The Lost Gnosispongia

Sponges are filter feeders, so they don't need to move much. Sponges are poisonous to most sea life so they don't have to worry about predators.
The Gnosispongia were fully sapient sponge people that lived in Scaraqua in ancient times.
They were said to spend their time in quiet contemplation. They had long life spans and eidetic memories. Renown for their wisdom and impartiality, many Scaraquans turned to the Gnosispongia to mediate disputes.
They had no enemies because they never needed to compete for resources with other Scaraquans. At least they had no enemies until the Second Unmaking spilled into the sea. The Gnosispongia were not completely immobile but they were easily the slowest and least mobile mortal race in Scaraqua.
After a hundred generations of never knowing any form of warfare, the Gnosispsongia were completely eradicated by the Void Demon armies, their wisdom seemingly lost forever.

Spread

While always respected for their wisdom, the tales of the Gnosispongia's knowledge and wisdom only increased with each retelling to the point where modern Scaraquans view them as being practically omniscient.
Some stories say they were gifted seers and foresaw their own demise but took no actions to prevent their destruction because they fatalistically accepted what they saw as being absolute.
A few adventurers seek the hidden depths of Scaraqua hoping to find fragments of their ancient wisdom.
What is more often found is their undead remnants, often called Nightmare sponges

Related Locations

• Scaraqua