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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VelvetViolet" data-source="post: 7982803" data-attributes="member: 6686357">And here's the statistics and abilities for nihileth:The nihileth is essentially an open game content substitute for the ilithid. When hosted (engulfing its host's head), it resembles the stereotypical squid-headed humanoid. The nihileth serve as lieutenants to the aboleth and coordinate a number of other lethid under themselves.The nihileth is perhaps the most interesting of the lethid, trivia-wise. It is modeled directly on the possessor from <a href="https://paizo.com/products/btpy7fkj?Possessors-PDF" target="_blank">Possessors: Children of the Outer Gods</a>. Possessors was originally available on RPGNow, but Ronin Arts took down all their books after the merger with OneBookShelf due to disputes with the terms of service or something. Anyway, the possessor was originally created as an open game content substitute for the ilithid. Although it has similar capabilities and fulfills the squid-headed humanoid cliche, it goes about it very differently: the possessor, as the name implies, possesses humanoid victims by engulfing their heads and puppeteering their bodies around (similarly to intellect devourers). They were later <a href="https://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/aberrations/possessor/" target="_blank">converted to PF1</a> in <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/85247/PFRPG-Forgotten-Foes" target="_blank">Forgotten Foes</a>.Although the nihileth and possessor are largely identical in capabilities (flying octopuses that engulf victims' heads), there are a few differences I noticed. The possessor has non-functional eyes and relies on blindsight, whereas the nihileth relies on darkvision but oddly its artwork depicts no visible eyes. The possessor drains the life from its host, killing them within hours, whereas the nihileth and rgleth don't seem to have the same effect.It also shares its name with an undead aboleth variant, <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/gamemastering/monsters-foes/monsters-by-type/aberrations/aboleth/aboleth-nihilith-3pp/" target="_blank">the nihileth</a> from Kobold Press' <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/190499/Tome-of-Beasts-for-5th-Edition" target="_blank">Tome of Beasts</a>. If one were to use both, then I would suggest renaming the parasitic form. I can't think of a name at present.</blockquote>

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