What is an ulitharid?
What is an ulitharid?
The nobles of illithid society, ulitharids (loosely meaning “enlightened ones”, or “noble devourers” in Undercommon) possessed extraordinary gifts of strength, and a vile, malicious intellect. They were treated as minor godly beings by their normal mind flayer brethren.
Do illithids have names?
Illithids normally adopt names that are longer, with flowing syllables. Illithids are sexless, so any illithid can accept any name.
How tall is a Ulitharid?
An ulitharid towers over other mind flayers, standing at least nine feet in height. It possesses six tentacles, including two almost as long as its entire body. Its skin is a darker purple than other illithids, and it favors elaborate robes, spreading collars, and often high-crowned headdresses.
Can vampires become mind flayers?
Vampiric mind flayers, also known as vampiric illithids, were created when an illithid tadpole infected with vampirism entered a humanoid. They could not create spawn and needed both fresh blood (or other bodily liquids such as cerebrospinal fluid) and fresh brains to survive.
How long is Ceremorphosis?
Following ceremorphosis, a mind flayer takes up to 21 years to reach full maturity. The process typically takes place in birthing pods, special round chambers for the purpose.
Are there female Mind Flayers?
Illithids, also known as mind flayers are evil aberrations in the ‘Dungeons And Dragons’ game that are feared by sentient creatures across the multiverse. Their race has no concept of gender, so there are no specific male and female illithid names or male and female mind flayer names.
Can an illithid be good?
Yes, actually they can. The problem is that Elder Brains are evil, and Mind Flayers are rarely seen outside colonies with an Elder Brain. Those that are not sufficiently evil (read as: aligned with the will of the Elder Brain) will be corrected or discarded.
Do mind flayers have names?
Their race has no concept of gender, so there are no specific male and female illithid names or male and female mind flayer names. With the head of a squid, purple-ish skin and four-digited hands, mind flayers value their appearance fondly.
Who Tollithid worship?
In 2nd edition, they have a second deity named Maanzecorian, who is later killed by Tenebrous (Orcus) in the Planescape adventure module Dead Gods. Although Ilsensine is the illithid patron deity, few mind flayers actively worship it, thinking themselves the most powerful creatures in the universe.
