Klaxxi

The Klaxxi (priest or priesthood in mantid) are an ancient order dedicated to preserving the traditions of the Mantid empire, hailing out of their city of Klaxxi'vess. They are sworn to unseat corrupted empresses and carry out Paragon rites, preserving the greatest champions of the Empire in amber to awaken them in their time of need.

Instead of occupying the imperial palace, the council hails from their monastic city of Klaxxi'vess. It is walled off from the rest of Qi'touan, though its walls proved ineffective against Shek'zeer's assault that left most of the council dead and the city damaged. Only three living councillors remained after the massacre.

The council
The Klaxxi council consists of the wisest mantid elders, sworn to preserve the empire's traditions and ensure its survival. With their role as tireless watchers and correctors they are often at odds with the empress and are sworn to unseat her if she becomes corrupted. Despite popular belief, the council does not and never has unseated an empress due to their personal dislike; the reasons for inciting a war against the monarch must be very severe for the council to even consider the option, as such a conflict always leads to massive losses on both sides and makes the empire vulnerable to outside forces during the civil war.

There's at most eleven councillors at any given time, one a namesake for each one of the great Kypari trees; their birth names are given up together with all other profane aspirations to ensure no Klaxxi elder falls to corruption. An elder being banished from the council is unusual, but not unheard of. The current living loyalist council consists of: The rest was slain by the last empress.
 * Klaxxi'va Vor
 * Klaxxi'va Sra

The fate of Klaxxi'va Kor
After the destruction of the heart of Y'Shaarj, the council debated the possibility of the mantid being fated to disappear now that their god was gone. The idea was dismissed by both Vor and Sra; Klaxxi'va Kor clung to the zealous belief and left Klaxxi'vess with any who shared his view. The rest of the council could not foresee then that this group would later become the core of the Shel'thik separatists.