afroakuma's Planar And Other Oddities Questions Thread VIII

[afroakuma]

Would an illithid elder brain, or group of elder brains, dedicated to extinguishing the sun attempt to awaken, or manipulate surface cults into awakening, Father Lymic as described in Elder Evils? Does that pass the smell test, or would they consider the risk too high?

A rogue elder brain certainly might, and others might be convinced it's a reasonable plan, at least for a while - but by the time the dead sun reached Severe status, it's likely that conventional illithid communities would consider the Brood to be of significant concern and the method too risky for the goal. Remember that illithids don't care for the Far Realm, and that while they love creating new crossbreeds and modified creatures, it's to serve as thralls - the uncontrolled and infectious Brood would be a source of particular alarm.