Absolute Neural Preservation
Whenever Mumba damages a creature, he can choose to preserve its brain in an undamaged state.
This ability follows these rules:
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Universal Application. The ability functions with unarmed strikes, weapon attacks, magical attacks, cursed objects, and other damaging abilities directly controlled by Mumba.
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Perfect Precision. No ability check, saving throw, action, reaction, or resource expenditure is required.
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Lethal Preservation. Even if an attack instantly kills the creature or causes catastrophic physical damage, its brain remains unharmed by that attack.
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Damage Independence. This preservation applies regardless of whether the damage is bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, fire, lightning, necrotic, or another damage type.
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Multiple Targets. Mumba can apply this technique independently to any number of creatures damaged by the same ability.
Anatomical Limitations
The technique can only preserve a brain that physically exists and is capable of remaining intact.
It cannot recreate an already destroyed brain, produce a brain in a creature that naturally lacks one, or prevent effects that completely erase the creature and all its physical remains from existence.
Additionally, preserving the brain does not preserve the creature's life, consciousness, memories, or soul. It only guarantees that its physical neural structure is protected from Mumba's attack.
Biological Research Application
Any brain successfully preserved through this feat remains anatomically intact and available for collection, provided Mumba can recover it.
This makes the brain suitable for dissection, examination, biological experimentation, and incorporation into creations such as Tina.
The feat does not automatically extract the brain or protect it from subsequent environmental damage.
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