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Illithids, also known as mind flayers, were aberrations that devoured people's brains. Their origin was not known, but they might have connections to the Far Realm.
Society[]
Mind flayers were hive-minded, but were also self-serving. Societies were ruled by an elder brain that oversaw them. They typically lived in colonies, but ventured out to wreak havoc occasionally.
The mind flayers influenced many species over time. The duergar were a colony of dwarves that were captured by mind flayers and after their escape became very selfish and evil.
Subspecies[]
Elder Brain[]
Elder brains were the rulers of mind flayer society, exacting control over all the other mind flayers.
Illithid Vampires[]
Illithid vampires were illithids for whom the host of the egg was vampirized. They were quite insane and a danger to other mind flayers.
Illithid Individuals[]
Trivia[]
- Mahakala, the temple home of Arijani in the domain of Sri Raji, had a room that featured mosaics of mind flayers on some pillars.[1]
Appendix[]
External Links[]
- Mind flayer article at the Eberron Wiki, a wiki for the Eberron campaign setting.
- Mind flayer article at the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
- Mind flayer article at Mistipedia, a wiki for the Ravenloft campaign setting run by The Fraternity of Shadows.
References[]
- ↑ William W. Connors (July 1993). Web of Illusion. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), p. 52. ISBN 1-56076-618-2.