List of concepts in Artemis Fowl
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This is a list of fictional concepts in Artemis Fowl, a novel series by Eoin Colfer.
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[edit] Fairy concepts
[edit] Bio-bomb
A high-tech, fairy-manufactured guided missile. Once detonated, it employs the radioactive energy source Solinium II, destroying all living tissue in the area while leaving landscape and buildings untouched.
[edit] Centaurian
A script only known by centaurs. The cipher is slightly easier to translate than Gnommish because many of the symbols look similar to their English counterparts. It can be read fluently once familiar, and is more like a recognisable font than a language.
[edit] Iriscam
A tiny LEP-issue camera within a contact lens; once attached to the user's eye, it is virtually invisible. It is used as a remote camera, but also has several filters, including thermal and x-ray.
[edit] LEP Helmet
Part of the official LEP uniform, the LEP Helmet was developed by Foaly. It includes a camera, microphone, and visor with digital display.
[edit] Mesmer
A magical power, similar to hypnosis, that most of the fairy familes are able to use, since only a small amount of magic is needed to mesmerize someone. Someone who is under the mesmer has no control over their actions, and becomes entranced with the voice of the one mesmerizing. It requires direct eye contact, as well as a voice laced with suggestion; thus, the mesmer is useless against mirrored surfaces such as mirrored sunglasses.
[edit] Mud people
The terms 'Mud People,' 'Mud Men,' 'Mud Woman,' 'Mud Boy,' 'Mud Girl' and 'Mud Kid' are used to address humans by fairies. This term conveys fairies' dislike and even contempt towards the human race.
[edit] Retimager
A piece of fairy technology developed by Foaly that infallibly tells whether or not a person has seen a specific image before. Based on the premise that every image that a person sees leaves an infinitesimal etching on the retina that never disappears, two suction cups resembling plungers are used to read the etchings on the subject's retinas.
[edit] The Ritual
A magic-restoring ritual that fairies have to perform to regain their magic after it is used up. The Ritual requires that a fairy pick up an acorn from an ancient oak tree near a river bend during a night of the full moon, and then replant it in soil far away from the place where they picked it.
[edit] Shielding
A shield is a form of magic which allows the user to stay invisible to most observers. Fairies shield by increasing their heart rate, causing their bodies to vibrate so quickly that they are never in one place long enough to be seen. Usually, when using the shield, the fairy encounters resistance from non-vibrating clothing, equipment, etc., which causes a slight shimmer in the air.
[edit] Solinium
A radioactive element, still not in the human periodic table. It has a half-life of 14 seconds and is the main energy source of a bio-bomb. It is standard procedure to spray any LEP property with solinium-based tracker.
[edit] Time-stop
A tool used by the Fairies in the Artemis Fowl series. It stops time in a selected area using magic. Historically, time-stop fields were created by five warlocks who created a pentagram around the intended area. However, the process was mechanized by Foaly; the warlocks send their magic into lithium batteries, in which it can be stored until needed. Time-stops cut off an area entirely from the outside world; communications to the "outside world" are rendered useless, as they are not able to travel through time. Once in a time-stop, it is impossible to fall asleep or wake up without an anesthetic.
[edit] Warlock
A fairy with strong magic skills whose magic never runs dry, unlike other fairies, who must replenish their magic regularly. They are generally used as emergency medics, and have a strong pacifist creed.
[edit] Mood blanket
The mood blanket is a multi-sensor massage and homeopathic garment meant for centaurs, created by Foaly.
[edit] Softnose laser
The softnose laser is an illegal type of laser weapon. It fires a laser at a slower speed, causing greater damage than a normal laser. It can be powered by simple alkaline batteries. The Bwa'Kell goblin triad was armed with these weapons by Opal Koboi in a failed storming of Police Plaza.
[edit] Other concepts
[edit] C Cube
A device made by Artemis Fowl from stolen fairy technology. It can read any medium, electronic or organic, because it contains an "omnisensor", a piece of fairy technology that can sense anything. It is used in Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code to replay a vintage videotape remotely as well as search for ion beams from spy satellites.
[edit] Eternity Code
Created by Artemis Fowl II, it is a code like any other code, except that it uses completely new language as a base, making it next to impossible to translate. As noted by one of Jon Spiro's staff members, theoretically it would take an eternity to get through the code.
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