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The Circuit Titan is a species of colossal Devil, endemic to the OTHERWHERE, recognised as the largest recorded allokaryote species recorded.

Morphology

Circuit Titans exhibit an enormous body structure, with an average height of ~6 km, making them the largest Devil species documented to date. Their anatomy consists of a torso-like central mass and two bilateral appendages, all of which resemble enormous cables or high-tensile wires. The torso and primary limbs extend downward before splitting into fractal-like bundles of smaller, cable-like tentacles at regular intervals.

Their bodily composition consists of dense, black, fibre-like supercells, exhibiting properties akin to titanium alloy and optical fibre. This material is characterised by its extreme tensile strength and resistance to damage or severance.

The cranial structure of a Circuit Titan is spherical to ellipsoid, adorned with asymmetrical horns of variable size and placement along the lateral surfaces. The most prominent feature is a single, glowing ocular structure occupying approximately 90% of the facial area. This “eye” emits a continuous 10,000-lumen output when open, and functions both as a visual organ and feeding mechanism.

Oculo-digestive Apparatus

The central eye houses an orifice resembling a pupil, possessing micro-serrated edges. Although the eye does not rotate, the sclera consists of contractile muscle tissue, enabling dynamic changes in the pupil’s apparent position and size. This illusion of motion facilitates tracking and focal adjustment.

Internally, the eye cavity is lined with a substrate of photoreceptive-digestive cells, composed of pure black photoreceptors. These cells enable both light absorption and nutrient processing, allowing the eye to function as a hybrid sensory-digestive system. The pupil acts as an aperture through which both light and organic material can be drawn inward.

Behaviour

While classified as an OTHERWHERE species, all currently observed Circuit Titans are present HERE. Their sheer scale and widespread distribution make them visible from nearly any geographic vantage point.

Circuit Titans are hypothesised to play a critical thermoregulatory role in the post-AWI environment. 0x496e2074686520616273656e6365206f66206120736f6c617220626f64792c20746865736520656e746974696573206172652063617061626c65206f6620706173736976656c7920656d697474696e67206f72206d6f64756c6174696e6720746865726d616c20656e657267792c20746865726562792070726576656e74696e6720706c616e65746172792074656d7065726174757265732066726f6d207265616368696e6720756e696e686162697461626c65206c6f77732e

In addition, Circuit Titans are capable of passively generating and manipulating electromagnetic fields, producing persistent and severe electrical storms in their immediate vicinity. These atmospheric disturbances manifest as frequent lightning activity.