Richard M. Blystone was born 5 October 1936 in Elmira, New York. He served as a long-time foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, including reporting from southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He began with CNN at the news networks inception, and reported on many major international news stories.
Richard is is third cousin of long time Hollywood character actor Stanley Blystone and is also the second cousin twice removed of George Carmack, who launched the Klondike gold rush.
REFERENCE
The Descendants of Abraham Blystone, c. 1999, 2000, 2007 by Jeffrey W. Blystone
Richard is is third cousin of long time Hollywood character actor Stanley Blystone and is also the second cousin twice removed of George Carmack, who launched the Klondike gold rush.
REFERENCE
The Descendants of Abraham Blystone, c. 1999, 2000, 2007 by Jeffrey W. Blystone
In the Warcraft videogame series, long before the rise and fall of the kingdoms of men, the Amani trolls of Lordaeron had built an enormous troll empire. After centuries of war and hate, an alliance of elves and humans finally dealt a crushing blow to the Amani when they defeated a great troll army at the foot of the Alterac Mountains. The empire did not recover from the defeat, and the trolls never rose as one nation again. Yet some forest trolls survived, each generation nurturing their hatred of the elves in the dark forests of the north for thousands of years. During the Second War, the Amani trolls were briefly allied to the Horde, and the forest troll Zul'jin was one of the greatest heroes the trolls have ever known.
History
In the depths of time
Forest trolls are native to northern Lordaeron. In the time before the rise of the night elves, the trolls ruled the vast Amani Empire. Together with the jungle troll's Gurubashi Empire they fought the Aqir, eventually disrupting the insectoid empire into two nations. It is rumoured that exiles from the Amani Empire journeyed to the Well of Eternity and were transformed into the first night elves, though this has never been proven.
With the arising of the night elves the Amani Empire was all but dismantled with the primitive magics the Kaldorei wielded. With the arrival of the Burning Legion the forest trolls retreated into the wilderness and took no direct part in the conflict.
The rebuilding and the Troll Wars
In the aftermath of Kalimdor's shattering, the forest trolls began to once again expand their lands across the newly formed Lordaeron, naming their new territory Zul'Aman. However the arrival of the high elves lead to a burning rivalry that would last millennia. The high elves founded their new Kingdom on an ancient troll city that was sacred. This led to the forest trolls attacking the fledgling elven lingdom for the desecration of their city. The stubborn elves, by using magic, drove the trolls back and for a time no conflict arose between the elves and trolls.
After two thousand years had passed the Amani warbands struck out of Zul'Aman determined to destroy the high elves once and for all. They scored victory after victory against the elves, pushing them slowly back. The desperate elves forged an alliance with the human empire of Arathor, teaching a hundred humans the way of magic. The combinded human and elf armies met the trolls at the base of the Alterac Mountains. For days the trolls assaulted the allies' lines until at the right moment, when the human and elven magi unleashed a fury of fiery magic onto the forest troll army. The searing flames stopped the troll's wounds from regenerating and then the humans advanced, slaughtering most of the troll army and driving them back into Zul'Aman. The trolls suffered a defeat from which they would never recover.
The Second War
At the time of the Second War the orcish Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer offered an alliance to the forest trolls. They initially declined until learning of the high elves' induction into the Alliance. Fearing for the Forest trolls' safety, one troll, Zul'jin did what no other forest troll had done since the Troll Wars he united the numerous tribes of Zul'Aman under one banner and joined the Horde. The forest trolls contributed their Axe Throwers, Berserkers and Destroyer ships to the forces of the Horde, but when defeat seemed imminent the trolls abandoned the Horde as suddenly as they joined.
The Present
In the aftermath of the Second War, the forest trolls returned to the old ways of rivalry and fighting between the tribes. However, the recent fall of Quel'Thalas and Lordaeron led to a unique opportunity to once again expand the influence of the forest trolls. One tribe, the Revantusks who still felt some loyalty toward the Horde agreed to a pact of friendship and mutual assistance with the new Horde under Thrall, but declined to rejoin them as they also remembered the recklessness and corruption of the first Horde. Although the forest trolls are spread throughout Eastern Kingdoms, a fair percentage of forest trolls fell to the Lich King's powers. They have lost their will and are undead.
Culture
Magic and Religion
Like other trolls, forest trolls practice Voodoo magic as well as Shamanism and Priest magics. The forest trolls also worship a Serpent goddess called Ula-tek. She appears to be one of the Loa, as she is the Primal God invoked by Venoxis in Zul'Gurub.
A small minority of forest trolls also worship Hakkar the Soulflayer, though his cult never achieved the dominance it enjoyed among the jungle trolls.
Relationships
Forest trolls are vicious and cunning. As cannibals they eat the flesh of their enemies and even sometimes each other. Forest trolls have few allies, they hate orcs who they see as weak and who failed on their promise to return the forest trolls to their former glory.
Many of tribes of forest trolls are also hostile towards each other. The Revantusk tribe is the only tribe friendly towards the horde. Relations between the alliance and the forest trolls is unknown as it has not been stated anywhere, but they no doubt hold a grudge towards the humans for helping the high elves at the end of the conflict between the trolls and high elves.
Forest trolls and high elves
Forest trolls and high elves see each other as sworn enemies. The trolls hate the elves as they invaded their lands and almost wiped them out, and the elves see the forest trolls as barbarians intent on destroying their homeland. The high elves had been in the dominant position for centuries since the Troll Wars. However, with the recent destruction of their homeland, the elves are weakened and the forest trolls see a chance for revenge.
Locations in World of Warcraft
*Arathi Highlands
**Witherbark Village
**Boulder'gor
**Stromgarde
*Hinterlands
**Jintha'alor
**Shaol'watha
**Agol'watha
**Hiri'watha
**Shadra'Alor
**Revantusk Village (Horde)
History
In the depths of time
Forest trolls are native to northern Lordaeron. In the time before the rise of the night elves, the trolls ruled the vast Amani Empire. Together with the jungle troll's Gurubashi Empire they fought the Aqir, eventually disrupting the insectoid empire into two nations. It is rumoured that exiles from the Amani Empire journeyed to the Well of Eternity and were transformed into the first night elves, though this has never been proven.
With the arising of the night elves the Amani Empire was all but dismantled with the primitive magics the Kaldorei wielded. With the arrival of the Burning Legion the forest trolls retreated into the wilderness and took no direct part in the conflict.
The rebuilding and the Troll Wars
In the aftermath of Kalimdor's shattering, the forest trolls began to once again expand their lands across the newly formed Lordaeron, naming their new territory Zul'Aman. However the arrival of the high elves lead to a burning rivalry that would last millennia. The high elves founded their new Kingdom on an ancient troll city that was sacred. This led to the forest trolls attacking the fledgling elven lingdom for the desecration of their city. The stubborn elves, by using magic, drove the trolls back and for a time no conflict arose between the elves and trolls.
After two thousand years had passed the Amani warbands struck out of Zul'Aman determined to destroy the high elves once and for all. They scored victory after victory against the elves, pushing them slowly back. The desperate elves forged an alliance with the human empire of Arathor, teaching a hundred humans the way of magic. The combinded human and elf armies met the trolls at the base of the Alterac Mountains. For days the trolls assaulted the allies' lines until at the right moment, when the human and elven magi unleashed a fury of fiery magic onto the forest troll army. The searing flames stopped the troll's wounds from regenerating and then the humans advanced, slaughtering most of the troll army and driving them back into Zul'Aman. The trolls suffered a defeat from which they would never recover.
The Second War
At the time of the Second War the orcish Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer offered an alliance to the forest trolls. They initially declined until learning of the high elves' induction into the Alliance. Fearing for the Forest trolls' safety, one troll, Zul'jin did what no other forest troll had done since the Troll Wars he united the numerous tribes of Zul'Aman under one banner and joined the Horde. The forest trolls contributed their Axe Throwers, Berserkers and Destroyer ships to the forces of the Horde, but when defeat seemed imminent the trolls abandoned the Horde as suddenly as they joined.
The Present
In the aftermath of the Second War, the forest trolls returned to the old ways of rivalry and fighting between the tribes. However, the recent fall of Quel'Thalas and Lordaeron led to a unique opportunity to once again expand the influence of the forest trolls. One tribe, the Revantusks who still felt some loyalty toward the Horde agreed to a pact of friendship and mutual assistance with the new Horde under Thrall, but declined to rejoin them as they also remembered the recklessness and corruption of the first Horde. Although the forest trolls are spread throughout Eastern Kingdoms, a fair percentage of forest trolls fell to the Lich King's powers. They have lost their will and are undead.
Culture
Magic and Religion
Like other trolls, forest trolls practice Voodoo magic as well as Shamanism and Priest magics. The forest trolls also worship a Serpent goddess called Ula-tek. She appears to be one of the Loa, as she is the Primal God invoked by Venoxis in Zul'Gurub.
A small minority of forest trolls also worship Hakkar the Soulflayer, though his cult never achieved the dominance it enjoyed among the jungle trolls.
Relationships
Forest trolls are vicious and cunning. As cannibals they eat the flesh of their enemies and even sometimes each other. Forest trolls have few allies, they hate orcs who they see as weak and who failed on their promise to return the forest trolls to their former glory.
Many of tribes of forest trolls are also hostile towards each other. The Revantusk tribe is the only tribe friendly towards the horde. Relations between the alliance and the forest trolls is unknown as it has not been stated anywhere, but they no doubt hold a grudge towards the humans for helping the high elves at the end of the conflict between the trolls and high elves.
Forest trolls and high elves
Forest trolls and high elves see each other as sworn enemies. The trolls hate the elves as they invaded their lands and almost wiped them out, and the elves see the forest trolls as barbarians intent on destroying their homeland. The high elves had been in the dominant position for centuries since the Troll Wars. However, with the recent destruction of their homeland, the elves are weakened and the forest trolls see a chance for revenge.
Locations in World of Warcraft
*Arathi Highlands
**Witherbark Village
**Boulder'gor
**Stromgarde
*Hinterlands
**Jintha'alor
**Shaol'watha
**Agol'watha
**Hiri'watha
**Shadra'Alor
**Revantusk Village (Horde)
Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast (commonly referred to as The Tin Dog Podcast) is a weekly podcast which mostly discusses the subject of the British television series Doctor Who, highly ranked on Itunes and Podcast Alley.
It was first established in February 2007, during the run up to series three of Doctor Who, by a man under the pseudonym 'Tin Dog' (the nickname for the popular character K-9 and later Mickey Smith). For most of the episodes, 'Tin Dog' hosted the podcast sharing his opinions of old and new episodes of Doctor Who, although some other episodes are hosted by the same man performing as different charicters (see below).
This podcast has on several occasions been advertised on Doctor Who: Podshock - a popular fan-run Science Fiction Podcast, and often 'Tin Dog' also features on the show, in return, Podshock has also been mentioned on the 'Tin Dog Podcast'.
The Hosts
The podcast is presented by a number of fictional hosts all performed by one man.
'Tin Dog': This host has the mans natural English accent, he has hosted episodes 1, 3 to 19 and 22 onwards.
'Tobias Lumic': This host has a Middlesbrough accent and has hosted the Torchwood based episode, episode 2 as well as a one minute stint after some of the later episodes explaining the podcasts 'legal status'.
'Gabriel Chase': This host is based upon a cross between TV Historian Simon Schama and TV presenter Phil Spencer he hosted two of the Dalek history episodes, episodes 20 and 21, after complaints from listeners he did not do episode 22.
Other voices include a Dalek and a librarian used in episode 22, the voice of MC Escher (if he was a rapper) in episode 25, an imitation of Bonnie Langford in episode 26 and a high pitched voice used for the end of the podcast explaining its 'legal status' in episode 31, although 'Tin Dog' has noted on sevrel he should stop doing voices due to complaints. It is as of yet unknown whether or not he'll be using voices for hosting Podcasts in the future.
Episode Listings
Similar Podcasts
*Doctor Who: DWO Whocast
*Doctor Who: Podshock
It was first established in February 2007, during the run up to series three of Doctor Who, by a man under the pseudonym 'Tin Dog' (the nickname for the popular character K-9 and later Mickey Smith). For most of the episodes, 'Tin Dog' hosted the podcast sharing his opinions of old and new episodes of Doctor Who, although some other episodes are hosted by the same man performing as different charicters (see below).
This podcast has on several occasions been advertised on Doctor Who: Podshock - a popular fan-run Science Fiction Podcast, and often 'Tin Dog' also features on the show, in return, Podshock has also been mentioned on the 'Tin Dog Podcast'.
The Hosts
The podcast is presented by a number of fictional hosts all performed by one man.
'Tin Dog': This host has the mans natural English accent, he has hosted episodes 1, 3 to 19 and 22 onwards.
'Tobias Lumic': This host has a Middlesbrough accent and has hosted the Torchwood based episode, episode 2 as well as a one minute stint after some of the later episodes explaining the podcasts 'legal status'.
'Gabriel Chase': This host is based upon a cross between TV Historian Simon Schama and TV presenter Phil Spencer he hosted two of the Dalek history episodes, episodes 20 and 21, after complaints from listeners he did not do episode 22.
Other voices include a Dalek and a librarian used in episode 22, the voice of MC Escher (if he was a rapper) in episode 25, an imitation of Bonnie Langford in episode 26 and a high pitched voice used for the end of the podcast explaining its 'legal status' in episode 31, although 'Tin Dog' has noted on sevrel he should stop doing voices due to complaints. It is as of yet unknown whether or not he'll be using voices for hosting Podcasts in the future.
Episode Listings
Similar Podcasts
*Doctor Who: DWO Whocast
*Doctor Who: Podshock
Lord Perenolde of Alterac led the weakest contributor to the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War. He feared for the safety of his people, so he betrayed the Alliance by feeding information to Doomhammer and the Horde. Perenolde arranged for a peasant revolt in to cover mining operations there, and attempted to assassinate Sir Uther Lightbringer to tamper with the Order of the Silver Hand.
Perenolde was found out, Alterac was all but destroyed, and he escaped. However, during an Orcish attack on the Stormwind in the aftermath, Perenolde had the Book of Medivh stolen by his troops in an attempt to use the Orcs to rid his lands of the vengeful troops of Stromgarde and Lordaeron. However, after the debacle, martial law was instituted a second time, and Perenolde was forced to turn over his crown.
In multiplayer and skirmish games of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, one of the names assigned to a Death Knight for Undead players is Lord Perenolde. It is possible that Perenolde again betrayed Humanity for his own purposes and made a pact with the .
Member of the Alliance of Lordaeron
*Alterac, led by Lord Perenolde
Other Members
*Lordaeron, led by King Terenas Menethil II
*Stormwind, led by Lord Regent Anduin Lothar
*Dalaran, led by the Kirin Tor
*Kul Tiras, led by Admiral Daelin Proudmoore
*Gilneas, led by Genn Greymane
*Stromgarde, led by Thoras Trollbane
*the High Elves of Silvermoon, led by King Anasterian Sunstrider
*the Bronzebeard dwarves of Ironforge
*the Gnomes of Gnomeregan
cs:Lord Perenolde
Perenolde was found out, Alterac was all but destroyed, and he escaped. However, during an Orcish attack on the Stormwind in the aftermath, Perenolde had the Book of Medivh stolen by his troops in an attempt to use the Orcs to rid his lands of the vengeful troops of Stromgarde and Lordaeron. However, after the debacle, martial law was instituted a second time, and Perenolde was forced to turn over his crown.
In multiplayer and skirmish games of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, one of the names assigned to a Death Knight for Undead players is Lord Perenolde. It is possible that Perenolde again betrayed Humanity for his own purposes and made a pact with the .
Member of the Alliance of Lordaeron
*Alterac, led by Lord Perenolde
Other Members
*Lordaeron, led by King Terenas Menethil II
*Stormwind, led by Lord Regent Anduin Lothar
*Dalaran, led by the Kirin Tor
*Kul Tiras, led by Admiral Daelin Proudmoore
*Gilneas, led by Genn Greymane
*Stromgarde, led by Thoras Trollbane
*the High Elves of Silvermoon, led by King Anasterian Sunstrider
*the Bronzebeard dwarves of Ironforge
*the Gnomes of Gnomeregan
cs:Lord Perenolde