Occuttle

Occuttle is the Simplicitrix/Stabilized Simplicitrix's DNA sample of a Bathothaura-lyromma from the oceans of the planet Mystigneous.
==Appearance==
Occuttle is a squid-like being that tends to take a humanoid stance. Most of his body has a magenta color to it, similar to that of Clockwork's metal. The flesh which covers his back and the top of his head is pink, with some darker markings visible. He has nine tentacles, four of which have sucker pads at the end, colored the same pink as his head, same with the pattern on the back of them. He has a filter feeder mouth, and circular red eyes with highlights.
Occuttle wears the Simplicitrix symbol on his chest.
==Powers==
*Occuttle can detect Mana and life through the suckers on his tentacles.
*Occuttle is capable of converting life force into Mana that can be properly used as magic. While Mana and life force are typically classified as the same, it cannot be manipulated by more practical means in its life force form, so most magic users only absorb Mana from living beings rather than the full life force, while Occuttle is capable of converting the life force to Mana automatically.
*Occuttle has a minor form of clairvoyance. He cannot directly see the future, but is capable of generating magic that leads him in the direction he needs to go.
*Occuttle's tentacles are good for constricting opponents, and are capable of stretching.
*Occuttle can survive underwater.
*Like regular cephalopods, Occuttle can generate ink.
==Weaknesses==
*Occuttle is capable of killing those he absorbs the life force of, including himself, if he converts too much of it to Mana.
*Occuttle's life-to-Mana conversion is useless on those without either.
*Occuttle's tentacles can be tangled.
==Etymology==
*Occuttle's name is a play on "occult" and "cuttlefish."
*Occuttle's species name is a play on "Bathothauma lyromma," a species of glass squid, and "aura," a term for life force in various media, such as RWBY.
==Trivia==
*Occuttle is a reworking of Squidstrictor, whose name was used for the Alan 10 version of Gax. This reworking leaned more into the magic power Squidstrictor originally had, of being able to detect and track Mana through his tentacles. This is also the reason that he ended up getting Mystigneous as his homeworld, as Alaquartzam is a magic reworking of Rocks, who is part of the theater duo alongside Squidstrictor.
*Occuttle's powerset takes inspiration from two spells from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim:
**Equilibrium: This spell allows the player to convert their health into magicka, which can unintentionally kill the player.
**Clairvoyance: This spell creates a magical pathway to the goal of the active quest.