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Cicaderation field guide!!

Cicada Walters (any/xhey/web/hunt + bird/wing) - Unsure if they're the original Cicada Walters, but they're the only onr left alive. They run H1VE with their two girlfriends, Jessica and PR1ZE. Kind of a hubristic shithead and will just straight up manipulate you but it's okay she's trying her best <3

C.W. Baker / Cicada Walters-Baker (Cicada's prns) - Cicada from about 8 years in the future. They're very similar to current timeline Our Boy Does Not Change. They're like an older brother to Cicada. He originally came to this timeline to help with the H1VE / Elijah war and after that stopped he would just pop in for minor corrections. The H1VE jimmy situation didn't happen in her timeline.

Scarab Walters-Baker (they/she + yee/haw) - Was a soldier for the flinchites, then was a soldier for OVER, and is now a cowboy and H1VE's resident medic. When they aren't at h1ve they live on their farm with their silly little wives. She's miserable like all the time but she's getting better. Has chronic pain because of haw's days as a solider and uses a cane because of it.

Bug Townsend (they/she)- An iteration of Scarab that stayed behind with Castiel while the other one left. Well, they're the original Scarab, and the one that went home is a replacement, but nobody knows that except for her and Cas. She's lost all of her memories of H1VE and is now "happily" married to Cas. They've been convinced that even if they tried to run H1VE wouldn't want them back.

Viceroy Walters (it/they)- Was forcefully iterated from Cicada without Cicada's knowledge by the Elijah council at the same time as Timema. Now has to work for the Elijah council or he dies. Stationed at OI with the OI Elijahs usually but also pops into OVER. The second bitchiest iteration, second only to Cicada Walters xhemself. Dating Timema.

Timema Walters (he/she) - The iteration that was iterated at the same time as Viceroy. Still playing WOE.BEGONE and is stationed at OI by them. He does consolidation experiments on insects when he isn't doing espionage. So, so tired all the time. Dating Viceroy.

Carabid "Cara" Mayfield (he/she) - An iteration that Timema made to try and escape WOE.BEGONE that ran off instead. He met a PR1TERATION named M3DAL and they're dating and living their stupid little beach bum life. She kills any iteration of herself that she meets out of paranoia that WOE.BEGONE will find her.

Not!Cicada / Cicada Walters (any/xhey/web/hunt + bird/wing)- Cicada from a timeline where instead of confronting PR1ZE in the woods the night they met him they ran off. Ever since then the universe has been trying to shove the two back together. They hate each other and tormenting his PR1ZE is one of the few things that brings him joy. If you thought our Cicada was an asshole she is so much worse.

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Events 9.3 (after 1930)

1925 – USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne. 1933 – Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m). 1935 – Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph. 1939 – World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures. 1939 – World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic. 1941 – The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs. 1942 – World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus). 1943 – World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days. 1944 – Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later. 1945 – A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. 1950 – "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. 1954 – The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. 1967 – Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. 1971 – Qatar becomes an independent state. 1976 – Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. 1978 – During the Rhodesian Bush War a group of ZIPRA guerrillas shot down civilian Vickers Viscount aircraft (Air Rhodesia Flight 825) with a Soviet-made SAM Strela-2; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site. 1981 – The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations. 1987 – In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya. 1989 – Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150. 1989 – Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12. 1997 – Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64. 2001 – In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. 2004 – Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children. 2010 – After taking off from Dubai International Airport, UPS Airlines Flight 6 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold and crashes near Nad Al Sheba, killing both crew members on board. 2016 – The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement. 2017 – North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.

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After Killing Hamilton, Aaron Burr Fled To Cincinnati And Plotted Treason

Now that everyone has watched Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton: An American Musical,” it might be appropriate to propose a sequel that follows Aaron Burr to Cincinnati where he treasonously plotted against the United States, because that is pretty much what he did.

Politically ruined as the murderer of Alexander Hamilton, Burr hatched a plot to restore his reputation and his fortune by snatching the Louisiana Purchase away from the U.S., grabbing most of the northern Mexico territory and creating an empire, with himself as emperor. Burr’s plan was to magnify some minor border disputes between the United States and Spain into a full-blown revolution against Spanish occupation, with Burr playing the George Washington role.

In his efforts to put this scheme in motion while not arousing suspicion, Burr made multiple trips up and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers between 1805 and 1807. His financial backer was a disgraced Anglo-Irish lawyer named Harman Blennerhassett, who owned a large plantation on an Ohio River island near Marietta. Chief among Burr’s co-conspirators was General James Wilkinson. In a lifetime of poor choices, befriending Wilkinson was among Burr’s worst mistakes. Although he was Senior Officer of the U.S. Army, Wilkinson was also a traitor on the payroll of the Spanish Viceroy. It came out later that Spanish bribes dwarfed Wilkinson’s legal army salary.

Historians still debate how tainted Senator John Smith of Ohio was in the whole treasonous conspiracy. Was he an innocent friend Burr manipulated? Or was he a willing accomplice who kept up a smokescreen to hide his nefarious involvement?

It is a matter of record that Burr passed through Cincinnati several times as he knitted together the disparate threads of his plot, and spent most of those visits at Smith’s home in Terrace Park, then known as Round Bottom Mills. Elder Smith, as he was known, was a Baptist preacher who arrived providentially in the Ohio River town of Columbia right after the minister who founded the pioneer Baptist congregation there returned east. Smith led the little church while building up a lucrative business selling provisions to the army, first at Fort Washington in Cincinnati and then throughout Kentucky and the Northwest Territory.

When Ohio was carved out of the Northwest Territory to become the 17th state in 1803, Elder Smith was appointed to represent the new state in the United States Senate. The Vice President at the time was Aaron Burr, who in that role served as President of the Senate. Smith and Burr got along famously and Smith continued to support Burr even after the fatal duel with Hamilton.

It is known that Burr entrusted Smith with large sums of conspiratorial cash, which Smith dispersed on Burr’s instructions to active participants in the conspiracy. It is known that Smith knew Burr’s whereabouts and kept this intelligence confidential.

On the other hand, Smith, in apparent innocence, wrote to Burr asking if the rumors of traitorous conspiracy were true. Burr responded by fiercely denying the allegations. Nevertheless, after Burr’s plot imploded, John Quincy Adams introduced a resolution recommending Smith’s expulsion from the Senate because of his association with Burr. The measure failed to gather enough votes, but Smith knew his clout had evaporated and resigned from the Senate.

Cincinnati author William Henry Venable published, in 1901, a novel based on Burr’s empire conspiracy titled "Dream of Empire, or, The House of Blennerhassett."  That novel includes a (probably) invented romance between Burr and a woman with the unlikely name of Salome Rosemary, who was staying with the Smiths in Terrace Park when Burr visited.

It is possible that Salome Rosemary was based on a real person because it was well known that Aaron Burr was an incorrigible womanizer and he very likely chased some skirts on his travels through Cincinnati. Venable also records a piece of possibly accurate legend about Elder Smith’s house. According to the novelist, Burr scratched something into a glass window pane of Smith’s house.

“Sitting on the porch in the Sabbath twilight beside Salome, Burr softly intoned his regret that in the morning he must part from her. Sportfully he drew from her finger a diamond ring. ‘Do you want it back after all these years?’ she murmured. ‘No, dear, you shall have it again in a moment.’ He turned to a window, and with the sparkling stylus incised some delicate characters upon a pane of glass. Then he returned the ring to its owner, who, after perusing the inscription, looked round into his face, her own radiant with happiness. The window-pane remained unbroken for nearly a century, and the writing on it was always shown to strangers visiting the old historic homestead. The cutting diamond traced two names upon the glass those of Senator Smith's transitory guests. Many a sentimental girl, pausing over the double inscription, and mildly condemning Burr, has wondered whatever became of Salome Rosemary.”

Elder Smith’s house still stands. It has been owned by various members of the Lindell family for more than 80 years now. As long as they have owned the house, no window displayed Aaron Burr’s scratching. But village historians insist that, throughout the 1800s, visitors were privileged to see the inscription. At least one such visitor, a Mr. A.G. Walter of New Orleans, told the Cincinnati Enquirer [9 June 1902] that he had seen Burr’s signature – and only Burr’s signature – on that window pane:

“I visited a friend on his farm in Clermont County [sic], some years ago, and there was shown the autograph of Aaron Burr scratched on a window pane of an old house, by the great conspirator. Tradition has it that the old house on the farm was once occupied by Burr and his friends during the progress of the Blennerhassett Island conspiracy, and that Burr wrote his name on the glass during a discussion of ways and means of carrying out the plot. The nature of the tradition may be doubted, but the autograph is certainly genuine.”

Senator John Smith is all but forgotten, except for two Cincinnati streets. Today, there is only a nubbin left of Smith Street, running west of the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge ramp, and John Street, from Court north to York in the West End is barely noticed by commuters these days. Both of these once-proud streets were named for Ohio’s first and disgraced Senator, John Smith, the host of traitor Aaron Burr.

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Earl Mountbatten of Burma:  Assassinated by the IRA 27th August 1979.

Admiral of the Fleet, Last Viceroy, and First Governor-General of India, Supreme Commander South East Asia, former First Sea Lord, 2nd cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, mentor and ‘honorary grandfather’ to The Prince of Wales. Knight of the Garter.

After a huge bomb was detonated on his boat Shadow V, The Earl was killed along with one of his grandsons Nicholas (14), a boat hand Paul Maxwell (15), and the Dowager Lady Brabourne (82).

On the same day occurred the Warrenpoint Massacre in which 18 members of the British Army were killed.  They are: 

MacLEOD – Lance Corporal Victor 

BLAIR – Lieutenant Colonel David

ANDREWS – Corporal Nicholas J.

BARNES – Private Gary I.

DUNN – Private Raymond 

WOOD – Private Anthony G.

WOODS – Private Michael 

GILES – Corporal John C. 

ROGERS – Sergeant Ian A

BEARD – Warrant Officer Walter

VANCE – Private Thomas R

ENGLAND – Private Robert N. 

JONES – Private Jeffrey A.J

JONES – Corporal Leonard 

JONES – Private Robert D.V.

IRELAND – Lance Corporal Chris G.

FURSMAN – Major Peter

BLAIR – Private Donald F.

In Memoriam

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Warlock Week: Specific Patrons

So you've chosen a Warlock subclass. Just who is your patron, though? There are so many entities to chose from in the D&D universe, but I have gathered some of my favorites here. Not sure exactly how many of them are canon to which setting but I tried to stick to the Forgotten Realms.

image credit: Walter Brocca

Great Old Ones

Aberrant Deities: As found in the Lords of Madness 3.5e supplement.

Ghaunadaur: That Which Lurks; the Elder Eye. Chaotic-evil god of oozes and nameless things in the dark. 

The Great Mother: Deity of the beholders that seeks to remake the world in her image by filling the universe with her progeny. She is either insane or possesses limitless intelligence. It is difficult for mortals to decide which.

Ilsensine: Illithid deity with the form of a giant green brain with ganglia spanning the planes and gathering infinite knowledge. It’s divine mission is the enslavement of all creatures.

Mak Thuum Ngatha: The Nine-Tongued Worm. Deity of wormlike aberrations. Obsessed with the Material Plane for unknown reasons. Mak Thuum Ngatha embodies the opening of infinite knowledge, the destruction of barriers, and the spanning of space, time, and the planes.

The Patient One: Deity of aboleths, chuuls, cloakers, and avolakias. It whispers secrets in the darkness and devours the flesh its worshipers offer it.

Tharizdun: A deity of entropy, darkness, decay, and evil that seeks the unraveling of the universe. He was imprisoned long ago by the collective power of all the human deities. He is worshiped by creatures that believe there will be a place for them when he remakes the universe (IF he remakes it after destroying it).

Stars: Cosmic entities corrupted by the Far Realm as revealed in the Revelations of Melech (and Dragon Magazine). Some invocations in the Warlock Unearthed Arcana are named after these.

Acamar: A corpse star whose motions and size send objects spiraling toward their doom.

Calphon: A Purple star that is often a guiding star on the horizon that sometimes betrays those who rely upon it

Delban: An ice-white star visible during winter.

Gibbeth: A green star that causes madness.

Hadar: the extinguished cinder of a star lurking in a nebula of Ihbar.

Ihbar: A dark nebula expanding and eating the light of neighboring stars.

Khirad: A blue star whose radiance reveals secrets and gruesome insights.

Nihal: A red star that writhes around its portion in the heavens at great speeds.

Ulban: A blue-white light disrupts cognition and numbs your perception to danger.

Zhudun: A corpse star that once shined its baleful light over Cendriane in the Feywild.

Slaadi Lords: The Lords of the Slaad and purveyors of Limbo.

Chourst: Lord of Randomness. A white slaad that cares for nothing other than indulging whatever random whims come into his head.

Rennbuu: Lord of Colors. His skin constantly changes color and he has a grizzled mane of white hair. He is flamboyant and wears colorful costumes. He is at times a passionate artist and at other times a capricious prankster. He has the ability to change colors of anything.

Ssendam: Lord of Madness. The most powerful slaad. A giant golden amoeba with a humanoid brain nucleus. She constantly contacts mortals to drive them insane.

Ygorl: Lord of Entropy. Lord of Limbo. A charred slaad skeleton riding a chaotic-neutral brass dragon and wielding a scythe. He demands for slaads to invade other realms and incubate as many slaad spawn in creatures as possible to spread chaos.

image source: Out of the Abyss D&D 5e module

Fiends

Demons: There are many more demons in the Abyss, it being infinite and all. Here are the ones from the Fiendish Folio I, listing all the known demon rulers and their demesne.

Devils: There are more than just the nine lord of the hells to choose for your warlock patron. Besides these, here is a link listing all the named devils in D&D

Bel: The pit fiend usurper of Zariel, who has since been demoted to Zariel's adviser. While Zariel was subjugated, he ate pieces of Zariel’s flesh to increase his power beyond a regular pit fiend.

Tiamat: Surprisingly a fiend and not a dragon despite having five dragon heads.

Martinet: The pit fiend constable of Asmodeus and diplomat that quells wars between the archdevils.

Lilis: Consort of Dispater and head of a vast spy network in the nine hells and the material plane.

Bensozia: Consort of Asmodeus slain by Levistus.

The Hag Countess: The now-dead hag from Hades that tried to ascend to godhood but instead cause her body to expand infinitely and explode.

Moloch: Baalzebul’s viceroy that once helped rule the sixth layer; a monstrous form that hides a genius intellect.

Baftis: One of Baalzebul’s two consorts, a spineless and secretive being.

Lilith: The other of Baalzebul’s two consorts, an ambitious and scheming devil whose power the lord of flies must often reign in before it overwhelms him.

Baalphegor: Consort of Mephistopheles and decorated diplomat, tactician, sorceress, and inventor of artifacts.

Gorgoth/Gorgauth: The tenth archdevil cast out from Baator for Asmodeus for being too duplicitous for devilkind. His power lies in betrayal and twisting of contracts.

Zariel: Winged serpent fallen angel that has reclaimed rulership of the first layer of Baator.

Dispater: Paranoid and reclusive Lord of the Second and a ruler the iron city of Dis.

Mammon: Serpentine archdevil of greed mutated by Asmodeus. Lord of the Third.

Belial and Fierna: Incestuous father-daughter joint rulers of the fourth layer, although Fierna has recently become involved with Glasya and seeks to completely rule the layer.

Levistus: The Lord of the Fifth, eternally imprisoned in an icy tomb for the murder of Asmodeus' wife.

Glasya: Asmodeus' daughter, queen of the Erinyes, and Lord of the Sixth after the Hag Countess... exploded.

Baalzebul: A fallen archon originally named Triel that rules the seventh layer of Baator. The lord of flies and lies. An obsessive perfectionist.

Mephistopheles: The insane ruler of the frozen eighth layer of Baator and lord of hellfire. He openly seeks to overthrow Asmodeus.

Asmodeus: Mysterious Lord of the Ninth and King of Hell. Lord of sin itself. The only devil to maintain their position of power after the Reckoning of Hell. A cunning tactician whose machinations sometimes take millennia to unfold.

Yugoloth Lords: The mercenaries of the fiendish planes that find their home on Gehenna (in the Tower of Incarnate Pain) and the Gray Wastes (in Khin-Oin, the Wasting Tower)

Anthraxus: The Oinoloth and seat of the Siege Malicious.

Bubonix: Master of the Tower of Incarnate Pain

Charon: Ferryman of the River of Blood

Inthracis: Ultraloth necromancer and master of Corpsehaven

Malkizid: A fallen solar and exiled archdevil

Mydianchlarus: Briefly the Oinoloth who unseated Anthraxus by whispering a single secret.

Taba: The greatest spy of the fiendish planes that can appear like any fiend. She uses her powers primarily to acquire wealth.

Typhus: A hunchbacked mezzoloth that commands an army called the Infernal Front.

Xengahra: An outcast yugoloth and the personification of hopelessness that resembles a dark angel.

image credit: Brom

Archfey

Many of the powerful fey have been confused or changed from edition to edition with even some Dragon Magazine retcons, but I tried to piece together what I could here.

The Archfey: Fey beings that gained great power and established a position of preeminence among fey-kind.

Relkath of the Infinite Branches: An unpredictable treant archfey. Forests sprout wherever he touches the ground.

Lurue the Unicorn Queen: Archfey of intelligent beasts that teaches life is meant to be lived with adventure and laughter.

Verenestra the Oak Princess: Archfey of beauty and vanity. She is loyal to the Seelie Court and their realms despite her fleeting nature, but often kidnaps mortal men as consorts.

Sarula Iliene the Nixie Queen: Archfey of nixies, lakes, streams, and water. She often will ask her worshipers to protect bodies of water.

Auril the Frost Sprite Queen: A fickle, vain, and evil Archfey associated with cold, winter, and frost.

Neifon, Lord of Bats: Archfey with complete command of bats. Could also summon restraining vines.

Courts of the Feywild: Different kingdoms of the Feywild ruled by different archfey as described in 4e D&D and 5e D&D

The Court of Coral: Home of the aquatic and island-dwelling fey. Elias and Siobhan Alastai are the Sea Twins that rule this court. Elias is the lord of rivers while Siobhan is the princess of the seas.

Gloaming Court: Land of dreams and twilight. The Maiden of the Moon rules here, a hunter and bane of lycanthropes. Her realm's light shines in silver on the material plane.

Green Court: A place of primal plantlife. Ruled by Oran, the Green Lord.

Summer Court: Ruled by a being known as Tiandra, the Seelie fey queen. With a smile she can ripen crops, and with a frown summons wildfires

Winter Court: Ruled by the Prince of Frost, who hates the Summer Court after believing that they caused the death of his consort.

Fey Gods: These fey come from the older editions of D&D (3.5e and earlier) but are described as deities rather than archfey.

Caoimhin: faerie deity of food and shy friendship

Damh: fey deity of dance, song, and celebration

Eachthighern: Unicorn deity of healing, loyalty, and protection.

Emmantiensien: God of treants, trees, and deep hidden magic.

Fionnghuala: Deity of swanmays, communication, and sorority.

Nathair Sgiathach: Deity of mischief and pranks and faerie dragons.

Oberon: deity of nature, wild places, and animals.

Queen of Air and Darkness: Unseelie fey queen of illusions, darkness, and murder. She is always invisible but can be seen with magical means. Sister of Titania.

Skerrit: Deity of centaurs.

Squelaiche: Leprechaun deity of trickery and illusions.

Titania: Deity of the Seelie fey and mother of Damh and Verenestra. A beautiful blue-eyed faerie with gossamer wings. She is directly opposed to the Queen of Air and Darkness, her sister.

Verenestra: Deity of charm and beauty, and of nymphs and dryads.

Other Fey:

Baba Yaga: Mother of witches.

Brian Collins: King of the Leprechauns in the Gloaming Court

The Carrion King: King of dark fungi in the Feydark

The Erlking: Master of the hunt in the Green Court and enemy of Malar.

Malar: Master of the savage hunt  in the Green Court and enemy of Erlking 

Oneiros: Lord of dreams.

Selephra: The bramble queen and mistress of spite

Thrumbolg: Lord of the fomorians in the Feydark.

image credit: Allen Williams

The Celestial

This subclass was the Undying Light in the Unearthed Arcana playtest material, but seems to be replaced by the Celestial in Xanathar's Guide.

The Court of Stars: The noble eladrins that rule the Olympian Glades of Arborea. In some cosmologies the Court of Stars is a part of the Feywild, rather than Arborea, so these could feasibly count as Archfey patrons as well.

Morwel, Queen of Stars: A blindingly beautiful eladrin woman resembling an elf. She discusses important issues with her advisers and her consorts.

Faerinaal, the Queen’s Consort: Protector of the Court of Stars and especially eladrins endangered by fiends. He can cause creatures to enter a dream-filled coma.

Gwynharwyf, the Whirling Fury: Patron of barbarians and other chaotic-good champions who wields twin swords and can become a whirlwind of glittering sand.

The Companions of Elysium: A group of friends comprised of the most powerful of the guardinals to protect and rule Elysium

Prince Talisid, the Celestial Lion: Leader of the Five Companions of Elysium and the most powerful leonal. He is a humble protector of the people.

Sathia, the Sky Duchess: An avoral and the muse of painters and sculptors.

Manath, the Horned Duke: A cervidal and a creature of wit and fun.

Vhara, Duchess of the Fields: An equinal of generosity and emotion that adores flowers.

Kharash, the Stalker: A lupinal that is a master of the hunt.

Bharrai, the Great Bear: An ursinal that reveres nature and teaches magic.

Celestial Hebdomad: The androgynous rulers of Celestia, mortal martyrs that sacrificed themselves for all that is good in the universe and became protectors of the Mounting Heavens of Celestia.

Barachiel, the Messenger: Herald of Celestia and leader of the trumpet archons

Domiel, the Mercy-Bringer: Protector of the tombs of martyrs and saints. leader of the sword archons.

Erathaol, the Seer: The patron of prophets and seers. Foretells planar events before they unfold and watches over children destined for greatness.

Pistis Sophia, the Ascetic: Patron of monks and ascetics. They have cast off material possessions and show no negative emotions.

Raziel, the Crusader: The Firestar. Defender of the defenseless and destroyer of tyranny.

Sealtiel, the Defender: The military leader of heaven and patron of the warden archons.

Zaphkiel, the Watcher: Ruler of Chronias and the perfect good. Only the Hebdomad have seen Zaphkiel as those with even a shred of evil in them would be consumed in their presence.

image credit: Greg Rutkowski

Hexblade

These are the powerful weapons I could find that seem to be canon in the Forgotten Realms setting, according to the Wiki. Many aren't sentient, but that doesn't mean they can't grant power to a warlock.

Blackrazor: A greatsword hidden in White Plume Mountain. (DMG)

Moonblade: An ancient elven longsword. (DMG)

Whelm: A hammer hidden in White Plume Mountain. (DMG)

Wave: A trident hidden in White Plume Mountain. (DMG)

Cudgel of St. Cuthbert: A simple wooden club of the deity which instills bravery and smites undead.

Sword of Kas: Owned by the vampire general that slew Vecna. It thrives on blood and seeks the destruction of Vecna's cult.

Fork of Mephistopheles: A trident that grants powers over fire.

Ruby Rod of Asmodeus: Acts as a greatclub but bestows magical might.

Wand of Orcus: Usable as a mace. Grants powers over undead.

Moloch's Whip: A six-tailed lightning whip owned by the ex-viceroy of Baalzebul.

Staff of Fraz-Urb'luu: The prince of deception's weapon that grants full power over his realm.

Kingscar: A Human Bane greatsword of the ogre mage Sothillis.

Dragonstooth: longsword containing the spirit of a red dragon dracolich Greshrukk, the Red Eye.

Mountain Crusher: A longbow of Tavis Burdun, a legendary firbolg.

Ary'Faern'Kerym Elfblade: The "Artblade" that determines whether its wielder is worthy of leading the Cormanthyr army's arcane branch.

Flail of Ages: Forged by rakshasas, each head deals a different damage type (acid, fire, or cold)

Fatal Touch: A bastard sword wielded by a good god of death.

Drowning Death: A trident wielded by a storm deity that dealt cold and thunder damage.

Dawnspeaker: A heavy mace wielded by the goddess of the dawn.

Dagger of Chaos: A dagger that could transform its wielder into anything at random.

Crackletongue: A saber wielded by Zaranda Star that crackled with blue flame to smite evil.

Cold Heart: An acidic dagger wielded by a drow goddess of undeath.

The Ravager: A halberd wielded by a prince of Elemental Fire.

Carsomyr: A powerful Holy Avenger and bane of chaotic-evil creatures.

Other Patrons

Powerful Monsters: Giants, Krakens, Empyreans, Sphinxes, Genies, Couatl, Naga, anything powerful, really.

Undead: Liches, Vampires, Mummy Lords, Death Knights

Vestiges: From the Tome of Magic 3.5e supplement but they are just too great NOT to use. They are creatures who were so powerful their very existence and memory persists as a Vestige, a power untouchable by even gods. And they are specifically meant to make pacts with. I just have their names here because there are far too many to go into detail.

Acererak, the Devourer

Agares, Truth Betrayed

Amon, the Void Before the Altar

Andras, the Gray Knight

Andromalius, the Repentant Rogue

Aym, Queen Avarice

Balam, the Bitter Angel

Buer, Grandmother Huntress

Chupoclops, Harbinger of Forever

Dahlver-Nar, the Tortured One

Dantalion, the Star Emperor

Eligor, Dragon’s Slayer

Eurynome, Mother of the Material

Focalor, Prince of Tears

Geryon, the Deposed Lord

Haagenti, Mother of Minotaurs

Halphax, the Angel in the Angle

Haures, the Dreaming Duke

Ipos, Prince of Fools

Karsus, Hubris in the Blood

Leraje, the Green Herald

Malphas, the Turnfeather

Marchosias, King of Killers

Naberius, the Grinning Hound

Orthos, Sovereign of the Howling Dark

Otiax, the Key to the Gate

Paimon, the Dancer

Ronove, the Iron Maiden

Savnok, the Instigator

Shax, Sea Sister

Tenebrous, the Shadow that Was

Zagan, Duke of Disappointment

Elder Evils: From the 3.5e Elder Evils supplement.

Atropus: A cosmic being that looks like a small moon and channels massive amounts of negative energy in order to devour planets.

Father Llymic: A creature imprisoned in ice that melts in the dark. It seeks to extinguish the sun to free itself and turn the world into its new home, a frozen wasteland of death and madness.

Hulks of Zoretha: Five dormant monoliths that were sent to earth to purify and colonize it. They long for someone to learn how to reawaken them.

Leviathan: The pure chaos leftover from the creation of the world given flesh. It slumbers beneath the ocean and is large enough to encircle the earth.

Pandorym: A being summoned from another world to kill the gods. Its body and mind were imprisoned separately.

Ragnorra: The mother of monsters that reappears every millennia to remake the world in her hideous image raining red spores all over the planet to infect all life.

Sertrous: An obyrinth demon lord cast into the void but that still lives on the material plane in a warped serpent form. He taught the world that mortals do not need to worship deities for power.

The Worm that Walks: A mass of maggots and worms that houses the hive mind of the demigod Kyuss, whose return ushers the final age of mortals.

Zargon: An ancient, unkillable baatorian of slime cast out of Hell by Asmodeus and imprisoned in stone.

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Following his defeat and capture at the Battle of Carbisdale, Montrose was tried by the Scottish Parliament and sentenced to death by hanging, followed by beheading and quartering. After the Restoration, Charles II paid £802 sterling for a lavish funeral in 1661, when Montrose's reputation changed from traitor or martyr to a romantic hero and subject of works by Walter Scott and John Buchan.[1] His spectacular victories, which took his opponents by surprise, are remembered in military history for their tactical brilliance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose

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Saving Throw Show: Clips of the Week (7/23)

As some of you may know, I’m a regular viewer and a mod for a Twitch channel called @savingthrowshow​ (Twitch | Twitter | YouTube). They’re a crew of gamers and entertainers operating out of their own studio in Los Angeles, and they stream tabletop RPGs or related content 6 days a week. After a while of watching their work and being a fan, I decided to take advantage of Twitch’s clip functionality to start sharing some of the more hilarious, exciting, or intense moments from their shows.

Until now, the only time you could catch these were if you followed me on Twitter, of if you were a member of the Saving Throw Show Discord (Join here!), but I’ve decided to try and start keeping track of them here, on m’Tumblr as well. If you like RPGs, want to expand your palette beyond just D&D, and want to join a community of friendly folks, you owe it to yourself to check these guys out.

Monday - 7/23: Shadowrun

On Monday, the gang from Maze Arcana’s (Website | Twitch) Theogony of Kairos finished up with their Shadowrun two-parter Where The Wall Meets The Sky (GM’d and written by Poisal). A motley crew of shadowrunners infiltrate the infamous and very dangerous Kowloon Walled City to retrieve a deed to some very important property. You can catch the VOD of the entire game on YouTube (Part 1 | Part 2), but some of my favorite clips from this past Monday are below:

Eights (played by Sam de Leve), the team’s deeply focused (or unfocused, depending on who you’re talking to) Decker compiles the most adorable sprite in cyberspace to run some diagnostics - Click Here for the Clip

Junkrat (played by B. Dave Walters) has a very different idea of what it means to respect the dead than the rest of his compatriots. His idea? That you don’t have to. - Click Here for the Clip

YZ (played by D’Artangan Mattaliano) learns the hard way that even in 2070s, there’s a danger of getting exposed in the group chat. Snap responsibly - Click Here for the Clip

Dwarf Rigger Tach (played by Ash Minnick) takes a moment to break the fourth wall and appeal to the viewers for some rerolls to save her beloved drone Doberman (with some additional song stylings from Alcuin Gersh) - Click Here for the Clip

And the ‘Runners engage in an ancient communal war chant to support Tach as she endeavors to use a grenade to the best of its ability. - Click Here for the Clip

Tuesday - 7/24: Starfinder: Deepwater Deep

Up next we have the exploits of the crew of the Garnet Laser Brash Death in Saving Throw Show’s Starfinder campaign, DM’d by the imitable Tyler Rhodes. Last week, following the death of Viceroy Bathard, Mira (played by Revati) decided not to betray her former compatriots to the Stewards. To see the whole game, head here, but peep the clips below for a taste of the action:

After their time as temporary commander during Captain Dean’s (played by Jesse Durant untimely unconsciousness, Twill (played by Dan Peck) gives him a sitrep of everything he missed. - Click Here for the Clip

In the midst of Captain Dean being hit with information overlord, Bek (played by Jordan Pridgen) sounds just a smidgen irritated over the fluctuations in the chain of command. - Click Here for the Clip

After all the back and forth from everyone else, Captain Dean manages to get through to Mira relatively quickly. - Click Here for the Clip

The crew gives the Captain the business for simply being compassionate to a grieving mother. For shame! - Click Here for the Clip

The fabulous Nika Harper provides some spicy details of her character Xylitol’s love life, or lack thereof. - Click Here for the Clip 

And speaking of Nika, she serves as Mira’s Intimidation Whisperer in exemplary fashion. - Click Here for the Clip

Wednesday - 7/25: D&D: Ironkeep Chronicles

Saving Throw Show’s 5e D&D show is run every Wednesday by the Dungeon Bastard himself Tom Lommel, features an all-star cast, and is a guaranteed source of high quality shenanigans for your viewing pleasure. The gang is currently going through Tom’s 5e take on the classic module When A Star Falls, and you can catch this past Wednesday’s episode here. For some highlights, peep the clips below:

During the pre-game introductions, Havana pays Tom a dubious complement before immediately regretting it. - Click Here for the Clip

Also, she reveals that while her character’s Bardic specialty is singing and mimicry, her own specialty is Passive Aggresion - Click Her for the Clip

Tom gives us the real definition of the DM’s Lament. - Click Here for the Clip

Lowstorm (played by Amy Vorhpal) disapproves for of Alton’s (played by Eric Reichert) cigarette habit and uses druidcraft to snuff his out. - Click Here for the Clip

Havana and Kyle require a bit more explicitness in how Alton pays his respects to a fallen paramour, until Alton slays Havana with sentimentality. - Click Here for the Clip

Friday - 7/27: Deadlands Reloaded: Wildcards

Last night was the season finale of the penultimate season of Saving Throw Show’s romp in the Weird West setting of Deadlands Reloaded, and we opened after the Reckoner Chaos had made his most dramatic assertion of power over the posse by bringing them back from the dead. Catch the whole episode here, and see some highlights below (Note: I didn’t clip very much of the backhalf of the episode to avoid spoilers, both for potential VOD viewers and the cast themselves. Catch the whole thing for yourself when you can.):

As is customary for the opening of the show, Marshal Jordan Caves-Callarman (that’s Deadlands lingo for GM) asked each member of the posse a question about their characters. This week’s question was particularly potent: What gives your character hope? Check out their answers.

Rosaleen Byrne (played by Meghan Caves)

Gabriel Prior (played by Jordan Pridgen)

Howell Melton (played by Gaurav Gulati)

James Bogue (played by Dom Zook)

Howell has trouble coming to grips with what’s happened to them and Chaos’ place in it. - Click Here for the Clip

Meanwhile, Gabriel can’t cope with his death, despite Rose being at his side. - Click Here for the Clip

In the wake of their resurrection, James is resolute in the mission that’s been driving him all along. In James’ determination, a rattled Gabriel seems to be somewhat reassured. - Click Here for the Clip

Death may not have changed the posse as much as they think. - Click Here for the Clip

That does it for this week folks, I’ll try to keep this going from now on. Tune into Saving Throw Show tomorrow at 5 PM Pacific Time where GM Eddie Doty will be unveiling his frickin’ BLOODSPORT RPG. If you’re not excited about that, we were raised different.

I’ll leave you with the stinger from Saving Throw Show’s D&D prep/Q&A show, Disorganized Play where Tom Lommel and Dom Zook prep for the week’s Ironkeep Chronicles and take your DMing questions. There’s a bunch of these, all of varying degrees of shenanigans. Enjoy and let’s dungeon!

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LEO A DALY Architects: Practice

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Amy Jakubowski leads LEO A DALY’s Los Angeles hospitality studio

Amy Jakubowski is an award-winning interior designer with 28 years of experience in design and business development leadership image courtesy of architects practice

LOS ANGELES – LEO A DALY, the global planning, architecture, engineering and interiors firm, is pleased to announce the hire of interior designer Amy Jakubowski, IIDA, ISHC, LEED AP. As director of interior design, Jakubowski now leads the firm’s hospitality design studio in Los Angeles.

Jakubowski is an award-winning design executive with over 28 years of experience as a leader, designer, director and business development partner. Her diverse experience includes mixed-use developments, hotel repositionings and renovations, new builds, restaurants, residential, retail and corporate offices, including the development of brand prototypes and guidelines. She has been responsible for annual design revenues in excess of $10M, and construction project budgets ranging from $25M to $500M. She has worked successfully with major hotel brands including Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, St. Regis, Fairmont, Four Seasons, The Ritz-Carlton, Peninsula, Langham, Viceroy and IHG.

Jakubowski’s design work has been published in Interior Design, Boutique Design, Sleeper, Hospitality Design, Contract, Metropolis, and recognized with Gold Key and IIDA Lester Dunes Awards. She has also been named as one of Hotel Management’s Top 30 Most Influential Women in Hospitality, and been a contributing author to industry publications and a reoccurring speaker at industry conferences. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, where she received a BFA in interior design.

“We are excited to welcome Amy to the talented LEO A DALY team. Amy has proven her expertise in the hospitality sector throughout her impressive career and we look forward to utilizing her design leadership to further strengthen our portfolio of awarding-winning hospitality design to better serve our clients,” said Mark Pratt, global hospitality practice leader.

LEO A DALY is an industry leader in hospitality design, ranked 5th among architects and designers by Hotel Business in 2020. The firm earned $20.9 million in fees in 2019, and completed projects for Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel (Omaha, Nebraska), Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, California) and Embassy Suites San Rafael (San Rafael, California).

24 June 2020 Chia-Lung Chang joins LEO A DALY as Director of Planning and Urban Design

Chia-Lung Chang joins LEO A DALY as Director of Planning and Urban Design

The architect and planner brings 20 years of experience to lead planning for the global design firm

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LEO A DALY, LEO A DALY, the global planning, architecture, engineering and interiors firm, is pleased to announce that Chia-Lung Chang, AIA, has joined as vice president, director of planning and urban design. In this role, he will work closely with executive and studio leadership to develop and execute strategic direction for the firm’s global planning and urban design practice. He is based out of LEO A DALY’s Washington, D.C., design studio.

Read a short interview with Chai on urban quality of life post-pandemic: https://leoadaly.com/perspectives/how-will-quality-of-life-in-cities-change-post-pandemic/

International masterplanning experience Chia joins LEO A DALY after 20 years with Gensler, where he led the firm’s South-East Region Planning and Urban Design practice. He is an expert at managing and designing complex projects that require big picture, resource-driven solutions. His planning and urban design portfolio encompasses work across the globe, including a new resource-efficient desert city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a financial district in Malaysia that balances high-density mixed use with natural open space, and a self-sufficient community in Nigeria that blends local traditions with twenty-first-century innovation, and a climate-sensitive mixed-use development in Qatar that is walkable and activated day and night.

An award-winning planner and architect, Chia is widely recognized for the forward-looking leadership he brings to his work and regularly speaks and lectures on smart cities, quality of life, and long-term sustainability in the built environment. “Chia brings the unique experience of building an international center of excellence in planning and urban design and leading multiple studios to collaborate on large, high-profile projects all over the world. His holistic view, dedication to integrated design and focus on adding value for clients makes him the perfect fit to lead our global planning and urban design practice,” said President Steven Lichtenberger, AIA.

Strategic growth for LEO A DALY The hire is part of a strategic investment in expanding the firm’s integrated design capabilities. Under the leadership of Lichtenberger, who joined the firm in 2018, LEO A DALY has focused on aligning resources to deliver best-in-class design and thought leadership as a seamless global practice. Significant changes include an expansion of the firm’s federal design group; the appointment of firmwide leaders in sustainability, engineering, education, hospitality, and talent development; and the appointment of Global Design Principals Irena Savakova, RIBA, and Dennis McFadden, FAIA.

“A vertically oriented, integrated design approach enables LEO A DALY to deliver progressive, meaningful solutions to our clients’ needs, anywhere in the world. As we enter our second century as a firm, we’re committed to creating a design platform that will drive excellence and innovation for the next 100 years,” Lichtenberger said.

Feb 27, 2020 Ellen Mitchell-Kozack joins LEO A DALY as Chief Sustainability Officer

She is a nationally recognized voice in sustainability and public interest design

LEO A DALY, the global planning, architecture, engineering and interiors firm, is pleased to announce that Ellen Mitchell-Kozack, AIA, LEED BD+C, WELL AP, SEED, has joined the firm as vice president, chief sustainability officer.

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In this role, she leads LEO A DALY’s strategic initiatives in sustainable design worldwide, including Environmental Social & Governance, alignment with the UN Global Compact and Sustainable Development Goals, carbon footprint assessment and social impact. She is based in the firm’s Dallas, Texas, design studio.

Get to know Ellen in this short video:

Redefining design excellence | Ellen Mitchell-Kozack joins LEO A DALY from LEO A DALY on Vimeo.

Mitchell-Kozack is a nationally recognized voice in sustainability and public interest design. As senior vice president, director of sustainability at HKS, she led the firm’s DesignGreen studio and founded Citizen HKS, an impact initiative focused on leveraging sustainable design to address growing humanitarian needs of communities around the world. She has managed certification of more than 60 LEED projects worldwide, totaling $2.8 billion in construction, including 50 United Nations Plaza in San Francisco and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.

Mitchell-Kozack is co-chair of the American Institute of Architects’ Large Firm Roundtable Sustainability Group. She was named one of several “Heroes and Mavericks” by Boutique Design in 2018, a BD+C 40 Under 40 winner in 2015 and has won Emerging Leader Awards from AIA Dallas (2012) and the Design Futures Council (2013). Her work has been featured in Dezeen, Fast Company, Architectural Digest and Designboom. She has spoken at Greenbuild (2018), NeoCon (2018), AIA National Convention (2017) and SXSW Eco (2015).

“I’m excited to welcome Ellen Mitchell-Kozack as chief sustainability officer. Ellen applies a humanitarian and environmental lens to architecture that will benefit our clients, the communities we live in and the future of our planet,” said LEO A DALY President Steven Lichtenberger, AIA.

“As designers of the built environment, we have a responsibility to address the environmental and social impacts of our work. LEO A DALY is committed to deepening our commitment to the world’s most pressing environmental and social issues. I’m excited leverage the firm’s integrated design expertise to affect positive change,” said Mitchell-Kozack.

Nov 13, 2017 Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda, Merriweather Park, Symphony Woods, Columbia, MD, USA image courtesy of architects Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda Building The Intelligence Community Campus (ICC-B) in Bethesda, Maryland is the recipient of a 2017 Design-Build Merit Award, given by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA).

Nov 21, 2016 LEO A DALY Sweeps Florida Architecture Awards

Design practice receives Firm of the Year, two design awards for architecture, and a Gold Medal for distinguished individual

(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. and MIAMI) The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Palm Beach has named LEO A DALY Firm of the Year, honored two of the firm’s South Florida projects with Design Excellence Awards, and recognized Ignacio Reyes, AIA, with a Gold Medal Award.

The AIA Firm of the Year Award recognizes outstanding achievement in design, community services, education, and service to the profession and the AIA by an architectural firm with projects, accomplishments and service over a period of at least 10 years.

LEO A DALY, an international firm with offices in Miami and West Palm Beach, has been a significant contributor to the culture and identity of South Florida for almost 50 years. Recent notable projects including Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering, Palm Beach State College Public Safety, and the Palm Beach County convention center.

“We are grateful to the AIA for the honor of being named as the Firm of the Year. It serves as recognition of our dedicated staff of professionals and their commitment to excellence built upon our culture of service and quality,” said Bill Hanser, AIA, Managing Principal of the West Palm Beach office.

Two architectural projects heavy on innovation received Design & Honor awards shared by the West Palm Beach and Miami offices.

The recently completed Emergent Technologies Institute (ETI) at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers earned the Design Excellence Award of Merit – Civic Institutional. The first completed project in a master-planned Innovation Hub development, ETI pairs university students and and private-sector researchers in the incubation of green technologies.

“ETI marries cutting-edge lab design with modern creative pedagogy, encouraging the cross-pollination of diverse perspectives that is crucial for new ideas to grow,” said Ron Wiendl, AIA, Director of Design for LEO A DALY West Palm Beach.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Innovation Center, currently under construction in Miami, received an Unbuilt Award of Merit – Non-Residential. The Innovation Center is designed to increase the velocity of design for the cruise giant through virtual reality simulation and a collaborative workplace design.

“This is truly a state-of-the-art facility. A three-story virtual-reality simulator will allow Royal Caribbean’s New Build group to rapidly innovate by studying a virtual 3D model of their cruise-ships in an immersive, 360-degree environment,” said Rafael Sixto, AIA, Managing Principal for LEO A DALY Miami.

Jury comments said, “The clarity and strength of the initial design sketch was riveting. The interior is striking and contemporary, and the design of the refueling area is particularly noteworthy.”

The Gold Medal Award for Ignacio Reyes, AIA, Director of Business Development, recognizes his profound impact on the profession over an extended period of time. It is the highest award that AIA Palm Beach can bestow on a member.

14 Jun 2016 LEO A DALY Appoints Global Education Practice Leader

Stephen Wright, AIA, vice president, has been appointed to lead LEO A DALY’s global Education design practice. Rick Thompson Jr., AIA, has joined the firm as vice president, stepping in for Wright as managing principal for the Washington D.C. office.

Stephen Wright, AIA:

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As education practice leader, design principal, Wright will direct LEO A DALY’s continuum of education planning and design services, which supports higher-education and K-12 institutions in solving complex programming, planning, architectural, and interiors challenges in support of improved student outcomes and enhanced campus life. He will continue to be based in the Washington D.C. office, which has been named as the firm’s Center of Excellence for Education.

Thompson joins the firm from AECOM, where he was national director of project performance for the Buildings and Places practice. He will direct strategy, staffing, and business development for LEO A DALY’s Washington D.C. studio, an office of 35 architects, planners and interior designers with a strong presence in corporate/commercial, aviation, federal, and education design.

“Stephen Wright has long been the driving force behind developing LEO A DALY in the Education market,” said John Kraskiewicz, AIA, chief operations officer. “His passion, strategic vision, and creativity have enlivened thought-leadership across the firm and inspired great projects like the Wilson School in Arlington, VA, and the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design in DC. We look forward to seeing growth in this sector as Stephen focuses himself exclusively on Education.”

“We couldn’t have a better person than Rick stepping in to take over as managing principal. His expertise in large office, mixed-use, airport, and government projects will build on our DC office’s reputation for culturally significant, timeless architecture and workplace environments that improve productivity, wellness, operational processes, and technological integration,” he added.

About Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright applies 30 years of experience in creating educational environments that solve the complex programmatic needs of colleges, universities, and K-12 schools. He is, first and foremost, a design architect focused on creating pedagogically-rich design that improves learning and brings life to campuses. His portfolio of work includes many award-winning performing arts, library, dining, and residential projects for top-tier institutions.

About Rick Thompson

Rick Thompson is an architect and MBA with a doctorate in engineering and 25 years of experience as a multi-disciplinary practice leader. He most recently served as AECOM’s vice president, national director of project performance for Buildings and Places. Rick balances a passion for design excellence with an expertise in performance improvement, risk management, and delivery of multi-billion dollar projects, and has more than two dozen major design awards.

LEO A DALY – Practice News in 2015

LEO A DALY Architects News – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

16 Dec 2015

Irena Savakova joins LEO A DALY

Washington, D.C. – Internationally renowned architecture, engineering, planning, and interiors firm LEO A DALY announced today that Irena Savakova has joined its Washington office as Director of Design. In this role she will lead a world-class design team in completing complex architectural projects for a variety of clients.

Savakova is an award-winning designer with 25 years of experience developing architectural and interiors projects for federal, commercial and educational facilities in the US and internationally. She enjoys an industry-wide reputation for her creativity, passion, and knowledge in managing complex core and shell developments, interiors, and space-planning projects.

“Architecture draws its identity from its context as well as from its uniqueness. I am thrilled to be joining a firm that shares my passion for design that strikes a balance between form and function, beauty and purpose—serving clients by listening to their concerns, understanding their goals, and sharing in their vision,” said Savakova.

Over the past seven years, Savakova has led or contributed to the architectural design of new signature facilities for the US Department of State, Social Security Administration, the National Guard Bureau, the Air National Guard, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and NASA. Her deft handling of the approval process with the National Capital Planning Commission and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on sensitive historic sites such as St. Elizabeths Campus and at Joint Base Anacostia resulted in unanimous final design approvals.

“Irena is a collaborative designer who embodies everything we stand for at LEO A DALY. She will be a strong and energetic advocate for the continued elevation of our design culture. This is an important milestone for our office, and I am excited by the prospects for our future together,” said Stephen Wright, AIA, Managing Principal for LEO A DALY Washington, D.C.

Savakova began her design career in Bulgaria. In 1991 she graduated with a Master of Architecture degree and began practicing in the European Union, where she is licensed as a registered architect. In 1995, she earned a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Maryland at College Park, and joined DMJM-Design (later AECOM) one year later.

The Washington, D.C., office of LEO A DALY is recognized for its 50-year history of design excellence, including important projects such as the National World War II Memorial, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, and the North Terminal of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Current projects include the Intelligence Community Campus – Bethesda, the new North Terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, and the renovation of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design for George Washington University.

LEO A DALY – Practice News in 2012

Edward G. Benes, J.D., P.E., Joins LEO A DALY as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

(OMAHA, Neb. – Sept 4, 2012) Edward G. Benes, J.D., P.E., joins international architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm LEO A DALY as vice president and deputy general counsel.

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Working with general counsel Jerry L. Norris, J.D., Benes will handle the legal issues of LEO A DALY and its subsidiary Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam (LAN). His responsibilities will include drafting, reviewing and negotiating client, subcontractor and joint venture contracts, managing and addressing corporate law issues, maintaining corporate and professional liability insurance and advising senior management of potential risks in contractual, financial and legal areas. In addition, he will be providing legal support and recommendations on human resource issues, employee benefits and company policy development, satisfying state registration requirements, managing and addressing disputes and claims against the firm, supporting acquisitions and firm growth initiatives, as well as providing risk management training.

Benes has nearly nine years of experience as an attorney in the construction industry. Before joining LEO A DALY, Benes served as senior counsel at Newmont Mining Corporation providing legal support for the company’s capital construction projects group. Prior to that position, Benes was vice president and senior counsel at AECOM Technology Corporation, where he supported its Midwest region and North America design-build group.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Benes worked as a professional engineer and project manager for more than seven years. As an engineer, Benes worked for several consulting firms in Chicago, where he designed numerous civil engineering and infrastructure projects.

“Edward Benes is an invaluable addition to our firm,” said Charles Dalluge, LEO A DALY’s executive vice president. “His expertise in corporate, construction and employment law and his background as a professional engineer make him a perfect fit for this position.”

Benes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University in Chicago. He also studied graduate courses in engineering and construction management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel. Benes is currently licensed to practice law in the states of Illinois and Arizona and as a patent attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, Benes is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Illinois.

U.S. Commercial Service and LEO A DALY Host Symposium on Healthcare Tourism in Istanbul, Turkey

(ISTANBUL, TURKEY – Feb. 27, 2012) The U.S. Commercial Service and international architecture, planning, engineering, interiors and program management firm LEO A DALY hosted a symposium entitled “Healthcare Tourism: Medical, Wellness, Geriatrics Design Trends and New Technologies” at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey on Feb. 21.

Izmir Health Park International Campus, Izmir, Turkey: image Courtesy of LEO A DALY

The event was organized to help broaden the knowledge base of Turkey’s private healthcare sector educators, officials, investors and facility operators who are participating in new initiatives to expand the country’s healthcare tourism industry. It was supported by the Turkish Health Tourism Organization (TUHETO), a group that works to position Turkey as a global healthcare destination for patients seeking cutting-edge medical treatments and facilities. More than 60 healthcare professionals attended.

The symposium featured LEO A DALY healthcare experts who presented the firm’s most innovative healthcare design and planning projects and discussed how they advise global clients in planning for and accommodating innovation, technology, future growth, care trends and sustainable design in their facilities. The speakers also covered topics including trends in wellness, clinical innovations, pediatric care, and geriatrics/senior living.

With more than 60 years of expertise in the healthcare sector, LEO A DALY is a leader in creating innovative designs for hospitals and medical centers throughout the world. The firm is a major proponent and practitioner of evidence-based design strategies, providing sustainable and technology-driven solutions for its clients.

LEO A DALY’s symposium presenters were: • Dilek Hocaoglu, Chamber of Architects, UIA, LEO A DALY regional director for Eastern Europe, CIS and North Africa (moderator-opening remarks) • Michael Huffstetler, Assoc. AIA, LEED® AP, LEO A DALY international director of operations (speaker and moderator) • Arthur O. Smith, LEO A DALY senior associate and senior project manager, registered healthcare architect, NCARB (speaker) • Ann R. Jones, RN, MBA, AOCN, LEO A DALY healthcare strategist and clinical operations specialist (speaker) • Kevin P. Donahue, AIA, NCARB, LEED® AP, LEO A DALY executive director, senior living specialist (speaker)

Following the symposium, the LEO A DALY team members visited with several members of parliament, TUHETO, and the TBMM Health Commission in Ankara, Turkey to discuss healthcare trends and share a business analysis for the future of healthcare tourism.

Earlier this month, Mr. Leo A. Daly III, FAIA, RIBA, FRAIA, CEO and president of LEO A DALY visited Turkey to meet with leaders including U.S. Consul General Scott Kilner, and several Turkish ministers and mayors. An interview with Mr. Daly during his visit is featured in the February issue of Konsept Projeler, Turkey’s lifestyle and design magazine.

This spring, LEO A DALY will present the content from the healthcare tourism symposium to investors, educators and stakeholders in New York City, to be followed by additional presentations in Jeddah, Dubai, London and Moscow.

Aegean Breeze at Alaçati, Turkey, by LEO A DALY: image from architects

Mahdi Mansour, P.E., Joins LEO A DALY as Regional Director – Middle East and North Africa

(WASHINGTON – Feb. 21, 2012) International architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm LEO A DALY appoints Mahdi Mansour, P.E., as regional director – Middle East and North Africa. In this role, Mahdi will be developing prospective client relationships, managing existing client relationships, identifying new project opportunities, and coordinating the firm’s projects in the region.

A civil engineer by profession, Mansour has more than 27 years of experience in both the private and public sectors in the United States and abroad. He joins LEO A DALY from the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, where he was the construction and projects manager responsible for directing several large-scale projects, including the master planning, design, construction and delivery of more than 14,000 Emirati homes and related infrastructure and community facilities. Previously, he served as a senior transportation engineer for the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning in Doha, Qatar.

“The growth and future potential of the Middle East and Northern African regions provides significant opportunities to architecture firms,” said Charles Dalluge, LEO A DALY’s executive vice president. “Mahdi Mansour’s leadership qualities and expertise in the planning, design and implementation of public sector projects and private developments will help us take advantage of these opportunities and add further business value to our clients.”

Mansour also has significant project experience in the United States. Before working in Qatar, he served as a vice president for Lennar Homes, one of the largest homebuilders in the United States, where his responsibilities included preparing master plans, securing entitlements, and designing and constructing all infrastructure needs for large-scale communities. Prior to joining Lennar Homes, Mansour worked for the city of Tampa for 18 years, rising in rank to become the acting director and deputy director of the Department of Public Works. In this position, he supervised more than 530 employees and managed the construction, renovation and maintenance of all city-owned parking garages and public buildings, including several historic buildings.

Mansour received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Tennessee Technological University. He is a registered professional engineer in Jordan and in the state of Florida. He also is a member of several professional organizations, including the Institute of Transportation Engineers, American Public Works Association, Florida Board of Professional Engineers and the Jordan Board of Professional Engineers.

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LEO A DALY Welcomes Three New Senior Leaders to its Houston Office

LEO A DALY WELCOMES THREE NEW SENIOR LEADERS TO ITS HOUSTON OFFICE

Oza Bouchard, Dallas E. Felder and Christine Braunger Bring Decades of Expertise

(HOUSTON – Feb. 8, 2012) International architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm LEO A DALY has added three new senior leaders to its Houston office team.

Oza Bouchard, Dallas E. Felder and Christine Braunger bring a history of close collaboration in securing and executing major award-winning commissions for higher education, corporate-commercial, and institutional clients worldwide.

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Oza Bouchard, AIA, LEED AP joins LEO A DALY Houston as vice president and managing principal; Dallas E. Felder, AIA, LEED AP joins as vice president and director of design; and Christine Braunger joins as director of business development.

“This dynamic trio’s creativity, leadership experience and strong client relationships will be a perfect fit to help LEO A DALY leverage the firm’s strengths in the Texas market,” says Charles Dalluge, executive vice president.

They join Vincent Stasio, director of operations, and Wayne A. Pesek, finance manager, in leading LEO A DALY Houston’s seasoned team of designers.

Bouchard, who brings 36 years of experience to his role, has led numerous multimillion-dollar planning and design projects for clients throughout the world, including the master planning of the $15 billion King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.

A noted expert and innovator in project delivery, Bouchard speaks regularly on the topics of integrated project delivery (IPD); improving the design-build process; and the development of client-focused architectural project management. Bouchard is a recognized leader in the project delivery focus of Building Information Modeling (BIM), receiving a national award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Bouchard earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, Texas Society of Architects, Society of College and University Planning, Association of Physical Plant Administrators, and Construction Owners Association of America, as well as a certificate holder for the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).

Felder brings 16 years of innovation and award-winning design leadership experience to LEO A DALY Houston. His portfolio includes a broad range of projects with a focus on corporate-commercial development and higher education projects, as well as varied cultural, civic and religious project types.

Most notably, Felder was lead designer for the LEED® Platinum KAUST academic campus and library in Saudi Arabia. Recognized as the largest sustainable project in the world, KAUST received national and international honors, including the 2010 AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Projects Award and a 2011 AIA-American Library Association (ALA) Library Buildings Award.

Other distinguished design commissions for Felder include the LEED® Platinum NASA Building 20 at Johnson Space Center; the LEED® Gold SYSCO Corporate Headquarters; the Christus St. Elizabeth Ambulatory Care Center; and a new performing arts center for the Lone Star College System.

Felder earned his Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and his Bachelor of Science degree with high honors from the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, Texas Society of Architects and the Rice Design Alliance.

Braunger brings 20 years of national and international experience in the design and construction industry to her new role as LEO A DALY Houston’s director of business development. Through her career as a key strategist of federal and institutional projects, she is credited with acquiring multimillion-dollar contracts, resulting in billions of dollars in construction.

In her tenure developing strategic market sector-focused initiatives, Braunger has been responsible for advanced client identification strategies, management of acquired client relationship assets, and for broad-vision brand development and communications.

Braunger earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University.

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Recent international projects by LEO A DALY include:

– Huanggang Village Masterplan, Shenzhen, China – Excellence Huanggang Century Center, Shenzhen, China – Cheung Kong Center, Hong Kong, SAR – Haitong Securities Building, Shanghai – Tianjin Cultural Center Master Plan, Tianjin, China – Huijin International Center, Xiamen, China – Hilton Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico – ZADCO/GASCO Headquarters Complex, Abu Dhabi, UAE – New England Children’s Clinic for Autism, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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LEO A DALY OPENS NEW OFFICE IN ABU DHABI (OMAHA, Neb. – November 19, 2009) LEO A DALY, the international architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm, has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The office serves as the regional office for the Middle East, and focuses on healthcare, education, hospitality, high-rise residential, aviation, corporate offices, mixed use and master planning.

“Abu Dhabi is investing in its future to create a stronger sense of community and identity, along with a commitment to sustainability.” said LEO A DALY Executive Vice President Charles Dalluge. “Our new regional office aims to fulfill this need through our extensive expertise with forward-thinking and sustainable design.”

Muhammad M. Ali, PE, serves as regional director – Middle East. Ali, who has been with the firm for more than three years, will work closely with Ross Ensor, the firm’s corporate international director, to generate and manage project opportunities in the Middle East. Ali is a registered professional engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Mississippi.

LEO A DALY most recently completed full architectural and interior design services for the New England Children’s Clinic in Abu Dhabi, an inpatient residential school for children with autism spectrum disorders. The project was designed in accordance with the equivalent of LEED® Silver standards under the Estidama sustainability code.

The opening of the Abu Dhabi office marks the sixth international LEO A DALY location, which includes Beijing, PRC, Hong Kong, SAR, Istanbul, Turkey, Moscow, Russia and Tianjin, PRC. The LEO A DALYoffice is located at Suite 1101, Sheikh, Tahnoon Tower, Al Corniche, P.O. Box 44079, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Regional Director is Muhammad Ali.

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CHARLES PEACE JOINS LEO A DALY AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR – ASIA

(WASHINGTON – November 9, 2009) International architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm LEO A DALY strengthens its Asian market presence with the addition of Charles Peace as its Regional Director of Asia. He will be based in Beijing, China.

In this role, Peace will be responsible for pursuing business development opportunities throughout Asia. Specifically, he will be responsible for developing relationships with key clients and industry representatives and pursuing projects within the hospitality, aviation, healthcare, corporate commercial and residential market sectors.

Peace brings more than 12 years of experience in international business development to this position. He has successfully worked with clients in several countries including China, The United Kingdom and Russia. He previously worked as a Commercial Director for Savills Property Services in Beijing for seven years where he garnered a strong understanding of the Chinese property market. He was responsible for commercial negotiations, sourcing and procuring premises on behalf of large commercial clients, in addition to managing a large multi-national team.

His high-profile clients included The British Government, The French Government, Warburg Pincus, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Volvo, Liberty Mutual and LG. His portfolio of projects includes the Beijing Twin Towers, The Exchange, R&F Centre, Hopson International, Raycom InfoTech Park, Haidian Culture & Arts Center and the China Life Building.

“Charles Peace brings with him an exceptional knowledge of the Asian market,” said Ross Ensor, LEO A DALY’s Corporate International Director. “His wealth of experience and understanding of the international issues makes him ideally suited to expanding our operations and client relationships in Asia.”

Peace holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business with specializations in Marketing and Russian from University of Greenwich, London. He speaks French, German, Russian and Mandarin.

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Timema and Viceroy!!! I think about them often

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Events 4.28 (before 1950)

224 – The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire. 357 – Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius. 1192 – Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin. 1253 – Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō for the very first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. 1294 – Temür, grandson of Kublai, is elected Khagan of the Mongols with the reigning title Oljeitu. 1503 – The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as one of the first European battles in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder. 1611 – Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world. 1625 – A combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of 52 ships commences the recapture of Bahia from the Dutch during the Dutch–Portuguese War. 1758 – The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city. 1788 – Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island. 1792 – France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars. 1794 – Sardinians, headed by Giovanni Maria Angioy, start a revolution against the Savoy domination, expelling Viceroy Balbiano and his officials from Cagliari, the capital and largest city of the island. 1796 – The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast. 1869 – Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First transcontinental railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched. 1881 – Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. 1887 – A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war. 1910 – Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in the United Kingdom. 1920 – The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic is founded. 1923 – Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium. 1930 – The Independence Producers hosted the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas. 1937 – South African medical researcher Max Theiler develops the yellow fever vaccine at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York. 1941 – The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia. 1944 – World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946. 1945 – Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement. 1945 – The Holocaust: Nazi Germany carries out its final use of gas chambers to execute 33 Upper Austrian socialist and communist leaders in Mauthausen concentration camp. 1947 – Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia. 1948 – Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center. 1949 – The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.

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CIA’s Forgotten Coup Against ‘The Most Loyal Ally’

On November 11, 1975 Australia's PM was to inform Parliament about secret CIA presence in his country, by day’s end, he was out of the job

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John Pilger | Anti-Empire.Com | Russia Insider | MintPress News

The Australian High Court has ruled that correspondence between the Queen and the Governor-General of Australia, her viceroy in the former British colony, is no longer “personal” and the property of Buckingham Palace. Why does this matter?

Secret letters written in 1975 by the Queen and her man in Canberra, Sir John Kerr, can now be released by the National Archives. On November 11, 1975, Kerr infamously sacked the reformist government of prime minister Gough Whitlam, and delivered Australia into the hands of the United States.

Today, Australia is a vassal state bar none: its politics, intelligence agencies, military and much of its media are integrated into Washington’s “sphere of dominance” and war plans. In Donald Trump’s current provocations of China, the U.S. bases in Australia are described as the “tip of the spear”.

There is an historical amnesia among Australia’s polite society about the catastrophic events of 1975. An Anglo-American coup overthrew a democratically elected ally in a demeaning scandal in which sections of the Australian elite colluded. This is largely unmentionable. The stamina and achievement of the Australian historian Jenny Hocking in forcing the High Court’s decision are exceptional.

Gough Whitlam was driven from government on Remembrance Day, 1975. When he died six years ago, his achievements were recognized, if grudgingly, his mistakes noted in false sorrow. The truth of the coup against him, it was hoped, would be buried with him.

During the Whitlam years, 1972-75, Australia briefly achieved independence and became intolerably progressive. Politically, it was an astonishing period. An American commentator wrote that no country had “reversed its posture in international affairs so totally without going through a domestic revolution”.

The last Australian troops were ordered home from their mercenary service to the American assault on Vietnam. Whitlam’s ministers publicly condemned US barbarities as “mass murder” and the crimes of “maniacs”. The Nixon administration was corrupt, said the Deputy Prime Minister, Jim Cairns, and called for a boycott of American trade. In response, Australian dockers refused to unload American ships.

Whitlam moved Australia towards the Non-Aligned Movement and called for a Zone of Peace in the Indian ocean, which the US and Britain opposed. He demanded France cease its nuclear testing in the Pacific. In the UN, Australia spoke up for the Palestinians. Refugees fleeing the CIA-engineered coup in Chile were welcomed into Australia: an irony I know that Whitlam later savored.

Although not regarded as on the left of the Labor Party, Gough Whitlam was a maverick social democrat of principle, pride and propriety. He believed that a foreign power should not control his country’s resources and dictate its economic and foreign policies. He proposed to “buy back the farm”.

In drafting the first Aboriginal lands rights legislation and supporting Aboriginal strikers, his government raised the ghost of the greatest land grab in human history, Britain’s colonization of Australia, and the question of who owned the island-continent’s vast natural wealth.

At home, equal pay for women, free universal higher education, and support for the arts became law. There was a sense of real urgency as if political time was already running out.

Latin Americans will recognize the audacity and danger of such a “breaking free” in a country whose establishment was welded to great, external power. Australians had served every British imperial adventure since the Boxer rebellion was crushed in China. In the 1960s, Australia pleaded to join the US in its invasion of Vietnam, then provided “black teams” for the CIA.

Whitlam’s enemies gathered. US diplomatic cables published in 2013 by WikiLeaks disclose the names of leading figures in both main parties, including a future prime minister and foreign minister, as Washington’s informants during the Whitlam years.

Gough Whitlam knew the risk he was taking. The day after his election, he ordered that his staff should no longer be “vetted or harassed” by the Australian security organisation, ASIO, which was then, as now, tied to Anglo-American intelligence. A CIA station officer in Saigon wrote: “We were told the Australians might as well be regarded as North Vietnamese collaborators.”

Alarm in Washington rose to fury when, in the early hours of March 16, 1973, Whitlam’s Attorney-General, Lionel Murphy, led a posse of Federal police in a raid on the Melbourne offices of ASIO. Since its inception in 1949, ASIO had become as powerful in Australia as the CIA in Washington. A leaked file on Deputy Prime Minister Jim Cairns described him as a dangerous figure who would bring about “the destruction of the democratic system of government”.

ASIO’s real power derived from the UKUSA Treaty, with its secret pact of loyalty to foreign intelligence organizations – notably the CIA and MI6. This was demonstrated dramatically when the (now defunct) National Times published extracts from tens of thousands of classified documents under the headline, “How ASIO Betrayed Australia to the Americans.”

Australia is home to some of the most important spy bases in the world. Whitlam demanded to know the CIA’s role and if and why the CIA was running the “joint facility” at Pine Gap near Alice Springs. As documents leaked by Edward Snowden revealed in 2013, Pine Gap allows the US to spy on everyone.

“Try to screw us or bounce us,” Whitlam warned the US ambassador, Walter Rice, “[and Pine Gap] will become a matter of contention”.

Victor Marchetti, the CIA officer who had helped set up Pine Gap, later told me, “This threat to close Pine Gap caused apoplexy in the White House… a kind of Chile [coup] was set in motion.”

Pine Gap’s top-secret messages were de-coded by a CIA contractor, TRW. One of the de-coders was Christopher Boyce, a young man troubled by the “deception and betrayal of an ally” he witnessed. Boyce revealed that the CIA had infiltrated the Australian political and trade union elite and was spying on phone calls and Telex messages.

In an interview with the Australian author and investigative journalist, William Pinwell, Boyce revealed one name as especially important. The CIA referred to the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, as “our man Kerr”.

Kerr was not only the Queen’s man and a passionate monarchist, he had long-standing ties to Anglo-American intelligence. He was an enthusiastic member of the Australian Association for Cultural Freedom, described by Jonathan Kwitny of the Wall Street Journal in his book, “The Crimes of Patriots”, as, “an elite, invitation-only group… exposed in Congress as being founded, funded and generally run by the CIA”.

Kerr was also funded by the Asia Foundation, exposed in Congress as a conduit for CIA influence and money. The CIA, wrote Kwitny, “paid for Kerr’s travel, built his prestige, even paid for his writings … Kerr continued to go to the CIA for money”.

When Whitlam was re-elected for a second term in 1974, the White House sent Marshall Green to Canberra as ambassador. Green was an imperious, sinister figure who worked in the shadows of America’s “deep state”. Known as the “coupmaster”, he had played a central role in the 1965 coup against President Sukarno in Indonesia – which cost up to a million lives.

One of Green’s first speeches in Australia was to the Australian Institute of Directors, described by an alarmed member of the audience as “an incitement to the country’s business leaders to rise against the government”.

The Americans worked closely with the British. In 1975, Whitlam discovered that MI6 was operating against his government. “The Brits were actually decoding secret messages coming into my foreign affairs office,” he said later. One of his ministers, Clyde Cameron, told me, “We knew MI6 was bugging Cabinet meetings for the Americans.”

Senior CIA officers later revealed that the “Whitlam problem” had been discussed “with urgency” by the CIA’s director, William Colby, and the head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield. A deputy director of the CIA said: “Kerr did what he was told to do.”

On November 10, 1975, Whitlam was shown a top secret telex message sourced to Theodore Shackley, the notorious head of the CIA’s East Asia Division, who had helped run the coup against Salvador Allende in Chile two years earlier. Shackley’s message was read to Whitlam. It said that the prime minister of Australia was a security risk in his own country. Brian Toohey, editor of the National Times, disclosed that it carried the authority of Henry Kissinger, destroyer of Chile and Cambodia.

Having removed the heads of both Australian intelligence agencies, ASIO and ASIS, Whitlam was now moving against the CIA. He called for a list of all “declared” CIA officers in Australia.

The day before the Shackley cabled arrived on November 10, 1975, Sir John Kerr visited the headquarters of the Defence Signals Directorate, Australia’s NSA, where he was secretly briefed on the “security crisis”. It was during that weekend, according to a CIA source, that the CIA’s “demands” were passed to Kerr via the British.

On November 11, 1975 – the day Whitlam was to inform Parliament about the secret CIA presence in Australia – he was summoned by Kerr. Invoking archaic vice-regal “reserve powers” invested in him by the British monarch, Kerr sacked the democratically elected prime minister.

The “Whitlam problem” was solved. Australian politics never recovered, nor the nation its true independence.

The destruction of Salvador Allende’s government in Chile four years earlier, and of scores of other governments that have questioned the divine right of American might and violence since 1945, was replicated in the most loyal of American allies, often described as “the lucky country”. Only the form of the crushing of democracy in Australia in 1975 differed, along with its enduring cover up.

Imagine a Whitlam today standing up to Trump and Pompeo. Imagine the same courage and principled defiance. Well, it happened.

— Source: MintPress News

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CREDO’s Kolkata

Sail across the unsung side of Calcutta.

Explore the unexplored! Calcutta’s Heritage Walk Tour is a gem in the woods in fact a perfect tour for tourists who are affectionate to explore the unexplored areas of Calcutta. Calcutta is a land full of enthusiast people all around the so called “the city of joy” and if you devote at least three-five hours minimum of your 24 hours schedule for the heritage walk, then we can walk past the colonial buildings made during the British reign in the 19th century.

Calcutta was the “the Jewel of the East” in the East India Company days. The tour is an absolute worth it as it ends with the sunset in the banks of the Ganges! Your eyes will encounter the Calcutta’s landmark Howrah Bridge and Vidyasagar Setu (Hoogly Bridge) from the Ghat of the river Ganges which is surrounded by the cool breeze and wonderful walks beside the Ganges river complimented by boats, ships sailing around. Visiting this place, you will have the times of your life so what’s the wait for? Let’s Walk-Explore-Enjoy!

At 7:00 in the morning our CREDO Tour Guide will meet you at your hotel doorstep. Dress up and be ready and to look perfect and suit the occasion CREDO brings to you a guidebook for men where you can find shirts for men which specifically will suit the event. Try wearing CREDO check or stripe shirts. You can absolutely browse the collection of shirts for men in the website of www.credoforu.com where CREDO brings to you an amazing collection of bespoke men’s shirts which will be perfect and comfortable for your mission to witness the city of Calcutta. You will be driven by a car to ‘the city of joy’ — the colonial city developed by the East India Company. We will walk past the colonial buildings of the 19th century made during the British reign. Let’s explore a few destination hubs of Calcutta.

• Raj Bhavan (Governor’s House):

It’s the Governor of West Bengal’s official residence built in 1803. After the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown in 1858, it became the official residence of the Viceroy of India. It’s a three-storied building which requires permission of the Additional Chief Secretary prior to visiting and mentioning the preferred dates, purpose of visit and numbers of person visiting the place.

• Calcutta High Court:

Calcutta High Court, the oldest high court in India established in 1st July 1862. Designed by Mr. Walter Granville, a government architect, established at the Presidency Town by Letters patent granted by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, bearing date 26 June 1862.

• Hotel Great Eastern:

This is a colonial era hotel and longest operating luxury hotel chain in India. The hotel was established in 1841. The architecture is famous for its combination of Victorian, Edwardian and Contemporary styles. It has 215 operational rooms and suites and 13,000 square feet of banquet and conference space. The Lalit operates two restaurants namely, Alfresco and The Legacy Grill which has a multiple option to dine for. The CREDO tour guide can take you either to Alfresco or The Legacy Grill for your afternoon bon appetite!

• Kolkata Town Hall:

Originated in 1813 by the architect and engineer Major-Gen. John Garstin built in Roman Doric style to provide the Europeans a place for social gathering. It is located in the centre of Calcutta in Esplanade. In the Town Hall there consists a library which has the entire collection of rare books and journals on Kolkata. It now has almost a collection of 12,000 books and journals to name a few valuable books held by the library are: Wilmot Corfield- Calcutta faces and places in pre-camera days, Henry Hyde- Parochial Annals of Bengal, Charles Moor- The Sheriffs of Fort William from 1775 to 1926, Harry Hobbs- The Romance of Calcutta sweep.

• The Writer’s Building:

The CREDO tour guide will take you to the Writer’s Building which is in the capital city of Kolkata. It was originally served as an administrative office for writers. Designed by Thomas Lyon in 1777 and located in Lal Dighi, BBD Bagh, Kolkata. At the time of completion in the year 1780, the Writer’s Building was considered to have the first three-storey constructed building in Calcutta. Isn’t it interesting?

• Lal Dighi (Red Tank):

Lal Dighi existed long before the arrival of Job Charnock. The local name for Lal Dighi was ‘Lal Bagh’ or ‘Lall Bagh’ owing to the name of the area location. The place depicted the celebration of Holi, the festival of colours. It is a man-made water body surrounded by historic buildings of General Post Office, Writer’s Building, Reserve Bank of India, Andrew’s Church etc. Beside visiting Lal Dighi if you want to drop by the places around then you can visit the famous Indian Museum– the oldest and largest museum in the world where you can encounter unique antiques, paintings, sculptors, armour and many more, Nakhoda Masjid -the mosque which is the imitation of mausoleum of the Mughal Emperor Fouzaan at Agra, New Market — the oldest retail therapy you can get in the city!

• St. John’s Church:

St. John’s Church is the third oldest church situated in Calcutta. A Parish church of Bengal built in the year 1787. Did you know that it was in this very church that Job Charnock — the founder of Calcutta was buried with his family?

It is in the North-West corner of Raj Bhavan, Calcutta. The three important memorials you can witness inside the St. John’s Church are:

Job Charnock’s Tomb:

The founder of Calcutta, came as a British trader back in 1690 to the Sutanuti village and combined three villages of Govindopur, Kalikata and Sutanuti to form the present-day Metropolis of Calcutta. After two years he died following which his son-in-law built a memorial in his honour where his tomb can be found in this church.

The Black Hole Monument:

This monument was built in the memory of the Black Hole tragedy. In the year 1756, Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah took 146 British prisoners and locked them in a room which measured 14 feet by 8 feet where 123 died out of heart attack and suffocation, only 23 could survive. Do you know the fact that earlier no people other than prisoners, clowns, prostitutes and socially marginalised people were allowed to wear stripe shirts? To know more visit https://credoforu.fashion.blog/2020/01/31/know-your-stripes/ One of the survivors named John Holwell who later became the Governor of West Bengal left this account of this Black Hole Monument.

Lady Canning Memorial:

She was the wife of the Governor General and Viceroy of India, Charles Canning. The tomb was built in her memory (1817–1861) in which her name was made immortal by a sweet maker, Bhim Nag who made Pantua, a type of sweet and named after her as Ladykeni.

 Eden Gardens:

A cricket ground in Kolkata established in 1864. The second largest ground in India with a capacity of carrying 66,349 crowd. It is almost 156 years old. The Eden Garden was initially named before as ‘Auckland Circus Gardens’ which was built between Babughat and Fort William. Eden has hosted 15 World Cups of both men’s and women’s cricket.

Calcutta is synonymous to the foundation of CREDO (which is ‘I BELIEVE’ in Latin) The spirit of Calcutta believes in the City of Joy to light the passion of culture which dwells in the heart of every resident. Truly, CREDO’s Kolkata is the cultural capital of India. So why to wait? Take a deep breath and start your voyage in the city of joy to find your piece of happiness.

[manfromtheepa]

//Mun is wishing a very happy birthday to William Atherton, who turns 70 today! Characters in order: Walter Peck, Tod Hackett, Jerry Hathaway, Richard “Dick” Thornburg, Dr. Noah Faulkner, and Viceroy Berto Mercado.

[themanjulablog-blog]

Extraordinary photos: The birth and partition of India

The Partition of India saw the carving up of the Indian subcontinent along sectarian lines, the massacre of millions and the rending asunder of a country into two, making it one of mankind’s greatest tragedies. 

While India celebrated its much-awaited freedom on August 15, 1947, after being subjugated by the British for close to two centuries, no one could forget the enormous human cost that we paid for it. 

On the occasion of India’s 70th Independence Day on August 15, 2016, we bring you some exceptional photos from that momentous era – from Partition to Freedom.

NEW INDIAN FLAG: Indian Mutiny Centenary - India this year celebrates the Centenary of the Indian Mutiny of 1857. The Indians call it the "First war of Independence". This AP-photo shows the new Indian flag, a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and green, flying from the minaretted battlements of the historic red fort at Delhi, India on August 16,1947, after being hoisted by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,the first prime minister of India. (AP Photo)

INDIA INDEPENDENCE PM NEHRU: Jawaharlal Nehru salutes the flag as he becomes independent India's first prime minister on August 15, 1947 during the Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort, New Delhi, India. (AP Photo)

NEHRU 1947: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru looks down on the crowd during India's Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, New Delhi, India, Aug. 15, 1947. (AP Photo)

INDIA NEHRU MOUNTBATTEN: Jawaharlal Nehru, left, and British Viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten, are shown at the Viceroy's independence day party for Americans in New Delhi, India, July 4, 1947. (AP Photo)

INDIA INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY: In this photo released by the Indian Defence Ministry, people throng in to participate in India's first Independence Day celebrations at Raisina Hill in New Delhi in August, 1947. India celebrates its 70th Independence day on Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo)

LORD LADY MOUNTBATTEN WITH MAHATMA GANDHI: Lord and Lady Mountbatten are seen with Mahatma Gandhi, center, in the garden of the Viceregal lodge in New Delhi, India, March 31, 1947.  Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India, and Gandhi discuss points in the transfer of government from British to Indian rule. (AP Photo)

INDIA INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY: In this photo released by the Indian Defence Ministry, people throng in to participate in India's first Independence Day celebrations at Raisina Hill in New Delhi in August 1947. India celebrates its 70th Independence day on Aug 15, 2016. (AP Photo)

INDIA 70TH ANNIVERSARY: Hundreds of Muslim refugees crowd atop a train leaving New Delhi for Pakistan in this September 1947 file photo. India will celebrate its 70th anniversary of Independence from Britian on Sunday,  Aug 15, 2016. The day also marks the division of the British empire into officially Muslim Pakistan and largely Hindu India. That division was accompanied by bloody religious riots in 1947, the memories of which haunt freedom celebrations. (AP Photo)

INDIA CONFERENCE: From left, Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, Vice President of India's Interim Government, Earl Mountbatten, Viceroy of India and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, President of the Muslim League discuss Britain's plan for India at the historic India Conference in New Delhi, June 2, 1947. (AP Photo)

India Round Table Conference: Lord Louis Mountbatten, Viceroy of India, met with seven Indian leaders in the study of the Viceregal Lodge, New Dlhi, India, June 2, 1947, to discuss the British Government's plan for the Seperation of India. Seated left to right clockwise around the table; Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, Communications Member of the Interim Government (also representing the Muslim League);Sardar Baldev Singh, War Member (representing Sikhs); Achatya Kripalani, President of the All India Congress Party; Sardar Patel, Home, Information and Broadcast Member (for Congress); Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, Vice President of the Interim Government; Lord Louis Mountbatten; Muhammad Ali Jinnah, President of the Muslim League; Liaquat Ali Khan, Finance Member (also for Muslim League). (AP Photo)

INDIA INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY: In this photo released by the Indian Defence Ministry, Governor General Lord Mountbatten salutes India's National flag as Edwina Mountbatten, second right, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, right, look on during India's first Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi in August 1947. India celebrates its 70th Independence day on Aug 15, 2016. (AP Photo)

PRIME MINISTER NEHRU: Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, center, holds a mace of gold in his hand presented to him on the eve of Indian independence in New Delhi, India on Aug. 14, 1947. On his forehead are white markings of his Brahmin caste painted on with fingers during a puja, a prayer service. (AP Photo)

MOUNTBATTEN 1947: Lord and Lady Mountbatten, centre right, ride in a coach with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, seated on canopy at extreme left, at India's Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, Aug. 15, 1947. At right are three women and a small boy saved by the Mountbattens from the crowd of a quarter of a million who broke up the Independence Day military parade. (AP Photo)

India Last British Troops: Britain's Earl Mountbatten, in naval uniform, left, salutes the colours as he inspects the farewell parade of the last battalions of the British Army, stationed in Delhi, in the forecourt of Government House, Delhi, Dec. 19, 1947. The last battalions are from the Royal Scots Fusiliers and the East Lancashire regiments. (AP Photo)

Riots in India, Refugees Leaving: Hundreds of Muslim refugees jam inside and atop the coaches of this train leaving the New Delhi area for Pakistan on Sept. 27, 1947. (AP Photo)

GANDHI BIRTHDAY: Mahatma Gandhi, center, accompanied by Abha Gandhi, left, and Dr. Sushila Nayyar, right, one of his attendants during his present illness, is shown walking in the garden of Birla House, New Delhi, India, October 2, 1947, as he celebrates his 78th birthday. H.S. Suhrawardy, former chief minister of Bengal Province, is at extreme left, rear. (AP Photo)

INDIA 70TH ANNIVERSARY: Hundreds of Muslim refugees crowd atop a train leaving New Delhi for Pakistan in this 1947 file photo. India will celebrate its  50th anniversary of Independence from Britian on Friday Aug.  15, 1997. The day also marks the division of the British empire into officially Muslim Pakistan and largely Hindu India. That division was accompanied by bloody religious riots in 1947, the memories of which haunt freedom celebrations. (AP Photo)

INDIA INDEPENDENCE: India Independence: Members of the constitutional assembly listen to a speech of Lord Mountbatten in 1947 in New Delhi, India. First bench, front right, is Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, front left is defense minister Sardar Swaran Singh. Person in between not identified. (AP Photo) --- Unabhaengigkeit Indien: Die Verfassungsgebende Versammlung in New Delhi waehrend der Rede von Lord Mountbatten 1947 in Neu Delhi. Vorne rechts sitzt Premierminister Jawaharlal Nehru und vorne links Verteidigungsminister Sardar Swaran Singh. (AP Photo)

Last British Troops in India: Britain's Earl Mountbatten, in naval uniform,centre, salutes the colours during the farewell march past of the last battalions of the British Army, stationed in Delhi, in the forecourt of Government House, Delhi, Dec. 19, 1947. The last battalions are from the Royal Scots Fusiliers and the East Lancashire regiments. (AP Photo)

INDIA INDEPENDENCE: India Independence: Lord Mountbatten speaks to the constitutional assembly in New Delhi, India, in 1947. (AP Photo)

India Unrest 1947: Armed soldiers guard Muslim refugees trudging through the rain along Chelmsford Road, New Delhi, Sept. 9, 1947. On left behind soldiers are bodies of three persons killed. (AP Photo)

Mohandas Gandhi: Members of the House Armed Services committee touring military installations abroad visit Mahatma Gandhi at New Delhi on Oct. 23, 1947. From left to right: Rep. W. Sterling Cole, (R-N.Y.), of Bath, New York; Rep. Walter Norblad, (R-Ore.); Gandhi; Rep. Errett P. Scrivner, (R-Kas), Charles R. Clason (R-Mass.), of Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo)

Lady Mountbatten and Mrs. Sarojini Naidu: Lady Mountbatten, left, wife of the viceroy of India, chats with Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, top-ranking member of the Congress Party high command, in the garden of the viceregal lodge at New Delhi, India, April 17, 1947. Mrs. Naidu is famed in India for her poetry and oratory. (AP Photo)

New Delhi Muslims: Muslims evacuated from the dangerous zones in New Delhi, Sept. 9, 1947, gather in a debris littered field and wait in the rain for authorities to decide what will be done with them. Photo was made in the Pakistan area. (AP Photo)

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Golion/(Vehicle) Voltron Characters (Voltron Characters’ names are in Italics)

Golion (Main Characters)

Akira “Chief” Kogane/Keith Akira Kogane/Keith

Isamu “Moody” Kurogane/ Lance Charles McClain/Lance

Takashi “Quiet” Shirogane/Sven Holgersson/Takashi “Shiro” Shirogane

Tsuyoshi “Hothead” Seidou/Tsuyoshi “Hunk” Garrett/Hunk

Hiroshi “Shorty” Suzuishi/Darell “Pidge” Stoker/Katie “Pidge Gunderson” Holt

King Raimon/Alfor

Princess Fala/Princess Allura

Princess Amue/Princess Romelle

Court Lady Hys/Nanny

Strategist Raible/Coran

Ryou Shirogane/Sven Holgersson (merged character)

Minor characters:

Frieda/Kiere of Altair

Yuuji/Aldar of Heleena

Raiza/Lidia (Coran’s wife)

Roland/Garrett (coran’s son)

Oolonam—a made-up character explaining how Coran’s son and wife survived in the english dub

Dairugger Characters-(Galveston/Drule Empire)

Commander Teles/Commander Hazar

Sirk/Dorma

Home Secretary Socrat Tes/Viceroy Mozak

Captain Drake/Captain Mongo(r)

Commander Rackal/Captain Quark

Captain Lafitte/Captain Nerok

Captain Gramont/Captain Zabar

Barataria/Barak

Emma/Twyla

Sim/Sandu

Security Chief Sakai/Captain Raddick

Military Police Captain Gigolone/Chancellor Mordox

Captain Marius/Chancellor Mordox (seems like they combined the two)

Supreme Commander Al Caponero/Viceroy Throk

Emperor Corsair/Emperor Zeppo

Science officer Gomez/Dorax

Unnamed high ranking soldier/Blazak

Raucher/???

Juxon/???

Rugger Team (see image below)

Aki Manabu/Jeff Dukane

(Aki has a young nephew thanks to his sister.)

Yasuo Mutsu/Chip Stoker

He is an only child, and given the fact that his mother wears a Yukata in his flashback/dream sequence it is possible that she is the owner of a Ryokan or Japanese traditional Inn. In the English Dub, he is the fraternal twin brother of Pidge Stoker from Lion Voltron and both were adopted at a young age by the same foster parents. In Dairugger, He and Haruka (Lisa) were in the same Juvenile class at the space fortress during their training

Walter Jack/Cliff (Land Team Leader)

—Cliff is American (given the fact that we see a farm in one of his letters), and writes home to his parents and his brother Jimmy. It seems that he has a “Magic Hobby” that he’s constantly improving at, and he states that eventually he plans to become a member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood.

Galaxy Garrison

Supreme Commander Dewa/Commander Steele

*Captain Brubaker (invented for the english dub as the replacement for Asimov/Newley; in the original Japanese version Ise takes over as Captain of the Explorer)

Being a surveyor/Planet Drosca

Planet K/Planet Hazar

Planet Q/???

Places characters went to instead of dying:

Planet Ebb—Sven went here for medical treatment

Dimension of Elsu—Coran’s wife and kid were sent here

@kuroganeisamu Here you go! (this list is far from comprehensive)