Kethk

Sa'varsh Kethk
Level 5
Information
Title	Warfare Instructor
Race	Githyanki
Faction	Crèche Y'llek
Stats
Size	Medium
Type	Humanoid
Armour Class	17
Hit points	73
Movement speed	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	75 kg (150 lb)
Initiative	+3
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 12 (+1) 17 (+3) 14 (+2) 10 (0) 12 (+1) 12 (+1)
Proficiency bonus	+2
Saving throws	Str +3 Dex +3 Con +4 Int 0 Wis +1 Cha +1
Features
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Extra Attack	Make a free attack after an unarmed or weapon attack.
Crossbow Expert: Point-Blank	The attack roll for melee range crossbow attacks do not have disadvantage.
Crossbow Expert: Wounding	Piercing Shot inflicts Gaping Wounds for twice as long.
Psionic Empowerment Tactician	Your attacks deal an extra 1d6 Psychic damage.
Archery Tactician	+2 to attack rolls with ranged weapons.

Sa'varsh Kethk is a Githyanki NPC in Baldur's Gate 3. He can be found at the Classroom in Crèche Y'llek at X: 1358 Y: -774.

Interactions

Kethk is a brutal taskmaster, not above killing his own students if it means hardening the survivors. He will do exactly this to Youth Varrl, unless interrupted by the player, who can step in to save the youth's life or kill the child themselves.

He firmly believes in survival of the fittest, and will espouse his beliefs on child rearing and other tenets of traditional githyanki philosophy when further engaged in conversation.

He and his students will become hostile if the player progresses far enough in Discover the Artefact's Secrets.

Attacks and abilities

 Ranged Attack

• Uses Githyanki Crossbow
• Can use Weapon Actions

Action

 Misty Step

Teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

Recharge: Long rest

Bonus action

 Mental Instruction

Psionically empowers githyanki youths with 20 temporary hit points and an additional 2d6Psychic damage.

 Mental Instruction

Bonus action

Kethk can spend up to three Superiority Die on Battle Manoeuvers:

 Rally

Grant an ally 8 temporary hit points with a bolstering cry.

Bonus action

 Trip Attack (Ranged)

A powerful shot that possibly knocks the target  Prone

 Prone - 1 turn

Attack roll

Recharge: Per turn

Action