Forum:Stygian Brood

''”I don’t care what happens to them. Just get them out of my turf.”''— Vothriks, the Lost.

The Stygian Brood is a heretical sect of Hive operating in the Tangled Shore, identifiable with their black-colored armor with spikes. They are led by the former Blood of Oryx member, Viznoor, the Black. They can also be found in Old Chicago, attempting to carve a realm for themselves beyond the Tangled Shore, in which they are currently locked in a territorial dispute with the Scorn and a mysterious faction of rogue Taken for control over The Wreck.

The Stygian Brood aims to be free of the hunger of the Worms, and to become the strongest Hive power in the system even if it means defying the Sword Logic, which they see as a constraint. As such, they have taken to practicing Necromancy, and have developed several new and threatening Hive morphs.

Formation
The Stygian Brood were formerly members of the Blood of Oryx. During the Battle of Saturn, the warship they were on was disabled and crashed into an asteroid on the outskirts of the Reef, much like the vessel that housed In Anânh, Brood Queen. A portion of the ship’s crew had survived, although few in number and marooned, with no way of contacting for help, essentially crippling the horde. The Hive soon went into hiding in order to rebuild their numbers for the duration of the Taken War.

Among the stranded Hive was the champion Viznoor. As they remained in isolation, Viznoor quickly rallied many supporters under him as they grew disillusioned from their brethren in their weakened state. Viznoor sought power at any costs, viewing the Sword Logic and Worms as nothing but restrictions to accessing new forms of strength and power. As a result, many of them cast off their allegiance to Oryx and founded the Stygian Brood, with Viznoor as its leader and Prince.

Unique Forces

 * Thrall
 * Unhallowed Thrall
 * Noxious Thrall - Thrall identifiable by their glowing green auras that inflict the Poison debuff with their claws.
 * Cursed Thrall
 * Dredge Exploder
 * Frenzied Cursed Thrall - Cursed Thrall that are able to sprint towards their foes.
 * Stasis Thrall - Ice-covered Thrall that inflict the Chilled debuff when they explode, temporarily slowing down enemies caught in the blast.
 * Acolyte
 * Unhallowed Acolyte
 * Adherent
 * Adept - The Adepts of the Stygian Brood are exclusively female, and have dark red-colored armor.
 * Lancer - Acolytes armed with spears which they use to impale their enemies. They also have the ability to charge down their enemies in a straight line.
 * Squire - Resemble bulkier and horned Acolytes that stand at their full height, and are taller than normal Acolytes but shorter than Knights. They have the ability to cast immunity shields over nearby allies and slowly heal them until they are killed. They wield Arc Rippers and Splinters.
 * Unhallowed Squire
 * Knight
 * Unhallowed Knight
 * Vanquisher
 * Unhallowed Vanquisher
 * Blade of Viznoor - Major Cleaver-wielding Knights that can send damaging shockwaves across the ground like Sardon. Like Swordbearers, they drop their cleavers for Guardians to use when they are killed.
 * Crusader - Female, Cleaver-wielding Knights that can fire a volley of Solar projectiles from their free hand and have Solar shields.
 * Unhallowed Crusader
 * Darkblade
 * Gargoyle
 * Unhallowes Gargoyle
 * Cursed Gargoyle
 * Wizard
 * Unhallowed Wizard
 * Deathsinger
 * Necromancer
 * Watcher
 * Thief
 * Ghoul
 * Revenant Ghoul
 * Infested Ghoul
 * Wyrm
 * Ogre
 * Unhallowed Ogre
 * Enraged Ogre
 * Troll
 * Unhallowed Troll
 * Bard
 * Maggot