The Tyran were unique ogres from before the days of their ancient curse. The tyran were powerful warriors and mages that ruled despotic dictatorships the size of kingdoms and empires. A tyrans desire for rule and domination knew now bounds, and some were even capable of challenging immortals, ascendents, and gods.
Their empires were destroyed in the distant past, and a curse was placed on the ogre species to prevent the rise of such tyrans in the future. Ogre magi are considered throwbacks to the days of the tyrans, and while extremely powerful and cunning, they do not rise to the power level of a full ogre tyran (so far)