Oortling

Oortlings were docile humanoids with enlarged brains who were bred by illithids inhabiting Realmspace as a food source.

Description
Oortlings resembled dwarves, but were very pallid and had bloated skulls which housed overdeveloped brains.

Society
Oortlings who were not being actively raised as cattle in the rings of Glyth lived in small communities inside comets across Realmspace. They fed on the mineral-rich ice from the comets, which provided them nourishment that simple water could not replace.

Personality
Oortlings, despite a lack of curiousity and creativity, still contained the potential for great intelligence. The breeding for larger brains by Illithids has resulted in a massive gain for potential intellect, even though circumstances usually prevented them from reaching it. They are timid by design, and flinch with fear at even minor shows of dominance.

Combat
Oortlings possess no desire or ability for battle and flee during times of conflict. If cornered they pathetically scratch and bite at their foes. Their brain fluids could be used as a useful component for potions related to mental abilities such as telepathy, hinting at the capability for psionic powers.

History
Oortlings once had a sophisticated culture and were capable of constructing beautiful palaces from the ice of their comet homes, until they were dominated early in their history by the mind flayers across most crystal spheres.

In Realmspace, oortlings originally inhabited the comet K'Thoutek, but they were kidnapped by the mind flayers and transferred to the rings of Glyth to be bred and raised as cattle.

By the mid-14 century DR, even though oortlings could be found on many comets across Realmspace, the entire race had been reduced to a broken and fearful tribal society, its once advanced and sophisticated culture destroyed. However, although all creativity and curiosity had been bred out of the race by the illithids, the potential for great advances still had not.