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A [[Infotoid]] is a type of life, involving an unconventional biochemical basis of life based on silicon.
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A [[Silicoid]] is the [[typoid]] classification of creatures  involving an unconventional biochemistry based on silicon and various silicon compounds. All of these forms are considered [[Unconventional Life]].  
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* It is a classification of [[creature]] type.
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* It is a type of [[lifeform]], a [[typoid]].
 
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=== Library Data Referral Tree ===
 
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
 
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''[[Life Science]]s:''
 
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{{:Referral-Tree-B-Biotechnology}}
 
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
This [[creature]] is distinguished by a number of characteristics:
 
This [[creature]] is distinguished by a number of characteristics:
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=== Specific Species Examples ===
 
=== Specific Species Examples ===
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[[Charted Space]] knows quite a number of [[Silicoid]] species:
 
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!colspan="5"| Selected Silicoid Species Examples
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!colspan="5"| Selected Silicoid Species  
 
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! Specie/s
 
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# [[Awaken]]ed
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# [[Doyle’s Eel]]
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| Incorporeal electromagnetic intelligences that have taken over [[robot]] bodies.
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# [[Graytch]]
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# [[Ice Crawler]]
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| [[Chip]]s
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# [[Intr'gtha]]
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| [[Proto-Sophont]]
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# [[Ka Keleree]]
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| No information yet available.
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# [[Koyn]]
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# [[Reticulan Parasite]]
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| [[Doyle’s Eel]]
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# [[Shard Gargoyle]]
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| [[Creature]]
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# [[Tashaki]]
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| No information yet available.
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# [[Viji]]
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# [[Virus]]
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| [[Graytch]]
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# [[V'Tlar Komehk]]
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| [[Sophont]]
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# [[Vujliop]]
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| No information yet available.
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| [[Ice Crawler]]
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| No information yet available.
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| [[Intr'gtha]]
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| No information yet available.
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| [[Ka Keleree]]
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| [[Sophont]]
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| [[Koyn]]
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| No information yet available.
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| Probably a proto-sophont with language and possible psionic abilities including limited telepathy.
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| [[Shard Gargoyle]]
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| No information yet available.
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| [[Tashaki]]
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| [[Sophont]]
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| No information yet available.
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| [[Viji]]
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| [[Virus]]
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| [[Vujliop]]
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| [[Sophont]]
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| No information yet available.
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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== See also ==
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It is relatively common for a [[creature]] to meet sufficient criteria to qualify as more than one classification of animal.
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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| Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
 
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
 
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{{LEN|Biology|Xenobiology|Lifeform}}

Latest revision as of 10:40, 9 October 2023

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A Silicoid is the typoid classification of creatures involving an unconventional biochemistry based on silicon and various silicon compounds. All of these forms are considered Unconventional Life.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

This creature is distinguished by a number of characteristics:

  • Based on a silcon biochemistry
  • Unconventional lifeform

Specific Species Examples[edit]

Charted Space knows quite a number of Silicoid species:

Selected Silicoid Species
Specie/s Sophonce Remarks
Awakened Sophont Incorporeal electromagnetic intelligences that have taken over robot bodies.
Chips Proto-Sophont No information yet available.
Doyle’s Eel Creature No information yet available.
Graytch Sophont No information yet available.
Ice Crawler Creature No information yet available.
Intr'gtha Creature No information yet available.
Ka Keleree Sophont No information yet available.
Koyn Sophont No information yet available.
Reticulan Parasite Proto-Sophont Probably a proto-sophont with language and possible psionic abilities including limited telepathy.
Shard Gargoyle Creature No information yet available.
Tashaki Sophont No information yet available.
Viji Sophont No information yet available.
Virus Sophont No information yet available.
V'Tlar Komehk Sophont No information yet available.
Vujliop Sophont No information yet available.

See also[edit]

Selected Typoids

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §
Bio-Identenoid

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
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