ScS of the Fraternity wrote:
In any case, I think its necessary to distinquish the minds of illithids from the mind of a God Brain. Though God Brains do come from the brains of illithids, it is necessary to point out that they are in fact two completly different beings. God Brains treat the illithids much as the illithids treat thralls - they lead them, manipulate them and even feed upon their brains. As I recall, God Brains perpetuate the myth that all illithid brains within its mass live forever, in a kind of after-life hive mind collective - while in fact the Brain merely devours the memories of the illithid and supresses its personality into nonexistance. Its highly doubtful that any illithid would chose to ener the God Brain if it knew what really awaited it.
There is only one God Brain. It is the Darklord of Bluetspur and the most powerful illithid master in existence short of Illsinsine, who is a GOD. All communities of illithid have an Elder Brain, which is actually what you are talking about.
As for choosing to enter the elder brain....the Illithid know that their personality perishes once they become part of the collective. They accept this as a high honor and most illithid look forward to it as their just reward for a life well lived. Remember that illithid value knowledge and power over everything else, even their own individuality. They do not consider their own distinctiveness as important or vital as most other races do.
Furthermore, the elder brain personality does change at least somewhat with each additional brain added to it, albeit only slightly. Just as our personalities change as we grown and learn new things, so too would an elder brain develope as the knowledge and experiences of the newly added illithid brains are melded into it.
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