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Cerebral parasites were a type of flea-sized creature that fed on psionic activity.[2]

Description[]

These creatures were not visible to most creatures and could only be detected by psionically examining an individual's personal aura.[2]

Behavior[]

Cerebral parasites were attracted towards and would attack any creature that got within 1 foot (0.3 meters) of them that possessed some form of psionics.[2]

Biology[]

Whenever an individual they were infesting used their psionic abilities, whether offensive or defense, a cerebral parasite would drain some of their energy. Once this occurred six times a cerebral parasite would reproduce another of their kind.[2]

Ability[]

These creatures could not be attacked by psionic means. Once infested with them, an individual could only be rid of cerebral parasites by means of the spell cure disease.[2]

Ecology[]

Diet[]

Cerebral parasites fed solely upon psionic energy.[2]

Habitats[]

They could be found almost anywhere, even on the Ethereal and Astral planes.[2] They were considered to be commonly encountered creatures within those two planes.[3]

Relationships[]

Cerebral parasites sometimes served the duergar deities Deep Duerra and Laduguer.[4]

Appendix[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 116. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 14. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
  3. Jeff Grubb (July 1987). Manual of the Planes 1st edition. (TSR), pp. 14, 64. ISBN 0880383992.
  4. Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 54, 72. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
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