Creed

Unknown to most surface dweller even other underdark denizens, illithids group themselves into factions, called Creeds. Membership in a Creed can be a very important thing for an individual illithid, as representatives from each faction make up an Elder Concord.
Illithids with strung opinions of a particular subject, or those mind flayers with specific philosophies, usually join one of the various Creeds available within a community-although it is by no means necessary that every illithid belong to an objectified group. In many cases, an illithid may hold beliefs that coincide with more than one Creed; however, most Creeds require their members to retain affiliation with one ideology.
An Elder Concord "recognizes" the various Creeds and suffers their existenceif they pay a periodic due to the ruling body. Each Creed pursues a particular agenda, or aligns itself with a distinctive philosophy, that it feels to be of special significance. Although in most cases the objectives of one Creed have absolutely nothing to do with the goals of another, there are cases where agendas compete. In fact, two or more Creeds may sometimes work at cross purposes.
The Creative Creed consists of illithids whose chief desire lies in the research and creation of novel psychic disciplines, psionic items, and new technology.
The Awaiter Creed consists of illithids that eschew rapid scheming in favor of cohesive planning.
The Possessor Creed holds that wealth is the single most important element in achieving utter dominance.
The Tamer Creed believes that military might is the most important factor in the future mastery of the universe.
The Creed of The Thorough Biters gains its name from its peculiar credo: Life Is Biting Through. Thorough Biters believe that illithids can learn mastery of the multiverse only through failure.
The Nourisher Creed believe that an illithid community‘s thrall population is its most precious resource.
The Abysmal Creed feels that the terror and disgust all other races feel toward the illithids serves as an ideal too for the promotion of illithid policy.
The Influencer Creed concerns itself with the unearthing of secrets and the swaying of opinions through indirect methods.
The Darkener Creed embodies the illithid race’s hatred of sunlight.
The Gatherer Creed constantly ruminates on why the illithid race splits its efforts so widely between so many communities.
The Ariser Creed believes that mind flayers should push their domination upward to the surface world despite the hindrance of sunlight.
Venerators are illithids that directly revere and represent the interests of Ilsensine.

Type

Geopolitical, Colony