Origin
It took over warm utility tunnels, where rodents were always plentiful. Its narrow body grew even more flexible, and its heat sensitivity even sharper.
Appearance
A short cable battering ram made of three thick blocks with two yellow lengthwise stripes and two wide runners; no long, flexible snake body.
Signature ability
Cable Strike
260 damage (×1.5 against a Marked target); the target is coiled and Staggered for 2 s.
Passive trait
Warm Infrastructure
In narrow tunnels and near Heat objects, Cableboa gains Stealth and increased Adaptation.
Moves
Pipe Passage
Shade / Maneuver
Slips through a narrow utility line that larger species can’t enter.
Heat Sight
Heat / Support
Marks a target behind a thin wall by its heat.
Cable Strike
Signature move
Shade / Strike
A sudden attack from cover.
Serpent Intercept
Instinct / Reaction
Coils around an enemy trying to slip past.
Evolution
Line E-23: From Sand to Pipes
Duneboa → Cableboa
Condition: moving into warm tunnels, pipes and utility cavities.
The ability to move through dense material remains, but the skin loses its sandy ripples and gains lengthwise markings. Heat sensitivity sharpens for hunting through the thin walls of utility lines.
