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| title = Kith'rak Voss | | title = Kith'rak Voss | ||
| description = Kith'rak Voss is a ruthless | | description = Kith'rak Voss is a ruthless Githyanki knight in service of his queen, Vlaakith, and rides a red dragon steed named Qudenos. | ||
| image = Voss.webp | | image = Voss.webp | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | {{CharacterInfo | ||
| | |title =Kith'rak | ||
| | |name = Voss | ||
| | |image=[[File:Voss_first_meeting.png|350px]] | ||
|imagename=Kith'rak Voss|image2=[[File:Voss_camp_visit.png|350px]]|imagename2=Voss camp visit|STR=18 | |||
| | |DEX=15 | ||
| | |CON=17 | ||
| | |INT=16 | ||
| | |WIS=14 | ||
| | |CHA=17 | ||
| | |str save = yes | ||
| | |con save = yes | ||
| | |int save = yes | ||
| | |wis save = yes | ||
| | |level=12 | ||
| | |race={{Race|Githyanki}} | ||
| | |type=Humanoid | ||
| | |HP=135; 175{{Tactician}} | ||
| | |AC=17 | ||
| | |speed=9m / 30ft | ||
| | |size=Medium | ||
| | |weight=50kg / 100lbs | ||
| | |proficiency=4 | ||
| | |initiative=+2 | ||
| | |conditions = {{CON|Ready To Parry}} | ||
| | |passive = {{PAS|Githborn Psionic Resistance|item=Githyanki Greatsword}}{{PAS|Githborn Psionic Weapon|item=Githyanki Greatsword}}{{PAS|Improved Extra Attack}}{{PAS|Opportunity Attack}}{{PAS|Psionic Empowerment}}{{PAS|Supreme Githyanki Parry}} | ||
| | |location =[[Mountain Pass]], [[Baldur's Gate]] | ||
| conditions = Ready | |alt-name =3D Model | ||
| | |alt-image = [[File:Kithrak Voss Model.png|250px]] | ||
}} | |psychic=Resistant | ||
'''Kith'rak Voss''' is a ruthless [[ | |va=Richard Cotton | ||
}}'''Kith'rak Voss''' is a ruthless [[Githyanki]] knight in the service of his queen, [[Vlaakith]], and rides a red dragon steed named [[Qudenos]]. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Voss is a [[Kith'rak]] in | Voss is a [[Kith'rak]] in Githyanki society, a fearsome warrior captain who reports directly to the lich queen [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith CLVII]]. Per [[Lae'zel]] and lore found in-game, Voss has been the right-hand knight of Vlaakith and her predecessors, dating back to Vlaakith I, who succeeded the first Githyanki leader [[Gith]] thousands of years in the past. [[Qudenos]] the [[Dragon|Red Dragon]] is his steed and closest comrade. | ||
Voss is direct and brutal, expecting the deference due to Vlaakith's personal silver sword. Other | Voss is direct and brutal, expecting the deference due to Vlaakith's personal silver sword. Other Gith [[NPC|NPC's]], including [[Lae'zel]], hold him in esteem and may even be cowed by his presence. He will still talk with—and potentially even be friendly to—non-Gith, but Githyanki characters<ref>Or a character appearing as a Githyanki using {{SAI|Disguise Self}}.</ref> will have special interactions with Voss that reflect their place in Gith society. | ||
==Encounters== | ==Encounters== | ||
===Act One - Mountain Pass=== | ===Act One - Mountain Pass=== | ||
:''For the transcript of Voss's Act 1 appearance, see [[Voss/Transcript]] | {{SpoilerWarning|act=1}} | ||
During [[Act One]], the | :''For the transcript of Voss's Act 1 appearance, see [[Voss/Transcript]]'' | ||
During [[Act One]], the player may first encounter Voss if they venture close enough to the [[Mountain Pass]] area to the northwest of [[Waukeen's Rest]]. A group of Githyanki will have just slain a [[Flaming Fist]] patrol Voss lands astride [[Qudenos]] to give orders to these Githyanki. | |||
If Kith'rak Voss or his | If Kith'rak Voss or his Githyanki underlings are approached by the player, he will interrogate the player about the object of his mission, the [[Mysterious Artefact]], which he believes is a powerful weapon that can be used against the [[Mind Flayer]]s. | ||
The interrogation is a gauntlet of [[Ability check|ability checks]]. The player | The interrogation is a gauntlet of [[Ability check|ability checks]]. The player must first try to convince Voss not to kill them on the spot,<ref>[[Fighter|Fighters]] and possibly other classes{{Verify}} may pass this dialogue without a check.</ref> followed by a check to resist a casting of {{SAI|Detect Thoughts}}, followed by a third check to end the interrogation peacefully. Failing these checks or opting for violence will initiate combat with the Gith soldiers. | ||
If Lae'zel is allowed to speak for the party, | If Lae'zel is allowed to speak for the party, a single persuasion check convincing her to "play along" with Voss's order resolves the encounters without violence. | ||
Regardless of how the interrogation ends, Voss will depart on Qudenos once the dialogue has finished. He does not participate in combat, and will teleport away with Qudenos at the first opportunity if preemptively engaged. | Regardless of how the interrogation ends, Voss will depart on Qudenos once the dialogue has finished. He does not participate in combat, and will teleport away with Qudenos at the first opportunity if preemptively engaged. | ||
====Lae'zel==== | ====Lae'zel==== | ||
Lae'zel will leave and approach Voss on her own during this encounter<ref>If Lae'zel is freed from the Tieflings' cage but not invited to travel with the | [[Lae'zel]] will leave and approach Voss on her own during this encounter<ref>If Lae'zel is freed from the Tieflings' cage but not invited to travel with the player, they can later encounter her running up to Kith'rak Voss just after this introductory scene triggers.</ref>. If the player follows her, the event proceeds as above. If the player leaves and takes a Long Rest, though, Lae'zel will die, Voss will be gone, and the other Githyanki under his command will be hostile. | ||
====Campsite Visit==== | ====Campsite Visit==== | ||
After completing the [[Discover the Artefact's Secrets]] quest, Kith'rak Voss will make a surprise visit when you fast travel or [[Long Rest]] outside of the Creche. He will speak directly to [[Lae'zel]], trying to reason with her about the truth of Vlaakith's tyranny after her own recent betrayal. Further, he will claim to be opposing Vlaakith's reign and how the occupant within the Artefact is the key to her being overthrown. A critical choice must be made: | |||
* If | *If you chose to listen with him and reason with Lae'zel, he will urge to meet him again in Baldur's Gate at the [[Sharess' Caress]]. | ||
* | *Or you can urge Lae'zel to attack him, leading to an optional boss fight. This will have considerable consequences, yet earn you [[Voss' Silver Sword]]. The [[Letter to Voss]] on his body will direct you to [[Sharess' Caress]], continuing [[The Githyanki Warrior]] questline. | ||
===Act Three - Sharess' Caress=== | ===Act Three - Sharess' Caress=== | ||
{{SpoilerWarning|act=3}} | |||
{{hatnote|See also [[Help Kith'rak Voss]] quest.}} | {{hatnote|See also [[Help Kith'rak Voss]] quest.}} | ||
Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in [[Wyrm's Crossing]], trying to make | Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in [[Wyrm's Crossing]], trying to make deal with [[Raphael]] in the [[Devil's Den]], but Voss has nothing to offer him. Raphael is in possession of the [[Orphic Hammer]] - a tool that can break the cage that holds [[Orpheus]] - the githyanki prince, son of [[Gith]]. | ||
A long time ago Orpheus knew that Vlaakith I had betrayed his mother, and he led Gith's | A long time ago [[Orpheus]] knew that Vlaakith I had betrayed his mother, and he led Gith's Honor Guard in a revolt and named himself the rightful king of the [[Githyanki]], triggering the War of the Comet. At the head of the Honor Guard mounted on red dragons, Orpheus fought Vlaakith's knights in a battle in the Astral Plane, where he praised Gith and accused Vlaakith. Yet he was overcome and defeated by Kith'rak Voss on [[Qudenos]] and imprisoned within the [[Astral Prism]], so that Vlaakith I (and now [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith CLVII]]) may exploit the powers he inherited from his mother. | ||
Years later Voss | Years later Voss realized that Vlaakith does not act in the interests of Githyanki, and so he has sworn to free Gith's rightful successor. | ||
===Act Three - Lower City Sewers=== | ===Act Three - Lower City Sewers=== | ||
If the party signs the deal with Raphael, they can show it to Voss immediately. Voss gifts the party a [[Silver Sword of the Astral Plane| | If the party signs the deal with Raphael, they can show it to Voss immediately. Voss gifts the party a [[Silver Sword of the Astral Plane|silver sword]], a precious cultural item of the Githyanki. He then departs to prepare his forces to take on the Elder Brain. | ||
If the party refuses the deal, Voss relocates to the [[Lower City Sewers]] near the [[Undercity Ruins]] waypoint. There, he waits for the party and will grant them the sword before leaving to gather his forces. | If the party refuses the deal, Voss relocates to the [[Lower City Sewers]] near the [[Undercity Ruins]] waypoint. There, he waits for the party and will grant them the sword before leaving to gather his forces. | ||
If the party attacks him in the Sewers, he'll call | If the party attacks him in the Sewers, he'll call you traitor and teleport away. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Playing on [[Tactician]] grants Voss +2 to [[Strength]], +1 to [[Dexterity]]. | |||
* Voss can be traded with in dialogue as early as Act One. He carries {{RarityItem|Letter to Voss}}, an {{RarityItem|Elixir of Heroism}}, and a {{RarityItem|Divine Bone Shard}}. | |||
* | * Despite being thousands of years old, Voss owes his youthful appearance to the unusual passage of time on the [[Astral Plane]].<ref>From{{FRWiki|Astral Plane}}: "Creatures did not go hungry or age while in the Astral plane."</ref> | ||
* Voss can be traded with in dialogue as early as Act One. | |||
* Despite being thousands of years old, Voss owes his | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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