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--- hollowback_scuttler [2025/04/08 05:15] – [Physique and Appearance] admin
+++ hollowback_scuttler [2025/11/28 03:54] (current) – [HOLLOWBACK SCUTTLER] admin
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 ====== HOLLOWBACK SCUTTLER ======
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 ===== Overview =====
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   * **Weight:** 5–6 kg
   * **Carapace:** Thick, matte-black with a concave dorsal cavity
-  * **Legs:** Long, jointed limbs for navigating slick cave walls
+  * **Legs:** 10 Long, jointed limbs for navigating slick cave walls
-  * **Eyes:** Bioluminescent and capable of rotating independently
+  * **Eyes:** Softly Bioluminescent and capable of rotating independently via flexible stalk muscles
 ==== Special Features: ====
+  *  **Dorsal Reservoir:** The shallow depression passively stores oxygen-rich water and aids thermal buffering; edges are rough and mineral-like
   * **Hollow Carapace Reservoir:** Used for thermal regulation and storing oxygen-rich water
-  * **Bioluminescent Eyes:** Provide vision in pitch-black cave waters
+  * **Peri-ocular Photophores:** Faint, pulsing glow around the eyes (not from the pupils) for signaling in darkness
   * **Cliff Claws:** Hooked claws adapted for gripping onto vertical rock surfaces
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   * **Incubation Period:** ~20 days
   * **Juvenile Development:** Young crabs cling to cave ceilings to avoid predators until their shells harden
-  * **Lifespan:** 12–15 years
+  * **Lifespan:** 12–15 years (Estimation)
 ==== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
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 **Known Predators:**
-  * [[Duskback Leviathan|Duskback Leviathan]]
   * [[Cavern Perch|Cavern Perch]]