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'''Omeluum''' is a friendly [[mind flayer]] and [[trader]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''. Omeluum can be found at [[Ebonlake Grotto]] in the [[Underdark]] after being contacted by [[Blurg]]. It is a member of the [[Society of Brilliance]] and can be asked for help to [[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite|remove the tadpole]].

Omeluum was born with a propensity for arcane magic, giving it the strength to resist the elder brain and defect. Following its ambitions to better the world, Omeluum joined the Society of Brilliance, and now conducts research with its friend and fellow member, Blurg. Currently, they are working to improve living conditions in the Underdark.

 

The player can first meet Omeluum after talking to the Hobgoblin trader Blurg at the Myconid Colony. Blurg is a fellow scholar of the [[Society of Brilliance]], who will bring Omeluum to help the player.

The player has several opportunities to attack Omeluum during dialogue, and some [[Companions]] might actually suggest it. Still, 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 creatures of the Underdark 'that oppose the Society's goals', and wishes to help others of his kind by discovering a brain-free diet.

Should the player accept the [[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite]] quest, Omeluum will ask the party to find some rare mushrooms to prepare its special decoct. The recipe includes [[Tongue of Madness]] and [[Timmask Spores]], which both supposedly can be found in the Underdark. However, [[Blurg]] will interject and suggest that the player might very conveniently look them up in the [[Arcane Tower]] of a local cleric, [[Lenore De Hurst]].

Once the player brings 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.

Unable to bring the tadpole issue to a close, Omeluum will then offer the player the [[Ring of Mind-Shielding]], which can limit the powers of the larva. The player can either buy this ring or convince Omeluum to give it to them in several variants: by {{Ability check|Persuasion|15}} (a githyanki Tav will have an unique dialogue line for this option), {{Ability check|Intimidation|20}}, or proposing to describe the inner structure of a [[Nautiloid]]. The latter demands either an {{Ability check|Intelligence|10}} which has an [[Advantage]] if the player has read a relevant [[Rune Slate]] while being on the ship in the [[Prologue]], or a {{Ability check|Performance|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).

There are no clear hints as to where to start searching, apart from Blurg's vague assumptions. However, if the party decides to help {{CharLink|Zanner Toobin}} and/or servants of {{CharLink|Umberlee}} (quests {{Quest|Save the Gondians}} and {{Quest|Avenge the Drowned}} respectively), Omeluum will connect to the party telepathically upon docking at the [[Iron Throne]]. It will altruistically prompt the party to save {{CharLink|Ulder Ravengard|Duke Ravengard}}, who is also held in the underwater prison, and bide the party not to be concerned with its own fate. Nonetheless, it is possible to save the rogue illithid along with Ravengard and some (or all) [[Gondian]] captives.