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Brain Cylinder Brain cylinders are alien technology, originating with the fungi from Yuggoth They are used to preserve What You See intact the brains of other organisms so that the fungi A transparent cylinder holds a single human brain connected to the inside walls with wires and tubes The top and bottom of the cylinder have metal caps imbedded with sockets and studded with prongs for the attachment of devices The liquid within glows eerily as sparks crawl over the brain and up and around the surface within the cylinder has a faint glow, and particles of can carry them into space or other worlds The fluid light can be seen “crawling” up and down the brain and brainstem Unless the brain is of unusual size, the cylinder containing it is not particularly large—only a foot or two long at most and half as wide Cylinders need not be transparent and can be made out of any substance, including metals or other materials that are typically used in forging armor The fungi themselves tend to make the main part of the cylinder out of armored glass, which is difficult but not impossible to pierce Brain cylinders never run out of energy–they can HUMAN SCHOLAR BRAIN CYLINDER CR 1/4 XP 100 Human brain cylinder expert LN Tiny construct Init –5; Senses Perception +8 DEFENSE AC 5, touch 5, flat-footed (–5 Dex, –2 object, +2 size) hp 21 (4d8) Fort +1, Ref –4, Will +5 Defensive Abilities half damage from sonic, fire, and ranged attacks, hardness 10; Immune cold, construct traits, critical hits, nonlethal damage Weakness immobile OFFENSE Speed ft S TAT I S T I C S Str —, Dex 0, Con —, Int 15, Wis 8, Cha 10 Base Atk +3, CMB +1; CMD (can’t be tripped) Feats Alertness, Iron Will Skills Appraise +9, Diplomacy +7, Knowledge (arcana) +9, Knowledge (geography) +9, Knowledge (history) +9, Knowledge (local) +9, Knowledge (nature) +9, Knowledge (religion) +9, Perception +8, Sense Motive +8 Languages Aklo, Common, Sylvan ECO LO GY 300 Environment any Organization solitary, pair, or collection (3–20) Treasure none keep a brain alive and well for centuries The extradimensional fluid taps into other planes of existence for its power Cylinder Attachments The cylinder has a number of plugs for attaching devices to it, which enable the brain to see, hear, and communicate, as well as perform other functions The fungi have a huge variety of devices they have created for the cylinders, including means of interrogation and even torture The devices that plug into the cylinder can easily be modified from magic items built for humanoid races, and the cylinder itself is made from normal terrestrial substances Cylinders can even be constructed by skilled human craftsmen The true alien technology is not the cylinder itself but the liquid in which the brain floats This substance is partially extra-dimensional, as are the fungi themselves and has a sort of life of its own The transparent fluid constantly repairs and maintains the healthy state of the brain, preventing deterioration It even cures existing ailments, averts new ones, and effectively grants the brain immortality