This task was given over to apprentices, and the Archons became more active, and were involved in the rituals involving experiments with creatures such as the Gurog and the Bloodstones Geraine IV's initial plans for the Gurogs were changed, as the Archons failed to create the controllable, unstoppable creatures promised. They did succeed in turning the simple Mattekar into a far more formidable creature, but they failed to impart the loyalty and intelligence needed to make them a truly devastating weapon for the armies of the Emperor. They may indeed be powerful enough to destroy the Lugians, but until properly controlled , they are little more than a failed experiment.