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| − | '''C. Augustus Pons''' was a [ | + | '''C. Augustus Pons''' was a [[w:Plankton|plankton]] magnate from [[Terra]].<ref name=DAINNp133>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 133, "Archaeologists: Brythunia Find Predates Pons"</ref> |
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| − | He backed and paid for [[Towne]]'s late [[twenty-second century]] settlement effort around half a century after the first attempt. The eccentric trillionaire was a fan of author [ | + | He backed and paid for [[Towne]]'s late [[twenty-second century]] settlement effort around half a century after the first attempt. The eccentric trillionaire was a fan of author [[w:Robert E. Howard|Robert E. Howard]]. He had the planet's moon named for the adventurer, Conan, and the largest continent named after the Hyborian lands Conan traveled. Pons also named the planet's main city Port Howard after the author. |
The first wave of Pons' settlers to arrive on Towne came from the Terran continent of North America. These colonists continued to name various parts of the planet after aspects of Howard's fantasy world, but later settlers didn't.<ref name=HoCdiscovery>''Hearts of Chaos'', pp. 119-120, "Planet's discovery, colonization and unusual naming practice origin".</ref><ref name=DAINNp133/> | The first wave of Pons' settlers to arrive on Towne came from the Terran continent of North America. These colonists continued to name various parts of the planet after aspects of Howard's fantasy world, but later settlers didn't.<ref name=HoCdiscovery>''Hearts of Chaos'', pp. 119-120, "Planet's discovery, colonization and unusual naming practice origin".</ref><ref name=DAINNp133/> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:53, 24 March 2023
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| Affiliation | Terran Hegemony |
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| Profession | Magnate |
C. Augustus Pons was a plankton magnate from Terra.[1]
History[edit]
He backed and paid for Towne's late twenty-second century settlement effort around half a century after the first attempt. The eccentric trillionaire was a fan of author Robert E. Howard. He had the planet's moon named for the adventurer, Conan, and the largest continent named after the Hyborian lands Conan traveled. Pons also named the planet's main city Port Howard after the author.
The first wave of Pons' settlers to arrive on Towne came from the Terran continent of North America. These colonists continued to name various parts of the planet after aspects of Howard's fantasy world, but later settlers didn't.[2][1]
Dr. Vanessa Markoja the University of Towne field archaeology team that examined a set of ruins off the coast of Towne's Brythunia province. These ruins, discovered in February 3133, were identified by March as what remained of a forgotten pre–C. Augustus Pons effort to settle Towne.[1]