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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 816280" data-attributes="member: 426">I think this may be a difficult concept.In addition to what abri has raised, food is a primary considertion.The illithid feed on the brains of sentient beings.  As I recall, other types of brains do not qualify as nutritition for mindflayers.  I have trouble seeing how an illithid would move from viewing other sentients as cattle to beings whose rights must be protected.  A ring of sustenance would help, but the illithid have a very unusual mindset.I suppose that one could rule a ring of sustenance would be an appropriate substitute.  However, how would such a character seek to find a reasonable alternative to sentient brains for his kin?  (It's kin.  I seem to remember illithid being hermaphroditic from the Illithiad by Bruce Cordell.)  I suppose one possibility is to find some way to make a substitute food source.  (Even if that worked, how would the illithid paladin get others of his kind to eat them.  Also, I seem to recall from the Illithiad that at one stage the illithid tadpoles merge with a humanoid body and devour the mind and the personality.  I think there is some sort of illithid legend of a host whose personality was not wholly consumed... who would be the ruin of the illithid.  Hmm, maybe this MIGHT explain such a character.)The amount of social prejudice such a character would face is extremely high.  In fact, some people might want to believe a redeemed succubus is likelier than a redeemed illithid.  (The succubus may once have been good  -- a few eons back.  Please check out Sepulchrave's story hour threads.)  The illithid would likely be shot on sight if his disguise ever falters.  Compared with the illithid, a drow PC has a much easier time of adventuring with good characters from the surface.  An illithid paladin should have a hard time proving himself to others, and one heck of a background story.Of course, if you can pull it off more power to you.</blockquote>

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