Eye mongers were large evil aberrations related to beholders that inhabited wildspace and preyed on creatures while masquerading as harmless asteroids.[2]
Description[]
An eye monger was a hulking creature of 12 feet (3.7 meters) in diameter. Its body was virtually indistinguishable from a round asteroid, until it sensed vibrations around it and opened its single huge beholder-like eye and gaping maw, which was used to swallow creatures whole.[2][1]
Personality[]
These creatures did not value nor collect treasure, but some valuable items might be found in their stomachs as leftovers from digested adventurers. Such items as coins, metals, gems, and enchanted things were not digestible.[2][1]
Abilities[]
Unlike their beholder relatives, eye mongers did not possess the ability to project a cone of anti-magic aura from their eye, instead, the anti-magic was located within the eye mongers' gullet and stopped swallowed creatures from escaping via sorcery.[1]
They possessed darkvision and tremorsense of 120 feet (37 meters).[1]
Combat[]
Going into combat, eye mongers stayed hidden until the last possible moment when they had an opportunity to bite and swallow the victim whole. During a battle, all they did was use their maws to bite and swallow. Swallowed creatures were immediately placed within anti-magic acid-filled gullet.[1]
Ecology[]
Despite being carnivorous creatures that required nourishment, they did not need to breathe.[1]
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Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Christopher Perkins (August 2022). “Boo's Astral Menagerie”. In Judy Bauer, Kim Mohan eds. Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (Wizards of the Coast), p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7869-6816-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Amanda Hamon et al. (May 2024). Vecna: Eve of Ruin. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 219. ISBN 978-0-7869-6947-0.
Connections[]
Beholderkin
Death kiss • Director • Eye monger • Eye of the deep • Gauth • Gazer • Gouger • Observer • Overseer • Spectator
Undead beholders
Beholder zombie • Bloodkiss beholder • Death tyrant • Doomsphere