Stygira

These scarred, eyeless creatures appear as withered hermits wrapped in tattered rags. They can command strange secrets of the earth and interpret the fateful energies of the subterranean depths. In some regions, stygiras are worshipped as seers or even gods, although they lack the ability to grant spells to clerics and often aren't aware of their worshippers at all. In other areas, they have strange ties to the ancient empires of the cyclopes, frequently dwelling in the oversized ruins those creatures left behind long ago. To many stygiras, gemstones harvested from ancient cyclopean mosaics have even greater magical properties than other crystals.

Although technically blind, stygiras do have vestigial eyes hidden beneath the stony, scarred flesh of their faces. Capable of sensing bright lights even through their scars, stygiras are sickened and distracted by these flashing glimpses, so they keep to their caves during the day and only wander into the world above after nightfall. Far from benevolent, stygiras often waylay unwary travelers so they can reduce their victims down to the base chemicals and supernatural humors required to infuse their gemstones with the capacity to give them sight and magical power.