Shek'zeer (swarm)
 Shek'zeer | |
|---|---|
 Clutches of Shek'zeer | |
| Main leader |
 Grand Empress Shek'zeer |
| Secondary leaders |
 Vess-Guard Na'kal Karanosh |
| Race(s) |
  Mantid |
| Base of operations | Clutches of Shek'zeer |
| Theater of operations | Dread Wastes |
The Shek'zeer are a swarm of mantid both loyal to and named for their empress: Shek'zeer. They primarily operate near the Clutches of Shek'zeer in the Dread Wastes, near the Heart of Fear, gathering their forces in hopes of overrunning the Serpent's Spine.[1]
Operations
If any word were to describe the Shek'zeer swarm, it would be lazy. Their local Vess-Guard's strength is derived from genetic augmentations, rather skill or experience.[2] Their manipulators do not form actual bonds with their kunchong, but rather imprison them,[3] before binding them with sonic whispers.[4] Perhaps most damningly of all, their swarmlings are rapidly matured and saturated with sha energy via 
[Dread Amber Shards] that are shaped into foci, rather than maturing properly.[5] These newly hatched swarmborn are unfit for the swarm, driven not by the instinct to kill or feed, but rather by the terror that has been imbued in them.[6] As one might imagine, the Klaxxi are outraged by these "shortcuts."
Even so, however, the Shek'zeer mantid are still a threat. Their Amber Blades, which they carry with pride, are some of the finest in the empire;[7] and their fliers have exceptional agility and endurance, though it is unknown if this is due to training or more genetic modifications.[8] As a defensive measure, they hid pheromone mines around the entrance to the imperial palace, foreseeing the potential of an invading army.[9] They have an unrivaled knowledge of distilling kypari sap, which they use to make a delicious, nutrient-filled elixir.[10] Furthermore, they were seemingly able to disable one of the Klaxxi's sonic relays, near the palace.[11] Their greatest achievement, had they succeeded, however, would have been the corruption of Malik the Unscathed, a paragon of the Klaxxi.[12] Thankfully, the 
[Wakener] intervened before this could occur.
Members
Leaders
Vess-Guard Na'kal
Karanosh <Kunchong Matriarch>
Unnamed
- Shek'zeer Bladesworn
- Shek'zeer Clutch-Keeper
- Shek'zeer Manipulator
- Shek'zeer Needler
- Shek'zeer Swarmborn
- Shek'zeer Wingblade
References
- ^
[30-35 Daily] Culling the Swarm
- ^ [30-35 Daily] Shortcut to Ruin
- ^ [30-35 Daily] Free From Her Clutches
- ^ [30-35 Daily] Sonic Disruption
- ^ [30-35] The Dread Clutches
- ^ [30-35] Not Fit to Swarm
- ^ [30-35] Amber Arms
- ^ [30-35 Daily] Wing Clip
- ^ [30-35 Daily] Ordnance Disposal
- ^ [30-35 Daily] Sampling the Empire's Finest
- ^ [30-35] Dead Zone
- ^ [30-35] In Her Clutch