Alliance II is the guardian of the Brazier of Eternal Flame. There are illithid settlements of varying size in the games Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, Baldur's Gate II and Icewind Dale II. The villain in the Neverwinter Nights premium module 'Kingmaker' is also an Illithid. The first act of Baldur's Gate III is focused on removing mind flayer larvae from the player characters' brains. In Planescape: Torment, the player character may uncover a history of the illithids as they relate to the githzerai and the githyanki through studying the rings of the Unbroken Circle of Zerthimon in Dak'kon's possession. In episode 30 of the webcomic "Order of the Stick" (written by Rich Burlew), the party bard Elan encounters an illithid in its lair. The illithid opts not to consume Elan's brain due to the bard's stupidity, and so they start playing Scrabble instead. Episode 31 makes a reference to the illithid's preferred diet. Episode 32 makes a fourth-wall reference to the fact that the illithid isn't open source material. In the Final Fantasy series, players encounter an enemy called the Mindflayer, a cave-dwelling magic user that has the head of a squid, wears a flowing robe, and wields a staff. When the first game for the NES was brought to North America it was referred to as a Sorcerer. Although the Mindflayer's name and appearance have been kept the same, the "Beholder" was changed to Evil Eye. The Netflix series Stranger Things, following the eighth episode of the second season, used the name "Mind Flayer" to refer to one of the main antagonists of the series due to their similar natures. Licensing The illithid is considered "Product Identity" by Wizards of the Coast and as such is not released under its Open Game License. References Further reading Cagle, Eric, et al. Fiend Folio (Wizards of the Coast, 2003). Pramas, Chris. "Exiles from the Vault." Dragon #298. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002. Pramas, Chris. "Underground Scenarios." Dragon #294. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002. Schwartz, Christopher M. "The New Illithid Arsenal." Dragon #255 (TSR, 1999). Williams, Penny. "Armed To the Tentacle." Dragon #308 (Paizo Publishing, 2003). Wyatt, James. "Knights of the Lich-Queen." Dungeon #100. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2003. Cordell, Bruce R. Expanded Psionics Handbook (Wizards of the Coast, 2004). External links Illithids at Planescape website How to Design the PERFECT Mind Flayer Encounter at CBR.com