#illithid culture: you can only make trusting connections to people you can brain control

[edda-grenade]

squid au, the crew (well, varrl and emps too, but we all know what emps looks like and varrl's armor intimidates me still, so XD)

abstermious is a wild magic sorcerer, which is how it lost the arm+tentacle, not sure yet if alhion is a wizard when it joins up but it 100% goes into necromancy once saar casually mentions she unlocked the necromancy of thay

and ulisine is a very serious very intimidating body tamer who absolutely doesn't spoil the collective therapy cat rotten