Mind flayers

A Mind Flayer encountered in the prologue.

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.

About Mind Flayers

Mind Flayers are psionic abberations 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, which 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 Githyanki, rose up and destroyed their empire, leaving only small pockets of Mind Flayers behind.

Stats

Level 8
STR 11	DEX 12 (+1)	CON 12 (+1)	INT 19 (+4)	WIS 17 (+3)	CHA 17 (+3)
Race			Mind Flayer
Type			Aberration
Hit Points			91
Armour Class			13
Movement Speed			9m / 30ft
Size			Medium
Weight			50kg / 100lbs
Proficiency Bonus			+3
Initiative			+1

Passive Features

• File:Attack Of Opportunity Icon 64px.png Attack of Opportunity

Locations

• Nautiloid
• Ravaged Beach (dead)
• Shattered Sanctum (dead)

Notable Mind Flayers

• Omeluum

See also

• List of all Mind Flayers