I was recently reading the Glorantha Bestiary and came across the Loper on pages 150-151. This creature is covered in eyes. I suspect that this creature is therefore an Eye Loper, and we might reasonably therefore expect there to have been Ear Lopers, Tongue Lopers, and Nose Lopers based upon a similar model. There might even be Touch-Lopers who manifest hands or some other touch-related organ. I suspect that while the Eye-Loper is able to teleport, that this was a power related to their vision i.e. 'move as far as you can see' or something similar, and I suspect that other creatures of this type would have powers related to their given sense.
It is also worth noting that while the Loper on page 150 is depicted with a short tail, it is written up as having no tail. This is significant for a Prax beast. We know that the Nose-Loper tribe were one of the tribes of Prax, which tells us that the Lopers were creatures of Eiritha. Beasts of Eiritha need to be killed with Peaceful Cut, with specific care taken as to the disposal of the tail so they can return to Eiritha and be reborn. For the Lopers to have no tail explains why they are no longer domesticated in Prax and are believed to be extinct by Praxians. Somehow, somewhere, Lopers lost their connection to Eiritha.
I suspect that the Lopers were a very early manifestation of Eiritha, when she was a young goddess exploring the world with these beasts acting as her senses. Obviously Tada had Eiritha buried to protect her from Death, but perhaps Death could sense Eiritha more strongly in the Lopers and persecuted them to the point where many are now presumed extinct? Obviously there isn't much to go on. I hope the ideas presented are interesting.
