Apothecary Profile — Tigecycline
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Tigecycline is a younger Apothecary, giving her the advantage of unfamiliarity. She was only 13 years old when she was thrust into battle following many fruitless attempts of the more seasoned warriors to take down Pestilence agents like Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii had frustrated the Apothecary Army. Like […]
nerdmed101 The Healing Blade apothecary, TigecyclineLord of Pestilence Profile — Yersinia pestis
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Yersinia pestis are one of the most ancient scourges to haunt the globe, and have been responsible for the deaths of countless other worlds in the deep past, starting even before the Apothecary Healers began offering protection to Soma and other lands. In fact, these Pestilence agents were only discovered centuries […]
nerdmed101 The Healing Blade Lord of Pestilence, Yersinia pestisLord of Pestilence Profile — Haemophilus influenzae
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Haemophilus influenzae are some of Soma’s most ancient demons, first described over 100 years ago. But despite a century of experience fighting these foes and research on their destructive habits—including the detailing of their entire genome—their attacks are still poorly understood, and they still pose a significant threat to the life […]
nerdmed101 The Healing Blade Haemophilus influenzae, Lord of PestilenceLord of Pestilence Profile — Streptococcus pneumoniae
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Don’t let the name fool you. Streptococcus pneumoniae attack more than just the Respiro Forest. These villains can wreak havoc on a wide range of systems in Soma, including the land surrounding Buccal Bay, the Aural Canals, and even Sententia. They are similar to those of other cocco-demons by their sensitive […]
nerdmed101 The Healing Blade Lord of Pestilence, Streptococcus pneumoniaeApothecary Profile — Metronidazole
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Metronidazole may be most well known for her swift action against the increasingly common attacks of C. difficile, but she is also widely effective against other Pestilence agents, particularly those that live without oxygen. She can be called into action for attacks on the boundary wall, the Skeleton Mountains, Respiro Forest, […]
nerdmed101 The Healing Blade apothecary, MetronidazoleKINECTing with Your Physiology
A few weeks ago, I gave into my desire of buying a Kinect for my Xbox 360 for the sole purpose of playing the game Fruit Ninja Kinect. Over my winter break, after a crazy semester of medical school, I had the wonderful chance to play the game on my cousin’s 360 console and immediately […]
nerdmed101 Concepts, Games, Random Stuff, Rants, Uncategorized Fruit Ninja Kinect, Kinect, Medicine, Neurobiology, Physiology, Xbox 360Lord of Pestilence Profile — Francisella tularensis
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Francisella tularensis are nasty Lords that have terrorized Soma for nearly a century. Known as rabbit demons, they can tear apart the boundary wall as well wreak havoc on the interior towns and cities. The damage they cause depends on which of the four F. tularensis armies are attacking, and where […]
nerdmed101 The Healing Blade Francisella tularensis, Lord of PestilenceYou can leave Gaming, but you will always be a Gamer…
I fondly remember a time in my life when computer games used to feature heavily in my day-to-day routine. If I wasn’t getting at least five hours a day in on Counterstrike or Unreal Tournament then I was probably either ill or on holiday. However, my last monster-kill streak has long since past and I […]
nerdmed101 Concepts, Games, Geekdom, RantsReaction Timing
Newton’s third law is a scientific favorite: “To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.” This law is also the core of competitive gameplay. If I make a move, my opponent must respond in order to neutralize the value of my move. The victor is then the player that takes a step […]
nerdmed101 Concepts, GamesLord of Pestilence Profile — Treponema pallidum
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Treponema pallidum are crafty Lords who penetrate Soma’s boundary by charming their way onto boats heading for the Southern Harbor adjacent to Fecal Outlet. They uses their feminine wiles to stow away on cargo ships, full of unsuspecting and impressionable young workers, then spread their terror across Soma once inside the […]
nerdmed101 The Healing Blade Lord of Pestilence, Treponema pallidum