 Some of these beings are minions and allies of the Shadow Lord himself such as Reeah and Gellick, while others are merely acting on their own accord such as Gorl the Knight and the Glus in the Maze of the Beast.In whatever way they are connected to the Shadow Lord, all of the Guardians are terrible and getting the gems from them is no easy task.Each of the Guardians (except for the Hive) appeared on the covers of their respective books.