Ulihiontharid, Master of Flesh, Creative Creed

Illithid Psion (Egoist)/Master of Flesh
Medium-Size Aberration
3^rd level Psion (Egoist) / 1^st level Expert / 3^rd level Master of Flesh (from Unveiled Masters: The Essential Guide to Mind Flayers) (5^th level manifester)

Hit Dice: 8d8+3d4+4d6+15 (73 Hit Points)
Initiative: +6 (+2 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative)
Speed: 30 ft
AC: 19 (+2 Dex, +7 Natural)
Attacks: 4 tentacles +16 melee
Damage: Tentacle 1d4+6
Face/Reach: 5 ft by 5 ft/5ft
Special Attacks: Mind Blast, Psionics, Improved Grab, Extract
Special Qualities: SR 25, Telepathy, Scribe of Flesh (4^th level), Secrets of Flesh, Self-Craft (See Invisibility)
Saves: Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +17
Abilities: Str 18 (22), Dex 14, Con 12, Int 19, Wis 17, Cha 12 (11)
Skills: Autohypnosis +6, Bluff +8, Concentration +15, Craft (Flesh) +25, Craft (Alchemy) +13, Hide +8, Intimidate +10, Knowledge (Psionics) +17, Knowledge (Arcana) +12, Listen +10, Move Silently +7, Psicraft +13, Spot +10, Stabilize Self +4
Feats: Alertness, Combat Casting, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse (tentacle), Craft Universal Item, Scribe Tattoo, Craft Magic Arms and Armor

Climate/Terrain: Any Underground
Challenge Rating: 14
Treasure: Double Standard
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Advancement: by Character class
Possessions: Strongarm Carapace (Dragon 308, page 56), 12 extractor shuriken (Dragon 308, page 53), 2 Extractor Globes (Dragon 308, page 54), Pain Extractor (BoVD 115), Flesh Eater Rod (BoVD, page 114)

There are two kinds of illithids.  Most are aware of the Mind Flayers, but few have heard of the other branch – the Flesh Crafters. Ulihiontharid wanted to be a flesh crafter for a long time.  Although he was initially trained as an egoist for the illithid military, he continued to attempt flesh crafting on his own.  He was nearly killed by the illithid community he lived in for his lack of progress as a psion.  Angry at his own rudimentary skills, he delved into an illithid library and interviewed several masters of the flesh.  He learned to scribe psionic tattoos and to make simple universal items. He became an expert craftsman, and the masters of flesh accepted him for training.  The illithid community accepted that his perfection was best expressed through that craft and not via the military arm.  Most recently, Ulihiontharid was moved to the city of Dirgon in Ahmn where he built flesh-crafted items for the invading forces, created symbionts, and cared for the flesh processor.   He is muscular and very strong. He dresses in a flesh-crafted cloak, which has a dark, veined look, and flesh crafted robes.  Beneath that he wears a strongarm carapace; it covers Ulihiontharid in gray, lumpy material with the sheen of steel, giving Ulihiontharid a +4 enhancement bonus to his strength, and reduces his charisma by 1.  He is less charismatic than other illithids, and is viewed by other mind flayers as being different somehow.  Despite his intelligence, his views are rarely listened to because of his charisma.

Mind Blast (Sp): This attack is 60 feet long.  Anyone caught in this cone must succeed at a Will save (DC 15) or be stunned for 3d4 rounds.

Psionics (Sp): At Will – Astral projection, charm monster, detect thoughts, levitate, plane shift, and suggestion.  These abilities are as the spells cast by an 8^th level sorcerer (Save DC 11+ spell level).  Also he has 19 power points per day to use when manifesting the following discovered powers.
            0 level – Inkling, Verve, Trinket, Far Hand
            1^st level – Biofeedback, Minor Creation, Astral Construct I
            2^nd level – See Invisibility, Body Adjustment

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the mind flayer must hit a small to large critter with its tentacle attack.  If it gets a hold, it attaches the tentacle to the opponent's head.  After a successful grab, it can try to attach its remaining tentacles with a single grapple check .

Extract (Ex): A mind flayer that begins its turn with all four tentacles attached and successfully maintains its hold automatically extracts the opponent's brain, instantly killing the creature.

Telepathy (Su): Mind flayers can communicate telepathically with any creature within 100 feet that has a language.

Scribe of Flesh (Ex): The first skill Ulihiontharid learned from the Flesh Crafters was mastery over the art of psionic tattoos.  He can scribe two tattoos per day up to 4^th level in power (instead of being limited to 3^rd level powers), and if the total value of the tattoos on a given day is 1,000 gp or less.

Secrets of Flesh (Ex): With greater understanding of the properties of flesh, and of the life forms manipulated by the masters of flesh, he gains a +4 insight bonus on all Craft (flesh) rolls.

Self-Craft (Su): Ulihiontharid crafted a permanent psionic seal into his flesh and etched the sigils and connections not just into the skin, but into muscle tissue and the very form of his being.  This gave him a permanent ability to See Invisibility.  It cannot be dispelled, but can be suppressed.