Cazzadath

Genetically
enhanced cyborg, one of the Kravarius Triad, and
a member of the Apex Dozen.

## **History**

Cazzadath
was once a minor member of the Arch-Council of Tyranis; a quartermaster on one
of their islands, dealing with the handing out of weaponry and testing new
ones. He enjoyed his role as much as any Diabolith could, although he was often
considered to be unpleasant company due to his habit of not replying to
conversations and maintaining an unsettling silence for long periods of time.
When Tyranis personally sought him and two other Diabolith out to form the Kravarius
Triad, to test replicas of Kravarius, he accepted without much enthusiasm,
which was reflective of his attitude to much in his life.

Cazzadath
was altered, along with the other two of the Kravarius Triad, by Tyranis many
thousands of years prior in order to test the feasibility of mass-producing Kravarius
and Diabolith to go with them. The Kravarius replicas, however, took considerable
energy and effort to create, and their defects resulted in the wearers being
altered irreparably. Cazzadath was crippled physically by the onslaught of
shadow energy, leaving him totally inert. Tyranis, convinced that these Kravarius
prototypes could still be of considerable use, amputated Cazzadath's
dysfunctional limbs and replaced them with cybernetic equivalents, with his
entire exterior being totally technological. Two green power cores, fueled by Tyranis'
very own essence kept his cybernetic body stable indefinitely.

In
his new form, Cazzadath was nigh indestructible, and found his almost unmatched
strength to be a great boon. Kortarex expressed interest in having Cazzadath
for the Apex Dozen, and, as he was looking for opportunities to test his new
abilities, he quickly accepted. He was soon put to work dealing with Terropidus
and Terkridion, along with Vekl'Bel'Zzak.
Cazzadath, rendered mostly mentally blank by the experiments from Tyranis, was
mostly immune to the effects of the psionic master, hence their pairing.
Together, they proved a menace, and Cazzadath's greatest accomplishment was
launching a successful assault on Terropidus, destroying much of the village
and killing Kilaro Terjoris before being repelled.

He
is currently awaiting further instructions from his superiors, and intends to
return to Terropidus to finish the work he started, swearing a personal
vendetta against Terkridion.

## **Tools and Abilities**

Cazzadath
was a nigh indestructible, unstoppable war machine whose sole purpose was to
rend and destroy every shred of resistance in his path. His incredible strength
allowed him to simply walk on (or, sometimes, through) any obstacle in front of
him, and when given a goal he was notoriously difficult to repel. His raw
strength, though not at the level of Terkridion, was still enough to overpower
ten Erthus and he could easily tear apart any material he came across. He was,
however, very slow, as a consequence of his bulk and cybernetic enhancements,
and this made him an easy target for anyone attacking at range.

He
possessed control over the element of shadow, magnified a thousand fold via a
combination of the Kravarius replica and his Magnum
Steel armour. Two Shadow Slingers, built into his
body via the augmentation process, allowed him to discharge his shadow
energies, creating a maelstrom of destructive energy which could obliterate any
being not sufficiently protected. This was used to great effect to devastate
entire housing segments of Terropridus. Though not of his own volition, he
maintained strong mental barriers which weakened psionic effects on him
severely.

## **Personality**

Cazzadath
was a single-minded individual, concentrating on his given task and not much
else. He had little in the way of ambition, and only passing interest regarding
matters, which more often than not he forgot without other intervention. He was
very quiet, being silent most of the time, and this made him less popular with
others. As a member of the Apex Dozen, he made little effort to assimilate and
learn to work with his teammates, believing his strength and capabilities to be
enough to achieve his task. He did, however, appreciate the company of
Vek'Bel'Zzak, who, once learning it could not put his powers to work even
marginally on Cazzadath, was equally quiet and single-minded in its task of
absorbing more mental strength, as he felt more comforted by the nightmarish
creature's predictable and reliable behavior.