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| 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 statistics | |||
| image = Mind Flayer Nautiloid.PNG | |||
| str = 11 | |||
| dex = 12 | |||
| con = 12 | |||
| int = 19 | |||
| wis = 17 | |||
| cha = 17 | |||
| int_save_proficiency = y | |||
| wis_save_proficiency = y | |||
| cha_save_proficiency = y | |||
| level = 8 | |||
| name = Mind Flayer | |||
| size = Medium | |||
| type = Aberration | |||
| imagesize = 100px | |||
| armour_class = 15 | |||
| hit_points_tactician = 92 | |||
| hit_points = 71 | |||
| weight_kg = 60 | |||
| weight_lb = 120 | |||
| feature1_name = Magic Resistance | |||
| feature1_description = Advantage on Saving Throws against spells and magical effects | |||
| feature2_name = Opportunity Attack | |||
| feature2_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach | |||
| feature3_name = Charm | |||
| feature3_mode = Tactician | |||
| feature3_description = Prevent an enemy from attacking you until next turn, as a reaction | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''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]] | |||
== | == Overview == | ||
{{Q|Psionic tyrants, slavers, and interdimensional voyagers that feed off the brains of thinking creatures.<br><br>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}} | |||
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. | ||
Mind flayers reproduce by infecting other creatures with a [[Mind Flayer Tadpole|tadpole]] | Mind flayers reproduce by infecting other creatures with a [[Mind Flayer Tadpole|tadpole]]<nowiki/> that consumes its host from the inside, transforming them into another mind flayer in a process called {{FRWiki|ceremorphosis}}. | ||
Thousands of years ago, | 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. | ||
== Interactions == | |||
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 left for the player to contemplate. | |||
{{Infobox statistics | |||
| image = | |||
| str = 11 | |||
| dex = 12 | |||
| con = 12 | |||
| int = 19 | |||
| wis = 17 | |||
| cha = 17 | |||
| int_save_proficiency = y | |||
| wis_save_proficiency = y | |||
| cha_save_proficiency = y | |||
| level = 8 | |||
| name = Mind Flayer (Prologue) | |||
| size = Medium | |||
| type = Aberration | |||
| imagesize = 100px | |||
| armour_class = 15 | |||
| hit_points_tactician = 110 | |||
| hit_points = 85 | |||
| weight_kg = 60 | |||
| weight_lb = 120 | |||
| feature1_name = Magic Resistance | |||
| feature1_description = Advantage on Saving Throws against spells and magical effects | |||
| feature2_name = Opportunity Attack | |||
| feature2_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach | |||
}} | |||
=== Mind Flayer Characters === | |||
* [[Omeluum]] | |||
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* [[The Emperor]] | |||
* In the endgame, the player can choose to transform a character [[Full-illithid|completely into a mind flayer]]: | |||
** [[Origins|Avatar character]] | |||
** [[Karlach]] | |||
** [[Orpheus]] | |||
}} | |||
=== Mind Flayer enemy variants === | |||
* Mind Flayer (prologue): A unique mind flayer in the prologue has a slightly larger health pool than mind flayers encountered later in the game. It also does not gain {{SAI|Charm}} on [[Tactician]]. | |||
* [[Illithid Arcanist]] | |||
== Attacks and abilities == | == Attacks and abilities == | ||
{{ | {{Feature box|Tentacle Whip}} | ||
{{Feature box|Mind Blast}} | |||
{{ | |||
{{ | {{Feature box|Mind Flayer Domination}} | ||
{{ | {{Feature box|Levitate (Illithid Power)}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery heights=" | <gallery heights="250" mode="nolines" widths="200"> | ||
Mind Flayer.jpg|A | File:Mind Flayer.jpg|A mind flayer in Early Access | ||
File:Mind Flayer Model.png|Mind flayer model | |||
File:Mind Flayer Lunch.PNG|Mind flayer consuming a brain | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{NavCreatures}} | {{NavCreatures}} | ||
[[Category: Aberrations]] | |||
[[Category: Races]] | [[Category: Races]] | ||
[[Category: Non-playable races]] | [[Category: Non-playable races]] | ||