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The mind flayers are thoroughly evil beings, although this is not by
choice nor is any action they take intentionally a malicious one.
They just fail to comprehend the meaning of happiness, compassion or
any positive emotion for that matter, and the closest to being content
a mind flayer can get is when it is feeding on a brain, which they for
some reason must devour. The emotions that drive a mind flayer forward
are related to pride, twisted curiosity and self-satisfaction, and
quite a few tend to be rather decadent and sadistic.
Every now and then, for some reason, a mind flayer starts exhibiting
the generally unknown emotions and the thoughts derived from them, and
gets summarily banished from their community. For years, it has been
these exiles that have wandered into the cities of men. It was not
until very recently that rumours started circulating in Cantador,
about a colony of this sinister race, of which nothing is truly known.
The exiled members of the race have never even mentioned any cities of
theirs, for whatever reason, and for long it was suspected that they
have none. They never spoke of their origins, either, but there are
old tales that claim that a mind flayer is actually a strange parasite
that takes over a victim, changing its body completely, twisting the
flesh into the hideous form, and as such one is not just born as a mind
flayer.
A typical member of the race resembles a thin humanoid with a gaunt,
spidery build. A mind flayer's head looks like four-tentacled octopus,
while some reports speak of encounters with individuals with a many as
six face-tentacles. Under the prominent brow ridges, set deep in the skull,
are two pupilless, uniformly milky white eyes. The soft skin of a mind
flayer is typically a dark shade of mauve--although occasionally shades
ranging from a blueish-green to dark purple are met--and is covered by a
thin coating of mucus. The tentacles of a mind flayer vary from two to
four feet in length and surround a circular, jawless mouth, which is ringed
with several rows of small teeth. A mind flayer has three long, slender
fingers and an opposable thumb on each hand, and two webbed toes on each
foot.
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Strength: poor
Dexterity: average
Intelligence: very good
Wisdom: very good
Constitution: low
Charisma: repulsive
Size: medium
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They are superior to humans, and therefore earn less experience.
They regenerate mana very quickly.
They may master even the most difficult of arcane powers.
They are somewhat slow in mastering arcane powers.
They may master the most complicated of skills.
They are somewhat slow learners of skills.
They can see magical auras.
They can see in the dark.
They can not eat normal food.
Their skin requires moisture, lest it shrivels and splits.
They must seek nutrition in specially prepared food and within brains.
Their bones are soft and somewhat fragile.
They have a group mind which empowers them.
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