Editing The Enshrouded (section)

==The Devouring Maw==
The Devouring Maw was once a prosperous and prominent coven that commanded respect and envy alike due to their pioneering the study of tyranids. They experienced much progress in their early history, including the successful cloning of lesser Tyranid species, disconnected from the Hive Mind, that would then be sold to coliseums to be used as fodder in gladiatorial battles or to Kabalites looking for an exotic pet.

However, as the centuries wore on they began to delve deeper into the mysteries of Tyranid biology that would lead to their fall from power. They saw in the Tyranids a way to transcend the limitations of their forms and wretch themselves free of the hunger of Slaanesh. In their eager haste with splicing Dark Eldar and Tyranid together they started to disregard safety protocols in favor an ever more rapid pace of progress. Their sizeable brood of enslaved Tyranids and Tyranohybrid Wracks somehow reconnected to the Hivemind, leading to the beasts outbreaking into the streets of Commorragh. 

Such an event would have been easily ignored had the rogue monstrosities not managed to actually guide a sliver of a Hive Fleet into the webway homing on the Dark Capital. This is one of the few times in the history of Commorragh that it was actually placed in danger, requiring the mobilization of hundreds of Kabals, Covens, and Cults alike to neutralize the threat.

After beating back the Hive Fleet, the populace turned their fury on the Devouring Maw and almost came close to eradicating them, reducing them to a meager fraction of their power and forcing them into hiding. Not content to disappear, the survivors soon encountered the Enshrouded and continued their tests in secrecy.

Like other covens of the Enshrouded, the Devouring Maw operates through countless front organizations and by worming their way to influence in mainstream Dark Eldar society. For those aware of their existence, it is rumored they have actually managed to create a hivemind of themselves and that most of the upper echelons of the group are really a blended gestalt entity feigning individuality. But such claims have yet to be confirmed. 

In battle the Devouring Maw fields a bizarre mix of Dark Eldar technology and Tyranid derived biotech; if not Tyranids slaved to their hivemind or grotesque hybrids themselves. The Coven have avoided confrontation with the tyranids, uncertain of the effect the Hive mind would have upon their creations. Fortunately, thanks to cooperation from the Hollows, they do have fail-safe devices designed to shield noise in the link.