In the 2005-2006 summer season, an estimated 26,250 people visited Antarctica or the surrounding waters. commercial sea voyages with shore visits (by far the most popular)Īpproximately 80 companies belong to the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, a membership organization which regulates non-research travel to the region.Private travel to Antarctica generally takes one of three forms: The laws of the nation operating each research station apply there. These are maintained for scientific purposes only, and do not provide any official support for tourism. There are no cities per se, just some two dozen research stations with a total population ranging from 1000-4000 depending on the time of year. Amelia helps Dagan search for the book while bringing women to the church to be inducted into the Daganian slavery through his possession and mental corruption.Although several countries have laid claim to various portions of Antarctica, it is governed by the 1958 Antarctic Treaty, which establishes the continent as a peaceful and cooperative international research zone. Enraged and distrustful, Dagan had Doc and Weasel detained and tortured, but they both remained steadfast that the book had been locked inside a safe that was inside a larger one.ĭagan finally acquiesced, and allowed the two to go after Doc mentioned a woman named The Librarian had come to him, and told him to give her the book or she would take it from him because, ‘It no longer has an owner, for Dagan died.’ Erebus had a memory of the woman with glowing eyes, and he knew she managed to magically steal the tome. Dagan currently haunts the ruins of the church where Doc and Weasel first summoned him. She helped him build a new criminal empire and a cult devoted to him as a type of god. He slowly corrupted the hapless woman from the inside out, and when he finished, she was a shadow of her former self. He found her, and before the sun rose, Dagan insinuated his own spirit into hers. that had seen him arrested, tried, sentenced, and executed- Amelia Williams. Bound to the evil demon, his spirit could not fight against the pull, and he beheld the terrible red-skinned creature! However, his lackeys, Doc and Weasel, had been told what to do upon his death, and while he tried stalling for time, the two inept minions managed to summon Dagan back into the physical world! Aka Manah swore revenge on The Phantom!Īfter returning to the Earth, Dagan went for the D.A. Once Dagan’s body died, his soul, which he had sworn to Aka Manah, floated into the Outer Darkness. They also did this as a deterrent for other people seeking such power. The state executed him, even though the death penalty had been abolished from New York in 2007! The state felt his heinous offenses, warranted such punishment. He erected the Erebus building, built a mafia empire, ran a cult dedicated to Aka Manah, and after cops arrested him, the state of New York found him guilty of an enormous list of crimes. She did not know what happened to the man she had once hoped to marry.Īfter being on his own, no one could stop his fall from grace. Trixie had left him as his personality shifted from a nice person to a male chauvinist. The demon supposedly lorded over dark thoughts, and Dagan’s had become ever darker since finding the tome. He came across ancient, dark gods like Nergal, shadowy evil things like The Anax, but there was a spell that mentioned a demon that caught his eye- Aka Manah. He stole it from a worksite and using translation programs, managed to decipher parts of it. Honestly, Dagan enjoyed his life, and though he was not perfect, overall he was a decent human being, until he found an ancient grimoire of indescribable power. He had been a construction worker for his adult life, and he lived with his girlfriend of several years, Trixie Goodwin.
With his possessions, his appearance constantly changes.ĭagan Erebus was an infamous man, but he was not always so. But upon his death, he takes the form of a spectral phantom. All while avoiding the relinquishment of his soul to Aka Manah.ĭagan starts normal enough. Starting the novel with his death, he seeks his revenge on those that led to his demise. "Look, doll, just relax, and let it happen!" Biography Phantom: RevengeĪs seen in the novel, Phantom: Revenge, Dagan, with the help of the Codex Gigas mentioning Aka Manah, has a rise from power to head a mafia empire.