Mind flayers had their own pantheon. The chief god of these tyrants of the multiverse was called Ilsensine, supposedly a greater deity.
Aaron had remembered the name because it sounded so much like Elminster's. If Elminster could be represented by 12345, then the corresponding number for Ilsensine would be 12341.
Simple, quick, and easy to remember. It had let Aaron memorize the name of the mind flayers' chief god with ease.
The Perfect Mind Flayer fell, and through Tzeentch's Power, Aaron immediately sensed the Divine Power of the mind flayers' chief god.
Tzeentch was Chaos's god of wisdom, while Ilsensine was the mind flayers' god of wisdom. When their powers collided, there was no sign of fusion whatsoever. Instead, a vicious conflict erupted between them!
The multicolored flaming eye symbolizing Tzeentch's power clashed once in midair with the dark green, glowing brain. Ilsensine's divinity immediately retreated, its initial arrogance gradually giving way to caution and a trace of apprehension.
What a powerful god of knowledge!
This was a deity's ability to perceive. If a mere mortal had defeated this Perfect Mind Flayer, Ilsensine's divinity would not have been killed. It was almost impossible for a mortal to destroy even a sliver of a greater deity's divinity. But once Ilsensine's divinity identified its enemy, the mind flayers' chief god realized that his opponent could destroy it. His attitude changed instantly, and he voluntarily signaled his willingness to negotiate with Aaron.
Pathetic.
Aaron could not help thinking so. According to the description in 12345's bestiary, the mind flayers' chief god, 12341, was considered an extremely arrogant and nihilistic deity. Although he was the mind flayers' patron and racial god, Ilsensine cared little about their race. He spent most of his time immersed in flights of fancy and contemplation of philosophical concepts, indifferent