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the Ilithid

Or - diving into the original AD&D lore form Monstrous Arcana by Bruce R. Cordell on types of Ilithids players can encounter.

Colloquially known as "mind flayers", Ilithids universally elicit images of horror and fear in the minds of surface dwellers and underwolrders alike. Ilithids shock and repulse other races due mostly to their practice of cephalophagy (...). This abominable habit has such power to appal that the saying "The 'flayer hasn't eaten yet!" was coined centuries ago to convey hope in the face of near-impossible situations.

So - hot topic, tadpoles! Originally, they come from mind flayer eggs, which Ilithids can produce only twice during their entire life. From those eggs, little, helpless tadpoles hatch after a whole month of extremely well protected incubation. And they remain so for another decade, thus it takes this long for a tadpole to mature and be ceromorphosis-ready. The tadpole survival count is 1:1000 - most of them get consumed by the elder brain which resides in the depths of the briny pool.

The criteria for ceromorphosis are also somewhat difficult, as the only acceptable races would be humans, elves, drow, githzerai and githyanki, grimlocks, gnolls, goblins and orcs. After having a tadpole inserted into one's ear, the magic begins - the process completely replaces the original tissue of the victim with Ilithid tissue, therefore - the original victim is dead. From this an Ilithid is formed - any they come in many shapes and sizes.

Generally, all of this makes Ilithids an extremely rare race to encounter (lucky original characters) and also - an extreme threat. As a society they highly resemble anything produced for Alien saga (especially Prometheus).

Arcane Ilithids Which in the lore are said to not even exist, since they are most likely the wrongly recognized type by those, who are not aware of psionic abilities effects. As per most of handbooks, psionics being different to spells, since the source of this power is science.

Ulitharids Or super-jacked Ilithids. Forming from tadpoles seasoned for not 10, but 20 years, reaching over 7 ft height and 6 tentacles and live for at least 250 years.

Elder Brain A sentient disembodied mind that resides at the bottom of the briny pool and initially is a conglomerate creation of deceased Ilithid brains. That makes it a united consciousness for all Ilithid colony. The elder brain suborns individual egos to the gestalt consciousness that suffuses it's mass of tangled, fibrous tissues. Generally, it reaches a 10-foot diameter in size (it is believed that the rest of the brain mass is shunt directly into a node of Astral Plane and remains unified with the elder brain on the Prime Material Plane).

Alhoons (Illithilichs) Rogue Ilithids! Basically undead magical adepts - strayed away from the collective consciousness and general Ilithid teachings to find their own way (in death, apparently). They "live" in solitude, being frowned upon by orthodox Ilithids.

Ilithid Vampires Exactly what is says on the cover - now eating both brains and blood. Their main area of inhabitancy is Demiplane of Dread. They are insane, not able to pass the curse to their victims and are being hunted down by their original race, since Ilithids absolutely hate them. Thankfully, no plague of vampiric mind flayers is imminent.

Urophions So, sometimes Ilithids experiment and do put the tadpole where they shouldn't. If it works, what they get is a very brain-thirsty but also not very comprehensive or mobile creature that ends up as an Ilithid watch dog. Some of them escape into the Underdark, in search of their true purpose.

Neothelids An insanely cool concept named leviathan slug by the author of the supplement. How does it happen? If someone or something kills the elder brain, the entire Ilithid colony around it dies, which leaves poor tadpoles with no food and care. As they grow hungrier, they, well... eat each other. Until the greatest tadpole survives. And the greatest tadpole still has to lurk around for little creatures' non-sentient brains. But with the right measures it will grow enough to finally eat a mind that thinks and this does the trick. Something called reciprocal sentience is triggered, creating a dragon-size neothelid, whose breath dissolves everything but brains.

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Everything about the first Star Wars real series

Although the Star Wars universe now houses several animation series, the implementation of a live action series has always been doomed to fail. As early as the late 2000s, George Lucas was working on a corresponding project, of which over 50 screenplays are said to exist.

However, another decade passed before the Star Wars real series under Disney finally took shape. With the local start of Disney + on March 24, 2020, the first season of now awaits us The Mandalorian in Germany. We have put together what you need to know about this for you below.

When does The Mandalorian play? What is the plot about?

The Mandalorian is five years after the events of Return of the Jedi settled and thus plays after the collapse of the empire. However, no story of an already known figure is told.

Instead, after the adventures of Jango and Boba Fett, The Mandalorian brings to the fore a new warrior who is described as a lone gunslinger and is said to be at the edge of the galaxy. It is played by Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Accordingly, The Mandalorian takes us into a world where customers of the new republic have not yet arrived. This is where the shady and outcast forms of the Star Wars universe do business.

Who is part of the cast for Season 1 of The Mandalorian?

The Cast by The Mandalorian is truly remarkable. In addition to established names from the series business, there are also some outliers with which no one would have expected to announce the series – above all the legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog. The list of all cast members of The Mandalorian is as follows:

Who makes the first Star Wars real series The Mandalorian?

While The Mandalorian relies on the world and characters created by George Lucas, Lucasfilm announced in March 2018 that Jon Favreau the Produce and write Star Wars real series becomes. This is not an unknown face at Disney.

On the contrary: as director of Iron Man and Iron Man 2, he laid the cornerstone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has remained loyal to it to this day as an actor. He also knows about live action adaptations.

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The Jungle Book and The Lion King have appeared as Disney blockbusters in his filmography. In addition to Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian is overseen by Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni and Colin Wilson as executive producers and Karen Gilchrist as a co-producer.

Who is staging the first season of The Mandalorian?

Five exciting directors Lucasfilm was able to win season 1 of The Mandalorian. First there would be the one that also produces Dave Filoni, who most recently acted as the creative mind behind the animation series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars Resistance and is now allowed to stage the series launch.

He is then supported by Thor 3 director Taika Waititi and Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howardwho, as a director, has various short films and one segment in an episode film. The round is completed by Deborah Chow and Rick Famuyiwa.

While Chow was able to gain extensive experience in large series productions with her participation in series such as Better Call Saul, Jessica Jones and Lost in Space, Famuyiwa landed a real indie hit with his Sundance film Dope before he released the pilot episode of the acclaimed Showtime- The Chi series.

Who is composing the soundtrack for Season 1 of The Mandalorian?

John Williams is no longer the only composer in the Star Wars universe. Although his themes shaped the franchise and are used again and again, previous anthology films have shown that other composers could also write great Star Wars soundtracks.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Michael Giacchino's compositions turned Rogue One: A Star Wars Story into a roller coaster ride of emotions, while Patrick Doyle provided exciting tones in Solo: A Star Wars Story. The Mandalorian score is now from Ludwig Göransson, responsible for the film music of Creed – Rocky's Legacy, Black Panther and Venom.

What would George Lucas' Star Wars real series have looked like?

As mentioned at the beginning, George Lucas was already working on a dark live action series from the Star Wars universe at the end of the 2000s that would have had less in common with action-adventure films from the 1930s than with the film noir of the 1940s .

Star Wars: Underwolrd was considered the title of the project, which, according to producer Rick McCallum, had over 50 screenplays. McCallum also teased the series as Deadwood in space , but at the same time stated the complex content and the high production costs as the reason for the hesitant progress.

While the plot would have taken place in a bold environment like The Mandalorian, George Lucas always considered the integration of already established characters. Last but not least, this included bounty hunter Boba Fett.

However, when Lucasfilm was bought by Disney, the project gradually disappeared in the shadow of the announced Sequel trilogy, even though ABC was also part of the Walt Disney Company Interest in the Star Wars real series announced.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian

It also turned out that Battlestar Galactica veteran Ronald D. Moore wrote some screenplays for Star Wars: Underworld, as did Louise Fox and Stephen Scaia.

In addition, there are numerous costume designs, set designs and concept drawings for Star Wars: Underworld in the archives of Lucasfilm, which could have referred to the previous episodes of the space saga in terms of their plot. So would be the first meeting of Han Solo and Chewbacca or the possible storylines with Lando and the Millennium Falcon.

At the latest since Solo: A Star Wars Story, these ideas should have been rejected. It is not impossible that other ideas will be taken up one day. After all, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that not only The Mandalorian, but several Star Wars series under development for Disney’s streaming service.

How many episodes are there in Season 1 of The Mandalorian?

The first season of The Mandalorian comprises a total of eight episodes. The production devours considerably $ 100 million budget and is on par with the HBO flagship Game of Thrones and other blockbuster series that invest up to $ 10 million per episode.

The first pictures from the shooting of The Mandalorian can be expected in any case a high-quality production design. Even the Return of a character from The Empire Strikes Back has already been hinted at in this way.

When does The Mandalorian start? Where can the episodes be seen?

The Star Wars Celebration 2019 revealed that The Mandalorian suitable for the launch of Disney + starts on November 12, 2019 in the USA. In contrast to Netflix and Co., the first season is not released in one fell swoop. Instead, Disney + relies on a weekly broadcast. The German start will be on March 24, 2020.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian

In addition, the The Mandalorian panel at the Star Wars Celebration gave us an extensive insight into the events of the series, specifically in the form of four pictures, the main characters Pedro Pascal as well as Gina Carano and Carl Weathers show.

The westerns by Sergio Leone and the samurai films by Akira Kurosawa were named as inspiration for The Mandalorian. Pedro Pascal also based his acting on Clint Eastwood in the dollar trilogy. Here you will find one detailed description of the material shown from the Star Wars Celebration.

When is the first trailer for The Mandalorian coming?

After there was only exclusive material to be seen at the Star Wars Celebration, a was created in the course of the D23 Expo first trailer published on the net. This shows us not only new planets and cool action, but above all inspires with the voice of Werner Herzog, who ponders the craft of a bounty hunter.

About two weeks before the start on Disney + was a another trailer for The Mandalorian released, which showed us a lot of new creatures and plenty of action. In addition to Werner Herzog, there were mainly Gina Caranos

Cara Dune, Carl Weathers' Greef Carga and Giancarlo Espositos

Moff Gideon is prominently represented, not to mention the IG-11 bounty hunter spoken by Taika Waititi.

The Mandalorian will launch on Disney + in Germany on March 24, 2020 Episode 1 will be broadcast on March 22 at ProSieben.

What do you expect from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian?

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