The Rise Of The Beholders

Oculus, who wanted to see everything, created the beholders from his many eyes, what they could see he could see. They were created in the depths of Illantris, they were to rise upwards to see all of the world form bottom to top. The beholders dug from the depths of the world, creating tunnels and caverns as the gradually moved upwards. The beholders were generally alone, talking to themselves, excavating tunnels, making caverns and lairs. Only a few ever managed to rise above the surface to view the entire world.