As has been said, basically any race/species can be taken by Mindflayers. Heck, if Larian REALLY wanted to they could add races from other worlds like Kender and Shifters that aren't even native to Forgotten Realms.

A goblin taken from some far-off tribe who escapes confinement when the Nautiloid crashes is exactly as possible as any of the existing races doing the same.

As for the Grove? You'd be a goblin who immediately attacked the other goblins on sight and killed them all, saving the Grove. Surely you will be questioned about your allegiance, but your goblin doesn't know these other goblins or what the heck an Absolute is, so you have no loyalty to them. Zevlor does his "I'll tell the rest of the Grove what you've done" thing so the rest of the Grove has no reason to kill you on sight. Done deal.

The rest of the game you're wandering about with a party of non-goblins. At least when I play DnD the general rule is that if you see a monster race traveling with non-monsters it is rude to run up and start stabbing their traveling companion.

Last edited by SaurianDruid; 22/01/23 07:24 AM.