The Griën

The Griën
Race(s): Beholder

Active Civilizations: Their ruins are found across Kumari Kandam as at its height their empire stretched across most of the continent.

Description
The Griën (GREE-en, rhymes with korean) were not a populous civilization, but they were influential. With the help of numerous enslaved races they were able to extend their reach (or perhaps their gaze?) deep underground and across many miles. Their cities and laboratories were mostly underground, though a few installations allowed access to the surface for trade and the accumulation of test subjects. They also enjoyed beautiful artifacts and interesting construction, and sometimes took trips to learn from other civilizations. They believed that their research and power made them natural rulers and subjugated much of the underworld. They had just started pushing into the territory of their rivals on the surface, the giant civilization known as the Ordning, when their servants turned on them. It is hard to say whether the Griën retreated deep into their cities below ground to find new servants or whether, believing themselves to be invulnerable, they refused to retreat and fought to the death. Certain there is no sign of any further specimen collection above ground.

Public Agenda
If any remain, it is widely believed they would want to reclaim their lands from the Taxe and get revenge on the giants who they blamed for the insurrection. There is no one stepping forward to confirm or deny that assumption.

Private Agenda
Unknown (again, if any of these beholders remain operating at all)