Mind flayers: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Moved Nautiloid prologue Mind Flayer image) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
| description = Mind flayers are a non-playable race in Baldur's Gate 3. They are a type of Aberration. Mind Flayers are also known as Illithids. | | description = Mind flayers are a non-playable race in Baldur's Gate 3. They are a type of Aberration. Mind Flayers are also known as Illithids. | ||
| image = Mind Flayer.jpg | | image = Mind Flayer.jpg | ||
}}{{Infobox creature | }} | ||
{{Infobox creature | |||
| name = Mind Flayer | | name = Mind Flayer | ||
| image = Mind Flayer Model.png | | image = Mind Flayer Model.png | ||
| Line 25: | Line 26: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mind flayers''' or '''illithids''' are a non-playable [[race|race]] of [[List_of_Creature_Types#Aberration|Aberration]] creatures. The [[Githyanki]] word for mind flayer is ''ghaik''. Multiple specific creatures titled '''Mind Flayer''' also exist in the game and are, as their names would suggest, all mind flayers. | '''Mind flayers''' or '''illithids''' are a non-playable [[race|race]] of [[List_of_Creature_Types#Aberration|Aberration]] creatures. The [[Githyanki]] word for mind flayer is ''ghaik''. Multiple specific creatures titled '''Mind Flayer''' also exist in the game and are, as their names would suggest, all mind flayers. | ||
{{Q|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.|author=in-game racial description}} | |||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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 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. | ||
| Line 34: | Line 35: | ||
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 and destroyed their empire, leaving only small pockets of mind flayers behind. | 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 and destroyed their empire, leaving only small pockets of mind flayers behind. | ||
== | == Involvement == | ||
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 | 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. | ||
{{Infobox creature | {{Infobox creature | ||
| name = Mind Flayer (Prologue) | | name = Mind Flayer (Prologue) | ||
| Line 60: | Line 61: | ||
=== Mind Flayer Characters === | === Mind Flayer Characters === | ||
* [[Omeluum]] | * [[Omeluum]] | ||
* [[The Emperor]] | * [[The Emperor]] | ||
* In the endgame, | * In the endgame, it is possible to transform a character [[Full-illithid|completely into a mind flayer]]: | ||
** [[Origins|Player character]] | ** [[Origins|Player character]] | ||
** [[Karlach]] | ** [[Karlach]] | ||
** [[Orpheus]] | ** [[Orpheus]] | ||
=== Mind Flayer enemy variants === | === Mind Flayer enemy variants === | ||