Illithocytes were illithid tadpoles that survived the fall of a mind flayer empire, and evolved into a new life form. They crawled about in groups seeking psychic radiation on which to feed.[1]
Description[]
Illithocytes were deformed, slug-like illithid tadpoles grown to 4 feet (1.2 meters) long and 20 pounds (9.1 kilograms). They had mottled purple and brown coloring, and tentacles coated in mucous in front of the mouth. Since illithocytes always lived in family groups, they frequently looked like a single larger creature.[1]
Behavior[]
Illithocytes operated wholly on instinct, with no sense of good or evil. They were, however, highly aggressive and attacked anything that came too close.[1]
Abilities[]
Illithocytes lacked the potent psionic abilities that made mind flayers so feared: they had, at most, the ability to sense all living creatures within 30 ft (9.1 m) along with their blindsense, and a telepathic link with all other illithocytes within 100 ft (30 m).[1]
Combat[]
Illithocytes fought as a swarm, using their tentacles to tear at enemies.[1]
Ecology[]
Illithocytes first appeared among the many illithid tadpoles survived the fall of the mind flayer empire; without access to hosts to ceremorphize, they were forced to adapt or die; some of those that survived became illithocytes and further became capable of reproducing (via budding) on their own.[1]
Illithocytes lived in damp, underground areas, staying in large family groups of up to thirty individuals. They fed on psychic radiation, and were themselves the primary prey of neothelids.[1]
History[]
Following the demise of the city of Ch'Chitl, illithocytes appeared in the surrounding areas of the Underdark as a consequence of the death of the city's elder brain.[1]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Kevin Baase, Eric Jansing, Oliver Frank, and Bill Halliar (November 2005). “Monsters of the Mind – Minions of the Mindflayers”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #337 (Paizo Publishing), pp. 27–28.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (1998). Dawn of the Overmind. (TSR, Inc.), p. 60. ISBN 978-0786912117.
Connections[]
Ceremorphs
Brainstealer dragon • Gnome ceremorph • Gnome squidling • Illithiderro • Mindwitness • Mozgriken • Tzakandi • Uchuulon • Urophion • Yuan-tillithid
Related Creatures
Brain golem • Cranium rat • Nyraala golem • Illithidae • Illithocyte • Intellect devourer • Mind worm • Neothelid • Nerve swimmer • Oblex • Oortling • Ustilagor