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<blockquote data-quote="Kae'Yoss" data-source="post: 2168428" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>Oh, and I just wanted to add: Sorry, couldn't resist. Of course I haven't read anything about it, and it's a great idea.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course they can look quite different, and no intermediate species can ge found. The reason for that is simple: The intermediate species don't exist yet. The mind flayers come fromt he distant future. The very distant future. It will be aeons before the difference between "modern" aboleths and later aboleths will be noticable. And even longer before they change like they did to become mind flayers. </p><p></p><p>Or, they could have remained what they were for much longer than they already have. (Or is that "maybe they will have remained"? Damn time travel grammar). They will continue to increase their influence slowly but steadily, and at one time in the future (maybe 100.000 years in the future or a similarly long time), they will have enough influence to openly oppose the humanoids. A big, terrible war erupts, and the humanoids were losing. Badly. In a desperate measure, they used high magic to alter their enemy. Not one at a time, but the whole race. Suddenly, the mighty aboleths were unable to survive, their forms transformed into small, squishy things unable to house the huge brains required to store the vast racial momory aboleths possess. </p><p></p><p>It could have been victory for the humanoids. It should have been victory. But somehow, these pitiful little worms managed to keep just a shred of their former power to overcome humanoids for a short time. Long enough to creep into their heads and replace first their brain and then their whole body. Inside these "donor bodies", they were able to gain vast mental powers again - different from their old set of powers, but awesome nonetheless</p><p>The aboleths - who didn't remember their names any more, and called themselves only "mind flayers". They somehow created elder brains to have a better coordination this time around, and thus quickly subdued the humanoids, reducing them to pitiful slaves that are either eaten or used to "house" the next generations of mind flayers.</p><p></p><p>Then, they turned their mind's eyes to the sun - that hated orb that hurt their new forms so much. They finally succeeded to close the connection to the elemental plane of fire the gods installed to enflame the big rock and give light to the planet. And only then, they realized that they brought their own downfall! For the sun does not only grant light, it also grants warmth, and their humanoid slaves needed that sun, directly and indirectly. As their source of food and hosts died in the billions, as did the animals and plant life all around them, they realized that they had initiated armageddon, just as their dream of world domination came true. In a desperate gamble, they sacrificed most of their elder brains, including the master overbrain that controlled the elder brains as they controlled the mind flayers, and tossed themselves back in time far enough to prevent their mistake. They did it, but only their youngest elder brains survived, and found themselves in a time where their kind was not known in their current form.</p><p></p><p>Their plans:</p><p>Observe the humanoids and study their ruling methods, so they can rule better in the future, when they once again achieve total domination. </p><p>Slowly gather power, and increase the power of their elder brain to once again rival their old elder masters. Ultimately, they desire to create another master overbrain to create the perfect order for their race.</p><p>When strong enough, they will wage war on their ancestors, the aboleths of this time, and eradicate them. This should be easy enough for when their elder brains increase in power, so do they: Even now, there is the occasional ulitharid born, though they are very rare. Their birth rate and ration will increase with the power of their race. By the time they can create another overbrain, most if not all mind flayers will be ulitharids. They want to destroy their ancestors so they never start the war they started before, as this was the key event that triggered the chain of events that eventually destroyed the sun. This time, they know better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kae'Yoss, post: 2168428, member: 4134"] Oh, and I just wanted to add: Sorry, couldn't resist. Of course I haven't read anything about it, and it's a great idea. Of course they can look quite different, and no intermediate species can ge found. The reason for that is simple: The intermediate species don't exist yet. The mind flayers come fromt he distant future. The very distant future. It will be aeons before the difference between "modern" aboleths and later aboleths will be noticable. And even longer before they change like they did to become mind flayers. Or, they could have remained what they were for much longer than they already have. (Or is that "maybe they will have remained"? Damn time travel grammar). They will continue to increase their influence slowly but steadily, and at one time in the future (maybe 100.000 years in the future or a similarly long time), they will have enough influence to openly oppose the humanoids. A big, terrible war erupts, and the humanoids were losing. Badly. In a desperate measure, they used high magic to alter their enemy. Not one at a time, but the whole race. Suddenly, the mighty aboleths were unable to survive, their forms transformed into small, squishy things unable to house the huge brains required to store the vast racial momory aboleths possess. It could have been victory for the humanoids. It should have been victory. But somehow, these pitiful little worms managed to keep just a shred of their former power to overcome humanoids for a short time. Long enough to creep into their heads and replace first their brain and then their whole body. Inside these "donor bodies", they were able to gain vast mental powers again - different from their old set of powers, but awesome nonetheless The aboleths - who didn't remember their names any more, and called themselves only "mind flayers". They somehow created elder brains to have a better coordination this time around, and thus quickly subdued the humanoids, reducing them to pitiful slaves that are either eaten or used to "house" the next generations of mind flayers. Then, they turned their mind's eyes to the sun - that hated orb that hurt their new forms so much. They finally succeeded to close the connection to the elemental plane of fire the gods installed to enflame the big rock and give light to the planet. And only then, they realized that they brought their own downfall! For the sun does not only grant light, it also grants warmth, and their humanoid slaves needed that sun, directly and indirectly. As their source of food and hosts died in the billions, as did the animals and plant life all around them, they realized that they had initiated armageddon, just as their dream of world domination came true. In a desperate gamble, they sacrificed most of their elder brains, including the master overbrain that controlled the elder brains as they controlled the mind flayers, and tossed themselves back in time far enough to prevent their mistake. They did it, but only their youngest elder brains survived, and found themselves in a time where their kind was not known in their current form. Their plans: Observe the humanoids and study their ruling methods, so they can rule better in the future, when they once again achieve total domination. Slowly gather power, and increase the power of their elder brain to once again rival their old elder masters. Ultimately, they desire to create another master overbrain to create the perfect order for their race. When strong enough, they will wage war on their ancestors, the aboleths of this time, and eradicate them. This should be easy enough for when their elder brains increase in power, so do they: Even now, there is the occasional ulitharid born, though they are very rare. Their birth rate and ration will increase with the power of their race. By the time they can create another overbrain, most if not all mind flayers will be ulitharids. They want to destroy their ancestors so they never start the war they started before, as this was the key event that triggered the chain of events that eventually destroyed the sun. This time, they know better. [/QUOTE]
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