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{{monster
|name=illithid
|symbol={{brightmagenta|h}}
|difficulty=2
|level=0
|experience=9
|speed=12
|AC=10
|MR=0
|align=-8
|frequency=0
|genocidable=No
|attacks=Weapon 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], Tentacles 2d1 [[intelligence drain]]
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=[[psychic resistance]]
|attributes={{attributes|An illithid|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|strong=1|greedy=1|jewels=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1|mh_illithid=1}}{{attributes|In Hack'EM, an illithid also|does_too_eat=1|flight=1}}
|size=Medium
|nutr=400
|weight=1450
|reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.9.0/src/monst.c#L685 EvilHack 0.9.0 - src/monst.c, line 685]<br>[https://github.com/k21971/HackEM/blob/master/src/monst.c#L1172 Hack'EM 1.3.2 - src/monst.c, line 1172]
}}

An '''illithid''', {{brightmagenta|h}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The illithid is a [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid-class]] monster that acts as a placeholder for [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]] [[racial monster]]s. Like other illithids, they are [[strong]], possess [[telepathy]] and [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, and will pick up [[gem]]s, [[gold]] and other items that they come across. Illithids that generate as [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]] will also have [[flight]].

An illithid has a weapon attack and an [[intelligence-drain]]ing tentacle attack, and possesses [[psychic resistance]].

[[Eating]] an illithid [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of increasing the [[hero]]'s [[intelligence]] by 1 if it is below their maximum for that attribute, and otherwise has a chance of granting telepathy.

==Generation==
Illithids are not randomly generated, and are not valid polymorph forms or genocide targets.

Illithid [[shopkeeper]]s have a {{frac|5}} chance of being generated as the shopkeepers of rare books [[shop]]s and second-hand bookstores.

Illithid player monsters can be generated as [[Convict (EvilHack monster)|convicts]], [[Infidel (EvilHack monster)|infidels]], [[Priest (EvilHack monster)|priests]], and [[Wizard (EvilHack monster)|wizards]].

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
This creature has a humanoid body, tentacles around its
covered mouth, and three long fingers on each hand. Mind
flayers are telepathic, and love to devour intelligent beings,
especially humans. If they hit their victim with a tentacle,
the mind flayer will slowly drain it of all intelligence,
eventually killing its victim.
}}
{{stub|Part of this page was automatically generated by a modified version of nhtohtml version 2.05w}}
[[Category:EvilHack monsters]]
[[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]

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 }}
-An '''illithid''', {{brightmagenta|h}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The illithid is a [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid-class]] monster that acts as a placeholder for [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]] [[racial monster]]s. Like other illithids, they are [[strong]], possess [[telepathy]] and [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, and will pick up [[gem]]s, [[gold]] and other items that they come across. In EvilHack, illithids that generate as [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]] will also have [[flight]] as [[Illithid (starting race)|illithid]] [[heroes]] of [[experience level 12]] or greater do, while in Hack'EM all illithids have flight in order to match the illithid race's starting flight.
+An '''illithid''', {{brightmagenta|h}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The illithid is a [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid-class]] monster that acts as a placeholder for [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]] [[racial monster]]s. Like other illithids, they are [[strong]], possess [[telepathy]] and [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, and will pick up [[gem]]s, [[gold]] and other items that they come across. In EvilHack, illithids that generate as [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]] will also have [[flight]] as [[Illithid (starting race)|illithid]] [[heroes]] of [[experience level]] 12 or greater do, while in Hack'EM all illithids have flight in order to match the illithid race's starting flight.
 An illithid has a weapon attack and an [[intelligence-draining]] tentacle attack, and possesses [[psychic resistance]].

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], Tentacles 2d1 [[intelligence drain]]
+  |attacks=[[Weapon]] 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Tentacle attack|tentacles]] 2d1 [[intelligence drain]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=[[psychic resistance]]
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   |nutr=400
   |weight=1450
-  |reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.9.0/src/monst.c#L685 EvilHack 0.9.0 - src/monst.c, line 685]<br>[https://github.com/k21971/HackEM/blob/master/src/monst.c#L1172 Hack'EM 1.3.2 - src/monst.c, line 1172]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/v0.9.1/src/monst.c#L589 EvilHack 0.9.1 - src/monst.c, line 589]<br>[https://github.com/k21971/HackEM/blob/master/src/monst.c#L1172 Hack'EM 1.3.2 - src/monst.c, line 1172]
 }}
 An '''illithid''', {{brightmagenta|h}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The illithid is a [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid-class]] monster that acts as a placeholder for [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]] [[racial monster]]s. Like other illithids, they are [[strong]], possess [[telepathy]] and [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, and will pick up [[gem]]s, [[gold]] and other items that they come across. In EvilHack, illithids that generate as [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]] will also have [[flight]] as [[Illithid (starting race)|illithid]] [[heroes]] of [[experience level]] 12 or greater do, while in Hack'EM all illithids have flight in order to match the illithid race's starting flight.
-An illithid has a weapon attack and an [[intelligence-draining]] tentacle attack, and possesses [[psychic resistance]].
+An illithid has a weapon attack and an [[intelligence-draining]] [[tentacle attack]], and possesses [[psychic resistance]].
-[[Eating]] an illithid [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of increasing the hero's [[intelligence]] by 1 if it is below their maximum for that attribute, and otherwise has a chance of granting telepathy.
+[[Eating]] an illithid [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of increasing the hero's [[intelligence]] by 1 if it is below their maximum for that attribute, and will otherwise grant telepathy if they do not have it. Monsters that eat illithid corpses can gain telepathy.
 ==Generation==
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
-	This creature has a humanoid body, tentacles around its
+This creature has a humanoid body, tentacles around its
-	covered mouth, and three long fingers on each hand.  Mind
+covered mouth, and three long fingers on each hand.  Mind
-	flayers are telepathic, and love to devour intelligent beings,
+flayers are telepathic, and love to devour intelligent beings,
-	especially humans.  If they hit their victim with a tentacle,
+especially humans.  If they hit their victim with a tentacle,
-	the mind flayer will slowly drain it of all intelligence,
+the mind flayer will slowly drain it of all intelligence,
-	eventually killing its victim.
+eventually killing its victim.
 }}<!--{{variant-36X}}-->
 {{stub|Part of this page was automatically generated by a modified version of nhtohtml version 2.05w}}
 [[Category:EvilHack monsters]]
 [[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]

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 An '''illithid''', {{brightmagenta|h}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The illithid is a [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid-class]] monster that acts as a placeholder for [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]] [[racial monster]]s. Like other illithids, they are [[strong]], possess [[telepathy]] and [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, and will pick up [[gem]]s, [[gold]] and other items that they come across. Illithids that generate as [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]] will also have [[flight]].
-An illithid has a weapon attack and an [[intelligence-drain]]ing tentacle attack, and possesses [[psychic resistance]].
+An illithid has a weapon attack and an [[intelligence-draining]] tentacle attack, and possesses [[psychic resistance]].
 [[Eating]] an illithid [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of increasing the [[hero]]'s [[intelligence]] by 1 if it is below their maximum for that attribute, and otherwise has a chance of granting telepathy.