Just want to be sure. Does Irgzid know about the aboleth or not? Yes, he spoke to his "ancestor" but hasn't he seen the aboleth before? There is no mention of the abo being veiled during his previous visits, in fact the koprus are "prepared to leap into the water to punish their prisoner.
So, does Irgzid think there's an abo AND his great-great-grandfather in the chamber, or just granpa?
I just found another post where the above was asked and the couple of responses seemed to indicate Irg is oblivious of the abo. But how can that be when he's been there before and the huge beast was plainly in sight?
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Irgzid doesn't know about the aboleth, and thinks that the troglodyte spirit is the only presence in the flooded temple. The aboleth uses illusion magic (specifically, by usng veil on itself and then project image to send that disguised image up above the water), and Irgzid's pretty much bought the whole thing hook, line, and sinker.
The koprus do know about the aboleth, but the troglodytes probably do not; when the koprus are around, the aboleth stays low. Irgzid's encounter with the spirit (really the illusion created by the aboleth) occured after he snuck back on his lonesome after a shadow pearl handoff.
If I remember, the water is more than deep and dark enough to give the aboleth places to hide at the bottom. Just because the Kopru are ready for any shennanigans on his part, doesn't mean they all chuckle to each other saying "Hey, Jim, what you wanna bet the aboleth in this here pond done try some tomfoolery today?"
I'm guessing the "normal" pattern is the aboleth lurking at the bottom, hoping to avoid the wrath of the Korpu. The kopru keep an eye on the water, hoping for an excuse to beat up the aboleth. But when the trog comes along, the aboleth figures maybe he can play this to his advantage, so he starts with the projected image.
EDIT Beaten by the sneaky T-Rex JJ!