These are the most common darkspawn in the underground. Stocky and tough, genlocks are notoriously difficult to kill, even by magic. In any group of genlocks, there is usually one who is dominant. As the tallest, strongest, and smartest of their kind, alphas serve as a sort of commander, directing or bullying the others in combat. The most intelligent of the alphas become gifted sorcerers, with many abilities akin to blood magic. These are the emissaries and they usually only appear during a Blight.== Related codex entries ==