Omeluum

Omeluum is a friendly Mind Flayer and trader in Baldur's Gate 3. Omeluum can be found at Ebonlake Grotto in the Underdark after being contacted by . It is a member of the Society of Brilliance and can be asked for help to .
== Overview ==
=== Background ===
Omeluum was born with a propensity for arcane magic, giving it the strength to resist the elder brain and defect. Following its ambitions to better the world, Omeluum joined the Society of Brilliance, and now conducts research with its friend and fellow member, Blurg. Currently, they are working to improve living conditions in the Underdark, as well as researching a means to subdue mind flayer "appetites" in hopes of reducing his need to consume brains from one per month to perhaps one per year.
== Involvement ==
=== Act One ===
The party can first meet Omeluum after talking to the Hobgoblin trader at the Myconid Colony. Blurg is a fellow scholar of the Society of Brilliance, who calls for Omeluum to help the party. 
The party has several opportunities to attack Omeluum during dialogue, and some Companions might actually suggest it. Still, if listening to Omeluum, it reveals it is a rogue member of the Society, and was born with special powers which allow it to resist the control of the Elder Brain of its colony. Omeluum feeds on the brains of creatures of the Underdark 'that oppose the Society's goals', and wishes to help others of his kind by discovering a brain-free diet.
==== Helping Omeluum investigate the parasite ====
If accepting the quest , Omeluum asks the party to find some rare mushrooms to prepare its special decoction. The recipe includes and , which both ostensibly may be found in the Underdark. However, Blurg interjects and suggests that the party might very conveniently obtain them in the Arcane Tower of a local cleric, Lenore De Hurst.
Upon bringing Omeluum the required ingredients, it attempts to remove the tadpole.
The player character must clear their mind:
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Then they must resist the tadpole fighting the potion:
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Omeluum not only fails, but also makes the tadpole more powerful (granting this to whoever drank the potion ). The Mind Flayer is surprised and worried about the power of the tadpole, and apologizes for not being of service.
Unable to bring the tadpole issue to a close, Omeluum then offers the party the , which can limit the powers of the tadpole. It is then possible to make an offer for the ring:
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After passing the ring to the party (by any available way), the quest is completed, and Omeluum can be traded with.
Purchasing the book from Omeluum and reading it earns the Inspirational Event The Forbidden Arcane (Sage background).
=== Act Three ===
If was resolved without receiving the , the party can meet Omeluum's companion Blurg at the Society of Brilliance Lodge. Blurg informs that they both returned to Baldur's Gate to report to the Society of Brilliance their findings about the party's condition. However, shortly afterwards Omeluum decided to investigate the situation on its own and disappeared. Blurg tells that his friend believed the problem to be connected to the Cult of the Absolute. While not appearing overly concerned with Omeluum's whereabouts, he agrees if the party proposes to track the illithid down. This starts the quest .
There are no clear hints as to where to start searching, apart from Blurg's vague assumptions. However, if helping and / or servants of (quests and respectively), Omeluum connects to the party telepathically upon docking at the Iron Throne. It altruistically prompts the party to save , who is also held in the underwater prison, and bides the party not to be concerned with its own fate. Nonetheless, it is possible to save Omeluum along with Ravengard and some (or all) Gondian captives.
Omeluum is held in a separate cell in the south-west corner of the Iron Throne, behind a locked door () and restrained to a surgical bed. If helped, it becomes an Attached Follower with the ability to .
Once rescued, Omeluum teleports to the Lodge. Unlike Blurg, it cannot be traded with (although it can be pickpocketed). To finish the quest , the party must speak with the illithid once more. Omeluum explains that the Society of Brilliance will not actively help the party in its further battles. But, in gratitude for being saved, it provides the party with a called Omeluum's Boon which contains several items selected from the Society' vaults:
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== Shop ==
Corresponds to .
=== Notable items sold ===
As a trader, Omeluum will sell the following items:
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== Combat ==
=== Attacks and abilities ===
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== Related literature ==
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==Gallery==
Omeluum Model.png|Omeluum's model
Omeluum-face.jpg|Omeluum's Early Access appearance
Omeluum_Quest.jpg|Current version
== Notes and References ==
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Category:Aberrations
Category:Characters
Category:Characters in the Underdark
Category:Characters in the Lower City
Category:Characters in the Iron Throne
Category:Characters in Act One
Category:Characters in Act Three
Category:Mind Flayers
Category:Members of the Society of Brilliance
Category:Traders
Category:Attached Followers