The beast component

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Description

Please include a summary of the change and a link to which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change.

Fixes # (issue)

Type of change

• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• This change requires a documentation update

Change status

• Complete, tested, ready to review and merge
• Work-in-Progress, PR is for discussion/feedback

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• My changes generate no new warnings
• There are no merge conflicts
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation