Anillex

An Anillex is a general term given to a major gathering place of individuals, brutal beasts, etc. that carry out the will of the Nihilex. Very often due to the despair the Nihilex instills in the living, they seek out others to corrupt and spread it's influence, feeling some sort of fleeting grasp on their slowly diminishing existence.

The Anillexes are places of torture, mind control, and deconstruction of the psyche. They break, control, and coerce individuals until they become savage beasts, mindless followers, manic assassins – all tools of the Nihilex to spread it's influence. Some of these places even go so far as to experiment on the captured, seeing what they can do to work the Nihilex into their bodies and minds to control them. Not all are so well-organized, of course, but many tend to be drawn in as influence changes them, creating many similarities between each location.

Hardly any Anillex starts off with the intentions they end up having ultimately – many start as benign places to gather to celebrate religions, organize military organizations, learn more about scientific study, etc., but as corruption finds it's way into these large groups, they become twisted in their own unique ways depending on origins.

While it would seem best to avoid large crowds of people for this reason, it is unfortunately impossible to combat the forces of Anillexes without groups of people who know how to fight off signs of the Nihilex. Small numbers against these places prove to only last so long, since their specialty leans toward breaking the mind, body, and soul of each individual in any way possible.