Observer

* Aberration
* Chaotic evil
* Various
* N/A
* Great Dark Beyond
* Common
* Eredun

"*Too many eyes to blind... Too many arms to disable... can't decapitate them...*"
—Nyala Shadefury

**Observers**, also known as **floating eyes**, are an intelligent race of floating eyeball squids native to the Great Dark Beyond.

## Background

### Biology

A plated crest covers the observers' forehead and top of the head. Gills are present in both sides of their bodies; below them, ten tentacles hang down. There's also an sphincter on their backside that can be seen contracting when observers fight and dilating when they die. When Observers fall asleep or die, they will fall to the ground.

Adult members of the species feature two rows of teeth and seven eyes. Their eyes can shoot magic beams, with different types of magic coming from different eyes. Young observers only have two big teeth and a single eye that can shoot magic. They are also far less aggressive than their adult counterparts.

There are also examples of floating eyes using poison-based attacks, like Broggok.

### Objectives and affiliation

The observers express a deep desire to bear witness to all forms of magic and are willingly offering their services in exchange for the opportunity to consume new forms of magic.

Some observers have joined the Legion, but nothing suggest that the race is a member of it. Other individuals, including renegade demons like Culuthas, have gained the allegiance of observers to their own ends. There are also examples of floating eyes that pledge allegiance to no one but themselves, like Xeleth (who was worshiped as a god by Zangarmarsh's native creatures).

Some observers joined the Illidari, however they still stay around Outland despite the death of Illidan.

### Summoning

The ritual to summon an observer is complex. They are highly migratory and the summoning ritual must compensate for their travels. Without their willing assistance, summoning an observer would be nearly impossible. During a journey to Outland following Deathwing's defeat, the undead warlock Jubeka Shadowbreaker learned from the observers the above-mentioned ritual and transcribed it to one of her grimoires. The tome was later sent to Azeroth and its information spread among the different warlock sects.

An observer called Xhu'daggab was summoned by the Horde forces under Ga'trul to watch the shores of the Jade Forest.

### Locations

Powerful observers have been spotted in the Blood Furnace, the Portal Clearing and in Twinspire Keep. Large groups were present in Blade's Edge Mountains, Shadowmoon Valley, Quel'Danas, the Black Temple, the Arcatraz and the Ruins of Farahlon under the service of different factions.

## Trivia/Notes

* They vaguely resemble (and formerly got their name from) Beholders of *Dungeons & Dragons* fame, and are also similar in design to Cacodemons from *Doom*, as well as Octobrains from *Duke Nukem 3D*.
* Though appearing like them, Shirrak the Dead Watcher and Durumu the Forgotten are not observers.

## Credits

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