The Illithid are supposed to be super intellligent. I would have thought that the most intelligent species on Faerun would go for a form of entertainment more high-brow than pit-fighting. It would make more sense if they captured lesser creatures and forced them to perform Latin translations of Greek plays or something like that.

They are also a very evil race, so maybe that is why pit fighting appeals to the, and not Latin translations of Greek plays ;)

I was reading a book (one of the drizzt series by R.A Salvatore I think) and in the it explains that illithids are an extremely competitive race, and the idea of throwing there own personal little champions into battle must satify some deep inner need to win agaisnt each other. They capture other races and enslave them, making them fight or ( for the nimble races) tend to the "master brain" of there colony.

They also have a pit-area in Darksun: Wake of the Ravager. I'm beginning to think that BG2 stole that idea from them...

:D

While reciting Greek plays would be incredibly evil it would make for a boring story line if our hero and friends were captured and made to do such.

And plus, I doubt they have the Greek or Latin language in Faerûn ;)

--Kestrel--

[ 11-02-2004, 09:35 AM: Message edited by: Kestrel Daystar ]

Well they obviously have the english language, (or how would we understand them?) so why not Latin or Greek? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Dirty meg makes an amusing hypothetical joke - it could be applied also to the more scholarly texts found within the game rather than our own classical plays. (The prophecies or writings of Alaundo mayhaps?)

I think its logical that if one is captured by the Illithids and made to fight in the pit, to them it is a demonstration of the power and control that they have. Its simply a primal form of entertainment to reduce their prisoners to pure survival instinct. It is also in the interests of science, so you could say its an experimental test.

Personally, I get the chills when I think about the Mindflayers objectively making analytical deductions with their 'superior intellect'. :D

That's why its such a liberating feeling to kill them ;)