W'wargaz

Ch'r'ai W'wargaz is the inquisitor leading  Vlaakith's search for the Mysterious Artefact during Act One.

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So. The weapon. Please.

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— W'wargaz, being 'polite'

Involvement

Act One

A ruthless swordsman and psionic manipulator, W'wargaz can be considered the boss enemy of Crèche Y'llek.

Act Three

If W'wargaz is not killed by the party in Crèche Y'llek, he moves to the Knights of the Shield Hideout as part of ⁠Visit the Emperor's Old Hideout.

Combat

Attacks and actions

 Astral Step ()

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

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Cleave ()   –  Githyanki Greatsword

Damage: 1 + modifiers

1/2 Normal weapon damage

Swing your weapon in a large arc to attack up to 3 enemies at once. They each take half the damage your weapon usually deals.

 Recharge: Short rest

 Lacerate ()   –  Githyanki Greatsword

Damage: 6~16

2d6 + 4⁠Slashing

Slash at your target's vital points to make it  Bleed.

Undead and constructs can't bleed.

 CON Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

 Recharge: Short rest

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Githyanki Greatsword

Damage: 6~16

2d6 + 4⁠Slashing

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.

 INT Save

 Range: 20 m (67 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.

 INT Save

 Range: 20 m (67 ft)

 Recharge: Per combat

 Pommel Strike ()   –  Githyanki Greatsword

Damage: 1~4

1d4⁠Bludgeoning

Make a non-lethal attack against an enemy and possibly  Daze them.

 CON Save

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Recharge: Short rest

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.

 Recharge: Twice per round

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. The summoned Mind-Claws are not 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.

Loot

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

Related literature

• Inquisitor's Prerogative - A Reminder

Speak with Dead

W'wargaz's corpse can be communed with using  Speak with Dead.

• Who are you?

  • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

    Was... Inquisitor... Now... Martyr...

• Why were you here?

  • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

    The Inquisition... To find... The artefact... The Astral Prism...

• What is inside the artefact?

  • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

    A secret... Used by Gith... To free us... Of ghaik shackles...

    • What is the secret?

      • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

        *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*

• What will the githyanki do now?

  • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

    This world... Is sick...

    • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

      Only cure... Annihilation...

• What happened to you?

  • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

    Glorious combat... A powerful foe...

• Where are you from?

  • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

    The god-corpse Tu'narath... Palace of Whispers...

• Who is the Absolute?

  • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

    A front... Masking... The Grand Design...

    • What is the Grand Design?

      • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

        Horror... True horror...

        • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz

          All... Creation... Made ghaik...