Vox Extremis - The Disciples of Izula

 

The Arch-heretic Dominae Izula was a notorious renegade who tormented the outer colonies of the Nibaru Belt. His practice of forbidden gene-sorcery was responsible for the abhorrent contamination of the populations of at least twenty confirmed settlements on five worlds. 

The ravening bands of new generation mutants that soon followed Izula's heresies would plague the frontier systems for decades. Vat cloned from the modified gene-stock of Izula himself, his chosen Disciples are his ruthless personal bodyguard. The Izula Genome, while compromised by unstable mutagens resulted in unnatural physical resilience and unchecked psychosis.

The first generational clones - the Hetmen were subject to further modification via chem harness devices feeding a litany of combat drugs, stimms and growth hormones.

               Second and third generation clones often featured more extensive mutation.

      The origins of Izula himself are largely unknown. Subtractus file indicates his first presence in the hive wars of Sybaris, after which he vanished only to reappear decades later on the frontier systems.