Lore You Should Know - Enemies of the Illithids

Chris Perkins sits down with Greg Tito and talks about who the enemies of the Illithids are.
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[@CritterDex]

Can we just watch Chris read the core books to himself for 30 minutes and just listen to him mumble his thoughts for a while. I don't know why but I think I'd actually enjoy that.

[@topspin13]

I always enjoy hearing lore about mindflayers and the giths.

[@prophetisaiah08]

I'm going to call it "Merdenkernen's Term-a-Fers" from now on...

[@stevenhoggan7107]

They lay eggs. It's in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foe's, chapter four.

[@clarkside4493]

I love that they're so meticulous that they make sure to lay eggs in unison so the eggs hatch at about the same time.

[@briankelly1240]

Thank you for these lore discussions! As a DM I love to get new inspiration from these talks.

[@gmchris3752]

I'm almost surprised, given how much Chris has revealed about Asmodeus before, that he didn't touch on how it looks like the lord of the 9 hells has taken a specific interest in the former slave races of the Illithids...

[@agnostican]

I have loved Gith ever since I stumbled across their history in Planescape: Torment. Reading through the Unbroken Circle of Zerthimon and being rewarded in understanding the hostory and lessons therein with thematic spells has always been one of my favourite parts of the game. I also somewhat miss a mention of the karach-blade in newer editions.

[@dukeolizards5643]

"Do what you want." I love D&D!

[@JackMValentine]

I'm not sure why I never thought of it but their situation is a lot like the Vulcans and Romulans in Star Trek lore. As far as being the same species, separated and taking on different slants to societal philosophy. The rest of course is lore specific but it's a parallel I hadn't thought about before.

[@TheTysonKane]

Another great video. If you are taking requests I would love to see Chris and Greg talk about Gruumsh and the Orc pantheon, given Chris' history in writing Orcs.

[@MrSteveK1138]

I fell in love with the Githyanki from their introduction in the afore mentioned Fiend Folio. With that, a Githyanki growing up fought her martial urges and evaded reintegration into Githyanki society. Now she is hunted by Githyanki.

[@Jamatarecu1]

Hopefully, at some point they will have a talk about the far realm.

[@themagescorner]

Great stuff! Giths are one of the races I've never played because I didn't know much about the lore, but now I kinda want to!

[@yoko3182]

I always mix up Githyanki and Githzerai.

[@ofekofek7058]

Remember this about them: Githyanky - Space Pirates Githzerai - introvert monks

[@MitVorteil]

I do as well but here is a little help: The Githyanki are space pirates and YANK everything, they see. Didn't come up with one for the Githzerai yet but they're the more peaceful ones ;)

[@draxthemsklonst]

Yankees stayed with the Gith union, Zerai rebelled against Gith.

[@brucemaximus3797]

Githyanki gonna shank-i. Githzeri gonna zen.

[@snowts]

I've spent to much time at the computer, I thought the thumbnail said "Illithid Memes" I would be interested in Greg and the gang doing a Dnd meme review though.

[@daveschrumpf8261]

Also fun fact, the names "Gith" and "Githyanki" originally come from George RR Martin's novel The Dying of the Light in 1977, and were added by a TSR author to the Fiend Folio several years later (the Gith in Martin's novel, though, have no cultural similarities to the Gith of D&D).

[@ScrivenerofDoom]

Not a TSR author: Charles Stross - now a noted fantasy author.

[@mathewfrance5165]

I decided to use gith as my main badguys in my first homebrew setting not really knowing the importance of the mindflayers. Theres actually a lot about the setting which changes context if you keep them at their roots. They worked really great as a militaristic society with all manner of different "specializations" amidst their ranks. I love them so very much.

[@erikwraithstone3366]

I have yet to DM a game with Githyanki and Githzerai. After watching this I may have to write them into my next game.

[@johnlittle8975]

The Gith are Vulcans and Romulans. I hadn't considered that.

[@Afrancis1968]

I like the idea of having Gith birth eggs that turn to tadpoles. They are born kinda like mind flayers and spawn many, but only a small amount survive as they feed off each other.

[@maplemouse4674]

off topic comment, i came here because i've had a rough few few and needed to see Chris nerd out over my all time favorite bad guys, illithids

[@TenguMonk]

Githzerai have been my favorite race since 2E.. currently playing a Githzerai Monk/Cleric..

[@TheLateleks]

Gith if they do lay eggs... lay Monotreme like eggs. Good to know.

[@liv4themoments]

My first time hearing about the Shasalku

[@jurriaanb3879]

Was there an episode on baernaloths? If not, can there be one?

[@Eldanoth]

WE love you

[@tommyleblanc3207]

i am playing a gythyanki Psychic Warrior lvl 2 in DnD 3.5 campaign.

[@Jeromy1986]

Are Illithid from the future?

[@Derry_A_Deryni]

no belly buttons! aren't the Neogi enemies too?

[@Awakeandalive1]

Awww, no mention of the Aboleth?

[@joemaison1993]

koa toa koa toa!

[@MartyBucholz]

Like shark eggs

[@kmoustakas]

So are gith basically the anunnaki?

[@davidragan9233]

9:44 Why you should always planeshift and not Astral project :D Aberrations, luckily in Earth-Realm they prefer the South Pacific, Antarctica , or New England :D

[@elbentos7803]

... one (ancient) entity, one (forbidden) book, one (forgotten) city...

[@davidragan9233]

@@elbentos7803 :D Yeeeup throw a colony of Kuo-toa in a sea-cave underneath a New England Town who make a godling that is a mix of their fears and has the ability to turn the humans above slowly into more Kuo-toa.

[@elbentos7803]

@@davidragan9233 Well... Maybe kuo-toa, but maybe : - skums (aboleths creation - quite likely) - sahuagins - deep ones (deities & demigods/Pathfinder) - ...

[@ghoul3d]

Are there named mind flairs... individuals of import or are they all one mind? If so can thee be madness inflicted on the ilithid and if so could multiple personality? Now I'm not saying Cthulhu Viary but I'm not, not saying that either....

[@kestrel1234]

I see what you did there Chris. Heh heh.

[@laurentc1637]

French ?

[@gwyddyon22]

🇺🇳

[@DmJim]

Y'all really need to work on your audio(or lack thereof).