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The player has several opportunities to attack Omeluum during dialogue, and some [[Companions]] might actually suggest it. 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 cruel and sadistic creatures of the Underdark, and wishes to help the Illithid society by discovering a brain-free diet. | The player has several opportunities to attack Omeluum during dialogue, and some [[Companions]] might actually suggest it. 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 cruel and sadistic creatures of the Underdark, and wishes to help the Illithid society by discovering a brain-free diet. | ||
Should the player accept the [[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite]] quest and bring 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 | Should the player accept the [[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite]] quest and bring 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. | ||
Purchasing | Unable to bring the issue to a close, Omeluum will then offer the player the [[Ring of Mind-Shielding]], which can limit the powers of the tadpole. The player can either buy this ring or convince Omeluum to give it to them by Persuasion check (DC 15), Intimidation check (DC 20), or proposing to describe the inner structure of a [[Nautiloid]]. The latter demands either an Intelligence check (DC 10) and has an [[Advantage]] if the player has read a relevant [[Rune Slate]] while being on the ship in the Prologue, or a Performance check (also DC 10). | ||
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). | |||
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). | |||
=== Act Three === | === Act Three === | ||
If [[Steal a Githyanki Egg]] was resolved without [[Lady Esther]] receiving the [[Githyanki Egg|githyanki egg]], then in Chapter Three Blurg | 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. | ||
This starts the [[Retrieve Omeluum]] quest. | |||
There are no hints as to where to start searching, apart from Blurg's vague assumptions. However, if the party decides to help [[Zanner Toobin]] and 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 held in the underwater prison, and bide the party not to be concerned with its own fate. Nonetheless, it is possible to save the illithid along with Ravengard and some (or all) [[Gondian]] captives. | |||
You will find Omeluum in the south west corner of the [[Iron Throne]]. It will become a temporary companion with the ability to [[Teleport to Submersible]]. Once rescued, Omeluum returns to the Lodge. | You will find Omeluum in the south-west corner of the [[Iron Throne]], restrained to a surgical bed inside a separate cell. It will become a temporary companion with the ability to [[Teleport to Submersible]]. | ||
Once rescued, Omeluum returns to the Lodge. Unlike Blurg, it cannot be traded with, although it can be pickpocketed. To finish the [[Retrieve Omeluum]] quest, player needs to talk to the illithid once more. Omeluum will tell that the Society won't actively help the party in its battles, but provides the player with several items selected from the Society' vaults, in gratitude for saving its tentacles. | |||
== Shop == | == Shop == | ||
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=== Notable items sold === | === Notable items sold === | ||
As a trader, Omeluum will sell the following items: | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Creation's Echo}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Creation's Echo}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Pearl of Power Amulet}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Pearl of Power Amulet}} |