Kethk

Sa'varsh Kethk is a Githyanki NPC in Baldur's Gate 3. He can be found at the Classroom in Crèche Y'llek at X: 1358 Y: -774.

	“	K'chakhi! Why do you keep hesitating? My instructions were clear!	„
		— Kethk, berating Varrl

Involvement

Kethk is a brutal taskmaster, not above killing his own students if it means hardening the survivors. He will do exactly this to Youth Varrl, unless interrupted by the party, who can step in to save the youth's life or kill the child themselves.

He firmly believes in survival of the fittest, and will espouse his beliefs on child rearing and other tenets of traditional githyanki philosophy when further engaged in conversation.

He and his students will become hostile if the party progresses far enough in Discover the Artefact's Secrets.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Ranged Attack ()   –  Githyanki Crossbow

Normal weapon damage

Make a ranged attack with your equipped weapon.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Misty Step ()

Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Mental Instruction ()

Give one of your students telepathic instructions to psionically empower them.

The target gains 20 temporary hit points and deals an additional 2d6Psychic damage until it loses its temporary hit points.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

AoE: 1.5 m / 5 ft (Radius)

Kethk can spend up to three Superiority Die on Battle Manoeuvers:

 Rally ()

8 Temporary hit points

Expend a superiority die to bolster the resolve of a friendly creature. It gains an additional 8 Temporary Hit Points

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Trip Attack (Ranged) ()   –  Githyanki Crossbow

Normal weapon damage

+ Superiority Die Weapon damage

A powerful shot that possibly knocks the target  Prone.

STR Save

 Range: Normal weapon range