Editing Renegade Tumeroks and Lugians (section)

=== Apostates ===
The Gotrok and the Hea, alienated from the rulers of their kind, had proven before to be sympathetic to the cause of the Virindi [[New Directive]] and their successors, the [[Apostate Virindi]]. In the past, the predecessors of the Consul from the fallen [[New Directive]] made profitable alliance with the renegades. When the Virindi discovered the use of [[Aetherium]] for establishing a New Singularity, the Gotrok Lugians helped to direct the excavations.<ref>2009/08 [[Reclamation]] - [[Apostate Excavation Master's Orders]]</ref> The Gotrok were needed for their mining abilities, the Hea Tumerok recruited as a garrison to guard the mining sites. <ref>2009/03 [[Who Watches the Virindi?]] - [[Apostate Orders]]</ref> <ref>2009/05 [[Secrets of the Apostates]] [[Announcements - 2009/05 - Secrets of the Apostates#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref> <ref>2009/08 [[Reclamation]] [[Announcements - 2009/08 - Reclamation#Teaser|Teaser]] </ref>
<ref>2009/09 [[Cogs in the Machine]] - [[Announcements - 2009/09 - Cogs in the Machine#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]] </ref> The Virindi, however, were looking at the same into the possibilities to replace the Renegade Tumeroks and Lugians with subverted [[Gear Knight]]s, since they deemed the Renegades as "too unreliable". <ref>2009/08 [[Reclamation]] - [[Apostate Excavation Master's Orders]]</ref>

Under the guidance of the Virindi, the Hea and Gotrok became much tougher. Their weapon crafting was far advanced, their magical skills  more deadly, and overall they just seemed to be breeding tougher specimens.<ref>2009/03 [[Who Watches the Virindi?]] - [[Announcements_-_2009/03_-_Who_Watches_the_Virindi?#Rollout Article |Rollout Article ]]</ref>