The Advisors

The Shu'Ulathoi, or Advisors as they are known by the species they rule over, are the hierarchs in the Universal Union, and suspected to be the founding race. They originate from a planet in a system far from any other systems, in a universe far from most others in the general multiverse.

All Advisors are augmented with life support systems, and "clothes" that represent their administrative status in the Combine. The higher ranks have robotic arms and more hightened psionic abilities, among other things.

The Advisors are large, pale, super intelligent grub-like creatures with no discernible facial features. They have a device similar to a gas mask attached to their front end, as well as a cybernetic eyepiece on the left-hand side of the faceplate. Combine Advisors have a wide range of odd vocalizations, from robotic growls and groans to loud shouting noises and screeching. Besides their technological prowess, they also appear to possess incredible psychic and telekinetic powers. They are able to communicate with others telepathically as well.

Their "tongue" can be used to kill and extract from other beings by driving it through the neck, sucking the brain matter, blood, and muscle through the tongue.