A brain golem was an eight-foot-tall humanoid-shaped construct made entirely of brain tissue with a bud of an elder brain for a head. These creations existed only to serve an elder brain and its illithid community. They did not communicate in any way and only reacted to the telepathic orders of mind flayers, and could not attack any mind flayer.[1]
Combat[]
The brain golems tried "mind blasting" their opponents and then tried to batter their strong arms on the weaker enemies. Brain golems were protected by a force field on the inside, similar to the spell mage armor.[1]
Society[]
Brain golems could either be constructed from brain tissue and then added a head budded by the elder brain,[1] or could be sprouted by the elder brain entirely. An elder brain could sprout up to three brain golems simultaneously. Once their task was completed, the brain golems returned and merged back with the elder brain.[2]
Brain golems could also receive and understand telepathic commands from any mind flayer.[1]
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Gallery[]
Brain golem from The Illithiad.
Further Reading[]
- John Power (May 1993). “Live Statues and Stone Men”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #193 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 19–22.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matthew Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt (April 2003). Fiend Folio. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 85–86. ISBN 0-7869-2780-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bruce R. Cordell (April 1998). The Illithiad. Edited by Keith Francis Strohm. (TSR, Inc.), p. 88. ISBN 0-7869-1206-5.
Connections[]
Adamantine • Aphelda's vendor • Basal • Bone (Dragonbone) • Brass • Bronze • Burning man • Canopic • Chain • Clay (Clay warrior)
Coal • Crystal • Doll • Flesh (Blood • Brain • Cadaver • Demonflesh • Fiendish flesh • Nyraala) • Gemstone (Diamond • Emerald • Ruby) • Gloom
Hammer • Ice • Iron (Furnace) • Lightning • Magic • Minogon • Necrophidius • Rag & String • Sand • Scarecrow
Siege golem • Snow • Stained glass • Stone (Colossus • Gargoyle • Guardian • Juggernaut • Spiderstone)
Thayan golem • Vault guardian
Related Creature
Half-golem
Coal • Crystal • Doll • Flesh (Blood • Brain • Cadaver • Demonflesh • Fiendish flesh • Nyraala) • Gemstone (Diamond • Emerald • Ruby) • Gloom
Hammer • Ice • Iron (Furnace) • Lightning • Magic • Minogon • Necrophidius • Rag & String • Sand • Scarecrow
Siege golem • Snow • Stained glass • Stone (Colossus • Gargoyle • Guardian • Juggernaut • Spiderstone)
Thayan golem • Vault guardian
Related Creature
Half-golem
The Scourge of Worlds
Alhoon • Elder brain • Ulitharid • Vampiric mind flayer
Ceremorphs
Brainstealer dragon • Gnome ceremorph • Gnome squidling • Elder brain dragon • Illithiderro • Mindwitness • Mozgriken • Tzakandi • Uchuulon • Urophion • Yuan-tillithid
Related Creatures
Brain golem • Cranium rat • Nyraala golem • Illithidae • Illithocyte • Intellect devourer • Mind worm • Neothelid • Nerve swimmer • Oblex • Oortling • Ustilagor
Ceremorphs
Brainstealer dragon • Gnome ceremorph • Gnome squidling • Elder brain dragon • Illithiderro • Mindwitness • Mozgriken • Tzakandi • Uchuulon • Urophion • Yuan-tillithid
Related Creatures
Brain golem • Cranium rat • Nyraala golem • Illithidae • Illithocyte • Intellect devourer • Mind worm • Neothelid • Nerve swimmer • Oblex • Oortling • Ustilagor