### character sheet: Arsenic - **name:** Arsenic - **Meaning

### character sheet: Arsenic - **name:** Arsenic - **Meaning:** Derived from the Greek term "arsenicon", what does it mean "mascle" ou "manly", in reference to its strength and properties. - **origin/discovery:** Discovered in Antiquity, was known since the time of the alchemists, that extracted it from the arsenopyrite ore. The formal discovery as a chemical element was credited to the alchemist Albertus Magnus, not in the 13th century. - **Where is it found?:** It is found mainly in minerals such as arsenopyrite, European and realgar. It is common in areas with volcanic activity and veins of metallic minerals.. - **What is it used for?:** Used in metal alloys, pesticides, wood preservatives, semiconductors and in some medical applications. Historically, was used as poison. - **properties:** - **Physical State:** Solid (metalloid) Under normal conditions. - **Farbe:** It can be metallic gray, yellow or black, depending on the allotropic form. - **Density:** 5,72 g/cm³. - **Melting Point:** Sublime from 615°C. - **Reactivity:** Reacts with halogens and strong acids; forms highly toxic compounds, like arsenic trioxide. - **curiosities:** - Arsenic was one of the most feared and used poisons in history, being known as "dust of the heirs" in Renaissance Italy. - It was used in cosmetics during the Victorian era, despite the risks of poisoning. - In certain cultures, It was believed that small doses of arsenic could strengthen the body and make it immune to poison, practice known as arsenophagy. ### rpg character: **Arsenio, the Grey Alchemist** - **name:** Arsenio Gray - **race:** Half-elf - **classy:** Alchemist - **kor:** 150 years (looks like he's 30) - **Appearance:** Arsenio has pale skin and gray eyes., that seem to reflect the metal of their creations. Her hair is long and silver, falling in a cascade over the shoulders. He wears a cloak of dark fabric, with alchemical runes embroidered in silver. - **Persona