#tharcereli

Lord of the Archives, Tharcereli, The Third most politically powerful Illithid in the empire. Tharcereli is the Lore taker creed master, and is brought up by name in both Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark and Underdark, though little is actually known about them other than their position. The Loretakers were the most powerful creed in Oryndoll for millennia until the Time of Troubles, when the Illithid god Ilsensine manifested in Oryndoll for a second time. With the god taking the Encephalithid as its avatar, the Venerator creed overtook the Loretaker creed in power, and it has remained so for the last 134 years. I imagine having to personally step down to the Venerators probably bothered Tharcereli at least a little bit.

Ridiculous beasts

Giant Ulitharid grandma is almost done, just gotta draw her ridiculous outfit and I can move on with my life. I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character, I will not let her become a main character

Finally getting around to designing the other 5 Creed Masters of Oryndoll (ignore that this is Remus's lineart and a really, really rough first draft of their outfit). The other 4 being my Diadem, Menanok, and @cringeartist's Unnil. The first of the two actually named Creed Masters is Tharcereli, though their only canon lore is their name and that they're the leader of the lore takers. Decided they're toward the end of their natural life, and in an attempt to regain control of the capital from the Venerators before they go elder brain, they run off the creed master Cepholossk after they find out it's been practicing magic. They also plan to kill the common Illithid high priest Menanok when he takes it's place as leader in an attempt to crumble the rival creed when it has a power vacuum. They have a fit when the Abysmal Creed master, Diadem, gets in their way due to his obsession with the Elder Concord's first and only non-Ulitharid member, Menanok.