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“	Oh, most delicious morsel, perceive my appreciation of your unique gifts: Your brow―exquisite in its simple symmetry―is shapely, hinting at the delicacies contained therein. It is merely the wrapping, a fragile package concealing tangy treasure. Snuggled close, warm and most beneath pale bone, fatty coils of succulent gray meat quiver to be plucked, to be exposed for the appreciation of all, before inevitable, ardent consumption... Ah, that hits the spot.	„
	~ Mental message from a mind flayer

“	To put out the myriad suns- to darken the light.	„
	~ Illithid race-wide resolution

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Shed your thoughts and let my will flow through you.

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“	You studied hard. How delicious!	„
	~ Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

“	Don't cry. We have no intention of eating your brain. In fact; your brain is going on a wonderful journey!	„
	~ Qorik El-Slurrk, Mind Flayer, foreshadowing the process of creating an Intellect Devourer

“	An oblex wants memories, but not to serve any end of its own making. Oblexes are hungry for memories and personalities because they are empty without such nourishment. In this way they serve their creators, the illithids. An oblex in the range of an elder brain's powers provides everything necessary for the mind flayers to find choice victims.	„
	~ Mordenkainen

Background

Mind Flayers, also known as illithids, meaning "mind flayer" or "mind ruler" in Undercommon), and sometimes referred to as ghaik by the githyanki, were sadistic aberrations feared by sentient creatures on many worlds across the multiverse due to their powerful psionic abilities. From their twisted lairs deep in the Underdark, these alien entities sought to expand their dominion over all other lifeforms, controlling their minds to use them as obedient thralls. They consumed their victims' very personality by extracting and devouring their brains while they were still alive

Statistics

Key: Illithids | Ulitharids | Elder Brain | Elder Brain Dragon | Technology

Tier: At least Low 8-C | Varies from 8-C to TBA | Varies from 7-B to Low 6-B | At least 6-C | Varies from High 4-C to High 2-B

Name: Mind Flayer, Illithid ("mind flayer" or "mind ruler" in undercommon), ghaik | Ulitharid ("enlightened ones" or "noble devourers" in undercommon) | Elder Brain

Origin: Dungeons and Dragons

Sex: Sexless

Age: Varies, ultimately the origin of mind flayers predate the multiverse due to their heritage of the Far Realms

Classification: Abberation, Eldritch Monster | Noble in Mind Flayer society | Hivemind of the Mind Flayers

Status: Alive

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Small Building level (Has challenge ratings of either 7 or 8, putting them above creatures who can cast Conjure Barrage) | Varies from Building level (Having a challenge ranking of 9, they should be comparable to characters who can cast Cone of Cold) to TBA (Stronger ones have a challenge rating of 12, putting them above...) | Varies from City level (Possess challenge ratings of 14, making them comparable to Legendary Dragons. Can also occasionally overpower and attach to dragons) to Small Country level+ (Stronger Elder Brains have a challenge rating of 25, making them comparable to Father Llymic, who blotted out the sun)

Durability: At least Small Building level | Varies from Building level to TBA | Varies from City level to Small Country level+

Striking Strength: At least Small Building Class | Varies from Building Class to TBA | Varies from City Class to Small Country Class+

Lifting Strength:

Travel Speed: Unknown | Unknown

Combat Speed: Hypersonic+ to High Hypersonic+ (Can battle against Rogues who can cast Call Lightning) | Varies from Relativistic to FTL (Can dodge light-based attacks such as Wrath of the Moonday Sun) | At least FTL (Superior to before)

Reaction Speed: Hypersonic+ to High Hypersonic+ (Can dodge Call Lightning) | Varies from Relativistic to FTL | At least FTL

Stamina: Superhuman (Can take part in an inquisition, which is similar to that of an adventure) | Superhuman | Superhuman |

Range: Tens of Meters with abilities | At least Tens of Meters with abilities | Kilometers, High Multiverse level with certain spells

Intelligence: Varies from Extraordinary Genius to Supergenius (All Mind Flayers are connected to their respective Elder Brains, which maintains all knowledge of their entire colony as well as all past residents of their colony; this includes sorcerers of immense skill capable of outclassing beings on the level of Beholders. Developed technology that can merge multiverses)

Key: Vampires | Alhoons

Tier: Varies from Low 8-C to 8-C | At least 8-C

Key: Wrymlings | Young | Juvenile | Young Adult | Adult | Ancient | Wrym | Great Wrym

Tier: At least 9-A | Low 8-C | 8-C | TBA | 7-B | 6-C | At least 6-C | Low 6-B to 6-B

Key: Gnome Ceremorph | Gnome Squidling

Tier: Low 8-C | 9-A

Key: 5th Edition | 3rd Edition

Tier: Low 8-C | 7-B

Tier: Unknown, at least 9-A

Tier: 9-A

Tier: Low 8-C

Tier: Unknown, at least TBA

Key: Brain Golem | Cranium Rats | Nyraala Golem | Illithidae | Illithocyte | Intellect Devourer | Mind Worm | Neothelid | Oblex

'Tier: At least 8-C | 10-C individually, Low 8-C as a collective | Unknown, possibly at least 8-C | 9-A for the Saltor, Low 8-C for the Kigrid and Embrac | 9-A | 9-A | At least 7-B | 7-B | 8-C | Varies from 9-A to Low 8-C to 8-C

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