Beholderkin

Most beholders are solitary monsters that regard others of their kind as deadly enemies. Other beholders hold a different point of view, gathering in terrible hivelike cities deep underground. Long ago, powerful hive mothers and elder orbs sought to breed beholderkin slaves, others of their kind that would acknowledge their rule and give them the ability to destroy or conquer all other beholders. Creatures such as directors and overseers were the result. In other places, hive mothers altered their lesser fellows to perform specialized tasks or to invade new environments, resulting in monsters such as spectators and the dreadful eyes of the deep.