The process that turns them into vampires also affects their brains, as the majority of their intellect is replaced with feral instincts and a savage cunning streak. Wyrmling4Very young6Young9Juvenile10Young adult12Adult14Mature adult16Old17Very old20Ancient21Wyrm23Great wyrm25 A brainstealer dragon. Other than maintaining the Elder Brain, the day-to-day duties of the average illithid consist of evil science and making cheeky wood burnings. Their tentacles seemed shadowy, with the tips fading in and out of the shadows, and their skin was pitch black. Yes, he is canon. The origins of these unique undead mind flayers are unclear. They possessed white bloated eyes above the four tentacles drooping from their heads. And it goes without saying putting out the sun would indirectly eliminate their food source as well. Forgotten Realms Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. ", 5e, where D&D actually copied a design from PF and not the other way around. Why spend four years studying a new language when you can learn it by spending four minutes letting Fred gnaw on your brain? The Loretakers are a minor creed, but they are important as the source of the Thoon: This page was last edited on 22 February 2021, at 14:26. Legendary Resistance (3/Day): If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. They had more intelligence in their eyes and a deeper tone of green skin. Traits Ice Walk: The dragon can move across and climb icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check. Mind flayers are scared shitless of these creatures, referred to collectively as The Adversary. Aside from that, nothing can reverse the effects; there is no way to bring back the original host, so he/she/they is for all intents and purposes, dead forever. A brainstealer dragon was a mix of illithid and dragon. These tadpoles will be nurtured (though the elder brain will eat some of the tadpoles, who themselves engage in cannibalism) over the course of ten years (20 for ulitharids) and once they are ready, they are taken from their pool to undergo Ceremorphosis. Apparently, each bite into an illithid's brain releases an intense flood of memories that the illithid developed/consumed in its life, so strong it'll probably drive the typical consumer insane. Even rarer, to the point where it's practically considered an urban legend is the opposite, where the host undergoes the full transformation, but their original mind remains intact and in control of their newfound powers. One of them, called the "Illithid God-Brain," is even trapped on Ravenloft and rules over an Illithid colony named Bluetspur, with the official backstory left open as to why one of these alien monstrousities would ever earn the place of a Darklord on that benighted plane, save that it must have done something atrocious even by Illithid standards. Some Loretaker mind flayers (possibly) went to the Far Realm and apparently encountered something called Thoon. Sadly, the only statistics for Ulitharids are for Ulitharid Tadpole-Human combinations, which is a disappointment since an Ulitharid Brainstealer Dragon would have been fuck-awesome. Pages in category "Monster Manual/Mind Flayer" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. fly 50ft medium dragon Neutral Evil Ryujin : 25 40 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 80 ft. Gargantuan dragon any chaotic alignment Salamence : 10 30 ft. Later sources clarified that the man in question can freely transform back and forth between squid-form and human form, but that the mindflayers are uncharacteristically shy about public displays of affection when their lovers aren't tentacled, so this is only done in private. [1], Brainstealers adopted the conniving personalities and manipulative minds of their mind flayer creators. However, the exact nature of Thoon is unknown even to the mind flayers themselves, so whether Thoon is a god, an aberration, a philosophy, or something else entirely is open to interpretation. Some had two long, writhing tentacles that emerged from the backs of their heads, while others more closely resembled illithids with four tentacles in place of their mouths.No two tzakandi looked exactly the same. Using 5e language, it might be a called a half-illithid. An illithid healthy from a brain-rich diet secretes a thin glaze of mucus that coats its mauve skin. (There was one good one in the Book of Exalted Deeds, but nobody gives a crap about her, so let's move on.) The illithid first appeared in the official newsletter of TSR, The Strategic Review #1. Ulitharids are large sized and have two extra long tentacles and much more powerful psionic abilities. Look, just look up "aberrant" in the dictionary. A Mind Witness will look for another telepathic being to serve if the illithids it works for die. As illithids are parasitic creatures that take over their host, this is likely the result of an illithid tadpole being implanted into a dragon. The Nourishers promote the interest of maintaining the community's supply of thralls. We can't offer you much for the time being. Mind flayers will sometimes harvest a brain rather than devour it, using it as part of some alien experiment or transforming it into an intellect devourer. 1 Illithid 1.1 Lords of an Old Empire 1.2 Hive Mind Colonies 1.3 Hunger of the Mind 1.4 Illithid Names 1.5 Illithid Traits "You are merely a pawn, food waiting to be consumed by our colony! If a tadpole is not placed into a host and is placed in the wild (which normally happens only in spawning pools whose Elder Brain is dead, as it eats all tadpoles that do not undergo ceremorphosis), it will eventually eat and grow into a gigantic fucking psychic worm of doom called the Neothelid (think the dune sand worm, only quite a bit smaller and with tentacles and head asploding psychic powers) with only minimal sentience- that is, unless it eats a sentient creature. This is not to say that there are no Mind Flayer clerics to Illsensine, because said clerics of Illsensine do indeed exist, but their numbers are rather small relative to say the number of Dwarven clerics of Moradin, however; Mind Flayer communities have an exception to their rule of "don't study magic too much" for the Clerics of Illsensine, and in fact greatly respect these clerics and leave them to their business. Its coiled shell provides the comfort of enclosed spaces while protecting the mind flayers from the irritating rays of the sun. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. In some editions all ulitharids that survive long enough eventually morph into one. There is a tiny part of the creature's powerful mind constantly remembering to make sure the heart beats, and regulating digestion. It is possible that the mind flayers were created when the daelkyr destroyed the native world of the githyanki and githzerai. Depending on their stage of development, they had all conventional illithid psionics, capable of detecting thoughts, levitation, shifting between planes, and charming their enemies. Illithid communities are governed by a group of representatives called an Elder Concord, while the Elder Brain acts like the president. -Aurelioz, illithid priest In eons past, illithids controlled empires that spanned many worlds. In actuality, Illithid physiology is a moderately altered version of their host organism's body (see mating practices). They were warm-blooded amphibians, whose blood had a silvery-white color.Their hands had long, reddish fingers and lacked the index finger, and their feet were two-toed and webbed. Even more rare than Alhoons are Illithid vampires, who are created by unknown means. Underground[1] They were as small as normal gnomes, but were heavily disfigured with a crooked posture and twisted appendages. The Daeijine Illithids are a bit more subdued in their arrogance, not being the dominant race of the land (much to their chagrin) but use what leeway they do have to maximum effect. The Creatives devote themselves to advancing illithid society though scientific and psionic research and invention. The symbols of each creeds are squares containing six horizontal bars that are either solid or split in two. The memories and thoughts consumed are... well "flavor" to put it in the least disgusting way possible. Just brains and purple. Oct 12, 2015 #1 One of my favorite things about mind flayers has always been the way they shrug off spells with near-total impunity. Illithids function as a hive mind, serving the Elder Brain. There is also an idea that elder brains were created by the Illithid god Ilsensine, who performed ceremorphosis on some lesser gods or demigods. The very first illustration of a mind flayer, in D&D Supplement II: Blackmoor. Designed to be read with the mouthparts. Mind flayers were humanoid in appearance but with an octopus-like, ridged head with four tentacles surrounding a lamprey-like mouth. Illithids consist of... purple, mostly. The 3.0 Monster Manual has illithid stats for 3.0 D&D. Dragonlance has a subrace of "degenerate" illithids, the Yaggol, who have become so stupid they lost all of their psionic powers except for Mind Blast. The Influencers specialize in collecting intelligence and misleading their enemies through infiltration and spying. "Feminized" illithids, which are basically mind-flayers with boobs and often skimpily clad, occasionally pop up in monstergirl-related threads on /tg/, usually under the same joking context as the thri-kreen/xixchil. An illithid experiences euphoria as it devours the brain of a humanoid, along with its memories, personality, and innermost fears. The mind flayers are known to be present in the plane of Xoriat, the Realm of Madness. General Information Melee Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.Hit: 10 (3d6) cold damage. page 132-135 covers details of an air ship page 165-166 details a giant's ship page 216 - page 219 has a deck plan for a ship page 221 -page 223 has deck plans and stats for a squid ship Waterdeep: Dragon heist The Gatherers want to consolidate the illithid race into larger, more powerful communities instead of many small disparate ones. Alignment Oh, and they also seek to gather quintessence for some reason. Like their illithid kin, they could use a mind blast to mentally debilitate their prey. It seemed like a fun monster to design (and hopefully to fight), so I decided to convert it to 5e. The half-illithid template, along with a sample half-illithid lizardfolk, is in the Fiend Folio. Their psionic version is much better than their Monster Manual version by virtue of increased versatility. The Tamers work to build up the illithid's military strength so they can dominate the universe through force. Its skin color ranges from mauve to a greenish lavender, soft and damp like an amphibious creature, and constantly covered by a layer of glistening slime.A mind flayer's hands have three narrow reddened fingers and a thumb, while its feet have two webbed toes. It is thought that if we could crack the mystery of why these skinny creatures subsist on a diet of nothing but fat and calcium, we would be closer to... something. Not only are they perfectly capable of blending in flawlessly with mind flayer society, they are almost certainly in the vengeance-seeking mindset, and in the perfect position to bring it all crashing down on their tormentor's heads. Illithids (also called Mind Flayers) are cool, and by cool, I mean totally sweet. Ceremorphosis is the natural reproduction process of the mind flayer. Intellect Devourers are like dogs that can teleport into and eat the brains of your enemies. It is thought that if we could crack the mystery of why these skinny creatures subsist on a diet of nothing but fat and calcium, we would be closer to... something. Most other Illithids think that these illithids are wasting their time when it's common knowledge that all they have to do is wait many, many billions of years for the sun to eventually puff up and die. Dungeons and Dragons' storied history is full of iconic monsters, like the mind flayers, which have since permeated pop culture. Even the Illithids and the Elder Brain itself know how impractical this can be, and would prefer to use any other type of golem instead. Illithids are humanoid in basic shape - one head, two arms and two legs - but the similarities with humans end there. Wiki Le Monde des Royaumes Oubliés (French), Creatures with a 10 challenge rating (3e), Creatures with a 12 challenge rating (3e), Creatures with a 14 challenge rating (3e), Creatures with a 16 challenge rating (3e), Creatures with a 17 challenge rating (3e), Creatures with a 20 challenge rating (3e), Creatures with a 21 challenge rating (3e), Creatures with a 23 challenge rating (3e), Creatures with a 25 challenge rating (3e), “Monsters of the Mind – Minions of the Mindflayers”, https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Brainstealer_dragon?oldid=630543. Twice in an illithid's life, it will go to the pool containing the Mind Flayer community's Elder Brain (though any briny pool will do), and literally vomit a huge amount of tadpoles out of their mouth (they're asexual like that.) They've been out of circulation since 4e landed. They then appeared in the Eldritch Wizardry supplement for Original Dungeons & Dragons. Their alien physiology has stumped our crack (addict) biology team even after years of scientific scrutiny. Formally considered a relative of the scylla, they take the form of tall, curvy, slime-dripping women with tentacles for hair and a Morticia Addams-like dress implied to actually be tentacle-legs. Though the newborn mind flayer will be physically mature, it will take some time to mentally mature (though its community will be more than willing to assist it in this manner). The brains provide enzymes, hormones, and psychic energy necessary for their survival. Thread starter FormerlyHemlock; Start date Oct 12, 2015; F. FormerlyHemlock Explorer. Their draconic bodies were covered in small purple scales and their wings reduced to fleshy flaps of eldritch skin. The word "ceremorphosis" derives from a language called the Elder Tongue, with cere meaning "brain", and morphe meaning "form". The Possessors think hording wealth and resources through trade with other races is the best path to power. A rare few Illithids who end up mastering actual arcane magic instead of psionics opt to become Liches, named Alhoons or Illithiliches, since Elder Brains can't absorb magical abilities from the brain of an Illithid mage and magical talent (unless it's that of a Cleric to Ilsenine, see below) is looked down on in Illithid society. Like most illithids and their creations, brainstealer dragons had squid-like heads and brain-devouring maws. The Thorough Biters have a philosophy of learning through failure, making them more humble that most other illithids. But if you need a mastermind who can roundhouse kick the fighter through a wall after the party blitzes through his mooks, look no further. Fun fact: in the city of Stormreach, in the Eberron campaign setting, there is an Illithid who just hangs around near a garden and engages in perfectly normal, honest, and voluntary business transactions with the humanoids and other races that inhabit the city. The tadpoles typically placed within lizardfolk are more bellicose than their kin, and form the Tzakand- creatures similar to lizardfolk save for the two acid-spitting tentacles emerging from their heads that become fanatically loyal to the first illithid they see. It's a very common Mind Flayer name. The Mind Flayers don't exactly worship Illsensine per se, they just respect it for its great knowledge, and Illsensine returns the favor by considering Mind Flayers to be the only worthy species in the multiverse. Their alien physiology has stumped our crack (addict) biology team even after years of scientific scrutiny. An illithid experiences euphoria as it devours the brain of a humanoid, along with its memories, personality, and innermost fears. Perhaps to make up for the fact that Illsensine is the only Mind Flayer God, Illsensine is a very powerful rank 20 greater deity who omnoms the knowledge of everyone the instant they die. Check out Aby’s (aka @trayedandtested) Etsy shop. [1], Their skin was immune to acid, and grew in resistance to non-magical means of attack as they grew older. The Nautiloid is the standard ship of the line of the various illithid nations and reflects the nature of the race. The mind flayers accompanied the daelkyr from the plane of Xoriat to Khorvaire during the Daelkyr War and terrorized the goblinoids and orcs of the Age of Monsters. Their goal is nothing short of world domination. Actions Multiattack: The Dragon can use its Frightful Presence.It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. Implanting one in a Svirfneblin usually kills both the tadpole and its host, but if it survives the result is a mozgriken, a small shapechanging creature with no mouth and only three tentacles, a trait that forces them to feed only on brain fluids and earns them no small amount of abuse from true illithids. Explained somewhat in the tome of darkness 3.5. They have to use levitation to move around and their mind blast attack is replaced with a much weaker mind tickle attack. Put it in a Roper and you get the Urophion, a creature with a genius level intellect whose talents are wasted on sentry duty due to racism (but with their slow, slow, slow move speed they can't do much of anything else). The Arisers say that illithids shouldn't stay in darkness and so they develop ways for them to work in daylight and make plans for conquering the surface. First, we have the following sentence from 5e MM (page 159): When the process is complete, no form of magic or psionics, excluding wish and reincarnate and true resurrection, can bring back the victim, but even then the mind flayer will still be alive. Mind flayer eyes were extremely sensitive to bright light, and they considered it painful, a characteristic that some githya… The brain of the host is replaced by a tadpole thing, and the digestive tract is altered to aid in the consumption of brains and their psychic essence. As to how Elminster knows this, he refuses to explain. Illithid First Appearance: 03 Strange Bedfellows Armor Class 15 Darkvision 120 ft, Passive 16 Speed 30 ft Advantage on saves vs. spells Average/Max HP: 71, 117 ep04: 79 taken, 8 dagger to the maw by Vax ep07: 90 taken, 8 dagger to the eye by Vax ep09: 94 taken, 20 Fireball by Tiberius Really awesome stuff! Fifth not-so-much. The method of creating an illithid destroys the brain, which includes all those hormone producing glands in the skull that keep a person healthy. page 119 has stats for ships Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes . We can't offer you much for the time being. In actuality, Illithid physiology is a moderately altered version of their host organism's body (see … Then they would commence brain extraction, killing one-headed creatures as they hungrily swallowed their brains.[1]. A gnome squidling is an pathetic and kind of adorable variant of the gnome ceremorph that came out horrifically wrong with a stunted body, an oversized head, big eyes, and a pair of tentacles that are way too long. Not all tadpoles are able to integrate into the host body to the same degree, such that sometimes the resulting Illithid is left with the impression of piloting it's body rather than of being it. And by "normal" we mean people pay him to reprogram their brains and alter their memories. Their fingernails grow into long, wi… Just brains and purple. Regular Mind Flayers consider it highly taboo to speak about Neothelids (probably because Neothelids remind the Illithids too much of their "natural" state which their progeny would devolve into, were it not for the availability of suitable hosts their tadpoles could Ceremorph), and to actually create one is outright forbidden. Traits Legendary Resistance (3/Day): If the Dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. For the morbidly curious about what'd happen if you ate an illithid's brain, according to 5e's Volo's Guide to Monsters, nothing good. The mind flayers used to have another god called Maanzecorian, but Tenebrous (actually Orcus, it's a long story) used the last word on him, so his head asploded. It involves inserting a live illithid tadpole into the mind of a captive humanoid host, consuming their mind over the course of days and transforming the body into a mind flayer. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 3rd Edition Statistics[1] homebrewery link. She creates custom dice trays and dice bags. Subtype(s) page 90 talks about gith ships and helm Storm King Thunder . Yet, this past lore seems to have been retconned in 5e. Unlike Alhoons, Ilithid vampires still need to consume brains to survive, plus retain the thirst for blood that vampires are cursed with. Each creed has different beliefs about the best path towards taking over the universe. Illithids consist of... purple, mostly. They look like tiny little, skinnier, wingless Cthulhus, wear black robes with high collars and eat brains. By the way, this adventure also describes duthka'giths, who are brutal githyanki that carry red dragon blood; they could also be considered as effective opponents against the mind flayers. The elder brains hate them. In others it happens when a bunch of deceased mind flayer brains are dumped into a single pool filled with a briny solution; these brains will merge and eventually become alive and turn into a CR 25 TPKing horror. Oh, yeah, his name is Fred. They can make Brain Golems out of buds from said queen-like Elder Brain, which are exactly what they sound like and exactly as retarded as you would think. The downside to their transformation was that their "wings" were far less powerful, and so their flight was clumsy and more difficult. Dungeons and Dragons 5e Monster Spotlight: The Mind Flayer. So if the Illithid PC goes with Jester David's idea of part of the host brain survives the tadpole ceremorphosis, then it becomes something different. And they usually use their mind-powers to help friends engage in emotionally-resonant roleplay when in societies with other monsters. Mozgriken heads resembled the heads of normal illithids, except they only had three tentacles instead of four, and lacked a mouth. This morbid fascination of yours is going to get you killed one of these days, you know that? Tzakandi, even after ceremorphosis, resembled lizardfolk, standing 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall and with heads longer than those of their kin. Favored terrain Stand down, and we will make your death painless." They were more skilled in deception and intelligence gathering than their normal dragon counterparts. Always lawful evil The biggest pain in the ass with converting Third Edition stuff into Fifth Edition stuff is that Third Edition was all about monsters having class levels.
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