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Shivering Cutlass Eel

Ensiformis tremulus

Twilight52 cm · Coiled · nervous

Field record

Its whole body carries a fine tremor even at rest, a blade-length of muscle that never quite stops flinching at something upstream of my senses. Ease the drone in slow and the shiver settles to almost nothing; come in fast and it snaps into a coil so tight the tremor becomes a single flat strike.

Marginal note: “trembles until it decides you're safe”

Habitat

ZoneTwilight Zone

Depth range600–1,300 m

DiscoveryOnly shows itself to a drone moving well under its own top speed. Ease off the throttle as you close.

Catching it

A Twilight-tier catch needs at least a Fine Mesh Net— anything under that rating can never hold it, whatever the throw. Bought at the Quartermaster’s counter for 90 crystals. A held net inks this entry for good and pays its ledger bonus on the spot.

Ledger bonus on capture+9 Accel

Full capture mechanics — sighting vs. capture, the aim ring, why a net below a creature’s tier always bursts — in The Ledger.