New Mindflayers are infants despite being fully grown, and so cannot function on their own, requiring 20 years of instruction and experience... Also, the host isnt still in control. its a husk controlled by the tadpole so the "fear" on the Flaming Fist Guard is not viable pre transformation.
Im not saying this to start issues. I WANT this game to be right... but if it's in the Forgotten Realms, the lore is key!
