The nobles of the Illithid society, the ulitharid possessed extraordinary gifts of strength, and a vile, malicious intellect and were treated as minor godly beings by their normal mind flayer brethren. The ulitharids formed the elite nobility of mind flayer society, with their rarity supporting the reverence they received from other illithid, who viewed them as a blessing and second only to the Elder brain. Their ego reflected their privileged position, as they viewed the common mind flayer as a lesser being nearer to illithid spawned abominations like Urophions than themselves.