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* ItCanThink: It's show that Wendigos possess an animal cunning, preferring to stalk their prey and attack from ambush while also displaying pack tactics akin to those of a wolf.


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* ShoutOut:
** One of the testimonies is about a Cartographer who chases a Wendigo into the woods to finish it off, only to be blindsided by a second, female Wendigo. One could say she was a [[Film/JurassicPark clever girl.]]
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* EyeColourChange: One of the effects of transforming into a Wendigo is the color of the victim's eyes change to orange.


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* [[RedEyesTakeWarning Orange Eyes Take Warning]]: Those who transform into Wendigos develop an unnatural orange eye color.
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* QuarantineWithExtremePrejudice: The Handbook relates the events that occur in Jonestown when a group of Cartographers execute a man who had been bitten by a Wendigo, despite evidence that he had resisted the disease. The locals do not take this well.
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* ThePlague: The disease that transforms people into Wendigo, notable for how quickly it spreads and its lack of a cure.
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* GovernmentInExile: The RSA functioned as this for awhile before they managed to retake Washington D.C.


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* PatientZero: What makes the Wendigo plague so mysterious and deadly is that multiple patient zeros pop up in random locations around the world at roughly the same time.
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* CrapsackWorld: Humanity is barely surviving against the horror of an infection that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters.


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* NicknamingTheEnemy: The Wendigo have no truly official classification, and are referred to a number of different names derived from various myths and legends. The Cartographer's Handbook merely pushes the use of Wendigo in order to allow ease of communication.


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* OutsideContextProblem: The Wendigo are one and catch humanity so off guard that it has just barely fought off extinction.

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* ApocalypseHow: The Wendigo plague appears to cause a Planetary Societal Collapse

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* ApocalypseHow: The Wendigo plague appears to cause a Planetary Societal Collapse[[ApocalypseHow/Class2 Class 2]].
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: The Wendigo plague leads to the complete collapse of civilization.

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* FallenStatesofAmerica: The Wendigo plague leads to the collapse of the American government. At the beginning of the story, the government, now renamed the Reunified States of America, only controls Washington D.C. and the surrounding area.

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* FallenStatesofAmerica: ApocalypseHow: The Wendigo plague appears to cause a Planetary Societal Collapse
* FallenStatesOfAmerica:
The Wendigo plague leads to the collapse of the American government. At the beginning of the story, the government, now renamed the Reunified States of America, only controls Washington D.C. and the surrounding area.



* GovernmentAgencyofFiction: The Cartographer's Handbook was created to be used by agents of the fictional National Intelligence Agency of the Reunified States of America.

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* GovernmentAgencyofFiction: GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: The Cartographer's Handbook was created to be used by agents of the fictional National Intelligence Agency of the Reunified States of America.
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* AfterTheEnd: The Cartographer's Handbook is written from a point in time after the Wendigo plague has caused the collapse of civilization and the American government has barely fought it's back from the brink of destruction.

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* GovernmentAgencyofFiction: The Cartographer's Handbook was created to be used by agents of the fictional National Intelligence Agency of the Reunified States of America.



** [[UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant Ulysses S. Grant]] is President of the Reunified States of America, having been granted emergency powers due to the unprecedented situation.

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** [[UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant Ulysses S. Grant]] is President of the Reunified States of America, having been elected for a third term and granted emergency powers due to the unprecedented situation.



* IstanbulNotConstantinople: The United States' name was changed to the Reunified States of America by President Grant in order to symbolize the government's mission to rebuild the country.



* NotUsingTheZWord: While the Wendigo are mentioned to have many colloquial names (Goblin, Wolfman, Ghoul), Zombie is not one of them. Justified, as the idea of the zombie had not yet entered the public consciousness in the 1870s.

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* NotUsingTheZWord: While the Wendigo are mentioned to have many colloquial names (Goblin, Wolfman, Ghoul), (Ghoul, Wraith, Vampire, Goblin), Zombie is not one of them. Justified, as the idea of the zombie had not yet entered the public consciousness in the 1870s.
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* FallenStatesofAmerica: The Wendigo plague leads to the collapse of the American government. At the beginning of the story, the government, now renamed the Reunified States of America, only controls Washington D.C. and the surrounding area.
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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar American Civil War]] due to an [[ZombieApocalypse outbreak of an infection that turns people into savage creatures]] dubbed [[{{Wendigo}} Wendigos]]. The [[FictionalDocument Handbook]] goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.

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Framed Set in the United Stated and framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar American Civil War]] due to an [[ZombieApocalypse outbreak of an infection that turns people into savage creatures]] dubbed [[{{Wendigo}} Wendigos]]. The [[FictionalDocument Handbook]] goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.



** Ulysses S. Grant is President of the Reunified States of America, having been granted emergency powers due to the unprecedented situation.

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** [[UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant Ulysses S. Grant Grant]] is President of the Reunified States of America, having been granted emergency powers due to the unprecedented situation.
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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar American Civil War]] due to an outbreak of an infection that turns people into savage creatures dubbed [[{{Wendigo}} Wendigos]]. The [[FictionalDocument Handbook]] goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.

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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar American Civil War]] due to an [[ZombieApocalypse outbreak of an infection that turns people into savage creatures creatures]] dubbed [[{{Wendigo}} Wendigos]]. The [[FictionalDocument Handbook]] goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.
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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar American Civil War]] due to an outbreak of an infection that turns people into savage creatures dubbed Wendigos. The Handbook goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.

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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar American Civil War]] due to an outbreak of an infection that turns people into savage creatures dubbed Wendigos. [[{{Wendigo}} Wendigos]]. The Handbook [[FictionalDocument Handbook]] goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.
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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the American Civil War due to an outbreak of an infection that turns people into savage creatures dubbed Wendigos. The Handbook goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.

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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar American Civil War War]] due to an outbreak of an infection that turns people into savage creatures dubbed Wendigos. The Handbook goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.
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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the American Civil War due to a zombie plague-esque outbreak that turns people into creatures dubbed Wendigos. The Handbook goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.

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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the American Civil War due to a zombie plague-esque an outbreak of an infection that turns people into savage creatures dubbed Wendigos. The Handbook goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.
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* AlienSpaceBats: The divergence in the story's timeline occurs because of the sudden emergence of the Wendigo plague in the 1870s.
* AlternateHistory: History diverges shortly after the American Civil War when the Wendigo plague suddenly appears and ravages the human race.


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** Ulysses S. Grant is President of the Reunified States of America, having been granted emergency powers due to the unprecedented situation.
** One of the entries is written by Annie Oakley, who is working as a Cartographer.
*LiteraryAgentHypothesis: Alex Shaw is mentioned near the beginning as the director of a documentary in modern times concerning the events chronicled in the Cartographer's Handbook.
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* {{Wendigo}}: Though they aren't the creatures of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.

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* {{Wendigo}}: Though they aren't the creatures of myth, they the infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.
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* {{Wendigo}}: Though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.

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* {{Wendigo}}: Though they aren't the creature's creatures of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.
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* Wendigo: Though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.

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* Wendigo: {{Wendigo}}: Though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.
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* TechnicallyLivingZombie: The Wendigo are living, breathing

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* TechnicallyLivingZombie: The Wendigo are living, breathingbreathing creatures, more akin to mutated people than the undead.
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* TechnicallyLivingZombie: The Wendigo are living, breathing
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* NotUsingTheZWord: While the Wendigo are mentioned to have many colloquial names (Goblin, Wolfman, Ghoul), Zombie is not one of them. Justified, as the idea of the zombie had not yet entered the public consciousness in the 1870s.
* NoZombieCannibals: The only things Wendigo don't seem to attack are each other, and in fact, most of the ruined cities of America are infested with them.



* Wendigo: Though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.

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* Wendigo: Though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.legend.
* ZombieApocalypse: By the start of the story, the Wendigo plague has already caused the collapse of the United States and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction.

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* [FictionalDocument]: The titular Handbook is an actual document that all Cartographers carry with them.
* [Wendigo]: Though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.
* [ZombiePlague]: If a person is bit or scratched by a Wendigo, they will transform into one as well in a matter of hours, becoming a savage creature interested only in killing and eating.

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* [FictionalDocument]: FictionalDocument: The titular Handbook is an actual document that all Cartographers carry with them.
* [Wendigo]: Though FleshEatingZombie: The Wendigo, as their namesake would suggest, are very interested in eating humans, though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order willing to invoke the legend.
go after other living creatures as well.
* [ZombiePlague]: PlagueZombie: If a person is bit or scratched by a Wendigo, they will transform into one as well in a matter of hours, becoming a savage creature interested only in killing and eating.eating.
* TheVirus: The Wendigo plague, which is extremely communicable and sets in rapidly.
* Wendigo: Though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.

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* [=FictionalDocument=]: The titular Handbook is an actual document that all Cartographers carry with them.
* [=Wendigo=]: Though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.

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* [=FictionalDocument=]: [FictionalDocument]: The titular Handbook is an actual document that all Cartographers carry with them.
* [=Wendigo=]: [Wendigo]: Though they aren't the creature's of myth, they infected are given this name in order to invoke the legend.legend.
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* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.

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* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes [=FictionalDocument=]: The titular Handbook is an actual document that all Cartographers carry with them.
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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the American Civil War due to a zombie plague-esque outbreak that turns people into creatures dubbed Wendigos. The Handbook goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of

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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the American Civil War due to a zombie plague-esque outbreak that turns people into creatures dubbed Wendigos. The Handbook goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of the Reunified States of America, needs to know in order to survive in a Wendigo infested world and how to further the government's goal of reclaiming what was once the United States.



!! This show provides examples of:
* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.
* [=TropeTitle=]: Any tropes in which the show is already cited can be retrieved from the Wiki if you text-search in a separate window on the program name.

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!! This show the Cartographer's Handbook provides examples of:
* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.
* [=TropeTitle=]: Any tropes in which the show is already cited can be retrieved from the Wiki if you text-search in a separate window on the program name.
series.
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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the American Civil War due to a zombie

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Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the American Civil War due to a zombiezombie plague-esque outbreak that turns people into creatures dubbed Wendigos. The Handbook goes into detail about what a Cartographer, an agent of

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The Cartographer's Handbook is an audio drama created by Alex Shaw. Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that lead to the collapse of

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The Cartographer's Handbook is an audio drama created by Alex Shaw. Shaw and is the first story in the New Century series, marking the beginning of Phase 1 of the overarching story.

Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that lead led to the collapse of civilization shortly after the American Civil War due to a zombie
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The Cartographer's Handbook is an audio drama created by Alex Shaw. Framed as a survival guide, the Handbook details the events that lead to the collapse of
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!! This show provides examples of:
* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.
* [=TropeTitle=]: Any tropes in which the show is already cited can be retrieved from the Wiki if you text-search in a separate window on the program name.

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