#kigrid

Image by Thomas Baxa, © TSR Inc.

[I can kind of understand why, of the four illithidae introduced in Dragon 150, only three of them made it into Lords of Madness in D&D 3.5. The cessirid and the kigrid are somewhat redundant mechanically, both of them having a bite that inflicts pain poison as their primary unique ability. But from an ecological standpoint, they're quite distinct. Cessirids are pack hunters that cooperate readily with mind flayers, and kigrids are usually solitary and generally uncooperative. So I tried to give them different SLAs and other abilities to give the kigrid its own mechanical identity.]

Kigrid CR 8 NE Aberration This creature looks something like a reptilian bear, with dark skin and long curved claws on all four of its limbs. It has a broad beak like that of a parrot, around which four small tentacles dart and writhe.

A kigrid is a member of the illithidae, having an ecological niche similar to a bear or boar on the Sunset World. They are voracious omnivores, and among the most intelligent of the illithidae. Their intelligence is turned primarily towards devious ways to set ambushes and protect their lairs. They are gifted vocal mimics, and use a combination of mimicked speech and their inherent climbing ability to lure prey onto ledges and cliffs before attacking.

A kigrid will usually attempt to pin down a single opponent and rip them to shreds before moving onto the next target. In order to keep themselves properly paced, they use overwhelming grief to deny enemy actions. Few kigrid ambushes are launched without a blur spell to minimize successful attacks. Kigrids are stubborn foes, and once their blood is up will readily fight to the death.

Kigrids spend most of their lives alone, but associate in pairs in order to court. They prefer to lay their eggs in the corpses of large creatures, and lay a large number of eggs at once. The weakest of the larvae become part of the provisions for the stronger siblings. Once they reach maturity, the surviving siblings may travel together for a while in order to tackle larger prey, but these associations are rarely loyal ones. Their upbringing leads kigrids to view each other as food or rivals more than allies, and cannibalism is a fairly common outcome of kigrid interactions. Kigrids are valued as physical labor by mind flayers—they can carry incredible loads, and their tentacles are as prehensile as human hands. Due to their stubborn independence, however, most kigrids have to be controlled by charm magic, rather than joining a colony of their own free will.

This moodboard is based on Kígrid from my fic To Forge Hearth and Home.

Rating: Teen

Summary:

Sigrid knows next to nothing about Dwarves, except some saved her and her siblings' lives when they were children, fifteen years ago. Since then, she has had little contact with them unless it was necessary for diplomacy.

Kíli knows something of Men but isn't terribly impressed, and even a bit wary of them, given their poor treatment of Dwarves at large.

Chapters: 10/? Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kíli (Tolkien)/Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Fíli & Kíli (Tolkien), Bain of Dale & Bard the Bowman (Tolkien) & Sigrid & Tilda (Hobbit Movies), Dís & Fíli & Kíli & Thorin Oakenshield, Dís (Tolkien) & Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Fíli (Tolkien) & Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Ori (Tolkien) & Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Fíli/Ori (Tolkien) Characters: Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Bard the Bowman (Tolkien), Kíli (Tolkien), Fíli (Tolkien), Ori (Tolkien), Original Fíli-Ori Children (Tolkien), Tilda (Hobbit Movies), Bain of Dale (Tolkien), Hilda Bianca, Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Balin (Tolkien), Dís (Tolkien), Thorin's Company, Original Characters, Gimli (Tolkien), Nori (Tolkien), Thranduil (Tolkien) Additional Tags: POV Sigrid (Hobbit movies), POV Kíli (Tolkien), POV Female Character, Fíli and Kíli Brotherly Love, Kíli Lives (Tolkien), Fíli & Kíli & Thorin Oakenshield Live, Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage, Arranged Marriage, Political Marriages, BAMF Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Kíli is a Little Shit (Tolkien), Getting to Know Each Other, Wheelchair User Fíli (Tolkien), Erebor | The Lonely Mountain (Tolkien), Post-Quest of Erebor (Tolkien), Alternate Universe - Bilbo Baggins Remains in Erebor | The Lonely Mountain, Married Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Minor Fíli/Ori (Tolkien), Minor Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Implied Relationships, Dwarven Ones | Soulmates, Good Uncle Kíli (Tolkien), Sigrid & Ori Friendship, Prince Fíli (Tolkien), Prince Consort Ori (Tolkien), Consort Bilbo Baggins, King Thorin Oakenshield, Trans Ori (Tolkien), Trans Male Character, Consciously choosing to not have children., Family Fluff, Family Feels, Meet the Family, Romantic Fluff, Dwarven Politics, Parent Fíli (Tolkien), Parent Ori (Tolkien), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Bisexual Kíli (Tolkien), Tenderness, Suggestive Themes, Durin Family Feels (Tolkien), Durin Family (Tolkien), Kíli Has ADHD (Tolkien) Summary:

Sigrid knows next to nothing about Dwarves, except some saved her and her siblings' lives when they were children, fifteen years ago. Since then, she has had little contact with them unless it was necessary for diplomacy.

Kíli knows something of Men but isn't terribly impressed, and even a bit wary of them, given their poor treatment of Dwarves at large.

Chapters: 9/? Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kíli (Tolkien)/Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Fíli & Kíli (Tolkien), Bain of Dale & Bard the Bowman (Tolkien) & Sigrid & Tilda (Hobbit Movies), Dís & Fíli & Kíli & Thorin Oakenshield, Dís (Tolkien) & Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Fíli (Tolkien) & Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Ori (Tolkien) & Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Fíli/Ori (Tolkien) Characters: Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Bard the Bowman (Tolkien), Kíli (Tolkien), Fíli (Tolkien), Ori (Tolkien), Original Fíli-Ori Children (Tolkien), Tilda (Hobbit Movies), Bain of Dale (Tolkien), Hilda Bianca, Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Balin (Tolkien), Dís (Tolkien), Thorin's Company, Original Characters Additional Tags: POV Sigrid (Hobbit movies), POV Kíli (Tolkien), POV Female Character, Fíli and Kíli Brotherly Love, Kíli Lives (Tolkien), Fíli & Kíli & Thorin Oakenshield Live, Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage, Arranged Marriage, Political Marriages, BAMF Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Kíli is a Little Shit (Tolkien), Getting to Know Each Other, Wheelchair User Fíli (Tolkien), Erebor | The Lonely Mountain (Tolkien), Post-Quest of Erebor (Tolkien), Alternate Universe - Bilbo Baggins Remains in Erebor | The Lonely Mountain, Married Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Minor Fíli/Ori (Tolkien), Minor Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Implied Relationships, Dwarven Ones | Soulmates, Good Uncle Kíli (Tolkien), Sigrid & Ori Friendship, Prince Fíli (Tolkien), Prince Consort Ori (Tolkien), Consort Bilbo Baggins, King Thorin Oakenshield, Trans Ori (Tolkien), Trans Male Character, Consciously choosing to not have children., Family Fluff, Family Feels, Meet the Family, Romantic Fluff, Dwarven Politics, Parent Fíli (Tolkien), Parent Ori (Tolkien), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Bisexual Kíli (Tolkien), Tenderness, Suggestive Themes, Durin Family Feels (Tolkien), Durin Family (Tolkien) Summary:

Sigrid knows next to nothing about Dwarves, except some saved her and her siblings' lives when they were children, fifteen years ago. Since then, she has had little contact with them unless it was necessary for diplomacy.

Kíli knows something of Men but isn't terribly impressed, and even a bit wary of them, given their poor treatment of Dwarves at large.

Chapters: 5/? Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kíli (Tolkien)/Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Fíli & Kíli (Tolkien), Bain of Dale & Bard the Bowman (Tolkien) & Sigrid & Tilda (Hobbit Movies), Dís & Fíli & Kíli & Thorin Oakenshield, Dís (Tolkien) & Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Fíli (Tolkien) & Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Ori (Tolkien) & Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Fíli/Ori (Tolkien) Characters: Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Bard the Bowman (Tolkien), Kíli (Tolkien), Fíli (Tolkien), Ori (Tolkien), Original Fíli-Ori Children (Tolkien), Tilda (Hobbit Movies), Bain of Dale (Tolkien), Hilda Bianca, Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Balin (Tolkien), Dís (Tolkien), Thorin's Company, Original Characters Additional Tags: POV Sigrid (Hobbit movies), POV Kíli (Tolkien), POV Female Character, Fíli and Kíli Brotherly Love, Kíli Lives (Tolkien), Fíli & Kíli & Thorin Oakenshield Live, Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage, Arranged Marriage, Political Marriages, BAMF Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Kíli is a Little Shit (Tolkien), Getting to Know Each Other, Wheelchair User Fíli (Tolkien), Erebor | The Lonely Mountain (Tolkien), Post-Quest of Erebor (Tolkien), Alternate Universe - Bilbo Baggins Remains in Erebor | The Lonely Mountain, Married Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Minor Fíli/Ori (Tolkien), Minor Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Implied Relationships, Dwarven Ones | Soulmates, Good Uncle Kíli (Tolkien), Sigrid & Ori Friendship, Prince Fíli (Tolkien), Prince Consort Ori (Tolkien), Consort Bilbo Baggins, King Thorin Oakenshield, Trans Ori (Tolkien), Trans Male Character, Consciously choosing to not have children., Family Fluff, Family Feels, Meet the Family, Romantic Fluff, Dwarven Politics, Parent Fíli (Tolkien), Parent Ori (Tolkien), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Bisexual Kíli (Tolkien) Summary:

Sigrid knows next to nothing about Dwarves, except some saved her and her siblings' lives when they were children, fifteen years ago. Since then, she has had little contact with them unless it was necessary for diplomacy.

Kíli knows something of Men but isn't terribly impressed, and even a bit wary of them, given their poor treatment of Dwarves at large.