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There have been no mentions of Githzerai in BG3, so the remaining story will focus on Githyanki. Not long after the end of the Gith (race) civil war, Gith (the warrior) was recommended to go search for new allies to bolster up their reduced numbers by her advisor Vlaakith I. Gith (the warrior) went to the {{FRWiki|Nine Hells}} and spoke with {{FRWiki|Tiamat}}, goddess of evil dragons. Nobody knows what occured. Gith (the warrior) never returned, and this is one of the things I hope BG3 reveals. All we know is that a group of young red dragons were sent to the Githyanki, and Githyanki have used red dragons as mounts ever since. When the dragon reaches maturity they return to Tiamat and keep their spoils of war as a new young dragon is sent to the Githyanki to take its place. The dragons also announced that Vlaakith I and her descendants would rule the Githyanki race which has been the case ever since, with all of Vlaakith's descendants also taking the name Vlaakith. We are now at {{FRWiki|Vlaakith CLVII}} also known as the Lich Queen because she achieved lichdom and has now ruled for over a thousand years. While most Githyanki remain loyal to their queen beyond all else, some Githyanki whisper that Vlaakith has become delusional with power. She has begun seeking to obtain godhood and slaying any Githyanki who rise in the ranks long enough to challenge her. | There have been no mentions of Githzerai in BG3, so the remaining story will focus on Githyanki. Not long after the end of the Gith (race) civil war, Gith (the warrior) was recommended to go search for new allies to bolster up their reduced numbers by her advisor Vlaakith I. Gith (the warrior) went to the {{FRWiki|Nine Hells}} and spoke with {{FRWiki|Tiamat}}, goddess of evil dragons. Nobody knows what occured. Gith (the warrior) never returned, and this is one of the things I hope BG3 reveals. All we know is that a group of young red dragons were sent to the Githyanki, and Githyanki have used red dragons as mounts ever since. When the dragon reaches maturity they return to Tiamat and keep their spoils of war as a new young dragon is sent to the Githyanki to take its place. The dragons also announced that Vlaakith I and her descendants would rule the Githyanki race which has been the case ever since, with all of Vlaakith's descendants also taking the name Vlaakith. We are now at {{FRWiki|Vlaakith CLVII}} (with CLVII meaning she is the 157th of Vlaakith's name) also known as the Lich Queen because she achieved lichdom and has now ruled for over a thousand years. While most Githyanki remain loyal to their queen beyond all else, some Githyanki whisper that Vlaakith has become delusional with power. She has begun seeking to obtain godhood and slaying any Githyanki who rise in the ranks long enough to challenge her. | ||
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The [[Githyanki]] are feared across not only the planet Toril, but across multiple other planets. They have a reputaion for being raiding pirates who plunder and take supplies and goods wherever they arrive to sustain their army's goal of slaying mind flayers in an area. They may kill the peaceful locals of a village just to put a roof over their head to form a base of operations in a hunt for Mind Flayers. So if a civilized race sees a Githyanki, that is about as bad as seeing a [[Drow]] or a Mind Flayer themselves. The fact that Githyanki are from other planes and never established major settlements on the planet Toril means that they don't have too much history with other races in BG3. But Mind Flayers do tend to hide underground so Underdark races like [[Drow]], [[Gnome#Deep_Gnomes|Deep Gnomes]], and [[Dwarf#Duergar|Duergar]] would be the most likely to have past experience with Githyanki. | The [[Githyanki]] are feared across not only the planet Toril, but across multiple other planets. They have a reputaion for being raiding pirates who plunder and take supplies and goods wherever they arrive to sustain their army's goal of slaying mind flayers in an area. They may kill the peaceful locals of a village just to put a roof over their head to form a base of operations in a hunt for Mind Flayers. So if a civilized race sees a Githyanki, that is about as bad as seeing a [[Drow]] or a Mind Flayer themselves. The fact that Githyanki are from other planes and never established major settlements on the planet Toril means that they don't have too much history with other races in BG3. But Mind Flayers do tend to hide underground so Underdark races like [[Drow]], [[Gnome#Deep_Gnomes|Deep Gnomes]], and [[Dwarf#Duergar|Duergar]] would be the most likely to have past experience with Githyanki. | ||
The slaying of a Mind Flayer is a right of passage for a Githyanki. Doing so is the main way to gain renown and rise through the ranks to one day become a knight like a kith'rak, be able to wield a legendary {{FRWiki| | The slaying of a Mind Flayer is a right of passage for a Githyanki. Doing so is the main way to gain renown and rise through the ranks to one day become a knight like a kith'rak, be able to wield a legendary {{FRWiki|Githyanki Silver Sword}}, and/or earn a red dragon mount to then kill more Mind Flayers with. Being infected with a Mind Flayer tadpole is the worst imaginable thing to a Githyanki, as becoming one of the creatures they are sworn to kill would be as dishonorable of a death possible. | ||