Goblin's Biology Notes: Ch. 2 Infernal Inner Workings

Specimen- Lawrence

Species- Infernal demon

Location- "Mepara" 

 

Now this was an odd find, and took even longer to find the specimen in a safe environment. Safety gear was a must to combat the heat and ash in the air of this location, post volcanic activity.

 

The specimen's appearance is such; a red base skin tone, though it shifts throughout the body, especially around the limbs and horns as they gain an obsidian like color with cracks that emit light. The torso of the specimen glows, it's source is a specimen described "core." The color can shift depending on environmental, emotional, or physical factors. The "core" 's average light is roughly equivalent to a child's night light. 

 

When asked, the specimen explained the core functions like that of simplified organism. His body consists of an esophagus, leading to the core, a 'liver' that collects the heated excess water vapor from his diet of alcohol, an air pocket, and both large and small intestines for solid waste. The 'liver' has a direct connection to the esophagus to release the water vapor from the Specimen's mouth. Specimen asked to clarify "no it doesn't sound like a tea kettle." It seems any other 'standard' organ function is carried out by the core, including heart duties. He lacks veins and blood, but does have a liquid, that's only being moved by the heat of the core and the air pocket in his body. Seems to operate much like the magma under the Earth's crust in terms of flow and operation. 

The core looked to have move about freely in his chest cavity, with no discomfort. 

Now this confused me, since he was entirely a filled with only liquids and no muscle, what was keeping him together? When asked about structure in the body, he offered to show it. His core grew in light and size visually, as well as the temperature. Sure enough, the specimen does have bones. They appear black but this was hard to confirm. This particular specimen seems to have sustained a permanent injury on (his)left knee. There was a crack is seemed and disfigurment. When asked what happened the specimen grew quiet. I decided not to pry. 

 

Next, I asked for a rough ballpark of his temperatures next, and the specimen did me one furher and listed them since its prone to change and fluxuate. 

• Normal external temp: 115°f (46.1°c)
• Sleeping external temp: 50°f (10°c)
• Sleeping Internal temp: 575°f (301°c)
• Exercising external temp: 130°f (54.4°c)
• Internal temp: 2500°f-2700°f (1371°c-1482°c)