Ardent

Githyanki ardents are a class-like archetype of githyanki NPC encountered in Crèche Y'llek. Mages that specialize in psionic combat, ardents are the purest githyanki spellcasters encountered in the game.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

Ardents wield a  Githyanki Shortsword, though they will always prefer casting a cantrip over swinging their sword, unless forced by silence. Despite this reluctance for swordsmanship, they also benefit from an extra attack.

 Main Hand Attack ()   –   Githyanki Shortsword

Damage: 3~8

1d6 + 2⁠Piercing

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

 Psychic Rend ()

Damage: 2~16 + modifiers

2d8 + Spellcasting modifier⁠Psychic

Reach into an enemy's mind. Tear it to pieces and inflict Disadvantage on Intelligence and Wisdom checks and Saving Throws.

 INT Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Mirror Image ( + )

Create 3 illusory duplicates of yourself to distract attackers. Each duplicate increases your  Armour Class by 3.

Whenever you successfully evade an attack, one of the duplicates disappears.

 Range: Self

 Misty Step ( + )

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

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Sleep ( + )

Put creatures into a magical slumber. Select targets up to a combined 24 Hit Points.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Named ardents

Crèche Y'llek

•  Ardent G'nuril
•  Ardent Jhe'rezath
•  Ardent Kur'ashk
•  Ardent Lin'a'an
•  Ardent Qu'th
•  Ardent Vraalsith