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'''Vlaakith The Lich Queen''' is the current and undying ruler of the [[Githyanki]]. She oversees their operations in all the planes, and at the time of the events of [[Baldur's Gate 3]], is actively seeking the [[Mysterious Artefact]] that was stolen from her. She can also be chosen as a patron [[Deities|deity]] by Githyanki [[Cleric|clerics]].
'''Vlaakith CLVIII''' is the current and undying ruler of the [[Githyanki]]. She oversees their operations in all the planes, and at the time of the events of [[Baldur's Gate 3]], is actively seeking the [[Mysterious Artefact]] that was stolen from her. She can also be chosen as a patron [[Deities|deity]] by Githyanki [[Cleric|clerics]].


{{Q|Vlaakith herself. She is both the sun that blinds us and the void that contains us. Praise be.|[[Lae'zel]], when observing a portrait of Vlaakith in [[Crèche Y'llek]].}}
{{Q|Vlaakith herself. She is both the sun that blinds us and the void that contains us. Praise be.|[[Lae'zel]], when observing a portrait of Vlaakith in [[Crèche Y'llek]].}}


== Background ==
== Background ==
Vlaakith is the imperious queen of the [[Githyanki]]. A deathless lich of divine strength, she has used the prior millennia to fashion Githyanki society around her image, imbuing in her gith subjects a loyalty bordering on fanaticism.
Vlaakith is the imperious queen of the [[Githyanki]]. A deathless lich of nearly-divine strength, she has used the prior millennia to fashion Githyanki society around her image, imbuing in her gith subjects a loyalty bordering on fanaticism.


Being chosen by Vlaakith to "ascend" is the ultimate reward for the conquest exacted by githyanki warriors. In reality, however, this "ascension" is the utter absorption of the warrior's soul into Vlaakith's own life essence, providing the fuel that allows her to maintain undying life and divine power.
Being chosen by Vlaakith to "ascend" is the ultimate reward for the conquest exacted by githyanki warriors. In reality, however, this "ascension" is the utter absorption of the warrior's soul into Vlaakith's own life essence, providing the fuel that allows her to maintain undying life and divine power.


Through commonly accepted lore, Vlaakith is the blood descendent of and successor to the original gith leader [[Gith]], a powerful psionic prodigy who led the rebellion to free their race from [[Illithid]] slavery. However, this is just a convenient fable to preserve her power; Gith's son [[Orpheus]] was the only inheritor of her unique powers of Illithid suppression. To cement her power, Vlaakith had Orpheus imprisoned in the [[Astral Prism]] and erased all mentions of him from githyanki histories.
Through commonly accepted lore, Vlaakith is the blood descendent of Vlaakith I, herself the successor of the original gith leader [[Gith]]. Vlaakith I built her inheritance on the claiming to possess the prodigious psionic powers that allowed Gith to liberate her people from [[Illithid]] slavery. However, this was just a convenient fable; Gith's son [[Orpheus]] was the only inheritor of her unique powers of Illithid suppression. To cement her power, Vlaakith I had Orpheus imprisoned in the [[Astral Prism]] and erased all mentions of him from githyanki histories.
 
The Lich Queen Vlaakith continues on her ancestors' legacy by doing all in her power to prevent the truth about Orpheus from becoming known, thrusting into motion the opening events of ''Baldur's Gate 3''.


== Interactions ==
== Interactions ==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==


* Her full title is Vlaakith CLVII, as she is the 157th gith queen in her line, all of them having descended from Vlaakith I after Gith disappeared.
** This is presumably the reason that Vlaakith does not know how Gith defeated the Illithid Empire - because she isn't the same Vlaakith who marched at Gith's side. In earlier editions of Dungeons & Dragons, Vlaaktith CLVII's pedigree wasn't a secret, nor was the fact that she bore no daughters and became a lich to remain on the throne forever. The current edition suggests that both of these facts are closely guarded so that she can maintain her grip on githyanki society.
* She can be traded with during each encounter and appears as a Level 1 Githyanki.
* She can be traded with during each encounter and appears as a Level 1 Githyanki.
** In [[Act 1]]. she will have a {{RarityItem|Divine Bone Shard}} in her inventory.
** In [[Act 1]]. she will have a {{RarityItem|Divine Bone Shard}} in her inventory.
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