Dridect

The Dridect are a unique form of Warp Entity. Like many of the horrors that come from the Warp, the Dridect are considered dangerous and evil by mortal institutions like that of the Imperium. However the Dridect possess an unusual mindset for creatures born of the Empyrean. The Dridect possess a highly ordered and controlled nature that is usually not found in creatures hailing from the Realm of Chaos. Wishing to desert the Warp, the driving ambition of the Dridect is to migrate to real Space and create a perfect empire.

Overview
The exact circumstances by which the Dridect came to be is unknown. it is a popular theory among those scholars that specialize in the obscure, and macabre lore of the Warp that the Dridect came into existence due to the psychic impression of either the mortal's desire to impose order on their surroundings, or the need to control upon the Warp. However no solid evidence rsupporting this theory has ever been found, and as with many subjects pertaining to the enigmatic Warp the truth of the matter has remained obscured.

There is some idea as to the history of these creatures, but how accurate this history is, is questionable. According to accounts from the Dridect themselves they spawned within the Warp in ancient times, and according to them they were alrady in existence before the first Chaos Gods came into existence. Supposedly during this time the Dridect created a lawful, and civlized society within the Warp, or the closest thing to it that Warp Entities are capable of. However as the power of Chaos rose to prominence in the warp their civlization crumbled before the mounting Discord within the Grey Wastes. The credibility of this story is dubious given that the only ones to corroborate it is the Dridect themselves. None the less it is the only account of their history available to mortals.

What is known is that the Dridect do have a destinct hatred for Chaos. Whether this is the result of their supposed downfall, or simply because of their ordered, controlled natures is unknown. Their distaste for disorder also seems to extend to the Warp in general, as the realm has inevitably been shaped by the touch of Chaos. For this reason the Dridect hope to leave the Warp, and colonize Real Space. The Dridect favor the material universe far more highly than their home plane. As a realm ruled by universal laws such as physics, mathematics and other logical systems the Dridect view Real Space as a paradice, even often referring to it as "Heaven" or the "Holy Realm".

The Dridect have no love for mortals, who they view at best as subjects to subjugated and civilized, and at worst as vermin to be exterminated depeding upon the "Refinement" of the race in question. To this end the Dridect will possess mortals, and infiltrate civlized societies, or outright invade Real Space to calim new territory. It should be noted that while the Dridect possess a highly lawful and hierarchical nature, they are still malevolent and insane by the standards of mortals as if befitting their status as creatures of the Warp.

The Ordo Malleus has deemed the Dridect as threat to the wellbeing of the Imperium, and its citezens. Thus they are to be rooted out, and exterminated when found. However the Inquisition has deemd them to be of a lesser threat than the Daemons of Chaos, and thus the dealing with of these strange creatures has been given far lower priority and resources than the manifestations of Chaos.