The Illithid Conspiracy

Deep beneath the Sea of Falling Stars, south of the shores of the Glimmer Sea, near the Pit of Jhaam in a room of utter darkness lies a briny pool. The pool is not natural. It was made by alien hands and its stone walls are covered with alien glyphs infused with psionic power. Large mauve tadpoles wiggle their way through the black water and the pseudo-pods of a huge brain like entity. Occasionally a pseudo-pod entangles a tadpole and draws it into its self absorbing it utterly. From this alien brain an intense wave of psychic energy is emitted traveling the vast distances of the underdark until it breaks upon the dark pool of another, much larger, elder brain. Within the psychic energies is a message, “It is done. The servants of Vecna have awakened [he who has slumbered] and in the process destroyed Kath-Kanoda.” The larger brain sends a psi wave in reply, “And the Lich Queen?” The small brain says, “She persists. This is not an undesirable outcome. She will surely seek revenge against the Blood Cult and perhaps solve two of our problems. I foresaw this possible outcome as you well know. Things are going exactly as they should.” “Perhaps but I doubt that he will be undone so easily and as long as her phylactery remains intact she will always return. Send three servants to destroy the phylactery before she assaults Thayonestia. If you are successful she will fall. This I have foreseen. Failure will not be tolerated”, replied the big brain.