There have been attempts at categorizing this fictional group of beings, and Phillip A. Schreffler argues that by carefully scrutinizing Lovecraft's writings a workable framework emerges that outlines the entire " pantheon " – from the unreachable " Outer Ones " ( e. g. Azathoth, who apparently occupies the centre of the universe ) and " Great Old Ones " ( e. g. Cthulhu, imprisoned on Earth in the sunken city of R ' lyeh ) to the lesser castes ( the lowly slave shoggoths and the Mi-go ).

The locations where these adventures occur, such as a city, country, planet or an entire fictional universe, are also sometimes called ' campaigns ' but are more correctly referred to as ' worlds ' or ' campaign settings '.

* The Lower Elements, a fictional underground city in the Artemis Fowl world, created by Eoin Colfer

All four of them live in the fictional city of Duckburg, in the fictional state of Calisota.

* Marienburg ( Warhammer ), a fictional city in the Warhammer Fantasy world

In the popular video game Bioshock, pneumatic tubes are used to transport various items throughout the fictional city of Rapture.

The stories are told in the garden of the first villa that the company stays at, which ( although fictional ) is located a few miles outside the city.

The show centers on Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, three kindergarten-aged girls with superpowers, as well as their " father ", the brainy scientist Professor Utonium, who all live in the fictional city of Townsville, USA.

Elizabeth Goudge used Wells as a basis for the fictional cathedral city of Torminster, in her book City of Bells.

The majority of the stories are set in the fictional world of Nehwon, many of them in and around its greatest city, Lankhmar.

* Belleville ( fictional city ), a fictional city in the French animated movie The Triplets of Belleville

* Mechanicsburg, a fictional city in the comic series Girl Genius

Other sources suggest that the fictional village's name was constructed from the Celtic word " briga ", which means " town " ( such as in the old city names of Segobriga and Brigantium ) and the Scottish Gaelic " dùn ", which means a fort.

In the fictional " Discworld " novels, the main city is called Ankh-Morpork and has moreporks on its coat-of-arms.

The Sun Dog is set in King's fictional city of Castle Rock, Maine, and is a prelude of sorts to King's 1991 novel Needful Things.

R ' lyeh is a fictional lost city that first appeared in the H. P. Lovecraft short story The Call of Cthulhu, first published in Weird Tales in 1928.

The latter coordinates place the city approximately from the actual island of Pohnpei ( Ponape ), the location of the fictional " Ponape Scripture ".

* Rockport ( Need for Speed ), a fictional city in which the computer and video game Need For Speed: Most Wanted is set

* Newport, fictional city on the west coast of North America in The Longest Journey and Dreamfall

* New Port, a fictional city where superheroes have been outlawed by its criminal ruler, Bomb Queen, in the Image Comics universe

At least one work of fiction, the film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, uses Gaia philosophy as a central point to the plot, and may arguably represent a fictional parallel to Sir James Lovelock in the character of Dr. Cid, who is met with skepticism from the scientific and social community when he promotes the idea of a " living Earth ".

* Micah, fictional character in the 1993 film Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice

* May 4 – Professor James Moriarty, fictional criminal mastermind of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short story The Final Problem ( b. unknown )

* Cocoon, a fictional world in the video game Final Fantasy XIII

* Terra Branford, a fictional character from Final Fantasy VI

* Terra, a fictional universe in Final Fantasy IX

A is a fictional creature from the Final Fantasy video game series by Square and Square Enix.

* Cid ( Final Fantasy ), a series of fictional characters in the Final Fantasy series of computer role-playing games

* Gaia ( Final Fantasy VII ), fictional world

* Gaia, fictional world in Final Fantasy IX

The Golden-bow Dendrobium ( D. chrysotoxum ), colloquially called " Fried-egg Orchid " was one of the species grown by the fictional private detective and orchid fancier Nero Wolfe, and plays a role in The Final Deduction.

is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Square's ( now Square Enix's ) role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII and several of its sequels and spin-offs.

Ancient astronaut theory has been used as background or main topic in many fictional works such as Lovecraft's short story " The Call of Cthulhu " ( 1926 ), the movie Stargate ( 1994 ), the movie Knowing ( 2009 ), the movie Prometheus ( 2012 ), the TV show Earth: Final Conflict, and innumerable comic books, manga books and video games.

Chronologically set during the time of the original Street Fighter, Final Fight is set in the fictional American metropolis of Metro City, based on New York City.

A Buster Sword is a fictional blade used in Final Fantasy VII.

is a fictional character and the protagonist of the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

* Irvine Kinneas, fictional character in the 1999 video game Final Fantasy VIII

The town and the falls are known worldwide as the setting for a fictional event: it is the location where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero, Sherlock Holmes, fights to the death with his archnemesis, Professor Moriarty, at the end of The Final Problem.

* Aerith Gainsborough, a fictional character from Final Fantasy VII

* Nero the Sable, member of the fictional Tsviets of Deepground in Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

The three of them lived in the fictional city of Stone Canyon, California and were visiting Angel Grove for the Final Round of the Team Ninja competition.

* Reeve Tuesti, a fictional character from the video game Final Fantasy VII

* Draco, a character in the fictional opera The Dream Oath: Maria and Draco in Final Fantasy VI