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Elecrans were large tentacled and electrically charged monsters that live in the seas of Caladan. It was said that few exist, and they were seen rarely even by deep sea fisherman. Most people on Caladan considered them myths.
One of the earliest famous encounters between humans and an elecran occurred during the Butlerian Jihad. While Estes Atreides and Kagin Atreides, the twin sons of Vorian Atreides were out on their first fishing expedition with their maternal grandfather and adoptive father Kalem Vazz, the four were attacked by an elecran. Vazz saved the other three, but nobly died in the process.
Physiology[]
Elecrans appeared only partially corporeal, able to hold any sort of form only when in contact with water (although they appear to lose stability and form when in less contact with water). While they were complex creatures that were alive in the simplest sense of the word, they possesed no sort of cells and apparently existed only as electrical energy. How any sort of cognitive or living process is accomplished by such a creature, is not known. It would not be too bold however to guess that they were highly territorial, and very few of them existed in the oceans of Caladan.
Encounters[]
Many centuries later, a boat containing Duke Leto Atreides I, Thufir Hawat, Rhombur Vernius and Victor Atreides was attacked by one of the elusive monsters. Fisherman on the boat reiterated what they knew from the tales they had heard and Leto was able to formulate a plan to kill the thing. The Elecran was eventually killed, with no casualties.
While training with his personal instructor, Duncan Idaho, Paul Atreides flew an ornithopter into a violent storm. During the storm, large swarms of elecrans formed a gigantic creature as the ornithopter lost altitude. Using his instincts, Paul flew straight into the monsters and ascended after being struck by an electrical charge. The monsters lifted above the water, trying to reach the aircraft, and ended up dissolving into mist, saving both Paul and Duncan.