Voss

Voss
Voss
Level 12
Voiced by	Richard Cotton
Information
Title	Kith'rak
Race	Githyanki
Size
Stats
Size	Medium
Type	Humanoid
Hit points	135
Movement speed	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	50 kg (100 lb)
Initiative	+2
Ability scores
STR
STR	STR
Proficiency bonus	+4
Saving throws	Str +8; Dex +2; Con +7; Int +7; Wis +6; Cha +3;
Resistances
Resistant	Psychic
Features
Githborn Psionic Resistance;	Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saves, resistance to Psychic damage, and immunity to being Charmed
Githborn Psionic Weapon;	Deals an additional 1d4 Psychic damage with the main-hand weapon
Improved Extra Attack;	Can make two additional attacks after attacking with the main-hand weapon
Opportunity Attack;	Automatically attacks an enemy moving out of reach
Psionic Empowerment;	Attacks deal an extra 1d6 Psychic damage
Supreme Githyanki Parry;	Can parry unarmed and weapon attacks to reduce their damage by 20
Tactician differences
Stats
Hit points	175
Initiative	+3
Ability scores
STR
STR	STR
Proficiency bonus	+4
Saving throws	Str +9; Dex +3; Con +7; Int +7; Wis +6; Cha +3;

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

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 brutal, 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^[1] will have special interactions with Voss that reflect their place in Gith society.

Encounters

Act One - Mountain Pass

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

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, and 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,^[2] followed by a check 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.

If Lae'zel is allowed to speak for the party, a single persuasion check convincing her to "play along" with Voss's order resolves the encounters without violence.

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.

Lae'zel

Lae'zel will leave and approach Voss on her own during this encounter^[3]. 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.

Campsite Visit

Once Discover the Artefact's Secrets is complete, 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 that the occupant within the Artefact is the key to her being overthrown. A critical choice must be made:

If you choose to listen to him and reason with Lae'zel, he will urge you to meet him again in Baldur's Gate at Sharess' Caress.
Alternatively, 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

Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in Wyrm's Crossing, trying to make a 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) could 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 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.

Attacks and abilities

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. In Act Three, he will sell the Voss' Silver Sword as well.
Despite being thousands of years old, Voss owes his youthful appearance to the unusual passage of time on the Astral Plane.^[4]

Gallery

During first meeting.
During camp visit after the Creche.
Traded with in Sharess' Caress.
Base model.

References

↑ Or a character appearing as a Githyanki using Disguise Self.
↑ Fighters and possibly other classes may pass this dialogue without a check.
↑ If Lae'zel is freed from the Tieflings' cage but not invited to travel with the player, they can later encounter her running up to Kith'rak Voss just after this introductory scene triggers.
↑ From Astral Plane: "Creatures did not go hungry or age while in the Astral plane."

External links

Voss on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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[1] Or a character appearing as a Githyanki using Disguise Self.

[2] Fighters and possibly other classes^{[Needs Verification]} may pass this dialogue without a check.

[3] If Lae'zel is freed from the Tieflings' cage but not invited to travel with the player, they can later encounter her running up to Kith'rak Voss just after this introductory scene triggers.

[4] From Astral Plane: "Creatures did not go hungry or age while in the Astral plane."

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