LLI THI D I Fe wmons t er si ns pi r easmuc hhor r orort er r or
ast hei l l i t hi ds . The yar er i ght l yf ear edbye v er y oneande v er y t hi ng . Fe wc anmat c ht hem i nundi l ut ede v i l , c r ue l t y , orc unni ng . Thei ror i gi nsar e c l oakedi nmy s t er y , t hei rpl ansar eeni gmat i c , andt hei rc ul t ur eandt houghtpr oc es s esar e ut t er l yal i en. I l l i t hi dsar ebet t erknownbyt hei r c ommonnameofmi ndfla y er s , andi ti sanapt t i t l e. Ami ndfla y er ’ sat t ac ks t r i kesi nt oav i c t i m’ s mos tv ul ner abl es pot . I tc anps y c hi c al l ypee l bac kat ar get ’ sper s onal i t yt hewa yas ur geon dr a wsbac ks wol l enfles h. Tent ac l ess l i c kwi t h s l i mewr i t heac r os sr a v agededgesofbonet o c ar es sgr a y , gl i t t er i ngc oi l sofbr ai nbef or e dr a wi ngt hem f r om t hec ons c i ous , s c r eami ng pr e y . Wher et hei l l i t hi dsc amef r om, whyt he y c hoos et ol i v ei net er naldar knes sbeneat ht he ear t h, whatt he ys ee k, whyt he yt akes uc hde l i ght i nc r ue l t yandhor r or —t hes eques t i onsha v e s t y mi eds agesf orc ent ur i es . Theans wer sar e s t ar t l i ngandhor r i bl e, y etpr ov i del i t t l ei l l umi nat i on. Onec anknowt hemi ndfla y er swi t hout under s t andi ngt hem. I l l i t hi dsar ehumanoi d mons t er s , r oughl yt hes i z eofhumans . Thei rpal e mauv efles hi sc ov er edi ngl i s t eni ngs l i me, andi n pl ac eofahumanheadt he yha v eat er r i f y i ng v i s ager emi ni s c entofnot hi ngs omuc hasaf our l i mbedoc t opus . Thei re v i lr eput at i oni sbas edon t hei rhor r i dappet i t ef orl i v i ngbr ai ns . Al lmat ur e i l l i t hi dsar eps i oni c al l ygi f t ed, ands omear e wi z ar dsor( r ar e l y )s or c er er saswe l l .
HORRIDANATOMY
Ani l l i t hi d’ sheadi samons t r ouss i ght , r es embl i ngaf our t ent ac l edoc t opuss i t t i ngat opt he c r eat ur e ’ ss houl der s . Thet woe y es , uni f or ml y pal ewhi t eandwi t houtpupi l s , ar es he l t er ed beneat hpr omi nentbr owr i dges . Thec r eat ur e ’ s
s of t , moi s ts ki ni smauv ei nc ol orandgl i s t ens beneat hat hi nc oat i ngofmuc us . Mi ndfla y er sha v et hr eel ong , s l enderfinger s andanoppos abl et humboneac hhand, andt wo we bbedt oesoneac hf oot . Eac hfingerandt oei s c appedwi t hawi c kedl ooki ngnai l , whi c har en’ t asdanger ousast he ys eem. I nf ac t , t henai l sar e c ompos edofs of tc ar t i l ageandpr es entl i t t l e dangert oany ones t r uc kors c r at c hedbyt hem. I nt er nal l y , i l l i t hi dsar es i mi l art ohumans . Mor e pr ec i s e l y , t he yar ev er yc l os et ot hebas es t oc kof t hehos ti nwhi c ht he ygr owbodi espr i ort oc er emor phos i s . The yha v ehear t s , l ungs , l i v er s , s pl eens , s t omac hs , anddi ges t i v es y s t emst hat ar er ec ogni z abl et oanyanat omi s t . Thepr oc es s ofc er emor phos i sal t er st heappear anc eoft hes e or gansbutnott hei rf unc t i onort heneedt oha v e t hem. Whati tdoesal t er , howe v er , i st hehos t body ’ sner v ouss y s t em. Ani l l i t hi d’ sner v ous s y s t em i smor ee xt ens i v eandmor eadv anc ed t hananyhuman’ s . Ev er ypar tofani l l i t hi d’ s bodyi s“ wi r ed”i nt ot hebr ai nwi t hdi r ec tc onnec t i onsuns eeni nanyot herc r eat ur e. I neffec t , an i l l i t hi d’ sent i r ebodyi sane xt endedbr ai n. I t s gr eatweaknes si st hati tdoesnotpr oduc et he c r i t i c alenz y mes , hor mones , orps y c hi cener gy t hatt hebodyneedst os ur v i v eandf unc t i on. Thos ec r i t i c alc omponent smus tc omef r om c ons umedbr ai ns .
REPRODUCTION
Fr om bi r t ht odeat h, t hephy s i ol ogyoft hei l l i t hi d l i f ec y c l ei suni que, anduns peakabl yhor r i bl e. I nbas i cc onfigur at i on, ami ndfla y eri samphi bi ous . Thefir s tpor t i onofi t sl i f ei ss pentasa t adpol ehat c hedf r om anegg . Anadul ti l l i t hi d s pa wnsher maphr odi t i c al l yt woort hr ee
t i mesdur i ngi t sl i f et i me, depos i t i ngaboutat hous andeggsi nabr i nypoolc ons t r uc t edf orj us t t hi spur pos e. Theeggshat c haf t erabouta mont h, r e l eas i ngt hewr i t hi ngt adpol esi nt ot he pool . Thet adpol ess pendt eny ear si nt hepool , wher et he yar ef edaf at t ymas hofbr ai nmat er i al andot heror ganspr epar edbynur s er yat t endant s . Af t eradec ade, t he yha v egr ownf r om a f r ac t i onofani nc ht oar ound i nc hesi nl engt h. Att hi spoi nt , i nt er msofs ent i enc eandi nt e l l ec t , t he yar es t i l ll i t t l emor et hani nt e l l i gentf r ogs . Thenur s er i esar ehomet omor et hanj us tt adpol es . Att hebot t om oft hepoolr es i desane l der br ai n, whi c hs ur v i v esbypr e y i ngont hedef ens el es st adpol es . Thet i nyper c ent ageof t adpol est hats ur v i v eadec adei nt hepool —no mor et hanaf e wi nat hous and—ar er i ght l yc ons i der edbyt hei l l i t hi dst obet hefit t es t , c anni es t s pec i mens . Bys ur v i v i ng , t he year nt hepr i v i l ege ofunder goi ngc er emor phos i s . Thi si st her eal my s t er yoft hei l l i t hi dl i f ec y c l e, f ori l l i t hi dsdo notgr owt hei rownbodi es . I ns t ead, amat ur e t adpol ei si ns er t edi nt ot heear , nos t r i l , ore y eof ahe l pl es shumanoi dc apt i v e. Ov eraper i odof s e v er alda y s , t het adpol ebur r owsi nt ot hehos t br ai n, c ons umi nggr a ymat t erandgai ni ngbody mas si nanear l yequalr at i o. Whent hepr oc es si s c ompl et e, t hev i c t i m’ sbr ai ni sc ompl et e l y r epl ac edbyt het adpol e ’ sbl oat edt i s s ue. The t adpol ei sneur ol ogi c al l yme l dedont owhat r emai nsoft hel owerbr ai ns t em andas s umes c ompl et ec ont r oloft hebody ’ sner v ouss y s t em. Thev i c t i m di esi r r e v oc abl y , butt hebodyl i v eson wi t hapar as i t es er v i ngasi t sbr ai n.
TENTACLEDNIGHTMARE
Ani l l i t hi d’ st ent ac l esc anv ar yf r om t o f eeti n l engt hwhenf ul l ye xt ended. Whent hec r eat ur ei s atr es tandnote x c i t ed, t het ent ac l esappear s hor t er . Ev ent hen, t he yar ei nal mos tc ons t ant mot i on, wr i t hi ngabs ent mi ndedl yast hec r eat ur eponder s . Thes el i mbsar ee xt r aor di nar i l y de xt er ousands er v et hemi ndfla y erasanaddi t i onals etofhands , e v ent ot hepoi ntofbei ng us edt opunc t uat eorac c ent uat ec ommuni c at i on. Thet ent ac l ec l us t ers ur r oundsac i r c ul ar , j a wl es s mout hr i ngedwi t hr owsofs mal l , r as pi ngt eet h. Thet eet hs er v epr i mar i l yast ool sf orgr i ppi ng andt opr e v ents l i pper ygobsofbr ai nmat t erf r om f al l i ngoutoft hemout h. Ani l l i t hi ddoesnotbi t e t hr ought hes ki nands kul lofav i c t i m, i ns t ead di s s ol v i ngi twi t hapower f ulenz y met r ans mi t t ed t hr oughduc t si nt het ent ac l es . Thi senz y meac t s s oqui c kl yt hatt het ent ac l esappeart opus hr i ght t hr ought hes c al pandboneasi ft hr oughs of t c l a y . Theenz y mei shi ghl yuns t abl eandne v er s ur v i v esmor et hanbr i efc ont ac twi t ht heai r , maki ngi ti mpos s i bl et ohar v es tf r om s l ai ni l l i t hi ds . Nomat er i alot hert hani l l i t hi dmuc usi s knownt or es i s ti t sc or r os i v eeffec t .
LLI THI DTRAI TS I Al lI l l i t hi ds har et hef ol l owi ngf eat ur es . Abi l i t yScor eI ncr eas e.YourI nt e l l i genc e s c or ei nc r eas esby andy ourChar i s mas c or e i nc r eas esby . Age.Af t erc er emor phos i sI l l i t hi dment al l y mat ur ei naboutt went yy ear sandc anl i v eabout y ear s . Al i gnment .Mi ndFl a y er sar et y pi c al l yl a wf ul e v i l . The yf ol l owas t r i c thi er ar c hybutar eul t i mat e l ys e l fis ht ot hec or e. Si z e.I l l i t hi dar emedi um. Speed.Yourbas i cwal ki ngs peedi s f eet . Dar kv i s i on.Athomei nt heUnder dar k, y ou ha v es uper i orv i s i oni ndar kanddi mc ondi t i ons . Youc ans eei ndi ml i ghtwi t hi n f eetofy ouas i fi twer ebr i ghtl i ght , andi ndar knes sasi fi t wer edi ml i ght . Youc an’ tdi s c er nc ol ori ndar knes s , onl ys hadesofgr a y . Tel epat hy .Youc anc ommuni c at et e l epat hi c al l y wi t hanyc r eat ur ey ouc ans eewi t hi n f eetof y ou. Youdon’ tneedt os har eal anguagewi t ha c r eat ur ef ori tt ounder s t andy ourt e l epat hi c ut t er anc es , andt hec r eat ur eunder s t andsy ou e v eni fi tl ac ksal anguage. Youc anal l owac r eat ur et or es pondt oy out e l epat hi c al l y , buti tmus t under s t andatl eas tonel anguagei nor dert o c ommuni c at et hi swa y . Mi ndBl as t .Wheny ouus ey ourac t i ont o unl eas hy ourps i oni cmi ght , eac hc r eat ur ei na f eetc onemus tmakeaWi s dom s a v i ngt hr ow. TheDCf ort hi ss a v i ngt hr owequal s +y our I nt e l l i genc emodi fier+y ourpr ofic i enc ybonus . A c r eat ur et akes d ps y c hi cdamageonaf ai l ed s a v e, andnodamageonas uc c es s f ulone. Addi t i onal l y , ac r eat ur et hatf ai l si t ss a v ei ss t unned unt i lt heendofy ourne xtt ur n. Thedamagei nc r eas est o d at t hl e v e l , d at t hl e v e l , and d at t hl e v e l . Us i ngt hi sf eat ur ec os t s br ai npoi nt s( s ee be l ow) .
Tent ac l es .Youar epr ofic i entwi t hy ourt ent ac l esandc anus et hem t omakeunar medme l ee at t ac ks . Tent ac l esdeald bl udgeoni ngdamage. Addi t i onal l yt he yc anbeus ed( wi t hpr ofic i enc y ) t ogr appl eamedi um ors mal l eropponentasa bonusac t i onaf t eri thasbeenhi t . Youaut omat i c al l ys uc c eedongr appl eat t empt sagai ns ti nc apac i t at edt ar get swhenut i l i z i ngy ourt ent ac l est o dos o. Wheny ous uc c es s f ul l ygr appl eanopponentwi t haf unc t i oni ngbr ai ny ougai n br ai n poi nt( s eebe l ow) . Youc anonl ygai n br ai npoi nt f r om anygi v ent ar geti nt hi smannerperda y . I f y our educ eanenemyt o hi tpoi nt swi t hy our t ent ac l esy ouc anki l lt het ar getout r i ghti fi thas af unc t i oni ngbr ai n. I ns uc hac as ey ougai n br ai npoi nt s , t hi si si naddi t i ont ot henor mal l i mi tabov e. Br ai nPoi nt s .Youc ans t or ement alener gyand gr e ymat t ert haty ouus et os us t ai ny our s e l fand empowery ourps i oni cabi l i t i es . Yougai napool ofamaxi mum br ai npoi nt sequalt ohal fy our l e v e l . Ev er yt i mey ouc ompl et eal ongr es t , ora da ypas s eswi t houty ourc ompl et i ngal ongr es t , y oue xpendas i ngl ebr ai npoi ntf r om y ourpool . I f t her ear enobr ai npoi nt si ny ourpoolf or da y s y out akeonec umul at i v el e v e lofe xhaus t i onf or e v er y hour sbe y ondt he da ymar k. Thes e e xhaus t i onl e v e l sma yonl yber emov edby e xpendi ngabr ai npoi ntf oreac hl e v e lofe xhaus t i ony ouha v egai nedt hi swa y . Languages .Youc ans peak( t houghwi t hgr eat di ffic ul t y ) , r eadandwr i t eCommonandUnder c ommon. Addi t i onal l y , y ouc anwr i t eandr ead Qual i t h, whi c hi sal i eni nnat ur eandbi z ar r et o be hol d. I ti sapur e l ywr i t t enl anguagewi c h r equi r est heus eoff ac i alt ent ac l es .
Var i antFeedi ng I ns t eadofkeepi ngt r ac kofbr ai npoi nt sal es s mat hemat i c alappr oac ht oI l l i t hi ddi etwoul d l i ket hef ol l owi ng: Mi ndBl as t .Rec har gesons hor tr es t s i ns t eadofneedi ngbr ai npoi nt s . Mi ni malneeds .Aheal t hybr ai nneedst obe c ons umede v er y da y s . Car r i on.Feedi ngdec eas edhumanoi dswho ha v ebeendeadf ornol ongert hatonehour pr ov i desnut r i t i onf orupt o da y s .
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