Epic Race Suggestion: Illithid Freedmind
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Epic Race Proposal: Illithid Freedmind
An average Mind Flayer is a thin humanoid with long arms and legs, has a squid-like head with four prehensile tentacles and a lamprey-like mouth. Their eyes are pale white, and see perfectly as in
light as in darkness. Their sense of hearing is slightly poorer than a human’s; they have difficulty distinguishing between several sounds mixed together. Their slippery skin can be pale gray,
grayish blue of dark purple. Even if it isn’t dangerous for them, Mind Flayers ferociously hate sunlight. The most horrible thing about Mind Flayers, except their deadly psionic powers, such as
mind control, is their diet: they need to devour brains of sentient creatures, using their tentacles to slide into the prey’s head and extract its brain. Even if they have masculine or feminine
personalities, Mind Flayers are hermaphrodite and spawn tiny larvae, who live in the Elder Brain’s pool for 10 years. Those who survive are implanted into a humanoid’s head, and upon being
implanted the larva grows and consumes the host’s brain, absorbing the host’s physical form entirely and becoming sapient itself, a mature (but still young) Mind Flayer. This process is called
ceremorphosis. Sometimes, experiments with non-humanoid hosts are made, but ceremorphosis involving other creatures usually fails, killing both host and larva; but if it works, terrible
abominations can be created. All Mind Flayers share their spite for Drow and Giths, and absolute hate for undead. Illithids live for well over 200 years, their legacy long outlasting them.
Most illithids are nothing but malice, spite and dominating forces in the world. They came from the Far Realm long ago and now reside largely in the Underdark. Illithid society is a free-for-all,
with very little structure or hierarchy. Illithids commonly kill each other and devour each other for no other reason than pure sport. Parents abandon their young immediately after “birth”. An
illithid must make its own way through a hard, cruel and bitter existence.
However, maybe once or twice throughout all of the world’s ancient history, a solitary illithid has broken from the sadistic traditions of its race. Illithids are viewed with fear and animosity,and not without reason. Many races have a deep-rooted hatred of illithids and all that they stand for. Therefore, an illithid that has broken from its kind will face a great deal of hatred and
anguish directed ait it as it ventures into the world. A solitary illithid is most likely attacked on sight in most civilized societies. Most illithids detest the name Mind Flayer, growing wildly
irate at its mention.
Perhaps the illithid was contacted by a Titan to fight in its cause, or perhaps ran across a mystical spell book which inspired it to find a new path for itself. Whatever its reason foradventuring, it must develop its own set of values and ethics, which a typical illithid lacks entirely.
Stat Adjustments: Int +8 Wis +8 Str -2 Cha -4 Con -2
Resists/Defensive:
Closed Mind – 90% resist magic
Mind Over Body – 25% overall damage reductionOffensive:
Mind Blast – an extra autoattack that churns the enemy’s mind into gray sludge, causing them to be more susceptible to mental attacks.
Bore into Brain – You send your tentacles into the skull of your victim devouring the sweet, gray matter within and gaining a temporary stat boost.Utility:
Psion – grants the ability to use psionics
Speed of Thought – grants faster spell casting
Illithid Sight – Ultravision
Dominate Mind- may charm any creature once per dayPenalty:
Thirst for Knowledge – The Illithid must eat brains regularly in order to use its innate powers. -
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