Eyeball monsters

The beholder and gauth are considered product identity by Wizards of the Coast, so it is not permitted for third party products to refer to them. However, there is no shortage of eyeball monsters released under the OGL.

For example:

• The "Aatheriexa" appears in Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 5 ©Paizo Publishing, LLC.
• The "Bee-holder" appears in Octavirate Presents: Lethal Lexicon Vol 1 ©Octavirate Games.
• The "Dread Eyebeast" appears in Monsters of Porphyra ©Purple Duck Games.
• The "Evil Eye" appears in The Iconic Bestiary: Classics of Fantasy ©Lion's Den Press and Forgotten Foes ©Tricky Owlbear Publishing.
• The "Eye King" appears in Advanced Bestiary ©Green Ronin Publishing, LLC.
• The "Eye of Doom" aka "Reaper" appears in Stock Art: Doomed - Part 2! and Monsters of Porphyra ©Purple Duck Games.
• The "Eye of Terror" appears in Labyrinth Lord: Advanced Edition Companion ©Goblinoid Games.
• The "Eye of the Dark" and other evil eyes in Blood & Treasure ©John M Stater.
• The "Eye of the Deep" appears in Tome of Horrors ©Necromancer Games, Inc.
• The "Floating Eye" appears in Tome of Horrors ©Necromancer Games, Inc.
• The "Gas Spore" appears in Tome of Horrors ©Necromancer Games, Inc.
• The "Gibbering Orb" appears in Rappan Athuk and Tome of Horrors 4 ©Frog God Games.
• The "Isitoq" appears in Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 4 ©Paizo Publishing, LLC.
• The "Oculo Swarm" appears in Tome of Beasts ©Open Design.
• The "Ogler" appears in New Monster: The Ogler ©2009 Ryan Costello, Jr.
• The "Prysmal Eye" appears in Castles & Crusades: Monsters & Treasures ©Troll Lord Games.
• The "Sphere of Many Eyes" appears in Adventures Dark and Deep Bestiary ©BRW Games.
• The "Swimming Eye Swarm" appears in Pathfinder #109: In Search of Sanity ©Paizo Publishing, LLC.

In future posts I should like to explore the ecology and nature of such eyeball monsters further. Consider this a first part of hopefully a series.