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Sa'varsh Kethk is an instructor in the Classroom at Crèche Y'llek during Act One.

Portrait Kethk.png
K'chakhi! Why do you keep hesitating? My instructions were clear!
Kethk, berating Varrl

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Act One[edit | edit source]

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

Kethk firmly believes in survival of the fittest, and espouses his beliefs on child rearing and other tenets of traditional githyanki philosophy.

He and his students become hostile if the party progress far enough in Discover the Artefact's Secrets Discover the Artefact's Secrets.

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Brace (Ranged) Brace (Ranged) (Movement Speed)   –  Githyanki Crossbow
Spend 6 m / 20 ft of your movement. For the rest of your turn, roll ranged damage twice and use the highest result.
Recharge: Short rest
Mental Instruction Mental Instruction (Bonus Action)

Give one of your students telepathic instructions to psionically empower them.

The target gains 20 temporary hit points and deals an additional 2d6Damage TypesPsychic damage until it loses its temporary hit points.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)
Misty Step Misty Step (Bonus Action + Level 2 Spell Slot)
Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Piercing Shot Piercing Shot (Action)   –  Githyanki Crossbow
Damage: 5~14
1d10 + 4PiercingPiercing

Deal regular damage and possibly inflict Gaping Wounds Gaping Wounds which cause extra damage on attacks.

Undead and Constructs can't receive Gaping Wounds.

CON Save
 Range: Normal weapon range
Recharge: Short rest
Rally Rally (Bonus Action + Superiority Die)
Healing:
8 TemporaryHealingHealing

Expend a superiority die to bolster the resolve of a friendly creature. It gains an additional HP Icon.png 8 temporary hit points.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Ranged Attack Ranged Attack (Action)   –  Githyanki Crossbow
Damage: 5~14
1d10 + 4PiercingPiercing

Make a ranged attack with your equipped weapon.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

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

Trip Attack (Ranged) Trip Attack (Ranged) (Action + Superiority Die)   –  Githyanki Crossbow
Damage: 5~14 + modifiers

A powerful shot that possibly knocks the target Prone Prone.

STR Save
 Range: Normal weapon range
Recharge: Per turn

Loot[edit | edit source]

Related literature[edit | edit source]