illithid
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, illithids (commonly known as mind flayers) are monstrous humanoid aberrations with psionic powers. In a typical Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, they live in the moist caverns and cities of the enormous Underdark.
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- Publication history
- ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (1974–1976)
- ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st edition (1977–1988)
- ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd edition (1989–1999)
- ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3.0 edition (2000–2002)
- ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3.5 edition (2003–2007)
- ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 4th edition (2008–2014)
- ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 5th edition (2014–present)
- Fictional physical characteristics
- Biology
- Variants
- Alhoon
- Ulitharid
- Vampiric illithids
- Related creatures
- Fictional history
- Religion
- Activities
- In various campaign settings
- In ''Dragonlance''
- In ''Ravenloft''
- In ''Spelljammer''
- ''Pharagos: The Battleground''
- Critical reception
- In other media
- Licensing
- References
- Further reading
- External links
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, illithids (commonly known as mind flayers) are monstrous humanoid aberrations with psionic powers. In a typical Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, they live in the moist caverns and cities of the enormous Underdark.
Illithids believe themselves to be the dominant species of the multiverse and use other intelligent creatures as thralls, slaves, and chattel. Illithids are well known for making thralls out of other intelligent creatures, as well as feasting on their brains.