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Illithid

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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Alignment
Almost always Lawful Evil
First appearance
"The Strategic Review #1 (Spring 1975)" · Eldritch Wizardry (1976)
Last appearance
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk (2023)
Other name
Mind flayer
Type
Aberration

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Illithid

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Triples239
Avg. degree1.98
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related to In other media · 46
Illithid → Although, Angband, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Beholder, Bloodborne, Brain Slayer, Brazier, Dark Alliance II, Demon's Souls, Elan, Elan's, Episode, Eternal Flame, Evil Eye, Fighting Fantasy, Final Fantasy, Hordes, Icewind Dale II, In
related to Further reading · 31
Illithid → Armed To, Bellevue, Bruce, Cagle, Chris, Christopher, Coast, Cordell, Dragon, Dungeon, Eric, Exiles, Expanded Psionics Handbook, Fiend Folio, James, Knights, Lich-Queen, Paizo Publishing, Penny, Pramas
related to Vampiric illithids · 26
Illithid → Advanced Dungeons, All, CBR, Christian Hoffer, ComicBook, Creswell, Darkness, Dragons, Dungeon, Edition, Hoffer, Jacob Creswell, Lyssa, Mind Flayer, Not, One, Originally, Ravenloft, Strahd, The
related to Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (2014–present) · 20
Illithid → Additional, Alhoon, Baldur's Gate, Below, Chris Perkins, Christian Hoffer, ComicBook, Edition, Hydro74, Mindwitness, Monster Manual, Monsters, Neothelid, On, Phandelver, The, The Shattered Obelisk, Ulitharid, Volo's Guide, What's
related to Critical reception · 19
Illithid → Academic Philip, Backstab, Cienna Madrid, Clements, D's, David, Dragons For Dummies, Dungeon Master, Dungeons, Ewalt, Games, He, Mind Flayer, Philippe Tessier, Reviewer Julien Blondel, The, The Stranger, They, Witwer
related to Alhoon · 16
Illithid → AD, Alhoons, Book One, Elder Brain, Faerûn, Forgotten Realms, Lords, Madness, Menzoberranzan, Monsters, Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume, The, The City, The Illithiad, Three, When
related to In Ravenloft · 12
Illithid → Bluetspur, Dark Powers, Edition, From, God-Brain, Horrified, Illithids, In, Or, Polygon, Ravenloft, Van Richten's Guide
related to history · 10
Illithid → Civil, Edition, Facing, Gith, Lords, Madness, Pirates, Spelljammer, The, Zerthimon
related to Religion · 9
Illithid → Although Ilsensine, Dead Gods, Ilsensine, In, Maanzecorian, Orcus, Planescape, Tenebrous, Traditionally
related to Biology · 7
Illithid → Elder Brain, Hosts, Illithids, Larvae, The, This, Upon

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mind illithids flayers flayer brain edition one creatures monster psionic campaign dragons elder dungeons also monsters first manual game powers

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IllithidAlignmentAlmost always Lawful Evil1.00infobox
IllithidFirst appearance"The Strategic Review #1 (Spring 1975)"1.00infobox
IllithidFirst appearanceEldritch Wizardry (1976)1.00infobox
IllithidLast appearancePhandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk (2023)1.00infobox
IllithidOther nameMind flayer1.00infobox
IllithidTypeAberration1.00infobox
Illithidrelated to ActivitiesCurrently0.60section
Illithidrelated to ActivitiesThey0.60section
Illithidrelated to ActivitiesIllithids0.60section
Illithidrelated to AlhoonAlhoons0.60section
Illithidrelated to AlhoonElder Brain0.60section
Illithidrelated to AlhoonWhen0.60section

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