Amazingly many players have never heard of kelp...

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@@ -997,6 +997,16 @@ doppelganger
        count upon his doing the former, and not doing the latter, why
        then you're a dragonlord."
                [ The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. Le Guin ]
+*dragon*scale*
+       Stephen had argued, and the expert armorer had grudgingly
+       admitted, that dragonscale shield or armor, provided it proved
+       feasible to make at all, ought to offer some real, practical
+       advantages over any metal breastplate or shield -- gram for
+       gram of weight, such a defense would probably be a lot
+       tougher and more protective than any human smiths could
+       make of steel.
+               [ The Last Book of Swords: Shieldbreaker's Story,
+                       by Fred Saberhagen ]
 *drum*
        Many travelers have seen the drums of the great apes, and
        some have heard the sounds of their beating and the noise of
@@ -2012,6 +2022,21 @@ katana
        The katana is a long, single-edged samurai sword with a
        slightly curved blade.  Its long handle is designed to allow
        it to be wielded with either one or two hands.
+kelp*
+*frond
+       I noticed that all the plants were attached to the soil by
+       an almost imperceptible bond.  Devoid of roots, they seemed
+       not to require any nourishment from sand, soil, or pebble.
+       All they required was a point of support -- nothing else.
+       These plants are self-propagated, and their existence depends
+       entirely on the water that supports and nourishes them.
+       Most of them do not sprout leaves, but sprout blades of
+       various whimsical shapes, and their colors are limited to
+       pink, carmine, green, olive, fawn, and brown.  I had the
+       opportunity to observe once more -- not the dried specimens
+       I had studied on the _Nautilus_ -- but the fresh, living
+       specimens in their native setting.
+               [ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne ]
 ki-rin
        The ki-rin is a strange-looking flying creature.  It has
        scales, a mane like a lion, a tail, hooves, and a horn.  It