Back in the olden days lol illithids were impossible to communicate with. Their minds and thought processes were so foreign to humanoids as to make it impossible. So recons have been happening.
It makes them a lot more mysterious and intriguing to be honest. I am very curious to find out if what Larian did in BG3 was in coordination with D&D...the next gen player handbook is releasing next year but I don't think anything is known about the lore implications it could have...this could be something along the lines of a great illithid cataclysm that changes how they work and potentially paving the way for D&D to even introduce a playable illithid race so players could play as independent mind flayers not under the control of an elder brain.
