![]() ![]() Most beholder nations number only 20 to 40 individuals, which is the complement of one or two tyrant ships however, there are crystal spheres where beholder nations are significantly larger, numbering over ten thousand strong. A beholder nation (also known as a swarm) is led by a single powerful hive mother (sometimes referred to as the Queen), who will be advised by a governing council of ultimates selected from among the various clan leaders. Each clan will be led by a single dominant hive mother, who will go on to form part of the ruling elite of a beholder nation. Related hives of the same breed (usually two or more) may unite to form a clan (known as a city amongst groundlings). The hive mother controls the actions of the common beholders that make up the crew of the tyrant ship, and is able to focus the magical energies of its subordinate beholders through the structure of the ship's shell, powering the vessel's magical weapons and interacting with the orbi that provide propulsion for the ship. A hive consists of a single ultimate who controls up to 10 beholders or up to 20 beholder-kin and abominations, and will typically possess a single tyrant ship. A beholder nation is made up of clans, which in turn consist of a number of hives. In wildspace, beholders are much more social and form organized communities known as "nations". Spells cast into or passing through the anti-magic effect cease to function. No magic (including the effects of the other eyes) will function within this area. The central eye produces an anti-magic ray with a 140-yard range (420 feet or 128 meters), which covers a 90° arc in front of the beholder.Death ray as per the death spell, but can only affect a single target at a time with a range of 40-yards (120 feet or 36 meters).Cause serious wounds as per the spell, with a range of 50-yards (150 feet or 46 meters).Slow as per the spell, but can only affect a single target at a time.Disintegrate as per the spell, with a range of 20-yards (60 feet or 18 meters).Flesh to stone as per the spell, with a range of 30-yards (90 feet or 27 meters).Telekinesis as per the spell, but move 250 pounds in weight.Sleep as per the spell, but can only affect a single target at a time.The standard eye powers of a hive mother include: Įach of a hive mother's eyes, including the large central eye, has a different function. A hive mother's mouth isn't very deep, so a victim can successfully escape by cutting their way out. Once swallowed, its victim takes damage from the ultimate's digestive fluids until they either die or manage to escape. A hive mother's mouth is so large that it can even swallow a man-sized target whole. An ultimate relies on its eye powers during combat, but is not adverse to biting opponents or using its bulk to crush or grind them into paste. Combat Ī hive mother's body is covered in a hard pebbly skin reinforced with chitinous plates, making it incredibly tough. It has a full set of eyes, but no eyestalks the smaller, secondary eyes are flush with the skull and are protected by tough mounds of flesh, so that they are impossible to sever. Description Ī hive mother is about twice the size of a standard beholder, typically about 8 feet in diameter. ![]() Technically considered beholder-kin by humans, hive mothers are in fact true beholders and are considered as such by their communities. A hive mother, also known as a kawahak kru (spawner-boss), an ultimate tyrant or simply an ultimate, is a dominant type of beholder who establishes and rules all beholder communities. ![]()
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