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Icelander · 02-07-2020, 05:16 AM

So, say I'm assigning two extra spots on the expedition to a botanist and an entomologist (one or both of whom may be PhD or post-graduate students rather than established academics), I've still got two spots left.

The roster would then look like this:

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1) Commander Samuel H. Shackleford (b. June 27, 1938; Corpus Christi, TX); oceanographer from Texas A&M, Galveston; US Navy Reserves, veteran expedition leader.

2) Professor Harlan P. Wehmeyer (b. May 14, 1935; Galveston, TX); geologist/mining engineer/geophysicist from Texas A&M. Without Magery, but enthusiastic theoretical expert at 'tellurgy', i.e. the study of ley lines and Places of Power.

3) Reverend Francis Coughlin S.J. PhD (b. September 9, 1939; Dublin, Ireland); theologist and bioethicist from Loyola University. One of the foremost ritual magicians known to Kessler in the year 1995.

4) Dr. Spencer Duvall (b. October 28; 1943; Houston, TX); MD and forensic anthropologist from UT-Medical Branch and Texas State University; US Army Reserves. Kept on retainer by Kessler for autopsies of unusual creatures.

5) Denzel Rolle (b. August 1, 1948; Nassau, Bahamas); cultural anthropologist from University of Texas - Austin. Expert in Afro-Caribbean religions and traditional magic.

6) Hubert Caron (b. September 23, 1961; Lille, France); biologist (biodiversity, ecology) from Sorbonne Universite. Employed full-time by Kessler (through an oil company) since his graduation, specializes in analyzing reports of cryptids and providing actionable intelligence for investigators.

7) Martin Luther 'Marty' White (b. March 19, 1964; San Antonio; TX); Afro-Caribbean linguist from UT-Austin and Université Paris-Sorbonne. In addition to his formal academic credentials, spent much of his graduate students working on projects that involved research of the occult and supernatural, is a moderately competent ritual magician.

8) J. Garrett Sullivan (b. August 15, 1956; Dallas, TX); post-graduate biochemist research assistant from Baylor College of Medicine; former USASF Medical Sergeant.

9) [Unnamed]; botanist

10) [Unnamed], entomologist

11) [Unnamed]; to be determined.

12) [Unnamed]; to be determined.

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So, what should the last two members specialize in?

Other fields of biology, maybe ornithology or something else? Marine biology?

Or maybe a positional astronomer?

Physicist of some kind?

Specialist in scientific equipment?

Something else?

02-07-2020, 05:16 AM	#97
Icelander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Iceland*	Last Two Spots on the Expedition So, say I'm assigning two extra spots on the expedition to a botanist and an entomologist (one or both of whom may be PhD or post-graduate students rather than established academics), I've still got two spots left. The roster would then look like this: --- 1) Commander Samuel H. Shackleford (b. June 27, 1938; Corpus Christi, TX); oceanographer from Texas A&M, Galveston; US Navy Reserves, veteran expedition leader. 2) Professor Harlan P. Wehmeyer (b. May 14, 1935; Galveston, TX); geologist/mining engineer/geophysicist from Texas A&M. Without Magery, but enthusiastic theoretical expert at 'tellurgy', i.e. the study of ley lines and Places of Power. 3) Reverend Francis Coughlin S.J. PhD (b. September 9, 1939; Dublin, Ireland); theologist and bioethicist from Loyola University. One of the foremost ritual magicians known to Kessler in the year 1995. 4) Dr. Spencer Duvall (b. October 28; 1943; Houston, TX); MD and forensic anthropologist from UT-Medical Branch and Texas State University; US Army Reserves. Kept on retainer by Kessler for autopsies of unusual creatures. 5) Denzel Rolle (b. August 1, 1948; Nassau, Bahamas); cultural anthropologist from University of Texas - Austin. Expert in Afro-Caribbean religions and traditional magic. 6) Hubert Caron (b. September 23, 1961; Lille, France); biologist (biodiversity, ecology) from Sorbonne Universite. Employed full-time by Kessler (through an oil company) since his graduation, specializes in analyzing reports of cryptids and providing actionable intelligence for investigators. 7) Martin Luther 'Marty' White (b. March 19, 1964; San Antonio; TX); Afro-Caribbean linguist from UT-Austin and Université Paris-Sorbonne. In addition to his formal academic credentials, spent much of his graduate students working on projects that involved research of the occult and supernatural, is a moderately competent ritual magician. 8) J. Garrett Sullivan (b. August 15, 1956; Dallas, TX); post-graduate biochemist research assistant from Baylor College of Medicine; former USASF Medical Sergeant. 9) [Unnamed]; botanist 10) [Unnamed], entomologist 11) [Unnamed]; to be determined. 12) [Unnamed]; to be determined. --- So, what should the last two members specialize in? Other fields of biology, maybe ornithology or something else? Marine biology? Or maybe a positional astronomer? Physicist of some kind? Specialist in scientific equipment? Something else? __________________ Za uspiekh nashevo beznadiozhnovo diela!