Category:Mind Flayers

 o   Mind flayer

 §  When the drow were searching for the traitors of House Mylyl they made acquaintances with many denizens of the Underdark. One of their new allies was a cadre of Mind Flayers. The drow supplied the Illithids with a fresh supply of lesser races to feed upon and in return the mind flayers used their substantial psychic abilities to augment their search for House Mylyl. Now, the mind flayers have begun to integrate themselves into the society of Renas. Although they are traditionally found in the deep Underdark, these mind flayers have founded a colony in the drow city of Haundrath-Ilut and have become allies with the drow and Arachnine.

 ·         Despite their sinister reputation of consuming brains, not all mind flayers are murdering connoisseur of grey matter. The consumption of brains are optional but confers significant bonuses to the illithid. Consuming a brain could result in:

 o   A temporary buff to skill checks

 o   Temporarily gaining ranks in a skill the brain knew

 o   Temporarily gaining a feat the brain knew

 o   Temporarily gaining the memorized spells the brain knew (must be a similar spellcaster).

 ·         Additionally, consuming certain brains could be dangerous:

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level5lfo1"> o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   Consuming dead grey matter could result in damage or illness

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level5lfo1"> o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   Consuming undead brains could permanently lower one of the mind flayer’s personality scores.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level5lfo1"> o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   Consuming brains of a higher HD creature could result in the alignment of the mind flayer moving one step closer to that of the consumed brain.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level5lfo1"> o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   Consuming brains of a creature with a higher personality score, (Int+Wis+Cha) could result in the personality of the mind flayer to become more like that of the consumed brain.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level4lfo1"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">         Mind Flayer Player Characters

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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level5lfo1"> o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   Bonus Feat: Improved Grapple (Tentacles)

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level5lfo1"> o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   At 2nd Level the mind flayer gains telepathy

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level5lfo1"> o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   At 4th Level the mind flayer gains use of its psionic abilities (list forthcoming)

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level5lfo1"> o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   At 5th Level  the mind flayer gains the mind blast ability

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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:2.5in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0level5lfo1"> o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   Mind flayers can be of any alignment but consuming brains is an inherently evil act.