Monocleus

History
Monocleus was founded when the Maw Gazers first settled beneath the mountain on Isle Nordred. They first moved there due to the vast Underdark city located beneath them filled with vile and wrathful beings, and quickly took up hunting them to sate their need for food.

What followed was a brutal war that lasted about a year before those of the Underdark had their offensive broken and since then they have been on the defensive. These initial hostilities destroyed most of the Maw Gazer's historical records from before founding Monocleus.

Shortly thereafter, Drow and Duergar dissenters began defecting when it became clear to them that the Maw Gazer hunting parties were far too intelligent to be non-sentient. After learning of their new allies dietary requirements, the Drow and Duergar defectors agreed to set up a sort of "underground railroad" to retrieve like-minded individuals, as the Maw Gazers never had any intention of finishing off the city below given that it is their primary source of food.

In the years since the first defections, the people of Monocleus have kept the Underdark at bay through constant raids to retrieve meat for the Maw Gazers. Of course, they can only raid from the top down so none have ever seen the full extent of the city below.