Voss

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

Kith'rak Voss
Stats
Level 10
STR 18 (+4) DEX 15 (+2) CON 17 (+3) INT 16 (+3) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 17 (+3)
Race	[[ Githyanki| Githyanki]]
Type	Humanoid
HP	135; 175Tactician
AC	17
Movement Speed	9m / 30ft
Size	Medium
Weight	50kg / 100lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+4
Initiative	+3
Passive features
Githborn Psionic Resistance  Githborn Psionic Weapon  Improved Extra Attack  Opportunity Attack  Psionic Empowerment  Supreme Githyanki Parry
Resistances
Character information
Location	Mountain Pass
Additional information
Voice actor	Richard Cotton
3D Model

Background

Voss is a Kith'rak in Githyanki society, a fearsome warrior captain who reports directly to the lich queen 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 Red Dragon is his steed and closest comrade.

Voss is direct and ruthless, expecting the deference due to Vlaakith's personal silver sword. Other Gith NPC's, 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 characters will have special interactions with Voss that reflect their place in Gith society.

Encounters

Act One - Mountain Pass

During Act One, the player may 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 Voss lands astride Qudenos to give orders to these Githyanki.

If Kith'rak Voss or his Githyanki underlings are approached by the player, he will interrogate the player 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 must first try to convince Voss not to kill them on the spot, followed by additional checks to resist a casting of  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.

Regardless of how the interrogation ends, Voss will depart on Qudenos once the dialogue has finished. He does not participate in combat.

Lae'zel

Lae'zel will leave and approach Voss on her own during this encounter. If the player follows her, the event proceeds as above. If the player 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.

Act Two - Campsite Visit

After completing the Discover the Artefact's Secrets quest, Kith'rak Voss will make a surprise visit when you fast travel or 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 how the occupant within the Artefact is the key to her being overthrown. A critical choice must be made:

• If you chose to listen with him and reason with Lae'zel, he will urge to meet him again in Baldur's Gate at the Sharess' Caress.
• Or you can urge Lae'zel to attack him, leading to an optional boss fight. This will have considerable consequences, yet earn you Voss' Silver Sword. The Letter to Voss on his body will direct you to Sharess' Caress, continuing The Githyanki Warrior questline.

Act Three - Sharess' Caress

See also Help Kith'rak Voss quest.

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

Years later Voss realized 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

If the party signs the deal with Raphael, they can show it to Voss immediately. Voss gifts the party a 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 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 the party attacks him in the Sewers, he'll call you traitor and teleport away.

Notes

• Voss can be traded with in dialogue as early as Act One. He carries Letter to Voss, an Elixir of Heroism, and a Divine Bone Shard.
• Despite being thousands of years old, Voss owes his youthful appearance due to the unusual passage of time on the Astral Plane.

External links

• Voss on the Forgotten Realms Wiki