W'wargaz

Ch'r'ai W'wargaz is a Githyanki Inquisitor leading Vlaakith's search for the Mysterious Artefact from Crèche Y'llek.

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So. The weapon. Please.

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— W'wargaz being 'polite'

Overview

A ruthless swordsman and psionic manipulator, W'wargaz can be considered the boss enemy of Crèche Y'llek. If he is not killed by the party at Crèche Y'llek, he can be fought at the Knights of the Shield Hideout as part of the quest Visit the Emperor's Old Hideout.

He can be spoken to with  Speak with Dead.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Githyanki Greatsword

Normal weapon damage Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Mindsteal Link ()

Leech off a foe's psychic energy to make them more vulnerable and strengthen yourself.

You gain a +1 bonus to your  Armour Class and deal an additional 1d4Psychic with weapon attacks.

The target receives a -2 penalty to its Armour Class and becomes Vulnerable to Psychic damage.

 Range: 20 m / 65 ft

 Mindsteal Tempest ()

Force a psychic connection on those around you. Use  Mindsteal Link on all nearby creatures.

You gain a +1 bonus to your  Armour Class and deal an additional 1d4Psychic with weapon attacks.

The target receives a -2 penalty to its Armour Class and becomes Vulnerable to Psychic damage.

 Range: 20 m / 65 ft

AoE: 40 m / 133 ft (Radius)

 Misty Step ()

Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

W'wargaz is affected by  Legendary Resistance for his first three Saving Throws on Tactician difficulty.

Honour mode

W'wargaz receives the passive  Legendary Action: Mind-Claw of Tu'narath on Honour Mode, enabling him to freely summon up to two Mind-Claws of Tu'narath per round, whenever he or his allies are attacked.

 Mind-Claw of Tu'narath

Summon a vestigial echo of Vlaakith's ire as a wicked psionic blade.

Whenever a summoned Mind-Claw strikes an opponent, W'wargaz can cast  Mindsteal Link as a reaction on the target. All Mind-Claws are dismissed when W'wargaz is killed. Mind-Claws will not be dismissed by knocking W'wargaz unconscious.

Allies

• Ardent Jhe'rezath
• Ardent Qu'th
• Raider Kyrr'a'ath
• Warrior Brelal'reth

Tactics

• An effective way to deal with his  Githyanki Parry is to have him use his reaction on an  Opportunity Attack, allowing the party to deal more damage per round.

Notable loot

• Circlet of Psionic Revenge
• Githyanki Greatsword
• Potion of Angelic Slumber

Speak with Dead

Party member: Who are you?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: Was... Inquisitor... Now... Martyr...

Party member: Why were you here?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: The Inquisition... To find... The artefact... The Astral Prism...

Party member: What is inside the artefact?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: A secret... Used by Gith... To free us... Of ghaik shackles...
  • Party member: What is the secret?
    • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*

Party member: What will the githyanki do now?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: This world... Is sick...
• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: Only cure... Annihilation...

Party member: What happened to you?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: Glorious combat... A powerful foe...

Party member: Where are you from?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: The god-corpse Tu'narath... Palace of Whispers...

Party member: Who is the Absolute?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: A front... Masking... The Grand Design...
  • Party member: What is the Grand Design?
    • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: Horror... Ture horror...
    • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: All... Creation... Made ghaik...

Related literature

• Inquisitor's Prerogative - A Reminder

External links

• W'wargaz on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

Notes

• Grants 320 experience on kill.