What is the best ending for illithids discussion
Just wondering what people believe is the “best” ending for the illithids
By destroying the netherbrain are illithids given free will? It seems in some cases like Omeluum they can integrate into society and can acknowledge the wrong of having to consume brains to sustain themselves (sorta like vampire Astarion)
Omeluum is even shown to be researching an artificial alternative to brains as shown by his dialogue in act 2.
Though in the “destroy the netherbrain” endings it seems all ilithids are left dazed and killed by the city.
You could even argue the Orpheus endings have some benefit to illithid kind as the player (if transformed) will be “known to all gith kind” which spreads the word that illithids can rebel or even transforming Orpheus and passing the check for him to not die could see him as some great unifier of both gith and illithid one day.