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'''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}} | {{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}} | ||
== | == About Mind Flayers == | ||
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. | ||
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=== Mind Flayer Characters === | === Mind Flayer Characters === | ||
* | * {{CharLink|Omeluum}} | ||
* | * {{CharLink|The Emperor}} | ||
* In the endgame, it is possible to transform a character [[Full-illithid|completely into a mind flayer]]: | * In the endgame, it is possible to transform a character [[Full-illithid|completely into a mind flayer]]: | ||
** [[Origins|Player character]] | ** [[Origins|Player character]] | ||
** | ** {{CharLink|Karlach}} | ||
** | ** {{CharLink|Orpheus}} | ||
=== Mind Flayer enemy variants === | === 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]]. | * '''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]]. | ||
* | * {{CharLink|Illithid Arcanist}} | ||
== Attacks and abilities == | == Combat == | ||
=== Attacks and abilities === | |||
{{Feature box|Tentacle Whip (Illithid)}} | {{Feature box|Tentacle Whip (Illithid)}} | ||