Githyanki

Not to be confused with Githyanki (Faction) and Githzerai

Githyanki are a playable race in Baldur's Gate 3.

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With a ruthlessness borne from mind flayer enslavement, githyanki ride the Astral Sea atop red dragons, bringing their silver swords and psionic might to bear against any trace of the illithid menace.

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— In-game racial description

About githyanki

Default Githyanki appearances

Githyanki are peerless warriors from the Astral Plane, known for their legendary silver blades and red dragon mounts. They seek the total destruction of Mind Flayers, whose ancient empire enslaved the ancestral Gith for millennia.

As the effects of time is diminished in their native Astral Plane, githyanki are instead hatched from eggs all across realmspace in places called crèches. Crèches act as hatcheries, training grounds, and shelters outside of the Astral Plane.

Githyanki are ruled by their lich queen ⁠Vlaakith and led in battle by her dragon-riding knights, the Kith'raki.

Racial features

Base racial speed

You can move 9 m / 30 ft per turn

Size

Medium

 Astral Knowledge

Gain  Proficiency in all Skills corresponding to a chosen Ability ( Recharge: Long rest)

Githyanki Psionics

You gain access to the following Spells:

• Cantrip:  Mage Hand (Character level 1). Your Mage Hand is invisible when cast via Githyanki Psionics.   Recharge: Long rest
• 1st Level Spell:  Enhance Leap (Character level 3)  Recharge: Long rest
• 2nd Level Spell:  Misty Step (Character level 5)  Recharge: Long rest

 Martial Prodigy

A lifetime of relentless training gave you Armour proficiency with  Light armour and  Medium armour, as well as Proficiency with  Shortswords,  Longswords, and  Greatswords.

Exclusive equipment

Certain items have unique bonuses when wielded or worn by a Githyanki. These bonuses can be enabled by being  disguised as one before equipping the item.

•  Aberration Hunters' Amulet:  Advantage on Intelligence  Saving throws and Aberrations have  Disadvantage on  Attack rolls against the wearer.
•  Boots of Psionic Movement: After the wearer used  Fly, their next melee weapon attack deals an additional 1d4⁠⁠Psychic damage.
•  Circlet of Psionic Revenge: Grants +1 to Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma  Saving throws.
•  Githyanki Greatsword (Psionic): Attacks with this weapon deal an additional 1d4⁠⁠Psychic damage.
•  Psionic Ward Armour: Grants Resistance to ⁠Psychic damage.
•  Soulbreaker Greatsword: Attacks with this weapon deal an additional 1d4⁠⁠Psychic damage.
•  Silver Sword of the Astral Plane: Attacks with this weapon deal an additional 1d6⁠⁠Psychic damage. The holder also has  Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma  Saving throws, Resistance to ⁠Psychic damage, and cannot be  Charmed.

Notable Githyanki

•  Baretha
•  Jeera
•  Lae'zel
•  Losiir
•  Orpheus
•  Ptaris
•  Stornugoss
•  Therezzyn
•  Varrl
• ⁠Vlaakith
•  Voss
•  W'wargaz

Gallery

• 
  Githyanki Concept Art by Konstantin Porubov
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  Githyanki Concept Art by Konstantin Porubov

See also

• Githyanki vocabulary
• Githyanki literature
• List of all Githyanki

External links

• ⁠Githyanki on the Forgotten Realms Wiki