hammer adapted for use as a weapon. They are especially useful against opponents wearing plate armor, off of which swords tend to ricochet. Warhammers often have a spike opposite their hammer head.

The most famous warhammer is undoubtably Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor.

## Varieties

* **Light Hammer:** Suitable for throwing as well as one-handed pounding.
* **Maul:** A heavy hammer that requires two hands to use. Often has an axe blade as its piercing head.
* **Lucerne Hammer:** A hammer-like polearm.
Shambala

**Shambala** is a legendary kingdom in the Himalayas. It may be located between Nepal and Tibet. It has a much more temperate climate than the surrounding mountains.

Shambala is known for its monks, clerics and other characters of great mystic power.

**Coordinates:** ‎27° N 87° E﻿

**Wikipedia:** Shambala
The Garden of Earthly Delights

***The Garden of Earthly Delights*** is a painting by Hieronymus Bosch. Painted around 1490-1510, this triptych artwork depicts the Garden of Eden, the Garden of Earthly Delights and Hell, presenting a surreal and fantastical exploration of earthly pleasures and sin. It is located in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain.
Tennessee

**Tennessee** is one of the United States, part of the Appalachia region of Dixie.

To the northwest of Tennessee is Missouri, with Arkansas to the west and Mississippi to the southwest. Alabama is south and Georgia southwest. North Carolina is found to the east; northeast is Virginia.

Tennessee is largely on Cherokee territory.

## Cities

The capital and largest city of Tennessee is Nashville, known as the center of the country music industry. Other notable cities and towns include Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville.

## Individuals

Davy Crockett

Sequoyah

Andrew Johnson

Elvis Presley

Aretha Franklin

Al Gore

**Wikipedia:** Tennessee
Skeleton

**Skeletons** are undead creatures who appear as the animated bones of a human or other life form. They do not have individual identities, but they appear to be more purposeful than zombies--often carrying out the orders of the (usually) evil cleric or necromancer who created them.

The Grim Reaper often appears as a robed skeleton carrying a scythe.

**Wikipedia:** Skeleton (undead)

**D&D Wiki:** SRD: Skeleton
Stephen King

**Stephen King** (1947- ) is an American author who is born and lives in Maine. He is best-known for writing horror stories, many of which are set in his home state.

## Locations

Castle Rock

Derry

Shawshank Prison

Overlook Hotel

Pet Sematary

## Characters

Carrie White

Pennywise

Cujo

Jack Torrance

## External Links

**Official Site:** Stephen King

**Wikipedia:** Stephen King
School

A **school** is an institution, usually located in a building or a complex of buildings, whose purpose is to educate youths. To achieve this goal, schools employ teachers, administrators and various support staff.

## Famous Schools

### Colleges

The Academy

Berkeley

Cambridge

Columbia

Georgetown

Harvard

Lyceum

Notre Dame University

Oxford

Stanford

University of Paris

Yale

### Pre-College

Eton

Exeter

Beverly Hills High School

### Fictional

Barnett College

Beauxbatons

Brakebills

Degrassi High

Domdaniel

Durmstrang

Empire State University

Faber University

Hogwarts

Midtown High

Miskatonic University

Rock n Roll High School

St. Trinian's

Sunnydale High School

Sweet Valley High

West Beverly High

Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
South Africa

**South Africa**, also known as **Azania**, is a nation in Africa. The homeland of the Zulu, the Xhosa, and many other indigenous peoples, it is colonized by the Dutch and then by the British. From 1948 until 1994, it is ruled by the racist apartheid system.

South Africa has two capitals: Capetown, where its legislature sits, and Pretoria, the administrative center. Its largest city is Johannesburg.

## Individuals

Nelson Mandela

Steve Biko

Pik Botha

F.W. De Klerk

Winnie Mandela

Elon Musk

Trevor Noah

Oscar Pistorius

Charlize Theron

Desmond Tutu

Shaka Zulu
Seven League Boots

**Seven-league boots** are a folk magic item, a pair of boots that allow the wearer to magically travel seven leagues, or 21 miles, in a single step. If a step takes a second, this would be a speed of 75,600 miles per hour--though it's possible that it takes considerably longer than a second to take a seven-league step.

Seven-league boots may or may not have a limitation on how many steps may be taken at a time.

Such boots have been reported in Germany, France, Britain and Norway.

**Wikipedia:** Seven-league boots
Salem's Lot

**Salem's Lot** is an imaginary town in Maine. Around 1975, the town is taken over by vampires.

From neighboring towns mentioned by Stephen King, Salem's Lot appears to be located approximately where the village of Blackstrap, Maine, is in the real world.

**Coordinates:** N 43.767532, E -70.331797

**Wikipedia:** 'Salem's Lot

**Stephen King Wiki:** Salem's Lot
Squanto

**Squanto** (1581-1622), whose full name was **Tisquantum**, is a Native American man of Massachusetts who served as an advisor to the Pilgrims of Plymouth. He teaches them how to plant corn and other indigenous crops, thus allowing them to survive their first winter and celebrate the first Thanksgiving.

**Wikipedia:** Squanto
Skull Island

**Skull Island** is an island in the Indian Ocean. It is home to Kong and many other prehistoric monsters.

The human inhabitants of Skull Island worship Kong as a deity.

## Fauna

Giant Ape

Tyrannosaurus

Stegosaurus

Brontosaurus

Pteranodon

Giant Spider

Cave Bear

**Coordinates:** 2 S, 90 E

**Wikipedia:** Skull Island

**King Kong Wiki:** Skull Island
Ship

**Ships** are vehicles designed for travel on water. Small ships are called **boats**; ships that travel under the water are **submarines**.

## Types of Boats/Ships

Raft

Canoe

Kayak

Rowboat

Lifeboat

Sailboat

Galley

Longboat

Junk

Tugboat

Ferry

Sailing Ship

Clipper Ship

Galleon

Freighter

Ocean Liner

Yacht

Schooner

Oil Tanker

## Famous Ships

Solar Barge

The Ark

Charon's Boat

The *Argo*

Theseus' Ship

*Skithblathnir*

The *Nina*

The *Pinta*

The *Santa Maria*

The *Half Moon*

The *Mayflower*

The *Endeavour*

The *Flying Dutchman*

The *Golden Hind*

The *Black Pearl*

The *Pequod*

The *Beagle*

The *Cutty Sark*

The *Mary Celeste*

The *Hispaniola*

*Titanic*

The *Lusitania*

The *African Queen*

The *Andrea Doria*

The *Dawn Treader*

The *Minnow*

SS *Poseidon*

The *Queen Mary*

The *Calypso*

The *Orca*

The *Edmund Fitzgerald*

The *Rainbow Warrior*

The *Exxon Valdez*

## Warships

### Types

Galley

Man-of-War

Battleship

Aircraft Carrier

### Examples

The *Unicorn*

USS *Constitution*

*HMS Victory*

*HMS Surprise*

The *Monitor*

The *Merrimack*

*HMS Pinafore*

The *Maine*

The *Potemkin*

The *Bismarck*

USS *Arizona*

USS *Caine*

USS *San Pablo*

USS *Missouri*

### Submarines

The American Turtle

CSS *Hunley*

*Nautilus*

USS *Nautilus*

Yellow Submarine

The *Proteus*

*Red October*
Vishnu

**Vishnu**, god of preservation, is a deity worshiped in the Hindu faith. He has four arms and a blue complexion. He is part of a trinity with Brahma and Shiva.

Vishnu takes the form of avatars in order to participate in the life of Earth. These avatars include Rama and Krishna.

His weapons include a discus and a mace.

**Wikipedia:** Vishnu
Train

**Trains** are vehicles consisting of connected cars running on rails.

## Examples

Famous trains are usually train lines--less often specific locomotives and/or cars.

Orient Express (Paris/Istanbul)

20th Century Limited (New York City/Chicago)

Trans-Siberian Express (Moscow/Vladivostok)

Grand Trunk Railroad (Montreal/Toronto)

Wabash Cannonball

Silver Streak

Atkinson Topeka Santa Fe

Chattanooga Choo-Choo (New York City/Chattanooga)

City of New Orleans (Chicago/New Orleans)

The A Train (Brooklyn/Harlem)

Midnight Train to Georgia (Los Angeles/Atlanta)

Polar Express (North Pole)

Thomas the Tank Engine (Sodor)

Hogwarts Express (London/Hogwarts)
The Scream

***The Scream*** is a painting by Edvard Munch. Created in 1893, it portrays a screaming figure against a blood-red sky, conveying a sense of existential angst and inner turmoil. It is housed in the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway.

More than a century later, the painting inspires a series of killings in Woodsboro, California.
Wereboar

**Wereboars** are a kind of lycanthrope, shapeshifters who can transform between a human and wild boar. They are stereotyped as irascible loners, often living on the fringe of society in woods or fens.

Wereboars can be found in Scandinavia, where they may be berserkers. Indonesia is reported to have a wereboar-like people. Orcs may also carry the curse of wereboarism.

**TV Tropes:** Pig Man

**Arcana Wiki:** Werepig
Substance

**Substances** are the types of matter that make up the universe.

The most basic forms of substance are elements, followed by compounds. But this page will divide substances into the basic states matter takes--solid, liquid, gas and exotic--and then list them by the forms that people typically encounters these in. In other words, a human-centric categorization, rather than a physics-based one.

Exotic forms of matter are either not typically encountered on Earth, or else not encountered at all in the real world.

## Solid

Metal

Rock

Soil

Wood

Plastic

## Liquid

Water

Oil

Beverage

Medicine

Poison

Potion

Acid

Lava

Mercury

## Gas

Air

Hydrogen

Helium

Natural Gas

Poison Gas

## Exotic

Plasma

Dark Matter

Antimatter

Quintessence

Phlogiston

Ether

Ectoplasm
Thetis

**Thetis** is a nymph, the daughter of Nereus, wife of Peleus and mother of Achilles. She marries a mortal because it is prophesied that her son will be more powerful than his father. She dips Achilles in the River Styx in an effort to make him invulnerable, but neglects to cover his heel. She also persuades Hephaestus to make a shield for Achilles.

**Wikipedia:** Thetis
Xerxes

**Xerxes** **the Great** (519-465 BCE) (aka **Ahasuerus**) is emperor of Persia from 486 BCE until his assassination in 465. He unsuccessfully invades Greece in 480 BCE.

He spares the lives of his Jewish subjects at the request of his wife Esther. His advisers are Hamun, who is executed and replaced by Esther's brother Mordecai.

**Wikipedia:** Xerxes I
Wyatt Earp

**Wyatt Earp** (1848-1929) is a prominent lawman of the American Wild West. Earp works for the law in various Western towns, including Dodge City and Deadwood, and is best known for his involvement in the 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.

Wyatt's brother is Virgil Earp. Wyatt is a close friend of Doc Holliday and an associate of Bat Masterson.

**Wikipedia:** Wyatt Earp
Trantor

**Trantor**, a completely urbanized planet located at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is the capital of the Galactic Empire. The planet is a hub for politics, administration and education, playing a crucial role in galactic affairs. Its entire surface is covered in metal, with towering skyscrapers and endless cityscapes. Trantor has a population of 40 billion, with a society heavily reliant on technology and bureaucracy.

Hari Seldon teaches mathematics at a Trantor university.
Tree

**Trees** are tall plants with woody trunks, the dominant life form of forests. Basic types include palm trees, pine trees and deciduous trees, which include most nut and fruit trees.

## Palm Trees

Palms are trees characteristic in the tropics, characterized by large, evergreen compound leaves known as fronds growing from a long, unbranched trunk. Common types include the coconut palm and the date palm. The banana plant is sort of a palm tree.

## Evergreens

Evergreens, or conifers, are known for their year-round needles rather than leaves, and cones rather than fruit. They predominate in cold climates but can also be found in temperate and subtropical regions.

Common evergreens include the cypress, cedar, fir, hemlock, larch, pine, redwood and spruce.

## Broad-Leaf Trees

Broad-leaf or deciduous trees lose their leaves seasonally.

Common broad-leaf trees are ashes, aspen, beeches, birches, elms, maples, oaks and willows.

Tropical broadleaf trees include acacia, banyan, baobob, ebony, mahogany, mangrove and teak.

### Nut Trees

Nut trees are broadleaf trees with an edible seed protected by a hard shell. Typical nuts include almonds, chestnuts, hickories, pecans and walnuts.

### Fruit Trees

Fruit trees are broadleaf trees prized for their edible fruit. Some notable fruit trees are apples, avocados, bananas, cherries, grapefruit, guava, lemons, limes, olives, oranges, mangos, papayas, peaches, pears, plums and pomegranates.

## Tree-Like

Some plants may not technically qualify as trees, but are tree-like. For example:

Saguaro Cactus

Bamboo.

## Famous Trees

Bodhi Tree

Glastonbury Thorn

Tree of Life

Yggdrasil
Witch

**Witches** may be:

1. A kind of supernatural being with an innate ability to use magic, resembling humans but of a separate, immortal line.
2. A kind of hag with magical abilities.
3. A member of a cult who has pledged their soul to Satan or another infernal power in return for magical powers.
4. A follower of the Old Religion who is wise in herb lore and other natural magic.
5. A female wizard.
6. An innocent person falsely accused of witchcraft.

Witches are usually but not always female. Sometimes male witches--usually in categories 1 or 3--are called warlocks.

In the Gygaxian system of magic, 1 and 2 might be types of sorcerers, 3 are warlocks, 4 might be druids and 5 are of course wizards.

## Witches

Witch of Endor

Baba Yaga

Weird Sisters

Malificent

The Pannochka

Keziah Mason

Fraülein Gothel

Sycorax

Elphaba

Glinda

Samantha Stevens

Sabrina Spellman
US Military

The **US Military**, the armed forces of the United States of America, is the best-funded military force on Earth. It consists of six branches and numerous smaller units, with forts across the country and a network of bases across the world.

The US president is the commander-in-chief of the US military. The Secretary of Defense is the civilian who supervises the armed forces, while the Joint Chiefs of Staff are at the top of the military chain of command.

The headquarters of the US military is the Pentagon.

## Branches

The branches of the US military are:

* The US Army
* The US Navy
* The US Air Force
* The Marines
* The Coast Guard
* The Space Force

## External Link

**Wikipedia:** United States Armed Forces
Thomas Malory

**Sir Thomas Malory** (1405 – 1471) was an English author who wrote *Le Morte d'Arthur* (first published 1485), one of the most important Renaissance accounts of King Arthur's life. Malory, a knight of Warwickshire, wrote it while imprisoned for a variety of unknightlike crimes.

**Wikipedia:** Thomas Malory
Tunnel

A **tunnel** is a structure that takes vehicles or people through or under an obstacle; it might go through a mountain or under a river, for example. Subway tunnels take trains around the underground of a city.

Perhaps the most famous tunnel in the world is the Channel Tunnel, connecting Britain and France under the English Channel.
Vietnam War

The **Vietnam War** (1955-1975) is a protracted war fought between North Viet Nam, led by Ho Chi Minh and supported by the Soviet Union and China, and South Viet Nam, a government propped up first by France and then by the United States. From the Vietnamese point of view, the conflict is an anti-colonial war to regain independence after occupation by the French and Japanese. In the United States, the war is presented as a Cold War struggle to prevent the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia.

The war includes major events such as the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the Tet Offensive. It involves guerrilla warfare led by the Viet Cong in the South, and a massive US bombing campaign that targets not only the North but also neighboring Cambodia and Laos, eventually killing millions of people. The war, which sparks a massive protest movement in the US, ends with the fall of Saigon in 1975, leading to the reunification of North and South Viet Nam under Communist leadership.

## Key Figures

Ho Chi Minh

Lyndon Johnson

Richard Nixon

Robert McNamara

John McCain

John Kerry

Ron Kovic

Walter Kurtz

Benjamin Willard

John Rambo

Forrest Gump

## Places

Hanoi

Saigon

Hue

Da Nang

My Lai

Hamburger Hill

Gulf of Tonkin

Mekong River
Zeus

**Zeus**, the Greek god of lightning, known as **Jupiter** to the Romans, is the king of the Olympian pantheon. His mother Rhea protects him from being swallowed by his father Cronos; secretly raised on Crete along with Pan, he grows up to overthrow Cronos and his Titans, promoting a new generation of deities. He marries his sister Hera, and with her is the father of Hephaestus and Ares; he has numerous other children by a variety of deities and humans. His palace is on Mount Olympus.

His chief weapons are the thunderbolts forged for him by the cyclopes. He is accompanied by a giant eagle.

## Children

Hephaestus and Ares (by Hera)

Athena (by Metis)

Apollo and Artemis (by Leto)

Hermes (by Maia)

Dionysus (by Semele)

The Muses (by Mnemosyne)

Minos (by Europa)

Perseus (by Danae)

Hercules (by Alcmene)

Helen of Troy and Pollux (by Leda)
Tony Wyzek

**Tony Wyzek** (1938-1957) is a youth from the Upper West Side of New York City who is murdered in 1957. A former leader of the Jets street gang, Wyzek kills Bernardo Nunez of the rival Sharks gang after Nunez kills Wyzek's best friend Riff. Wyzek is then killed in retaliation. Wyzek had recently fallen in love with Nunez's sister Maria.
Sleepy Hollow

**Sleepy Hollow** is a village in the Hudson River Valley of Upstate New York. It is the home of the schoolmaster Ichabod Crane, his beloved Katrina Van Tassel and his rival Brom Bones. It is haunted by the Headless Horseman.

## External Links

**Coordinates:** 41°5′31″N 73°51′52″W

**Wikipedia:** Sleepy Hollow, New York
Tutankhamen

**Tutankhamen**, known as **King Tut** (1341-1323 BCE), is the pharaoh of Aegypt from 1332 BCE until his death at the age of 18. He is the son of Akhenaten, but rejects his father's monotheism and restores the worship of Aegypt's traditional gods.

His tomb is discovered almost intact by Howard Carter in 1925. Many of the discoverers are later felled by a mummy's curse.

Treasures from King Tut's tomb tour the world from 1972-79, setting off Tutmania.

**Coordinates (of tomb):** 25° 44′ 24.8″ N, 32° 36′ 4.8″ E

**Wikipedia:** Tutankhamun
Upper West Side

The **Upper West Side** is a posh area of Manhattan, though not as posh as the Upper East Side. West of the Upper West Side is the Hudson River, south is Hell's Kitchen, East is Central Park and north is Harlem.

## Places

Columbia University

American Museum of Natural History

The Dakota

Lincoln Center

Needle Park

## Individuals

Jerry Seinfeld

Patrick Bateman

Virginia O'Hanlon

John Lennon

Yoko Ono

Will Truman

Grace Adler

Liz Lemon

Rosemary Woodhouse
Nelson Mandela

**Nelson Mandela** (1918 – 2013)  is the first democratically elected president of South Africa and one of the main leaders of the African National Congress anti-apartheid movement. He is imprisoned from 1962 until 1990 for his pro-democracy work, largely at Robben Island.

From 1958 until 1992 he is married to Winnie Mandela.
Thunderbird

The T**hunderbird** is a fantastic beast of North America, a giant bird with the power to summon storms and direct lightning. They are highly intelligent and may have godlike power. Thunderbirds are described by Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest to the East Coast.

**Wikipedia:** Thunderbird (mythology)
Upper East Side

The **Upper East Side** is a neighborhood in Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by 110th Street on the north, 59th Street on the south, Central Park on the west and the East River to the east.

Notable residents include Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, Holden Caulfield, Felix Unger and Oscar Madison, Holly Golightly, George Jefferson, Annie Hall, Carrie Bradshaw and the Marx Brothers.
Vulture

A **vulture** is a bird of prey, noted for their love of carrion and featherless heads. They are often seen circling overhead when people are on their last legs. They will sometimes try to hurry along potential meals who aren't dying fast enough.

Vultures are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. They prefer temperate and tropical deserts and grasslands.

The condor is a large relative of the vulture.

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Vulture

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Animal, Vulture
War

**Wars** are periods of organized mass violence between two or more nations, peoples or factions.

## Examples

Trojan War

Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE)

Persian Wars (499-449 BCE)

Punic Wars (264 – 146 BCE)

Roman Civil War (49-45 BCE)

Norman Conquest (1066)

Crusades  (1095 – 1291)

Hundred Years' War (1337 – 1453)

Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)

English Civil War (16

Seven Years War (1756-1763)

American Revolution (1775-1783)

French Revolution (1789-1799)

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

Mexican/American War (1846-1848)

Crimean War (1853-1856)

American Civil War (1861-1865)

Spanish-American War (1898)

Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)

Boer War (1899-1902)

Great War (1914-1918)

Russian Civil War (1917-1922)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

World War II (1939-1945)

Korean War (1950-1953)

Vietnam War (1955-1975)

Six-Day War (1967)

Falklands War (1982)

Gulf War (1990-1991)

Kosovo War

Afghan War (2001- )

Iraq War (2003-2011)

Syrian Civil War (2015- )
William Wallace

**William Wallace** (1270-1305) is a Scottish leader who emerges during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the Gothic Era. Born in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Wallace leads a spirited resistance against English rule. He inspires and rallies his countrymen, securing several victories against the English forces, including the Battle of Stirling Bridge on September 11, 1297. Wallace's bravery and dedication to his cause capture the imagination and are immortalized in popular culture, including the film *Braveheart*.
Weasel

A **weasel** is a carnivorous mammal, typically small or medium-sized with short legs and a long body. They are both a specific type of animal and the representative of a group known as the weasel family.

The true weasel's closest kin include the ferret, mink and stoat.

Weasels are found in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

## Relatives

Wolverine

Badger

Otter

Raccoon

Skunk

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Weasel

**Open Gaming Network (5E SRD):** Animal, Weasel
Yellowstone

**Yellowstone** is an area in (mostly) Wyoming that contains **Lake Yellowstone** and the headwaters of the **Yellowstone River**. It is the caldera of an enormous volcano that erupts most recently 70,000 years before modern times.

Yellowstone is famous for its geothermal activity--including the geyser Old Faithful--and its abundant wildlife. It becomes the world's first national park in 1872.

**Wikipedia:** Yellowstone National Park
Wookiee

**Wookiees** are a species of tall, hairy humanoid aliens from the planet Kashyyyk in the Far Away Galaxy. Known for their strength, loyalty and distinct vocalizations, Wookiees are covered in thick fur and possess formidable physical abilities. They have a strong sense of honor and kinship and are skilled in the use of advanced technology, including their signature weapon, the bowcaster. Wookiees are often seen as both fierce warriors and gentle giants, forming strong bonds with their allies.

The Wookiee Chewbacca is Han Solo's partner on the *Millennium Falcon*.

## External Links

**Wikipedia:** Wookiee

**Wookiepedia:** Wookiee
Warren Harding

**Warren G. Harding** (1865–1923), the 29th president of the United States, serves from 1921 until his death in 1923. He is a Republican senator from Ohio before winning the 1920 election.

Harding's presidency is marked by a return to normalcy after World War I. His administration aimed to reduce government intervention in the economy and promote business interests. Scandals, including the Teapot Dome scandal, tarnished his legacy. He carries on an affair with Nan Britton during his presidency.
West Virginia

**West Virginia**, known as the **Mountain State**, is a state in the Appalachia region of the United States. Originally home to Native American nations like the Shawnee, Cherokee and Lenape, it is claimed by England as part of the Virginia colony in 1607. It is part of the state of Virginia from 1788 until June 20, 1863, when it split off from the rest of the state to remain loyal to the Union.

Its capital and largest city is Charleston. West Virginia is recognized for its rugged mountains, coal industry, and Appalachian culture.
Tribes of Israel

The **12 Tribes of Israel** are Hebrew clans descended from the sons of Jacob. They are:

* Reuben
* Simeon
* Levi
* Judah
* Issachar
* Zebulon
* Dan
* Naphtali
* Gad
* Asher
* Joseph
* Benjamin

 (The tribe of Joseph was given more than one allotment of land when Canaan was divided up, so counting these "half tribes" there are a total of 14 Tribes of Israel.)

The tribes of Judah and Benjamin, along with the tribe of Levi, who provided the priests of the Israelites, are recognized as the ancestors of the Jewish people in modern times. The other tribes are known as the Lost Tribes of Israel, and their subsequent history is obscure.

**Wikipedia:** Twelve Tribes of Israel
Weapon

**Weapons** are tools used to inflict violence on others.

## Hand-to-Hand

### Blunt

Rocks

Club

Quarterstaff

Warhammer

Mace

Morningstar

Flail

### Edged

Knives

Swords

Battleaxe

Polearms

## Missile Weapons

### Thrown

Dart

Javelin

Spears

Tomahawk

Slings

Bows

Blowgun

### Technological

Firearms

Bombs

Flamethrowers

Tasers

Chemical Weapons

Biological Weapons

Ray Guns

## Vehicular Weapons

Tanks

Battleships

Warplanes

Missiles

Starfighters

## Links

**Wikipedia:** Weapon

**5th Edition SRD:** Weapons

**Enworld:** Historical European Weapon Equivalents
Theodora

**Empress Theodora** (500-548) is a formidable figure in Byzantine history, known for her intelligence, strength, and political acumen. Born into a humble background, Theodora rises to prominence through her talents as an actress and dancer. Her beauty and wit captivate Emperor Justinian I, whom she marries, becoming his co-ruler.

She actively participates in political affairs, advocating for women's rights, social reforms, and protecting the interests of the marginalized. Theodora's keen understanding of the Byzantine court and her unwavering support for her husband's policies make her an invaluable partner in ruling the empire.

Her life is described in Procopius' *Secret History*.
Universe

The **Universe** is everything that exists in our current dimension--otherwise known as **Space** or the **Material Plane**.

The observable universe is approximately 93 billion light years across. It contains at least 2 trillion galaxies and about 700 sextillion (700,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) stars.

## Large Structures

* **Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall:** a galactic superstructure approximately 10 billion light years long, containing billions of galaxies
* **Huge Large Quasar Group:** a cluster of 73 quasars 4 billion light years across
* **Laniakea:** A conglomeration of galactic superclusters about 520 million light years wide that comprises perhaps 100,000 galaxies
* **Virgo Supercluster:** A lobe of Laniakea about 110 million light years across that contains some 47,000 galaxies.
* **Local Group:** The part of the Virgo Supercluster containing our own Milky Way and more than 53 other galaxies in an area of space with a diameter of 10 million light years.

## Galaxies

**Milky Way:** A galaxy of special interest to us because it contains our Solar System and pretty much everyone we know. It contains 200-400 billion stars and at least 100 billion planets.

**The Greater Magellanic Cloud and Lesser Magellanic Cloud:** Two dwarf galaxies neighboring the Milky Way--the bigger one has about 30 billion stars, the smaller 3 billion. The former is about 160,000 light years from the Milky Way, the latter 200,000 light years away.

**The Andromeda Nebula:** The largest galaxy in the Local Group and the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, it's about 2.5 million light years from Earth and contains about a trillion stars.

**The Seventh Galaxy:** Mainly of interest for including Skaro, home planet of the Daleks.

**The Galaxy Far, Far Away:** Home of the Jedi Knights and site of intense struggle between the Light and Dark sides of The Force.