Creature Coven

A sub-sect within the Apex Dozen relating to the more alien members of that organisation, and those who tend to come from races not known by the majority of the Imperian Confederacy.

History
The Creature Coven are an unofficial sub-group created by Makori classifiers in order to split the observed members of the Apex Dozen into more memorable and useful records. The decision to name this group as such as first decided upon observation of both Herl'Be'Zaatch and Zak'Kalamas, as both were determined to be highly irregular in their biology compared to the other Diobalith. Eventually, a survivor not driven incomprehensibly insane by Vek'Bel'Zzak was discovered and he was added to the list.

Between the three, the Creature Coven have struck primal terror into Makori and Erthus across the Imperian Confederacy for their mostly horrifying methods of elimination-Herl'Be'Zaatch takes his victims deep underground and suffocates them with sand before eating them, Zak'Kalamas absorbs the life force of his victims altogether, and there are only rumors of how Vek'Bel'Zzak deals with his victims.

The motives of their members differ and are a subject of intense fascination from Makori researchers. Of particular interest is Vek'Bel'Zzak, who lead a genocide against all beings of psionics on Magnus Imperus. Its power and reason for existence have been a regularly pondered question in many scientific circles. Zak'Kalamas is also of interest to researchers, as its ability to lead swarms of mindless drones and moon-sized biological organisms represents perhaps one of the greater threats set out by the Dozen. Herl'Be'Zaatch is not prized so much for his origins as much as his longtime service to Tyranis. As one of the Prime Evil's key lieutenants, the intelligence possessed by that being is thought to be of crucial strategic value.

Since the creation of the group, the members of the group have taken to referring to themselves as such in order to have a more profound psychological effect on their victims. It is unknown how they obtained their classification, as most information is kept unwritten to prevent intelligence stealing; it is theorised Vek'Bel'Zzak took the information from the mind of one of his victims. Herl'Be'Zaatch may also have secretly burrowed into a record chamber and eavesdropped on researchers recounting details of the Coven.

To this day, the Creature Coven still operate covertly and remain one of the more fearful forces the Apex Dozen and Tyranis have to muster.

Members
As of current, three beings have become members of the Creature Coven:
 * Vek'Bel'Zzak, the Nightmare


 * Zak'Kalamas, the Hive Tyrant

It is unknown whether or not more alien Diabolith may arise to become a part of this classification, or if Tyranis has any intention of finding more of these odd lifeforms to serve him. However, due to Tyranis' difficulty in controlling both Vek'Bel'Zzak and Zak'Kalamas, it is thought that he is attempting to find more terrestrial servants to further his cause (such as Argus).
 * Herl'Be'Zaatch, the Sand Serpent