The Illithid Correspondence is a note in Shadows of Amn which can be found in the Illithid Hideout in the Sewers in the sewer of Athkatlas Temple District.
Although marked as a quest item, it is not part of any other quest, but delivers an interesting bit of background linked to Jan Jansen Summoned Home.
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| “ | This note has sections written in several languages, some so alien as to be painful to look at.
A small section written in Common reads as follows: The message continues in one of the more alien scripts. The illithids are up to something, as is typical of the race, but your being here has most likely disrupted their plans. |
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This item was part of an earlier story and plot planned for the game by the original developers, that was curtailed and didn't make it into the game. It is related to the ''Twisted Rune". In fact, all the creatures in the game flies with .CRE names starting with "HL" were part of the plot - including Kangaxx, Koshi, Shangalar and even some dire charmed creatures in the Illithid Hideout in the Sewers. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough left in the game files or dialogue for the Unfinished Business for BG2 modders to restore it without creating brand new content.