Question, can the illithid tadpoles transfer a dead mind-flayer's "self" over? I started another play, and the cinematic shows lots of bodies already inside the nautiloid, which the main Illithid pays attention to (Including one propped up against Lae'Zel's pod). Later when the dead Illithid is interrogated about the absolute, the description is a group of Mind Flayers, I wondered if there was a connection, it could explain why the Absolute is after the fugitives from the Nautiloid, the Illithid there could be opposition to the Absolute, also why Raphael is so interested and showing up here and there.
There seems to be a small "altar" for Lolth in the underdark, next to the lost gnome, normal candles, Lolth's candles, floor has a circular pattern. Might be nothing.
I think you're on to something there, about the illithid being a dissident.
In this interview with one of the dnd writers on mindflayers after the bg3 trailer was introduced:
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GamesBeat: Why are the mind flayers of Ryxyg more peaceful than others? Why don’t they actively seek out slaves, as others do?
Perkins: You’ll have to ask the folks at Larian. Perhaps the mind flayers have eaten a few too many halfling brains, or maybe the mind flayers of Ryxyg realized that keeping slaves is a lot of work and might draw unwanted attention to themselves.
Could this mindflayer be part of this Ryxyg group? And why did he seem to desperate to infect the captured people with tadpoles while his ship was being chased by gith and dragons and the rest of the crew was dead.
