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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 816386" data-attributes="member: 710">Is that really good hint? Wouldn`t the fighter brains be a good appetitizer? Or do you consider them as a dessert? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I think the fear and distrut for a Mind Flayer might be greater than before most other evil creatures (at least if they are not outsiders or red dragons), so a good disguise might really be in place - but most disguises can be penetrated by True Seeing, so experienced party members will probably know the true race of the paladin. It might be best if the Paladin is introduced by someone the group trusts, a cleric of the same order or diety..."I want to introduce you to one of our... unusual .. but nevertheless important members." (Even in this case the group might consider that the Illithid got control about the cleric. Maybe a Celestial is a better choice to introduce him)If you throw him at them in the middle of a combat, it might end with a TPK - Total Paladin Kill...And I think a Ring of Sustenance is a good way to explain why he no longer eats brains.It is not likely to be stolen (we are speaking of a high level NPC here - and even if it is, he has good chances to retrieve it or just buy a new one ...), and Antimagic Fields do not last for days (and I don`t think Mind Flayers can eat brains of intelligent beings every day), unless he is trapped in a special Magic Dead Zone, that would cause problems to most types of character. (And being trapped at all might mean he has no access to brains - or an evil blackguard tries to "convert" him to his site, which would be an adventuring idea on its own)Mustrum Ridcully</blockquote>

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