Planescape: Torment - The Nameless One. The being now known only as The Nameless One (or TNO) is one of the closest things the multiverse has to a true immortal. Precisely how long he has lived or how many incarnations he has had is unknown, but judging from some of the contacts he has made (Lum the Mad, among others) he is probably at least several thousand years old, as the "Good Incarnation" in the Fortress of Regrets mentions that ...

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Planescape: Torment - Cast voice. Michael T. Weiss — The Nameless One Rob Paulsen — Morte Rictusgrin Jennifer Hale — Fall-from-Grace/Deionarra Sheena Easton — Annah-of-the-Shadows Mitch Pileggi — Dak'kon Charles Adler — Ignus Rodger Bumpass — Strahan Runeshadow Dan Castellaneta — Nordom Flo Di Re — Ravel Puzzlewell Tony Jay — Transcendent One John de Lancie � ...

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Planescape: Torment, Planescape: Torment - Synopsis, Planescape: Torment - Characters, Planescape: Torment - The Nameless One, Planescape: Torment - Ravel Puzzlewell, Planescape: Torment - Trias, Planescape: Torment - Party, Planescape: Torment - Credits, Planescape: Torment - Cast voice, Planescape: Torment - Trivia

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Hindu Quotes: Selfish Desire

They live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart.

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Al Basti (Also Al Kardai or just Al) is a tormenting feminine night-demon in Turkish folklore (Anatolia, Turkmenistan). Those who she visits are said to wake up in an intense fever. She is also known to steal horses, who are found sweating and exhausted in the morning, and unable to provide a full days work. Due to her torments, she is also known as the "red mother" or "red lady". Her curse is similar to that which was accused of many witches in Russia, which points to similar origins in the two myths. Se ...

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Anavatapta (阿那婆達多 in Chinese and Japanese) is the lake lying at the center of the world, according to an ancient Buddhist cosmological view. The name Anavatapta means "heat-free"; the waters of the lake were thought to be able to soothe the fires that torment beings. Anavatapta is also the name of the dragon that lives in the lake; having become a Bodhisattva, it was free from the distresses that plague other dragons, which are torme ...

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The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeare's best-known plays, written at an uncertain date between 1594 and 1597. It is a comedy ("comedy" had a very different meaning at the time; see Shakespearean comedies) and is best known for its portrayal of the Jew Shylock, which has raised questions of anti-semitism. Shylock is a tormented character but is also a tormenter, so whether he ...

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• The Merchant of Venice - Date
• The Merchant of Venice - Story
• The Merchant of Venice - Shylock and the anti-Semitism debate
• The Merchant of Venice - The anti-Semitic reading
• The Merchant of Venice - The sympathetic reading
• The Merchant of Venice - Shylock on stage
• The Merchant of Venice - Pederasty
• The Merchant of Venice - Film adaptations
• The Merchant of Venice - Pastimes

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Annihilationism is one of several doctrines of hell in the Christian religion. It states that the final fate of the wicked (sinners) is total destruction, similar to eternal unconsciousness. It rejects the Traditionalist view that hell is a place of never-ending torture and/or separation from God. Annihilationism - Annihilationism in Christianity. In contrast to Traditionalism, which holds that the wicked will suffer in torment forever, and Universalism, which holds that all humanity will eventually ...

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• Annihilationism - Annihilationism in Christianity
• Annihilationism - Justifications

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Alonso Berruguete (c. 1488 - 1561) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and architect. He is considered to be most important sculptor of Renaissance Spain, and known for his emotive sculptures depicting religious ecstasy or torment. Born in the town of Paredes de Nava, Berrugette would study art under the tutelage of his father, the painter Pedro Berruguete. Following his father's death in 1504, Berruguette travelled to Italy to continue with his study of art, spending most of his time in Florence and Rome. His paintings produced in Italy showed a mannerist influence, with his art being compared with cont ...

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Censorship is the control of speech and other forms of human expression, often by government intervention. It is most commonly applied to acts which occur in public circumstances, and most formally involves suppression of ideas (by criminalizing or regulating expression). Discussion of censorship often further considers less formal means of controlling perceptions by excluding various ideas from mass communication. What is censored may range from specific words to entire concepts. The ostensible motive of censorship is to stabilize or improve t ...

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• Censorship - Censorship Types
• Censorship - State secrets and unwanted attention
• Censorship - School textbooks
• Censorship - Terms
• Censorship - Implementation
• Censorship - Prevention and bypassing
• Censorship - Censorship around the world
• Censorship - Censorship of Media
• Censorship - Other types of censorship

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Constantine is a 2005 movie based on the Hellblazer comic book, and was released on February 8, 2005 in HKSAR, and on February 18, 2005 in the U.S. and Canada. The film features Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, a man who battles demons but is tormented by the knowledge that he is bound for Hell. It has been rumored that a sequel is planned for release in 2007; Reeves has not committed to the project, ho ...

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• Constantine film - MPAA
• Constantine film - Cast

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Cow and Chicken is a cartoon series, created by David Feiss, first broadcast on the Cartoon Network from 1997 to 2001. The series tells of the adventure of a sister Cow and her brother Chicken, who are often tormented by The Red Guy, a usually naked devil-like character who poses as various characters to scam them. Usually the Red Guy's pseudonyms are puns off of his naked appearance (i.e. Dr. Hiney Bottoms, Officer Pantsoffski, Ben Panced, Mrs. Bare-Derrier). Like Dexter's Laboratory, the original pilot appear ...

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Blackwood Farm is one of the more recent books in The Vampire Chronicles series, written by Anne Rice. Blackwood Farm - Synopsis. The main character is Tarquin "Quinn" Blackwood, a child of the Blackwood clan, which is a powerful and old family in New Orleans. Tarquin is haunted by a mysterious ghost named Goblin who is mercilessly tormenting him. He realizes that he is unable to defeat this creature alone. Risking his life, Quinn embarks upon a quest to enlist the aid of the vampire Lestat d ...

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Cogliostro ("Cog," initially rendered "Cagliostro") is a supporting character in Todd McFarlane's Spawn comic series. Cog first appears as an alley bum, but he seems to know more about Spawn's situation than Spawn himself. Cog is the one who informs Spawn that his powers draw on a limited energy source, and that using it up will condemn him to eternal torment in Hell. He is the angel on Spawn's right shoulder, opposite the Violator, who exhorts Spawn to ...

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• Cogliostro - Other Media

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In the cosmology of the core Dungeons & Dragons setting and other settings, including the Forgotten Realms and Planescape, Baator, also known as the Nine Hells, is the Outer plane where the souls of people of Lawful Evil alignment are sent after death, suffering whatever torments are determined by their gods and beliefs. Baator is also home to the devils, fiendish extra-dimensional creatures of pure Lawful Evil; the most populous variety of devils are the baatezu, a race which effectively rules the plan ...

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Yūrei (幽霊) are Japanese ghosts. Like their Western counterparts, they are thought to be spirits kept from a peaceful afterlife due to some wrong caused to them in life, a lack of a proper burial, or because they committed suicide. They typically appear in the hours between midnight and sunrise, floating about to frighten and torment those who wronged them in life, but otherwise causing no harm. Some may argue that Hanzo Hasashi (aka Scorpion from the Mortal Kombat series) plays homage to this type of ghost probably due to the fact he was violently murdered and on top of ...

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David Ritz is a very successful author who based his books on soul music legends like Ray Charles, Etta James, The Neville Brothers, Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin. However, Ritz is probably most notable for his work with the legendary Marvin Gaye. The two first met in 1978 shortly after the release of Gaye's tormented Here, My Dear album after Ritz had publicly defended Gaye's album as a body of work after a Los Angeles Times critic had panned t ...

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Physical abuse Torture / Severe Corporal punishment Psychological abuse Humiliation / Intimidation / Bullying Hate speech / Manipulation / Stalking / Coercive persuasion Sexual abuse Sexual assault / Rape Sexual harassment Child abuse / Domestic violence Prisoner abuse / Elder abuse Animal abuse Police brutality Human experimentation A bully is an individual who tends to torment others, either through verbal harassment and/or p ...

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• Bully - Types of bullying
• Bully - Locations of bullying
• Bully - Effects of bullying
• Bully - Fictional Bullies
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In Hinduism, Prahlada was a son of Hiranyakashipu, a Daitya who hated the devas, and most especially, Lord Vishnu, the followers of whom he began to torment. Prahlada is known particularly for his steadfast devotion to Lord Vishnu, while defying his father and not losing his faith despite Hiranyakashipu's several attempts to coerce and even kill him. Prahlada - The Devotee. The story of Prahlada is told in the Seventh book of the Srimad Bhagavatam. It is a fascinating account of how one who is devoted to th ...

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• Prahlada - The Devotee
• Prahlada - Attempts to kill Prahlada
• Prahlada - Holi
• Prahlada - Narasimha
• Prahlada - Places of Pilgrimage
• Prahlada - Raghavendra Swami

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Daniel Jackson is watching some footage from 1928 of the scientists in that era working on the newly discovered Stargate, trying to get it to work but not having Samantha Carter's work on stellar drift to adjust the dialling, and hence not being able to turn it on. However, to Jackson's astonishment, they manage to do so, and a man goes through. Then the gate shuts off. Later in a briefing, it is believed that the man was Ernest Littlefield, who 'died' years ago. He must have been stuck on the planet he went to ever since. Using moder ...

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The Torment of Tantalus Stargate SG-1, The Torment of Tantalus Stargate SG-1 - Plot, The Torment of Tantalus Stargate SG-1 - Notes

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