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Mind flayers reproduce by infecting other creatures with a [[Mind Flayer Tadpole]] that consumes its host from the inside, transforming them into another mind flayer in a process called {{FRWiki|Ceremorphosis}}. | Mind flayers reproduce by infecting other creatures with a [[Mind Flayer Tadpole]] that consumes its host from the inside, transforming them into another mind flayer in a process called {{FRWiki|Ceremorphosis}}. | ||
Thousands of years ago, mind flayers were a dominant planar power. Using massive flying vessels called [[Nautiloid (Creature)|Nautiloid]]s, they traveled to hundreds of worlds, harvesting intelligent humanoids to consume, propagate their race, and use as slave labour. One of their enslaved races, the [[Gith]], rose up | Thousands of years ago, mind flayers were a dominant planar power. Using massive flying vessels called [[Nautiloid (Creature)|Nautiloid]]s, they traveled to hundreds of worlds, harvesting intelligent humanoids to consume, propagate their race, and use as slave labour. One of their enslaved races, the [[Gith|gith]], rose up to destroy their empire, leaving only small pockets of mind flayers behind. | ||
== Involvement == | == Involvement == | ||
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== Combat == | == Combat == | ||
=== Attacks and abilities === | === Attacks and abilities === | ||
{{Feature box|Levitate (Illithid Power)}} | |||
{{Feature box|Mind Blast}} | {{Feature box|Mind Blast}} | ||
{{Feature box|Mind Flayer Domination}} | {{Feature box|Mind Flayer Domination}} | ||
{{Feature box|Tentacle Whip (Illithid)}} | {{Feature box|Tentacle Whip (Illithid)}} | ||
== Mind Flayer characters == | == Mind Flayer characters == | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Dead Mind Flayer (Goblin Camp)}} | |||
* {{MdCharLink|Mind flayer (nautiloid wreck)}} | * {{MdCharLink|Mind flayer (nautiloid wreck)}} | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Mind flayer (prologue)}} | * {{MdCharLink|Mind flayer (prologue)}} | ||
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* {{MdCharLink|Illithid Arcanist}} | * {{MdCharLink|Illithid Arcanist}} | ||
==Gallery== | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery heights="250"> | <gallery heights="250"> | ||
File:Mind Flayer.jpg|A mind flayer in Early Access | File:Mind Flayer.jpg|A mind flayer in Early Access | ||
Latest revision as of 21:26, 12 December 2024
“Psionic tyrants, slavers, and interdimensional voyagers that feed off the brains of thinking creatures.
Most belong to a hivemind colony devoted to an elder brain, and all work towards achieving the Grand Design - their dream of once more controlling empires that span the multiverse.„
About Mind Flayers[edit | edit source]
Mind flayers are psionic aberrations with a humanoid-like figure and a tentacled head that communicate using telepathy. They feast on the brains of intelligent beings and can enthrall other creatures to their will. Every mind flayer is connected to an Elder Brain, a colossal and powerful psionic brain that commands the mind flayers it is linked to.
Mind flayers reproduce by infecting other creatures with a Mind Flayer Tadpole that consumes its host from the inside, transforming them into another mind flayer in a process called 
Ceremorphosis.
Thousands of years ago, mind flayers were a dominant planar power. Using massive flying vessels called Nautiloids, they traveled to hundreds of worlds, harvesting intelligent humanoids to consume, propagate their race, and use as slave labour. One of their enslaved races, the gith, rose up to destroy their empire, leaving only small pockets of mind flayers behind.
Involvement[edit | edit source]
Mind flayers play a major role as antagonists throughout the game, from the prologue into the endgame. Though most are immediately hostile, in some cases a mind flayer can be friendly or downright ingratiating. Whether their pleasantness is genuine or a self-serving veneer on their psionic charms is often unknown.
Combat[edit | edit source]
Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]
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Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Recharge: Per Turn 
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AoE: 14 m / 47 ft (Cone)
Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft Mind Flayer characters[edit | edit source]
- Dead Mind Flayer (Goblin Camp)
- Mind flayer (nautiloid wreck)
- Mind flayer (prologue)
- Mind flayer (windmill)
- Omeluum
- The Emperor
- In the endgame, it is possible to transform a character completely into a mind flayer:
Mind Flayer enemy variants[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
A mind flayer in Early Access
Mind flayer consuming a brain
Render by Nikolai Chugunov
Render by Nikolai Chugunov
Shirtless Render by Nikolai Chugunov
External links[edit | edit source]
Mind flayer on the Forgotten Realms Wiki