Nautiloid

Nautiloids were bizarre flying ships employed by Mind Flayers to travel directly between worlds and through the Astral Plane.
Typical nautiloids looked like enormous conch shells fitted with an exterior deck and rubbery tentacles protruding from the forward section. They were extremely silent and almost impossible to detect in the dark.
The coiled shell in the aft section of a nautiloid served to protect the Mind Flayer crew from the Sun, as well as to provide a comfortable closed space. The shells were harvested from enormous snails indigenous to an unknown world. The tentacles were used to examine the surfaces of planets in search of specimens or prey.
Nautiloids typically had a crew of between 10 and 15 mind flayers, plus a compliment of slaves (typically humanoids) to operate risky positions on deck. The maximum compliment a nautiloid could hold without compromising its air supply was 35 individuals.
The majority of nautiloids were powered by series helms, but some were also equipped with pool helms. The latter configuration of vessel was more dangerous to encounter, as it freed from two to five crewmembers from having to helm the vessel and allowed them to participate in combat.

Owning Organization

Illithids