I know that many allies feature in the stories. Legrasse in Call of Cthulhu and Pickman in Pickman's Model. In what story does Ryan Dean appear?

Hmmm good question, if google is to be believed and we go by the first and supposedly most relevant results he is a 28 year old from Louisiana who joined Myspace before it was cool (though I'm not sure it ever actually was) and has only 1 friend.

If I combine the search with HP Lovecrafts name I get a page of books recomended by the staff of the Wadsworth Oh public library which Ryan Dean apparently suggested some HP Lovecraft. I should also note that at this point Google seems to think I would have a much more enjoyable time searching for Ryan Dunn (the dead Jackass star).

If I combine the search with Arkham Horror it sends me back to this very conversation, at which point I've lost too much sanity to continue.

The Ally section of the wiki has the literary origins of many of the allies: http://www.arkhamhorrorwiki.com/Ally

It doesn't have Ryan Dean's origins, though. Maybe they just made him up?

"You delve through an otherworldly index, vast in size and complexity almost to an unsettling degree. Make a Lore -1 check to find the information you need and obtain a clue token. If you fail, lose 1 sanity point. You can freely reattempt this check if not successful."

http://www.arkhamhorrorwiki.com/Ally

This link will take you to the arkham horror wiki, which has the list of all the allies. If you click on any one of them, the Mythos source will be at the bottom of the page. Some, especially most female characters, are completely made up.

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