Zak'Kalamas

Insectoid,
ruthless Diabolith who controls swarms of mindless minions, and is a member of
the Apex Dozen.

## **History**

Zak'Kalamas, like most of the twelve Diabolith, has
a past informed by information which is sketchy at best. Some has come from
mental images given off by Zak'Kalamas and his swarms, but as these have often
been construed as a type of psychological warfare, the credibility of these
images as an explanation for his origins is up for debate. What is known is
that Zak'Kalamas first appeared on the edges of Toa Confederacy space, shortly
after the defeat of Tyranis, with a colossal swarm of mindless creatures,
bristling with claws and teeth. They ripped through and overran worlds within
days, and only through the combined elemental strength of all five remaining Erthus
Primis Major were they able to utterly destroy Zak'Kalamas' mental abilities,
thus rendering his swarm inert.

However, Kortarex saw great value in the
insectoid's mental abilities, and, after Tyranis' approval, the latter
exercised his extensive powers to transport Zak'Kalamas to his hidden fortress.
Zak'Kalamas immediately attempted to kill and consume Kortarex, but was
prevented from doing so by Tyranis, who declared that his mental powers could
be restored, although only if he swore an oath of allegiance to the Apex Dozen
and underwent gene reconstruction to become a member of the Diabolith species.
Initially, Zak'Kalamas declined his offer, stating he was perfectly capable of
re-acquiring his mental powers alone; however, when transported back to where
the Primis Major were, he quickly changed his mind and decided to join the Apex
Dozen.

With his mental powers restored, he went about
rebuilding his swarm, consuming biomass to re-establish its biological
superiority. He led a successful attack on a border Imperian Confederacy
planet, turning it into his new hive world, and from there, began incursions
into other planets along the Imperian Confederacy border. His mission was to
stretch the Confederacy to breaking point, and he was successful in overworking
them by launching attacks across numerous planets simultaneously. He would
often be repelled, but not before inflicting massive damage which would take
years to repair. This weakened the Toa Confederacy at home, and has led to the
Apex Dozen being more well-known and feared amongst the inhabitants of Magnus
Imperus.

When last seen, he was leading his mindless swarm
against another hapless target, and had grown two new stinger tails due to an
evolution of his physical form.

## **Tools and Abilities**

Zak'Kalamas wielded a Hive Blade and Flesh Whip,
both of which were biologically created weapons for his own usage, and were,
for the most part, attached to his body altogether. He frequently evolved to
grow new adaptations to environments, his latest being two stingers which grew
out of his back. Furthermore, he possessed incredible psionic power, acting as
a beacon to anyone possessing mental abilities. It is his psionic potential
which allowed him to use his most powerful tool-his mindless swarms of
insectoid minions, totally without number, which were as biologically adaptable
as him. They could swarm over heavily fortified encampments and even entire
planets in a matter of days, and when at the height of its power the swarm was
nigh unstoppable.

He possessed limited control over the elements of
ice and fire, but for the most part used them only in tandem with his melee
weapons, which was his preferred method of combat with an opponent.

## **Personality**

Zak'Kalamas was a cunning, if simple-minded,
creature. He saw every specimen of biological life as another chance for
biomass to fuel his evolution, and was rarely capable of processing more than
rudimentary tactics and skills. However, he possessed enough of a grip over
basic Makori to communicate with speakers of it, and also managed to, via
mental communication with Tyranis, create a clear set of directives for himself
and for his swarm.