Draiss stared at him, before bringing out a data slate, which had all he current known information on the Beyonders, which about 3 paragraphs worth of text, and what he suspected about the Beyonders, which was a good bit more. "As near as I can tell, the Beyonders are a non-physical lifeform, using the term 'lifeform' in the loosest of possible meanings. Each one is unique, closer to an individual from an entirely different race than being from the same ones. They appear to be the most advanced of energy beings, and merely appearing on our planes is fatal to them, like a slow, powerful poison. Limbo was caused by one of them forcing a manifestation, and it killed at least one god and captured sixteen, that I know of."<br/><br/>He offered the data slate, before leaning back. "The Beyonders, for the most part, want us gone. The existence of our planes is an anathema to them, and many seek to destroy it outright, either through pawns or by direct application of brute force, as the manifestation two years ago proved. A VERY few, however, seek to protect our planes from their kin, though they try to do so through pawns rather than outright manifestations. I am one of the ones that was tainted for the deconstructionists, and forced a change to the preservationists. However, the one that was killed recently, whose piece, I am guessing, that you acquired was the equivalent of a newborn. Thor helped it finish hatching, though I have a feeling that what he did was a premature emergence from its egg. If I am right, one that 'naturally hatched,' again using a term loosely, would have been much more powerful."<br/><br/>He smiled glumly, before shrugging. "It was about equal to a divine rank 15 god, as near as I can tell from the after action reports. However, if I might be able to purchase the piece you got, then I would be able to tell more about them, hopefully devising weapons specifically built to counter them. That is the biggest chokepoint I have at the moment, a distinct lack of any samples from an actual Beyonder."