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| description = Kith'rak Voss is a ruthless githyanki knight in service of his queen, Vlaakith, and rides a red dragon steed named Qudenos.  

{{Infobox creature

| name = Kith'rak Voss

| image = Voss.webp

| race = [[Githyanki]]

| level = 12

| va = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1376812 Richard Cotton]

| size = Medium

| type = [[Humanoid]]

| e hp = 94

| hp = 135

| t hp = 175

| movement m = 9

| weight kg = 75

| ac = 17

| str = 18

| t str = 20

| dex = 15

| t dex = 16

| con = 17

| int = 16

| wis = 14

| cha = 17

| str save prof = yes

| con save prof = yes

| int save prof = yes

| wis save prof = yes

| conditions = Ready to Parry (Supreme)

| passives = Githborn Psionic Resistance @ Silver Sword of the Astral Plane, Githborn Psionic Weapon @ Silver Sword of the Astral Plane, Improved Extra Attack, Opportunity Attack, Psionic Empowerment, Supreme Githyanki Parry

}}

'''Kith'rak Voss''' is a ruthless [[githyanki]] knight in the service of his queen, [[Vlaakith]]. He rides a red dragon steed named [[Qudenos]].

 

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 gith [[Non-player characters|NPCs]], 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 party members<ref>Or a party member appearing as a githyanki using {{SAI|Disguise Self}}.</ref> will have special interactions with Voss that reflect their place in gith society.

==Encounters==

If Kith'rak Voss or his githyanki underlings are approached by the party, he will interrogate the player character 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 character 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, there will be a persuasion check to convince her to "play along" with Voss's order. However, this is followed by deception checks to convince Voss that Lae'zel is telling the truth.

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.

 

 

* If choosing to listen to him and reasoning with Lae'zel, he will urge the party to meet him again in Baldur's Gate at [[Sharess' Caress]].

* Alternatively, it's possible to urge Lae'zel to attack him, leading to an optional boss fight. This will have considerable consequences, yet earn the party [[Voss' Silver Sword]]. The [[Letter to Voss]] on his body will direct the party to Sharess' Caress, continuing [[The Githyanki Warrior]] questline.

Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in [[Wyrm's Crossing]], trying to make a 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 Honour Guard in a revolt and named himself the rightful king of the githyanki, triggering the War of the Comet. At the head of the Honour 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]]) could exploit the powers he inherited from his mother.  

Years later Voss realised that Vlaakith does not act in the interests of githyanki, and so he has sworn to free Gith's rightful successor.  

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 attacks him in the Sewers, he'll call the party traitors and will teleport away on his turn, even if restrained, silenced, or incapacitated. He may still be killed if the party can slay him in a single turn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

== External links ==

 

{{Wyrm's Crossing}}

{{Undercity}}

{{Upper City}}

[[Category:Githyanki]]

[[Category:Humanoids]]

[[Category:Characters in Act One]]

[[Category:Characters in Act Three]]