A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.
The previous life and experiences of a person, especially a character in a dramatic work, but also a real-life person.
A prequel.
A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
A musical composition set to a poetical story.
An inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
A plausible story set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain.
The design and specification of a vessel.
A person with legend-like qualities, such as extraordinary accomplishment.
A fabricated backstory for a spy, with associated documents and records.
A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree.
A leading protagonist in a historical legend.
A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.
A cool, nice or helpful person, especially one who is male.