Vanguard Clones Infiltrators

Unlike the Brute and Force Grown Drones the Vanguard Clones are not grown in the spawning pits deep within the Underspire. Woven from 100% pure exile tissue, their strands are improved upon and woven to produce superior specimens. Used for delicate tasks requiring initiative, intelligence and dexterity, Clones are invariably much more resource intensive to gestate and develop than Drones. Given this understanding and witnessing the prevalence of Drones within the observed Spire forces, it would be easy to surmise clones are rare within Spire society.

Nothing could be further from the truth. The vast majority of the active population of a Spire is composed of Clones. Their gestation chambers, while significantly less efficient than the spawning pools, are nonetheless colossal hollows in the ensconced deep within the superstructure of the Spire with thousands upon thousands of artificial wombs lining the walls. Hundreds of Clones are born daily, their newborn needs handled by dedicated drone handlers until they are developmentally old enough to attend the nurseries. From an early age, candidates are driven to excel in all fields, undergoing rigorous, often brutal, testing that allows the most driven individuals to excel in those fields they are naturally predisposed to.