Cyclopes

After the giant tribes of the mountains grew too large to sustain itself on the food available, several tribes left the mountains and took to the sea. Before long, their boats landed on the Central Continent, and they joined together and took up residence there. Although they had enough resources to survive, they wanted to expand, and invaded a neighboring fay community. The nymphs of the community joined together and, through the sacrifice of most of their lives, laid a curse on the giants. They could not kill them all, but they were able to remove one part of their body. After careful planning, they determined that the most effective choice would be to remove an eye. The giants, now unable to fight effectively due to a lack of depth perception, were forced to retreat to the ash covered volcanic islands off the coast of the Central Continent. There, they formed a monastery, where they took on the name of cyclopes and begged the gods to remove their curse. The gods saw the new lifestyle of the cyclopes as a way to receive more worship, however, and left them to continue praying.