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== Ilyra Voss ==

'''Ilyra''' Voss is a [[Drow]] researcher who has been studying aberrations in the tunnels beneath [[Garmok's Mine]] for decades. She maintains a magically warded study where she observes dangerous creatures from a safe distance, particularly the Mind Gobbler.

=== Description ===

Ilyra is a drow woman who has dedicated decades of her life to studying the aberrant creatures that inhabit the deep [[Underdark]] beneath [[Garmok's Mine]]. Her study is filled with books, scrolls, and arcane equipment, protected by powerful magical wards that keep out even the Mind Gobbler's psychic intrusions.

=== Background ===

Ilyra has been living in the tunnels beneath [[Garmok's Mine]] for years, possibly decades, carefully studying the aberrations that dwell there. She is particularly interested in the Mind Gobbler—a psionic aberration created by [[Illithids|mind flayer]] experiments. She has never confronted the creature directly, preferring to observe from the safety of her warded chamber.

She maintains extensive research on the creature's behavior, capabilities, and origins, though even she remains uncertain about what the original creature was before the [[Illithids|mind flayers]] transformed it.

=== Relationships ===

* '''[[Deez Nuts]]''' - Offered the party sanctuary and valuable intelligence about the Mind Gobbler
* '''[[Illithids]]''' - Studies their experiments, particularly the Mind Gobbler
* '''Mind Gobbler''' - Primary subject of her research for years

=== Current Status ===

Ilyra remains in her warded study beneath [[Garmok's Mine]], continuing her research on the aberrations of the deep [[Underdark]]. She aided [[Deez Nuts]] by providing them with a psionic disruption knife specifically designed to combat the Mind Gobbler, and created a [[Scroll of Feather Fall]] for their use in navigating the deeper sections of the mine.

She also shared information about potential deep gnome ([[Svirfneblin]]) settlements in the southern tunnels and mentioned the possible presence of an [[Aboleth]] deeper in the mine network.

=== Notable Possessions ===

* '''Psionic Disruption Knife''' - A magical blade designed to sever psionic connections and disrupt psychic abilities (given to [[Deez Nuts]])
* '''Magical Wards''' - Powerful protective magic that shields her study from psychic intrusion

=== Appearances ===

* [[Session 45 - The Mind Gobbler]] - Met [[Deez Nuts]] and provided intelligence about the Mind Gobbler
* [[Session 46 - Diggy Diggy Hole]] - Provided the party with a Scroll of Feather Fall for their journey into the lower tunnels

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Drow]]
[[Category:Researchers]]
[[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]
[[Category:Underdark]]