DrKyleStevens
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Post by DrKyleStevens on Mar 12, 2004 18:23:55 GMT -5
I used to know the familytree of the Fairies....since Oberon and Titania were the King and Queen of the Fairy family.
Let's see......
1. Faires 2. Pixies 3.Sprites 4. Mermaids 5.Mermons 6. Nixs 7.Elves 8.Dwarves 9. Trolls 10. Goblins 11. Hobgoblins 12. Demogoblins 13. Bugbears 14. Lepreachuans. 15. Water Sheeries 16.Kobolds 17. Domoviks or Domovoi 18. Erl King 19. Puck or Puc 20.Banshee 21. Bogey, Bogle, Bogy 22. Brownie 23. Gnomes 24. Gremlins 25.Imps 26.Kikimores 27.Ghoulies 28. House spirits or Household spirits 29. Titania 30. Oberon
Other names for them, the Wee Wee folk, men, or people. The littlemen or people, and the Children of Oberon.
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Post by DrKyleStevens on Mar 26, 2004 5:15:35 GMT -5
Here another famous Dr. Stevens report..... ....... Zombies or Zombi, according the Haitians. Unlike their Hollywood braineating counterparts from Dawn of the Dead or NIght of the living dead, Zombie ( Zombi) is a part of a Haitian voodoo religious belief, a human being whose soul has been stolen by a sorcery, making them the master's slaves, servents, or agents of revenage. Once the person is dead, they;'re dug up by their master, where they have the trance-like condition. Thye have no memory and can not speak but is willing to do what their master commands them to do, usin them as somewhat slaves or agents of revenage. The scientific investgators sate that Zombies ( Zombi) are actually living human beings acting under the the influence of hypnotism or drugs. The West Africians had Zombie (Zombi) myths aswell, but according to their lore a snake god could reanimated the dead. I believe that some of the Haitians have West African backgrounds to their roots. Even, though this term was also used to southern slaves whose root went back to the West Africans. The word Zombie ( Zombi) is really a voodoo term meaning the living dead. But its actually based on hypnotism ( self or basic) and voodoo. Even tohugh Zombi si the correct spelling,too.
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Post by Dr.Nathaniel "Otter" Masterson on May 21, 2004 17:30:40 GMT -5
I believe that some of the Haitians have West African backgrounds to their roots. Haiti was a French slave state. The slaves revolted and took control over the island. You mean nearly ALL Haitians have West African backrounds. And, yes, the voodoo that you do did have a very important role in forming Zombi lore. -Dr. Otter
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Post by DrKyleStevens on May 28, 2004 20:47:36 GMT -5
Yes, they came from West Africa due to the Spanish explorations, since the Arawak Indians that lived there were basically died out under the Spainish rule, even though Columbus discovered the island of Hispaniola in 1492 and he established the first Spainish settlement into the New World near the site of Cap-Haitien. So thousands of slaves from West Africa ewere shipped there to work in Spanish Plantations. And later in 16 & 17th centuries the French and the British privateers were active in the Caribbean. And the French gained conttrol of the western third of the isand in 1697 and was Haiti was called Saint-Domingue, a French colony. With forced labor, it became the richest French colony in the new world. 1793, Tussaint L'Ouverture, a freed salve led a rebellion against the Frecch, lasting several years. He was arrested by Napoleon, taking him to to France and died in jail in 1803. He did manged to free the slaves and overthrowing the French plantation owners. Jean Jacques Dessalines, another former slaves, took up the fight in 1804. He restored the Indian name to the county and declared it independant. After his death, Henri Christophe and Alexandre Petion divided Haiti, leaving Christophe emperor of the north. Haiti was later reunited under Jean Pierre Boyer. * edit* I forgot to mention that Haitians also speak Creole and French,aswell. I hope that this was some interesting info of the History of Haiti. Even Voodoo is also practiced there, the Southeastern parts of the US, Louisiana and Tennessee, Cuba, Brazil, and Trinidad. Edit- I just realized that Otter allready posted that....my fault .
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Post by Dr. Andy Harness on Jun 30, 2004 23:46:51 GMT -5
Informative and entertaining. Thank you Kyle. ;D
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Post by Dr. Joseph Williams on Jul 3, 2004 23:34:06 GMT -5
Yeah, it was ... informative.
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Post by Dr. Andy Harness on Jul 4, 2004 13:32:23 GMT -5
Were you even paying attention, or did you fall asleep again during the briefing?
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Post by Jeremy Hicks on Jul 6, 2004 14:36:59 GMT -5
(looks over at Joey.) What are you talking about Andy? He's still asleep. Look. (walks over to Joey and gently pushes his head forward. it hits the table with a loud thud)
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Post by Dr. Joseph Williams on Jul 6, 2004 23:01:51 GMT -5
Ouch!
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Post by Jeremy Hicks on Jul 7, 2004 14:31:22 GMT -5
That's why you don't fall asleep during stuff like this. Some person might be mean enough to do that.
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Post by Dr. Andy Harness on Jul 7, 2004 15:40:53 GMT -5
Joey, that's why you wear a hat. I fall asleep all the time and I never get caught. At least I don't think I've been caught. I'm never awake long enough to tell.
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Post by DrKyleStevens on Mar 22, 2005 19:57:53 GMT -5
Here some information on Wendigos...... While this creature is considered by many to be the creation of horror writer Algernon Blackwood in his classic terror tale, "The Wendigo", this woods spirit was, and is, very real to many in the northern woods and prairies of the state. Many legends and stories have circulated over the years about a mysterious creature who was encountered by hunters and campers in the shadowy forests of the upper regions of Minnesota. In one variation of the story, the creature could only be seen if it faced the witness head-on, because it was so thin that it could not be seen from the side. The spirit was said to have a voracious appetite for human flesh and the many forest dwellers who disappeared over the years were said to be victims of the monster.
The American Indians had their own tales of the Wendigo, dating back so many years that most who were interviewed could not remember when the story had not been told. The Inuit Indians of the region called the creature by various names, including Wendigo, Witigo, Witiko and Wee-Tee-Go but each of them was roughly translated to mean "the evil spirit that devours mankind". Around 1860, a German explorer translated Wendigo to mean "cannibal" among the tribes along the Great Lakes.
Native American versions of the creature spoke of a gigantic spirit, over fifteen feet tall, that had once been human but had been transformed into a creature by the use of magic. Though all of the descriptions of the creature vary slightly, the Wendigo is generally said to have glowing eyes, long yellowed fangs and overly long tongues. Most have a sallow, yellowish skin but others are said to be matted with hair. They are tall and lanky and are driven by a horrible hunger. But how would a person grow to become one of this strange creatures?
According to the lore, the Wendigo is created whenever a human resorts to cannibalism to survive. In years past, such a practice was possible, although still rare, as many of the tribes and settlers in the region were cut off by the bitter snows and ice of the north woods. Unfortunately, eating another person to survive was sometimes resorted to and thus, the legend of the Wendigo was created.
But how real were (or are) these creatures? Could the legend of the Wendigo have been created merely as a "warning" against cannibalism? Or could sightings of Bigfoot-type creatures have created the stories. While this is unknown, it is believed that white settlers to the region took the stories seriously. At times, they even took the sightings and reports quite seriously and made it enough of the local culture that stories like those of Algernon Blackwood were penned. Real-life stories were told as well and according to the settlers' version of the legend, the Wendigo would often be seen (banshee-like) to signal a death in the community. A Wendigo allegedly made a number of appearances near a town called Rosesu in Northern Minnesota from the late 1800's through the 1920's. Each time that it was reported, an unexpected death followed and finally, it was seen no more.
Even into the last century, Native Americans actively believed in, and searched for, the Wendigo. One of the most famous Wendigo hunters was a Cree Indian named Jack Fiddler. He claimed to kill at least 14 of the creatures in his lifetime, although the last murder resulted in his imprisonment at the age of 87. In October 1907, Fiddler and his son, Joseph, were tried for the murder of a Cree Indian woman. They both pleaded guilty to the crime but defended themselves by stating that the woman had been possessed by the spirit of a Wendigo and was on the verge of transforming into one entirely. According to their defense, she had to be killed before she murdered other members of the tribe.
There are still many stories told of Wendigo's that have been seen in northern Ontario, near the Cave of the Wendigo, and around the town of Kenora, where a creature has been spotted by traders, trackers and trappers for decades. There are many who still believe that the Wendigo roams the woods and the prairies of northern Minnesota and Canada. Whether it seeks human flesh, or acts as a portent of coming doom, is anyone's guess but before you start to doubt that it exists - remember that the stories and legends of this fearsome creature have been around since before the white man walked on these shores. The legends had to have gotten started somehow, didn't they?
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Post by woodsricardo on Mar 31, 2005 10:16:25 GMT -5
Could the proton packs be adjusted somehow so you would be able to combat and/or trap vampires, and werewolves?
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Post by Professor Egon Spengler on Mar 31, 2005 19:50:11 GMT -5
The short answer is "yes" But it requires some explaination.
Vampires can be combatted by altering the setting of the ion beam to mimic a particular frequency modulation of sunlight that, while it does not cause "instant destruction" of the creatures the way standing in actual sunlight would, can damage them. The Mark 4 Proton Pack includes the information necessary to switch to this setting as part of it's standard software.
Werewolves are a little more difficult, as there is actually more than one type of Lycanthropy. The "classic" style is a supernatural curse than can be passed by an infected individual; while it is difficult, it is possible to extract the curse through close synchronization of the victim's aura; however, it is an inexact and hazardous undertaking, and GBI's technical policy frowns on this, especially when the infected being is human.
The other kind of werewolf is the racial one--werewolfism is a genetic trait passed along from parent to offspring. While the proton beams can damage the lycanthrope as it would any other living being, and there are hints that they cannot regenerate from the damage as quickly as other kinds of wounds, it is ineffective as a containment method.
However, it is possible to simply bind both kinds of entities using a series of settings based on modifications Dr. Stantz made during a particularlly slow period of business...there is a plug-in program available for the Mark 4 packs and ghost traps, the, er, "Crime Buster" chip. However, this modification was actually intended for use against human beings, and many lycanthropes and vampires are simply too powerful to be held by them.
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Post by DrKyleStevens on Mar 31, 2005 21:32:16 GMT -5
Solid points, Dr. Spengler, however, let's not forget that when a werewolf gets seriously damaged, they rage, which helps them ingore damage that was given to them, not to mention that they are spiritual creature but I don't think that you can actully zap and trap one due to their natures. In WOD- A werewolf has two spirits a human and a wolf spirit once they collide, they'll go into Harano, a grave depression where the Garou ges into severe depression or commits suicide. But this is a rpg game, I think a proton pack but stun a werewolf, but I'm don't think you can trap one with the traps, however, a werewolf might be able to regenerate from the effects from the proton packs, however, it would probably take days or weeks depending on the damage it takes....I could be wrong, though.
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