The Tal Calar, sometimes referred to as "the Cullers", were an order created in the time of The Befores to wield and safeguard the Eari Stones. The name literally means "Sacred Eight" in High Vinthish.
Because the stones were created to trap magic, the guardians could not be spellcasters. One sect was to be created from each of the eight races, which would be charged with continuing the work of hunting down magic uses, however, the elves refused to participate and allowed the humans to keep two eggs for themselves. Currently, only two stones remain in possession, one by the Attawa, and one by the Vurg. How the Vurg came by the artifact remains a mystery. The rest have been lost to antiquity, all located on other continents.
Wraighs
In addition to keeping the stones, the Tal Calar are tasked with the caretaking of the creatures known as wraighs, which are used to sniff out magic. These creatures are not flesh and blood, but ethereal shadow. For this reason they are sometimes referred to as shade hounds. They are also not from the material plane, but they can be summoned here by the Tal Calar in order to carry out their task of finding and drawing magic from a wielder so that the Egg can absorb the energy.
Kobuka's Egg
The Attawa race is in possession of the last remaining Eari Stone in the known world (as the Vurg's home of Vir is considered beyond the known world). The others were lost to antiquity. The Attawa call it Kobuka's Egg, and it is protected by a guardian called the Dabimbula. They believe the Egg has unimaginable powers. Only the Dabimbula knows for sure what it is, and the secret is always passed down to the next.