Originally Posted by Veranis
Originally Posted by Rahaya
Because the companions + the PC was on the ship? It doesn't make any sense if this was a completely random nautiloid operated by uninvolved mindflayers, because then the whole story thread about searching for information on the cult of the Absolute is a thing.

Of course, sorry for the confusion, I thought you might have meant more with it than the obvious (English is not my first language).

I still think
the Emperor coming close to SH, breaking free from the brain's influence thanks to the artifact and then tadpoling SH is the best explanation. The Intro showed people being teleported directly into the pods by the tentacles so maybe no other mindflayer than the Emperor came close enough to SH to be affected by it. (I won't die on this hill though)
But then that begs the question of if
SH was personally tadpoled by the Emp,
why is she ignored almost immediately in favor of the PC who can be a random Balduran? Larian also has the artifact magically teleport into the PCs possession if you never ask for it, too.

Last edited by Rahaya; 28/11/23 12:44 AM.