Good theory, i like it honestly ... there is only one tiny problem i have with that:
his mates are dead, and he seems regretful and sad when he looks at them.
1) Minflayers start their life by eating each other, i never see or heared even one that showed any compasion to others.
2) Personaly i was unable to detect litteraly any emotion behind that tentacled "face".
3) Not sure by this, but i believe that Mind Flayers usualy stick in collonies only under control of Elder Brain, otherwise they tend to be more solitary, maybe bcs of their canibalistic habits?
O_o
Dunno ...
I was also wondering about that Illithid, and i presumed he is either lone survivor of some greater battle ... but he have no signs of damage, and also have in posession nautiloid ... so that seemed unprobable.
Or he was simply the one who killed the others.
After all, in the Underdark we have met Illithid that resisted elder brain and escaped ... what if this whole Absolute is in fact just group of such Illithids, that decided to create their own society, instead of submiting to Elder Brain?
