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{{Infobox creature
{{Infobox character
| name = Omeluum
| name = Omeluum
| image = Omeluum.png
| image = <gallery>
| race = [[Mind flayer]]
Omeluum.png|In-game
Portrait Omeluum.png|Portrait
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| race = [[Mind flayers|Mind Flayer]]
| hometown = [[Baldur's Gate]]
| hometown = [[Baldur's Gate]]
| role = [[Trader]]
| role = [[Traders|Trader]], [[Companions#Attached Followers|Attached Follower]]
| voice = Glen McCready
| faction = [[Society of Brilliance]]  
| va = Glen McCready
| level = 5
| level = 5
 
| size = [[Medium]]
| modules =
| type = [[Aberration]]
{{Infobox statistics
| ac = 11
| child = yes
| e hp = 43
| size = Medium
| hp = 62
| type = Aberration
| t hp = 80
| armour_class = 11
| movement m = 9
| hit_points = 62
| weight kg = 60
| movement_speed_meters = 9
| xp = 75
| movement_speed_feet = 30
| weight_kg = 50
| weight_lb = 100
| hiddenlevel = 5
| initiative = 1
| str = 11
| str = 11
| dex = 12
| dex = 12
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| wis = 16
| wis = 16
| cha = 16
| cha = 16
| int save prof = y
| wis save prof = y
| cha save prof = y
| passives = Extra Attack, Opportunity Attack
| t passives = Charm, Extra Attack, Opportunity Attack


| feature1_name = Opportunity Attack
| uid = S_GLO_SocietyOfBrilliance_MindFlayer
| feature1_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
| uuid = 1f9937ef-9207-4db6-a833-e4083d571f53
| feature2_name = Extra Attack
| stats = UND_SOB_Mindflayer
| feature2_description = Make an additional free attack after an unarmed or weapon attack.
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| feature3_name = Charm
| uid2 = S_IRN_Omeluum
| feature3_description = Can Charm an enemy as a reaction.
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'''Omeluum''' is a friendly [[mind flayer]] and [[trader]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''. Omeluum can be found at [[Ebonlake Grotto]] in the [[Underdark]] after being contacted by [[Blurg]]. It is a member of the [[Society of Brilliance]] and can be asked for help to [[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite|remove the tadpole]].
'''Omeluum''' is a friendly [[Mind flayers|Mind Flayer]] and [[Traders|trader]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''. Omeluum can be found at [[Ebonlake Grotto]] in the [[Underdark]] after being contacted by {{CharLink|Blurg}}. It is a member of the [[Society of Brilliance]] and can be asked for help to {{Quest|Help Omeluum investigate the parasite|remove the tadpole}}.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
=== Background ===
=== Background ===
Omeluum was born with a propensity for arcane magic, giving it the strength to resist the elder brain and defect. Following its ambitions to better the world, Omeluum joined the Society of Brilliance, and now conducts research with its friend and fellow member, Blurg. Currently, they are working to improve living conditions in the Underdark.
Omeluum{{ref|As a mind flayer, Omeluum is addressed using the "it" pronoun.}} was born with a propensity for arcane magic,{{ref|Omeluum's origins are remarkably similar to {{FRWiki|Grazilaxx}}, another illithid appearing within the Fifth Edition module, ''Out of the Abyss''. Both previously worked with a lich before working with the Society of Brilliance. However, Omeluum is specifically differentiated as not being the same character, as the text of {{SmRarityItem|An History of the Society of Brilliance as Told by Its Members}} mentions both Omeluum and Grazilaxx as separate colleagues in the society, having founded it together with Blurg and several others.}} giving it the strength to resist the elder brain and defect. Following its ambitions to better the world, Omeluum joined the Society of Brilliance, and now conducts research with its friend and fellow member, Blurg.{{ref|As Blurg was initially mentioned as an Orog in ''Out of the Abyss'', with some remnant dialogue which seems to make reference to this idea, it is possible that both of them underwent changes in development; with Omeluum originally intended to be Grazilaxx.}} Currently, they are working to improve living conditions in the Underdark, as well as researching a means to subdue mind flayer "appetites" in hopes of reducing his need to consume brains from one per month to perhaps one per year.
 
=== Quests ===
* [[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite]]
* [[Retrieve Omeluum]]


== Involvement ==
== Involvement ==
=== Act One ===
=== Act One ===
The player can first meet Omeluum after talking to the Hobgoblin trader Blurg at the Myconid Colony. Blurg is a fellow scholar of the [[Society of Brilliance]], who will bring Omeluum to help the player.
The party can first meet Omeluum after talking to the Hobgoblin trader {{CharLink|Blurg}} at the Myconid Colony. Blurg is a fellow scholar of the [[Society of Brilliance]], who calls for Omeluum to help the party.
The party has several opportunities to attack Omeluum during dialogue, and some [[Companions]] might actually suggest it. Still, if listening to Omeluum, it reveals it is a rogue member of the Society, and was born with special powers which allow it to resist the control of the [[Elder Brain]] of its colony. Omeluum feeds on the brains of creatures of the Underdark 'that oppose the Society's goals', and wishes to help others of his kind by discovering a brain-free diet.


The player has several opportunities to attack Omeluum during dialogue, and some [[Companions]] might actually suggest it. Still, if the player listens to Omeluum they will learn that it is a rogue member of its society who was born with special powers that allow it to resist the control of the [[Elder Brain]] of its colony. Omeluum feeds on the brains of creatures of the Underdark 'that oppose the Society's goals', and wishes to help others of his kind by discovering a brain-free diet.
==== Helping Omeluum investigate the parasite ====
If accepting the quest {{Quest|Help Omeluum investigate the parasite}}, Omeluum asks the party to find some rare mushrooms to prepare its special decoction. The recipe includes {{SmRarityItem|Tongue of Madness}} and {{SmRarityItem|Timmask Spores (ingredient)|Timmask Spores}}, which both ostensibly may be found in the Underdark. However, Blurg interjects and suggests that the party might very conveniently obtain them in the [[Arcane Tower]] of a local cleric, [[Lenore De Hurst]].


Should the player accept the [[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite]] quest, Omeluum will ask the party to find some rare mushrooms to prepare its special decoct. The recipe includes [[Tongue of Madness]] and [[Timmask Spores]], which both supposedly can be found in the Underdark. However, [[Blurg]] will interject and suggest that the player might very conveniently look them up in the [[Arcane Tower]] of a local cleric, [[Lenore De Hurst]].
Upon bringing Omeluum the required ingredients, it attempts to remove the tadpole.


Once the player brings Omeluum the required ingredients, it will attempt to remove the tadpole. Omeluum will not only fail, but also make the tadpole more powerful (granting whomever drank the potion [[Survival Instinct]]). The Mindflayer will be surprised and worried about the power of the tadpole, and will apologize for not being of service.
The player character must clear their mind:
* {{Dialogue option|''Use meditation to clear your mind.''|tags=Monk|roll=Wisdom|dc=10|advantage=y}}
* {{Dialogue option|''Draw on your willpower and resist.''|roll=Wisdom|dc=10}}
* {{Dialogue option|''Focus on the present, not the illusions.''|roll=Intelligence|dc=10}}


Unable to bring the tadpole issue to a close, Omeluum will then offer the player the [[Ring of Mind-Shielding]], which can limit the powers of the larva. The player can either buy this ring or convince Omeluum to give it to them in several variants: by {{Ability check|Persuasion|15}} (a githyanki Tav will have an unique dialogue line for this option), {{Ability check|Intimidation|20}}, or proposing to describe the inner structure of a [[Nautiloid]]. The latter demands either an {{Ability check|Intelligence|10}} which has an [[Advantage]] if the player has read a relevant [[Rune Slate]] while being on the ship in the Prologue, or a {{Ability check|Performance|10}}.
Then they must resist the tadpole fighting the potion:
* {{Dialogue option|''Call to your god for protection.''|tags=Cleric|roll=Wisdom|dc=15|advantage=y}}
* {{Dialogue option|'''''No fear. ONLY FURY!'''''|tags=Berserker|roll=Wisdom|dc=15|advantage=y}}
* {{Dialogue option|''Fear? '''''What's that?'''''|tags=Barbarian|roll=Wisdom|dc=15|advantage=y}}
* {{Dialogue option|''Drown out the tadpole by focusing on a tune.''|roll=Wisdom|dc=15}}
* {{Dialogue option|''Resist the panic from within.''|roll=Wisdom|dc=15}}
* {{Dialogue option|''Wall off your mind from the psionic seizure.''|roll=Intelligence|dc=15}}


After passing the ring to the player (by any available way), the quest [[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite]] will be complete, and Omeluum becomes open for trading with the party. He has several unique items in stock (see below).  
Omeluum not only fails, but also makes the tadpole more powerful (granting this to whoever drank the potion {{SAI|Survival Instinct}}). The Mind Flayer is surprised and worried about the power of the tadpole, and apologizes for not being of service.
Purchasing from him a book ''[[On Illithids, Volume XXVI]]'' and reading it earns the [[File:Inspiration Icon.png|21x21px|link=]][[Inspiration|Inspirational Event]] The Forbidden Arcane ([[Sage]] background).
 
Unable to bring the tadpole issue to a close, Omeluum then offers the party the {{SmRarityItem|Ring of Mind-Shielding}}, which can limit the powers of the tadpole. It is then possible to make an offer for the ring:
 
* {{Dialogue option|I have gold. Will that suit?}}
* {{Dialogue option|I've flown on a mind flayer ship. I can trade you details of the schematics, if you're interested.}}
* {{Dialogue option|How about I tell you more about that nautiloid? Every last detail.}}
** {{Dialogue option|''Give a dramatic retelling of your time on the mind flayer ship.|roll=Performance|dc=10}}
** {{Dialogue option|''Offer a detailed, logical analysis of the nautiloid.''|roll=Intelligence|dc=10}}
** {{Dialogue option|''Enrich your story with details from the designs you found on the nautiloid.''|roll=Intelligence|dc=10|advantage=y}} (if the party read the {{SmRarityItem|Rune Slate}} during the [[Prologue]])
* {{Dialogue option|I wouldn't be in this situation if it wasn't for a mind flayer. You owe me.|roll=Persuasion|dc=15}}
* {{Dialogue option|Your people enslaved mine. The debt is yours to repay.|tags=Duergar, Githyanki|roll=Persuasion|dc=15|advantage=y}}
* {{Dialogue option|Either give me the ring, or I'll run you through.|roll=Intimidation|dc=20}}
* {{Dialogue option|Something of little value - '''your life.'''|tags=Barbarian|roll=Intimidation|dc=20|advantage=y}}
* {{Dialogue option|'''YOUR LIFE. GIVE IT.'''|tags=Berserker|roll=Intimidation|dc=20|advantage=y}}
* {{Dialogue option|''Perform the tale of your adventures so far: 'The Ballad of Brains, Brine Pools and Balderdash.'''|tags=Bard|roll=Performance|dc=15}}
 
After passing the ring to the party (by any available way), the quest {{Quest|Help Omeluum investigate the parasite}} is completed, and Omeluum can be traded with.{{ref|While Omeluum can be pickpocketed prior to trading, it teleports away after repeated pickpocket attempts.}}
Purchasing the book ''{{SmRarityItem|On Illithids, Volume XXVI}}'' from Omeluum and reading it earns the [[File:Inspiration Icon.png|21x21px|link=]][[Inspiration|Inspirational Event]] The Forbidden Arcane ([[Sage]] background).


=== Act Three ===
=== Act Three ===
If [[Steal a Githyanki Egg]] was resolved without [[Lady Esther]] receiving the [[Githyanki Egg|githyanki egg]], then in Chapter Three the party will meet Omeluum's companion [[Blurg]] at the [[Society of Brilliance Lodge]]. Blurg informs that they both returned to Baldur's Gate to report to the Society of Brilliance their findings about the player's condition. However, shortly afterwards Omeluum decided to investigate the situation on its own… and disappeared. Blurg tells that his friend believed the problem to be connected to the [[Cult of the Absolute]]. He seems not to be overly concerned with Omeluum's whereabouts, but shall agree if the player proposes to track the illithid down.
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If {{Quest|Steal a Githyanki Egg}} was resolved without {{CharLink|Esther|Lady Esther}} receiving the {{SmRarityItem|Githyanki Egg}}, the party can meet Omeluum's companion Blurg at the [[Society of Brilliance Lodge]]. Blurg informs that they both returned to Baldur's Gate to report to the Society of Brilliance their findings about the party's condition. However, shortly afterwards Omeluum decided to investigate the situation on its own and disappeared. Blurg tells that his friend believed the problem to be connected to the [[Cult of the Absolute]]. While not appearing overly concerned with Omeluum's whereabouts, he agrees if the party proposes to track the illithid down. This starts the quest {{Quest|Retrieve Omeluum}}.


This starts the [[Retrieve Omeluum]] quest.
There are no clear hints as to where to start searching, apart from Blurg's vague assumptions. However, if helping {{CharLink|Zanner Toobin}} and / or servants of {{CharLink|Umberlee}} (quests {{Quest|Save the Gondians}} and {{Quest|Avenge the Drowned}} respectively), Omeluum connects to the party telepathically upon docking at the [[Iron Throne]]. It altruistically prompts the party to save {{CharLink|Ulder Ravengard|Duke Ravengard}}, who is also held in the underwater prison, and bides the party not to be concerned with its own fate. Nonetheless, it is possible to save Omeluum along with Ravengard and some (or all) [[Gond|Gondian]] captives.


There are no clear hints as to where to start searching, apart from Blurg's vague assumptions. However, if the party decides to help [[Zanner Toobin]] and/or servants of [[Umberlee]] (quests [[Save the Gondians]] and [[Avenge the Drowned]] respectively), Omeluum will connect to the player's mind telepathically upon docking at the [[Iron Throne]]. It will althruistically prompt the player to save [[Duke Ravengard]], who is also held in the underwater prison, and bide the party not to be concerned with its own fate. Nonetheless, it is possible to save the rogue illithid along with Ravengard and some (or all) [[Gondian]] captives.
Omeluum is held in a separate cell in the south-west corner of the Iron Throne, behind a locked door ({{Ability Check|Sleight of Hand|25}}) and restrained to a surgical bed. If helped, it becomes an [[Attached Follower]] with the ability to {{SAI|Teleport to Submersible}}.


Omeluum is held in a separate cell in the south-west corner of the [[Iron Throne]], restrained to a surgical bed. It will become a temporary companion with the ability to [[Teleport to Submersible]].
Once rescued, Omeluum teleports to the Lodge. Unlike Blurg, it cannot be traded with (although it can be pickpocketed). To finish the quest {{Quest|Retrieve Omeluum}}, the party must speak with the illithid once more. Omeluum explains that the Society of Brilliance will not actively help the party in its further battles. But, in gratitude for being saved, it provides the party with a {{SmRarityItem|Pouch}} called Omeluum's Boon which contains several items selected from the Society' vaults:
Once rescued, Omeluum teleports to the Lodge. Unlike Blurg, it cannot be traded with, although it can be pickpocketed. To finish the [[Retrieve Omeluum]] quest, the player needs to talk to the illithid once more. Omeluum will tell that the Society won't actively help the party in its further battles, but provides the player with several items selected from the Society' vaults, in gratitude for saving its tentacles.
 
* {{MdRarityItem|Fungal Bamboozler}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Potion of Supreme Healing}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Scroll of Dimension Door}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Scroll of Sunbeam}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Wizardsbane Oil}}


== Shop ==
== Shop ==
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=== Notable items sold ===
=== Notable items sold ===
As a trader, Omeluum will sell the following items:
As a trader, Omeluum will sell the following items:
* {{MdRarityItem|Boots of Stormy Clamour}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Creation's Echo}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Creation's Echo}}
* {{MdRarityItem|On Illithids, Volume XXVI}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Pearl of Power Amulet}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Pearl of Power Amulet}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Boots of Stormy Clamour}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Ring of Salving}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Ring of Salving}}
* {{MdRarityItem|The Shadespell Circlet}}
* {{MdRarityItem|The Shadespell Circlet}}
== Combat ==
=== Attacks and abilities ===
{{Feature box|Blur}}
{{Feature box|Dissonant Whispers}}
{{Feature box|Hold Person}}
{{Feature box|Levitate (Illithid Power)}}
{{Feature box|Mind Blast}}
{{Feature box|Silence}}
{{Feature box|Sleep}}
{{Feature box|Teleport to Submersible}} (Only while in the Iron Throne)
== Related literature ==
* {{MdRarityItem|On Illithids, Volume XXVI}}
* {{MdRarityItem|On Illithids, Volume XXVI}}
 
== Related quests ==
== Attacks and Abilities ==
* {{Quest|Help Omeluum investigate the parasite}}
* {{SAI|Sleep}}
* {{Quest|Retrieve Omeluum}}
* {{SAI|Dissonant Whispers}}
* {{SAI|Hold Person}}
* {{SAI|Blur}}
* {{SAI|Silence}}
* {{SAI|Mind Blast}}
* {{SAI|Mind Flayer Domination}}
* {{SAI|Levitate (Illithid Power)}}
* {{SAI|Teleport to Submersible}} (While in the [[Iron Throne]])


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery heights="200px" mode="packed">
<gallery heights="250px" mode="packed">
Omeluum-face.jpg|Omeluum's Early Access appearance.
Omeluum Model.png|Omeluum's model
Omeluum_Quest.jpg|Current version.
Omeluum-face.jpg|Omeluum's Early Access appearance
Omeluum Model.png|Omeluum's model.
Omeluum_Quest.jpg|Current version
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Notes ==
== Notes and References ==
{{notebegin}}
{{notebegin}}
* As an illithid, Omeluum is addressed using the "it" pronoun.
{{reflist}}
* Omeluum's origins are remarkably similar to {{FRWiki|Grazilaxx}}, another illithid appearing within the Fifth Edition module, ''Out of the Abyss''. Both of them previously worked with a lich before working with the Society of Brilliance.
** Omeluum is specifically differentiated as not being the same character, as the text of [['An History of the Society of Brilliance as Told by Its Members']] mentions both Omeluum and Grazilaxx as separate colleagues in the society, having founded it together with Blurg and several others.
** As Blurg was initially mentioned as an Orog in ''Out of the Abyss'', with some remnant dialogue that seems to make reference to this idea, it is possible that both of them underwent changes in development; with Omeluum originally intended to be Grazilaxx.
* Omeluum will teleport away after repeated pickpocket attempts.
{{noteend}}
{{noteend}}


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Latest revision as of 01:05, 7 February 2025

Omeluum is a friendly Mind Flayer and trader in Baldur's Gate 3. Omeluum can be found at Ebonlake Grotto in the Underdark after being contacted by Blurg Blurg. It is a member of the Society of Brilliance and can be asked for help to remove the tadpole remove the tadpole.

Overview[edit | edit source]

Background[edit | edit source]

Omeluum[1] was born with a propensity for arcane magic,[2] giving it the strength to resist the elder brain and defect. Following its ambitions to better the world, Omeluum joined the Society of Brilliance, and now conducts research with its friend and fellow member, Blurg.[3] Currently, they are working to improve living conditions in the Underdark, as well as researching a means to subdue mind flayer "appetites" in hopes of reducing his need to consume brains from one per month to perhaps one per year.

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Act One[edit | edit source]

The party can first meet Omeluum after talking to the Hobgoblin trader Blurg Blurg at the Myconid Colony. Blurg is a fellow scholar of the Society of Brilliance, who calls for Omeluum to help the party. The party has several opportunities to attack Omeluum during dialogue, and some Companions might actually suggest it. Still, if listening to Omeluum, it reveals it is a rogue member of the Society, and was born with special powers which allow it to resist the control of the Elder Brain of its colony. Omeluum feeds on the brains of creatures of the Underdark 'that oppose the Society's goals', and wishes to help others of his kind by discovering a brain-free diet.

Helping Omeluum investigate the parasite[edit | edit source]

If accepting the quest Help Omeluum investigate the parasite Help Omeluum investigate the parasite, Omeluum asks the party to find some rare mushrooms to prepare its special decoction. The recipe includes Tongue of Madness and Timmask Spores, which both ostensibly may be found in the Underdark. However, Blurg interjects and suggests that the party might very conveniently obtain them in the Arcane Tower of a local cleric, Lenore De Hurst.

Upon bringing Omeluum the required ingredients, it attempts to remove the tadpole.

The player character must clear their mind:

  • [MONK] [WISDOM] Use meditation to clear your mind. (DC 10 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [WISDOM] Draw on your willpower and resist. (DC 10)
  • [INTELLIGENCE] Focus on the present, not the illusions. (DC 10)

Then they must resist the tadpole fighting the potion:

  • [CLERIC] [WISDOM] Call to your god for protection. (DC 15 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [BERSERKER] [WISDOM] No fear. ONLY FURY! (DC 15 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [BARBARIAN] [WISDOM] Fear? What's that? (DC 15 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [WISDOM] Drown out the tadpole by focusing on a tune. (DC 15)
  • [WISDOM] Resist the panic from within. (DC 15)
  • [INTELLIGENCE] Wall off your mind from the psionic seizure. (DC 15)

Omeluum not only fails, but also makes the tadpole more powerful (granting this to whoever drank the potion Survival Instinct Survival Instinct). The Mind Flayer is surprised and worried about the power of the tadpole, and apologizes for not being of service.

Unable to bring the tadpole issue to a close, Omeluum then offers the party the Ring of Mind-Shielding, which can limit the powers of the tadpole. It is then possible to make an offer for the ring:

  • I have gold. Will that suit?
  • I've flown on a mind flayer ship. I can trade you details of the schematics, if you're interested.
  • How about I tell you more about that nautiloid? Every last detail.
    • [PERFORMANCE] Give a dramatic retelling of your time on the mind flayer ship. (DC 10)
    • [INTELLIGENCE] Offer a detailed, logical analysis of the nautiloid. (DC 10)
    • [INTELLIGENCE] Enrich your story with details from the designs you found on the nautiloid. (DC 10 Advantage Icon.png) (if the party read the Rune Slate during the Prologue)
  • [PERSUASION] I wouldn't be in this situation if it wasn't for a mind flayer. You owe me. (DC 15)
  • [DUERGAR] [GITHYANKI] [PERSUASION] Your people enslaved mine. The debt is yours to repay. (DC 15 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [INTIMIDATION] Either give me the ring, or I'll run you through. (DC 20)
  • [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] Something of little value - your life. (DC 20 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [BERSERKER] [INTIMIDATION] YOUR LIFE. GIVE IT. (DC 20 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [BARD] [PERFORMANCE] Perform the tale of your adventures so far: 'The Ballad of Brains, Brine Pools and Balderdash.' (DC 15)

After passing the ring to the party (by any available way), the quest Help Omeluum investigate the parasite Help Omeluum investigate the parasite is completed, and Omeluum can be traded with.[4] Purchasing the book On Illithids, Volume XXVI from Omeluum and reading it earns the Inspiration Icon.pngInspirational Event The Forbidden Arcane (Sage background).

Act Three[edit | edit source]

If Steal a Githyanki Egg Steal a Githyanki Egg was resolved without Esther Lady Esther receiving the Githyanki Egg, the party can meet Omeluum's companion Blurg at the Society of Brilliance Lodge. Blurg informs that they both returned to Baldur's Gate to report to the Society of Brilliance their findings about the party's condition. However, shortly afterwards Omeluum decided to investigate the situation on its own and disappeared. Blurg tells that his friend believed the problem to be connected to the Cult of the Absolute. While not appearing overly concerned with Omeluum's whereabouts, he agrees if the party proposes to track the illithid down. This starts the quest Retrieve Omeluum Retrieve Omeluum.

There are no clear hints as to where to start searching, apart from Blurg's vague assumptions. However, if helping Zanner Toobin Zanner Toobin and / or servants of Umberlee Umberlee (quests Save the Gondians Save the Gondians and Avenge the Drowned Avenge the Drowned respectively), Omeluum connects to the party telepathically upon docking at the Iron Throne. It altruistically prompts the party to save Ulder Ravengard Duke Ravengard, who is also held in the underwater prison, and bides the party not to be concerned with its own fate. Nonetheless, it is possible to save Omeluum along with Ravengard and some (or all) Gondian captives.

Omeluum is held in a separate cell in the south-west corner of the Iron Throne, behind a locked door ( DC 25 Sleight of Hand check) and restrained to a surgical bed. If helped, it becomes an Attached Follower with the ability to Teleport to Submersible Teleport to Submersible.

Once rescued, Omeluum teleports to the Lodge. Unlike Blurg, it cannot be traded with (although it can be pickpocketed). To finish the quest Retrieve Omeluum Retrieve Omeluum, the party must speak with the illithid once more. Omeluum explains that the Society of Brilliance will not actively help the party in its further battles. But, in gratitude for being saved, it provides the party with a Pouch called Omeluum's Boon which contains several items selected from the Society' vaults:

Shop[edit | edit source]

Corresponds to UND_SocietyOfBrilliance_Mindflayer.

Notable items sold[edit | edit source]

As a trader, Omeluum will sell the following items:

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Blur.webp
Blur Blur (+ )

Attackers have Disadvantage Icon.png Disadvantage on Attack rolls against you.

Doesn't affect creatures that don't rely on sight or that can see through illusions.

 Range: Self
Dissonant Whispers.webp
Dissonant Whispers Dissonant Whispers (+ )
Damage: 3~18

Frighten Frighten a creature: they'll have Disadvantage Icon.png Disadvantage on Ability checks and Attack rolls and they cannot move.

WIS Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Hold Person.webp
Hold Person Hold Person (+ )
Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React. Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits. At the end of each turn, the affected creature can make a Wisdom saving throw to end this condition.
WIS Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Fly Illithid Power.webp
Levitate (Illithid Power) Levitate (Illithid Power) ( 4 m / 13 ft)
Float effortlessly to a destination.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Recharge: Per Turn
Mind Blast.webp
Mind Blast Mind Blast ()
Damage: 4~32 + modifiers

Spew forth a conical wave of psychic energy and possibly Stun Stun targets within.

INT Save
AoE: 14 m / 47 ft (Cone)
Recharge: Long rest
Silence.webp
Silence Silence (+ )
Create a sound-proof sphere. All within are Silenced Silenced and Immune to Damage TypesThunder damage.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Sleep.webp
Sleep Sleep (+ )
Put creatures into a magical slumber. Select targets up to a combined 24 Hit Points.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Teleport to Submersible.webp
Teleport to Submersible Teleport to Submersible ()
Teleport yourself and up to one ally back to the Submersible.
 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft
(Only while in the Iron Throne)

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Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Omeluum's model

    Omeluum's model

  • Omeluum's Early Access appearance

    Omeluum's Early Access appearance

  • Current version

    Current version

Notes and References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ As a mind flayer, Omeluum is addressed using the "it" pronoun.
  2. ↑ Omeluum's origins are remarkably similar to Grazilaxx, another illithid appearing within the Fifth Edition module, Out of the Abyss. Both previously worked with a lich before working with the Society of Brilliance. However, Omeluum is specifically differentiated as not being the same character, as the text of An History of the Society of Brilliance as Told by Its Members mentions both Omeluum and Grazilaxx as separate colleagues in the society, having founded it together with Blurg and several others.
  3. ↑ As Blurg was initially mentioned as an Orog in Out of the Abyss, with some remnant dialogue which seems to make reference to this idea, it is possible that both of them underwent changes in development; with Omeluum originally intended to be Grazilaxx.
  4. ↑ While Omeluum can be pickpocketed prior to trading, it teleports away after repeated pickpocket attempts.

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