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Voss is a [[Kith'rak]] in githyanki society, a fearsome warrior captain who reports directly to the lich queen Vlaakith CLVII. Per {{CharLink|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 mount and closest comrade.
Voss is a [[Kith'rak]] in githyanki society, a fearsome warrior captain who reports directly to the lich queen Vlaakith CLVII. Per {{CharLink|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 mount and closest comrade.


Voss is direct and brutal, expecting the deference due to Vlaakith's personal silver sword. Other gith characters, 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 or party member appearing as a githyanki using {{SAI|Disguise Self}} will have special interactions with Voss that reflect their place in gith society.
Voss is direct and brutal, expecting the deference due to Vlaakith's personal silver sword. Other gith characters, including Lae'zel, hold him in esteem and may even be cowed by his presence. He still talks with — and potentially even be friendly to — non-gith, but githyanki party members or party members appearing as a githyanki using {{SAI|Disguise Self}} 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]].''
:''For the transcript of Voss's Act 1 appearance, see [[Voss/Transcript]].''
During [[Act One]], the party can 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, and Voss lands astride Qudenos to give orders to these githyanki.
During [[Act One]], the party can first encounter Voss if they venture close enough to the [[Mountain Pass]] area to the northwest of [[Waukeen's Rest]]. A group of githyanki has just slain a [[Flaming Fist]] patrol, and Voss lands astride Qudenos to give orders to these githyanki.


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 {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact}}, which he believes is a powerful weapon that can be used against the [[Mind Flayer]]s.  
If Kith'rak Voss or the other githyanki are approached by the party, he interrogates the player character about the object of his mission, the {{SmRarityItem|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 interrogation is a gauntlet of [[Ability check|ability checks]].
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* {{Dialogue option|Try it - let's see who walks away alive.|tags=Ranger, Fighter}}
* {{Dialogue option|Try it - let's see who walks away alive.|tags=Ranger, Fighter}}


...followed by a DC 10 [[Arcana]] check to perceive his casting of {{SAI|Detect Thoughts}}, then a DC 10 [[Wisdom]] check to resist it, followed by a third check to end the interrogation peacefully:  
...followed by a {{Ability check|Arcana|10}} check to perceive his casting of {{SAI|Detect Thoughts}}, then a {{Ability check|Wisdom|10}} check to resist it, followed by a third check to end the interrogation peacefully:  


* {{Dialogue option|I could help if you let me live - search for this weapon, perhaps.|roll=Persuasion|dc=15}}
* {{Dialogue option|I could help if you let me live - search for this weapon, perhaps.|roll=Persuasion|dc=15}}
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** {{Dialogue option|Don't be too hasty. I could prove very useful.}}
** {{Dialogue option|Don't be too hasty. I could prove very useful.}}


Failing these checks or opting for violence will initiate combat with the gith soldiers.
Failing these checks or opting for violence initiates combat with the gith soldiers.


If Lae'zel is allowed to speak for the party, there will be additional options:
If Lae'zel is allowed to speak for the party, there will be additional options:
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** Only available to githyanki player characters; initiates combat.
** Only available to githyanki player characters; initiates combat.


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 departs on Qudenos once the dialogue has finished. He does not participate in combat, and teleports 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 party, they can later encounter her running up to Kith'rak Voss just after the introductory scene triggers.</ref>. If the player character follows her, the event proceeds as above. If the party 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.
Lae'zel leaves and approaches Voss on her own during this encounter<ref>If Lae'zel is freed from the Tieflings' cage but not invited to travel with the party, she can later be watched running up to Kith'rak Voss just after the introductory scene triggers.</ref>. If the player character follows her, the event proceeds as above. If the party leaves, Lae'zel dies, Voss flies away, and the other githyanki under his command become hostile.


====Campsite Visit====
====Campsite Visit====
Once [[Discover the Artefact's Secrets]] is complete, Kith'rak Voss will make a surprise visit when fast travelling or having a [[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 that the occupant within the Artefact is the key to her being overthrown. A critical choice must be made:
Once {{Quest|Discover the Artefact's Secrets}} is complete, Kith'rak Voss makes a surprise visit, when fast travelling or having a [[Long Rest]] outside of the Crêche. He speaks directly to Lae'zel, trying to reason with her about the truth of Vlaakith's tyranny after her own recent betrayal. Further, he claims to be opposing Vlaakith's reign, and that the occupant within the Artefact is the key to her being overthrown. A critical choice must be made:


* 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]].
* If choosing to listen to him and reasoning with Lae'zel, he urges 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 {{SmRarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}}. The {{SmRarityItem|Letter to Voss}} on his body will direct the party to Sharess' Caress, continuing [[The Githyanki Warrior]] questline.
* Alternatively, it is possible to urge Lae'zel to attack him, leading to an optional boss fight. This has considerable consequences, yet earns the party {{SmRarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}}. The {{SmRarityItem|Letter to Voss}} on his body directs the party to Sharess' Caress, continuing {{Quest|The Githyanki Warrior}} questline.


===Act Three - Sharess' Caress===
===Act Three - Sharess' Caress===
{{hatnote|See also [[Help Kith'rak Voss]] quest.}}
Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in [[Wyrm's Crossing]], which starts the {{Quest|Help Kith'rak Voss}} quest. He is trying to make a deal with {{CharLink|Raphael}} in the [[Devil's Den]], but Voss has nothing to offer him. Raphael is in possession of the {{SmRarityItem|Orphic Hammer}}, a tool that can break the cage that holds {{CharLink|Orpheus}} the githyanki prince, son of Gith.  
Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in [[Wyrm's Crossing]], trying to make a deal with {{CharLink|Raphael}} in the [[Devil's Den]], but Voss has nothing to offer him. Raphael is in possession of the {{SmRarityItem|Orphic Hammer}}, a tool that can break the cage that holds {{CharLink|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 {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact|Astral Prism}}, so that Vlaakith I (and now Vlaakith CLVII) could exploit the powers he inherited from his mother.  
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 {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact|Astral Prism}}, so that Vlaakith I (and now Vlaakith CLVII) could exploit the powers he inherited from his mother.  
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===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 {{SmRarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}}, a precious cultural item of the githyanki. He then departs to prepare his forces to take on the Elder Brain.
If signing the deal with Raphael, the party can show it to Voss immediately. Voss gifts the party a {{SmRarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}}, 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 refusing the deal, Voss relocates to the [[Lower City Sewers]] near the [[Undercity Ruins]] waypoint. There, he waits for the party to show him the {{SmRarityItem|Orphic Hammer}} and after this grants them the silver sword before leaving to gather his forces.


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.
If attacking him in the sewers, he calls the party traitors and teleports 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.


===Act Three - Upper City===
===Act Three - Upper City===


Voss will confront the party as they approach [[High Hall]]. His reaction varies greatly depending on the choices that the party made inside the Astral Prism after their initial loss to the [[Netherbrain]]:
Voss confronts the party as they approach [[High Hall]]. His reaction varies greatly depending on the choices that the party made inside the Astral Prism after their initial loss to the [[Netherbrain]]:


* If the party chose to free Orpheus and either Karlach or the player character became a Mind Flayer, then Voss is overjoyed at his friend's freedom. He then agrees to help them as part of the [[Gather Your Allies]] quest.
* If the party chose to free Orpheus and either Karlach or the player character became a Mind Flayer, then Voss is overjoyed at his prince's freedom. He then agrees to help them as part of the {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} quest.


* If the party chose to free Orpheus and then allowed him to sacrifice himself to become a Mind Flayer, then Voss initially believes they betrayed him and killed Orpheus. He is shocked and horrified to learn that his Prince sacrificed himself for the cause, but will still offer to help them as part of the Gather Your Allies quest.
* If the party chose to free Orpheus and then allowed him to sacrifice himself to become a Mind Flayer, then Voss initially believes they betrayed him and killed Orpheus. He is shocked and horrified to learn, that his prince sacrificed himself for the cause, but still offers to help the party as part of the {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} quest.


* If the party chose to trust the Emperor and let him or Karlach consume Orpheus, then Voss is enraged and the party must pass a {{Ability check|Persuasion|30}} or {{Ability check|Deception|30}} to prevent him from attacking them. If the check is successful, then Voss will both stand down and agree to help the party as part of the Gather Your Allies quest.
* If the party chose to trust the Emperor and let him or Karlach consume Orpheus, then Voss is enraged and the party must pass a {{Ability check|Persuasion|30}} or {{Ability check|Deception|30}} to prevent him from attacking them. If the check is successful, then Voss both stands down and agrees to help the party as part of the {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} quest.


* If the party chose to trust the Emperor and the player character became a Mind Flayer to consume Orpheus, then an additional {{Ability check|Persuasion|25}} or {{Ability check|Intimidation|25}} must be passed before the {{Ability check|Persuasion|30}} or {{Ability check|Deception|30}} to prevent Voss from attacking and secure his aid in the Gather Your Allies quest
* If the party chose to trust the Emperor and the player character became a Mind Flayer to consume Orpheus, then an additional {{Ability check|Persuasion|25}} or {{Ability check|Intimidation|25}} must be passed before the {{Ability check|Persuasion|30}} or {{Ability check|Deception|30}} to prevent Voss from attacking and secure his aid in the {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} quest.


== Combat ==
== Combat ==

Latest revision as of 10:23, 16 December 2024

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

Background[edit | edit source]

Voss is a Kith'rak in githyanki society, a fearsome warrior captain who reports directly to the lich queen Vlaakith CLVII. Per Lae'zel 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 Red Dragon is his mount and closest comrade.

Voss is direct and brutal, expecting the deference due to Vlaakith's personal silver sword. Other gith characters, including Lae'zel, hold him in esteem and may even be cowed by his presence. He still talks with — and potentially even be friendly to — non-gith, but githyanki party members or party members appearing as a githyanki using Disguise Self Disguise Self have special interactions with Voss, that reflect their place in gith society.

Encounters[edit | edit source]

Act One - Mountain Pass[edit | edit source]

For the transcript of Voss's Act 1 appearance, see Voss/Transcript.

During Act One, the party can first encounter Voss if they venture close enough to the Mountain Pass area to the northwest of Waukeen's Rest. A group of githyanki has just slain a Flaming Fist patrol, and Voss lands astride Qudenos to give orders to these githyanki.

If Kith'rak Voss or the other githyanki are approached by the party, he interrogates 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 Flayers.

The interrogation is a gauntlet of ability checks.

The player character must first try to convince Voss not to kill them on the spot:

  • [SLEIGHT OF HAND] Silently hold his stare and discreetly prepare to attack. (DC 15)
  • [INSIGHT] You would've done so already if you didn't want something from me first. (DC 10)
  • [INTIMIDATION] I just want passage - if I have to go through you, so be it. (DC 15)
  • [BERSERKER] [INTIMIDATION] ROAR. (DC 18)
  • [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] You'd sprain your wrist trying. (DC 18)
  • [PERSUASION] I don't know you. I pose no threat. (DC 15)
  • [DROW] Can't you muster a real threat, like flaying or blinding?
  • [RANGER] [FIGHTER] Try it - let's see who walks away alive.

...followed by a DC 10 Arcana check check to perceive his casting of Detect Thoughts Detect Thoughts, then a DC 10 Wisdom check check to resist it, followed by a third check to end the interrogation peacefully:

  • [PERSUASION] I could help if you let me live - search for this weapon, perhaps. (DC 15)
  • [INTIMIDATION] Why are you hesitating, then? Try it, I dare you. (DC 15)
  • [PERSUASION] You ought to just *leave*. You've no right to decide my fate. (DC 15)
  • [OATH OF DEVOTION] [PERSUASION] Did you not feel the devotion when inside my head? I could be an invaluable ally. (DC 15)
  • [OATH OF THE ANCIENTS] [PERSUASION] You must've seen my knowledge of these ancient lands. I could be of use to you (DC 15)
  • [OATH OF VENGEANCE] [PERSUASION] You saw how ruthlessly I pursue my goals. I can help you. (DC 15)
  • [OATHBREAKER] [PERSUASION] My fate is my own. You will not take it from me. (DC 15)
  • [BERSERKER] [INTIMIDATION] ROAR. (DC 15 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] Give it a try. I'm hungry for a little fun. (DC 15 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [DETECT THOUGHTS] [WISDOM] Read his thoughts.
    • Don't be too hasty. I could prove very useful.

Failing these checks or opting for violence initiates combat with the gith soldiers.

If Lae'zel is allowed to speak for the party, there will be additional options:

  • Mouth a silent command to Lae'zel: 'truth'.
    • Lae'zel will reveal her infection and Voss will order his githyanki to attack before departing.
  • [PERSUASION] Mouth a silent command to Lae'zel: 'play along'. (DC 10)
    • Lae'zel will then make a Deception check, and success will result in Lae'zel lying to Voss and avoid a fight.
  • Produce the artifact. You're looking for this, I take it?
    • Combat results with the patrol after Voss leaves.
  • [GITHYANKI] Your death is at hand, traitor!
    • Only available to githyanki player characters; initiates combat.

Regardless of how the interrogation ends, Voss departs on Qudenos once the dialogue has finished. He does not participate in combat, and teleports away with Qudenos at the first opportunity, if preemptively engaged.

Lae'zel[edit | edit source]

Lae'zel leaves and approaches Voss on her own during this encounter[1]. If the player character follows her, the event proceeds as above. If the party leaves, Lae'zel dies, Voss flies away, and the other githyanki under his command become hostile.

Campsite Visit[edit | edit source]

Once Discover the Artefact's Secrets Discover the Artefact's Secrets is complete, Kith'rak Voss makes a surprise visit, when fast travelling or having a Long Rest outside of the Crêche. He speaks directly to Lae'zel, trying to reason with her about the truth of Vlaakith's tyranny after her own recent betrayal. Further, he claims to be opposing Vlaakith's reign, and that the occupant within the Artefact is the key to her being overthrown. A critical choice must be made:

  • If choosing to listen to him and reasoning with Lae'zel, he urges the party to meet him again in Baldur's Gate at Sharess' Caress.
  • Alternatively, it is possible to urge Lae'zel to attack him, leading to an optional boss fight. This has considerable consequences, yet earns the party Voss' Silver Sword. The Letter to Voss on his body directs the party to Sharess' Caress, continuing The Githyanki Warrior The Githyanki Warrior questline.

Act Three - Sharess' Caress[edit | edit source]

Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in Wyrm's Crossing, which starts the Help Kith'rak Voss Help Kith'rak Voss quest. He is trying to make a deal with Raphael 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 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 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.

Act Three - Lower City Sewers[edit | edit source]

If signing the deal with Raphael, the party can show it to Voss immediately. Voss gifts the party a Silver Sword of the Astral Plane, a precious cultural item of the githyanki. He then departs to prepare his forces to take on the Elder Brain.

If refusing the deal, Voss relocates to the Lower City Sewers near the Undercity Ruins waypoint. There, he waits for the party to show him the Orphic Hammer and after this grants them the silver sword before leaving to gather his forces.

If attacking him in the sewers, he calls the party traitors and teleports 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.

Act Three - Upper City[edit | edit source]

Voss confronts the party as they approach High Hall. His reaction varies greatly depending on the choices that the party made inside the Astral Prism after their initial loss to the Netherbrain:

  • If the party chose to free Orpheus and either Karlach or the player character became a Mind Flayer, then Voss is overjoyed at his prince's freedom. He then agrees to help them as part of the Gather Your Allies Gather Your Allies quest.
  • If the party chose to free Orpheus and then allowed him to sacrifice himself to become a Mind Flayer, then Voss initially believes they betrayed him and killed Orpheus. He is shocked and horrified to learn, that his prince sacrificed himself for the cause, but still offers to help the party as part of the Gather Your Allies Gather Your Allies quest.
  • If the party chose to trust the Emperor and let him or Karlach consume Orpheus, then Voss is enraged and the party must pass a DC 30 Persuasion check or DC 30 Deception check to prevent him from attacking them. If the check is successful, then Voss both stands down and agrees to help the party as part of the Gather Your Allies Gather Your Allies quest.

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Action Surge.webp
Action Surge Action Surge
Immediately gain an extra action to use this turn.
 Range: Self
Recharge: Short rest
Misty Step.webp
Astral Step Astral Step ()
Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Blur.webp
Blur Blur ()

Attackers have Disadvantage Icon.png Disadvantage on Attack rolls against you.

Doesn't affect creatures that don't rely on sight or that can see through illusions.

 Range: Self
Main Hand Attack.webp
Main Hand Attack Main Hand Attack ()   –  Voss' Silver Sword
Normal weapon damage Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.
 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft
Wrathful Smite.webp
Wrathful Smite Wrathful Smite ()   –  Voss' Silver Sword
Normal weapon damage +
D6 Psychic.png 1d6 (1~6) Damage TypesPsychic

Your weapon absorbs your wrath as you strike, possibly Frightening Frightening your target.

WIS Save
 Range: Normal weapon range

Allies[edit | edit source]

Encounter - Rosymorn Monastery Trail camp[edit | edit source]

Encounter - The Upper City[edit | edit source]

Loot[edit | edit source]

Related literature[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Base model

    Base model

  • During first meeting

    During first meeting

  • During camp visit after the Crèche

    During camp visit after the Crèche

  • Traded with in Sharess' Caress

    Traded with in Sharess' Caress

  • Renders by Luna Wullaert

    Renders by Luna Wullaert

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • A low-odds but successful Command: Drop Command: Drop on Voss in Act One will yield the Silver Sword of the Astral Plane. This will however trigger some dialogue with Lae'zel that was intended for the Act 3 acquisition of the sword.
  • Voss can be traded with in dialogue as early as Act One. Prior to Patch 6 he would also sell Voss' Silver Sword during Act 3.
  • Despite being thousands of years old, Voss owes his somewhat youthful appearance to the unusual passage of time on the Astral Plane.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ If Lae'zel is freed from the Tieflings' cage but not invited to travel with the party, she can later be watched running up to Kith'rak Voss just after the introductory scene triggers.
  2. ↑ From Astral Plane: "Creatures did not go hungry or age while in the Astral plane."

External links[edit | edit source]

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