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diff --git a/webAO/client/fetchLists.ts b/webAO/client/fetchLists.ts
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+import { AO_HOST } from "./aoHost";
+import { request } from "../services/request.js";
+
+export const fetchBackgroundList = async () => {
+    try {
+        const bgdata = await request(`${AO_HOST}backgrounds.json`);
+        const bg_array = JSON.parse(bgdata);
+        // the try catch will fail before here when there is no file
+
+        const bg_select = <HTMLSelectElement>document.getElementById("bg_select");
+        bg_select.innerHTML = "";
+
+        bg_select.add(new Option("Custom", "0"));
+        bg_array.forEach((background: string) => {
+            bg_select.add(new Option(background));
+        });
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.warn("there was no backgrounds.json file");
+    }
+}
+
+export const fetchCharacterList = async () => {
+    try {
+        const chardata = await request(`${AO_HOST}characters.json`);
+        const char_array = JSON.parse(chardata);
+        // the try catch will fail before here when there is no file
+
+        const char_select = <HTMLSelectElement>(
+            document.getElementById("client_ininame")
+        );
+        char_select.innerHTML = "";
+
+        char_array.forEach((character: string) => {
+            char_select.add(new Option(character));
+        });
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.warn("there was no characters.json file");
+    }
+}
+
+
+export const fetchEvidenceList = async () => {
+    try {
+        const evidata = await request(`${AO_HOST}evidence.json`);
+        const evi_array = JSON.parse(evidata);
+        // the try catch will fail before here when there is no file
+
+        const evi_select = <HTMLSelectElement>(
+            document.getElementById("evi_select")
+        );
+        evi_select.innerHTML = "";
+
+        evi_array.forEach((evi: string) => {
+            evi_select.add(new Option(evi));
+        });
+        evi_select.add(new Option("Custom", "0"));
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.warn("there was no evidence.json file");
+    }
+}
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