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  2. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    In The Dark Elf Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe it is used to make drow weaponry. It is also used for armor in The Elder Scrolls III, and in the game Terraria it is a red ore used to produce armor and other items. The name is from the word adamant (see above), with suffix -ite for names of minerals. Adamantium ...

  3. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Unusual names have caused issues for scientists explaining genetic diseases to lay-people, such as when an individual is affected by a gene with an offensive or insensitive name. [14] This has particularly been noted in patients with a defect in the sonic hedgehog gene pathway and the disease formerly named CATCH22 for "cardiac anomaly, T-cell ...

  4. List of organisms named after works of fiction - Wikipedia

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    "This species is named after the Night King in the American fantasy drama Game of Thrones, because all the specimens were collected in winter and the fly is mostly covered in thick pale pruinescence." Also, the fly, like the fictional villain, turns its victims into zombies. [161] Abyssarya Bonifácio & Menot, 2018: Segmented worm: Arya Stark

  5. List of fictional scientists and engineers - Wikipedia

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    Hojo (Final Fantasy VII) – Head of the Shinra Company's science department; a sociopathic, amoral bioengineer whose experiments drive the game's plot forward; Mei (Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm) – climatologist, and one of the heroes in both games and comic series; Moira (Overwatch) – geneticist, and one of the playable heroes in the game

  6. Lists of fictional species - Wikipedia

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  7. Portal:Dungeons & Dragons - Wikipedia

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    Dungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules (TSR).

  8. Category:Science fantasy role-playing games - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Science fantasy role-playing games" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  9. List of fictional plants - Wikipedia

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    The role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has a number of, according to Charles Elliott "not-very-ingenious", imaginary plant species, [14] as well as "a taxonomy of fungal horrors", which Ben Woodard considers eerie not only for their poisonous nature, but because many have the ability to move. [22] Basidirond: A giant multi-stemmed fungus ...