What exactly is a Mimir?

[Freelance Henchman]

I mean of course the floating skull from the Planescape setting. Are they constructed, and/or is there a whole society of them? Where do they come from? I've been googling, but didn't find anything much. I'll need the info to make an NPC, no stats needed really but I'd like to be able to answer some basic questions about himself.

[Yora]

According to A Player's Primer to the Outlands (a sourcebook for Planescape), a mimir is a magical construct designed to provide information on all aspects of life on the Outer Planes. They appear as metallic skulls that jabber all sorts of information when asked, some useful, some not. This site draws on that magical item and (I hope) provides a comprehensive resource for Planescape DMs and players alike. Since Summer 1996 (when the online Mimir was 'born'), hundreds of generous planewalkers have donated bits of chant, art, and articles, and the Mimir has grown into a vast encyclopaedia of planar lore worthy, I believe, of the name 'mimir'.
http://www.mimir.net/intro.html

google-Fu ^^

[Calmar]

If you'd like to listen to a mimir you can download one here (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20010914a). (needs Real Player) :smallsmile:

[jamroar]

I mean of course the floating skull from the Planescape setting. Are they constructed, and/or is there a whole society of them? Where do they come from? I've been googling, but didn't find anything much. I'll need the info to make an NPC, no stats needed really but I'd like to be able to answer some basic questions about himself.

Morte in Planescape late game plot spoiler.

Morte is not a mimir. He's just pretending to be one to hide his real origins.

[Freelance Henchman]

Oh. Thanks all.