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Furnace-9 wasn't built for war or labor but as a solution to the Great Freeze of 1889, when a brilliant but eccentric engineer created a walking heat source for isolated villages. Unlike cold, calculating machines, it runs on emotional energy—burning brightest when surrounded by joy and dimming near conflict or sadness. The curious grid pattern on its "face" isn't just a heat vent but a primitive harmonic analyzer that lets it detect and reproduce melodies it hears, becoming an unlikely musical companion during long winter nights. Village elders tell stories of how it memorizes the thermal signature of every person it meets, somehow finding and warming those who become lost in blizzards. Children especially adore it, discovering that drawings fed into its furnace aren't destroyed but emerge as animated shadow puppets in the light cast by its core.
A charming retro-futuristic robot featuring a central furnace/boiler body with a glowing golden grille that serves as both hearth and face. Its sturdy frame combines utilitarian industrial design with vintage mechanical details, including brass fittings, exposed pipes, and articulated limbs. The warm orange glow emanating from its core contrasts with the weathered metal exterior, while its compact, stocky build suggests reliability rather than speed.