The Unscarred

The Unscarred, or the Kazonites, are a race of mechanically converted humanoids with unknown, extradimensional origins. They have only recently appeared on Iornu, perplexing many in southern Vorith who are profoundly unequipped and unprepared to deal with such a threat. They are led by an enigmatic force called the Darkmind.

Soldiers of Shadow and Steel
The Unscarred are once-living brains bound within steel bodies and infused with the Darkmind's ichor. Their minds and souls are then separated, removing their emotions and memories while preserving their higher thought and intellectual acuity. Through this process, known as the Rites of Rebirthing, the Unscarred become extensions of their master. They are neither dead nor living, but exist within a state of perpetual unlife.

The underlying weakness of all Unscarred, however, is that they are solely sustained by the Darkmind's psychic energy, which can only be projected so far into the world. The farther they stray from the Darkmind, the weaker they become, until they cease to function entirely. For this reason, specialized Unscarred are imbued with a splinter of the Darkmind's energy when excursions beyond the homeland are called for. These Unscarred, called Tormentors, are able to lead vast legions into faraway lands without fear of psychic starvation. Still, only a few hundred Tormentors may possess this power at a time, since the Darkmind itself grows weaker the more fractured its energy becomes.