Board Thread:New on Galactic Crucibles/@comment-5135903-20141008164704/@comment-5870856-20141116190609

Yeah, having the brain and most of the sensory organs in one location, which happens to be attached to the body via a weak spot, is really quite stupid. When I created the Zi'vani, I'd planned to give them brains closer to the centre of their body-mass so that said brains are protected from damage and near to the heart(s), allowing blood to be pumped through them more easily. This would also make it possible for animals to grow quite tall, since the hearts wouldn't need to pump as much blood in order to reach the increasingly distant brain.

Is there a biological equivalent of fibre optics that would make it possible to send light signals through the body, similarly to how I believe telephones work?

Interesting idea for the finale, and as for my stumbling onto it… well, great minds think alike :)