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===Act One - Mountain Pass=== | ===Act One - Mountain Pass=== | ||
:''For the transcript of Voss's Act 1 appearance, see [[Voss/Transcript]].'' | :''For the transcript of Voss's Act 1 appearance, see [[Voss/Transcript]].'' | ||
During [[Act One]], the party can first encounter Voss if they venture close enough to the [[Mountain Pass]] area to the northwest of [[Waukeen's Rest]]. A group of githyanki | During [[Act One]], the party can first encounter Voss if they venture close enough to the [[Mountain Pass]] area to the northwest of [[Waukeen's Rest]]. A group of githyanki has just slain a [[Flaming Fist]] patrol, and Voss lands astride Qudenos to give orders to these githyanki. | ||
If Kith'rak Voss or | If Kith'rak Voss or the other githyanki are approached by the party, he interrogates the player character about the object of his mission, the {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact}}, which he believes is a powerful weapon that can be used against the [[Mind Flayer]]s. | ||
The interrogation is a gauntlet of [[Ability check|ability checks]]. | The interrogation is a gauntlet of [[Ability check|ability checks]]. | ||
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* {{Dialogue option|Try it - let's see who walks away alive.|tags=Ranger, Fighter}} | * {{Dialogue option|Try it - let's see who walks away alive.|tags=Ranger, Fighter}} | ||
...followed by a | ...followed by a {{Ability check|Arcana|10}} check to perceive his casting of {{SAI|Detect Thoughts}}, then a {{Ability check|Wisdom|10}} check to resist it, followed by a third check to end the interrogation peacefully: | ||
* {{Dialogue option|I could help if you let me live - search for this weapon, perhaps.|roll=Persuasion|dc=15}} | * {{Dialogue option|I could help if you let me live - search for this weapon, perhaps.|roll=Persuasion|dc=15}} | ||
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** {{Dialogue option|Don't be too hasty. I could prove very useful.}} | ** {{Dialogue option|Don't be too hasty. I could prove very useful.}} | ||
Failing these checks or opting for violence | Failing these checks or opting for violence initiates combat with the gith soldiers. | ||
If Lae'zel is allowed to speak for the party, there will be additional options: | If Lae'zel is allowed to speak for the party, there will be additional options: | ||
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** Only available to githyanki player characters; initiates combat. | ** Only available to githyanki player characters; initiates combat. | ||
Regardless of how the interrogation ends, Voss | Regardless of how the interrogation ends, Voss departs on Qudenos once the dialogue has finished. He does not participate in combat, and teleports away with Qudenos at the first opportunity, if preemptively engaged. | ||
====Lae'zel==== | ====Lae'zel==== | ||
Lae'zel | Lae'zel leaves and approaches Voss on her own during this encounter<ref>If Lae'zel is freed from the Tieflings' cage but not invited to travel with the party, she can later be watched running up to Kith'rak Voss just after the introductory scene triggers.</ref>. If the player character follows her, the event proceeds as above. If the party leaves, Lae'zel dies, Voss flies away, and the other githyanki under his command become hostile. | ||
====Campsite Visit==== | ====Campsite Visit==== | ||
Once | Once {{Quest|Discover the Artefact's Secrets}} is complete, Kith'rak Voss makes a surprise visit, when fast travelling or having a [[Long Rest]] outside of the Crêche. He speaks directly to Lae'zel, trying to reason with her about the truth of Vlaakith's tyranny after her own recent betrayal. Further, he claims to be opposing Vlaakith's reign, and that the occupant within the Artefact is the key to her being overthrown. A critical choice must be made: | ||
* If choosing to listen to him and reasoning with Lae'zel, he | * If choosing to listen to him and reasoning with Lae'zel, he urges the party to meet him again in Baldur's Gate at [[Sharess' Caress]]. | ||
* Alternatively, it | * Alternatively, it is possible to urge Lae'zel to attack him, leading to an optional boss fight. This has considerable consequences, yet earns the party {{SmRarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}}. The {{SmRarityItem|Letter to Voss}} on his body directs the party to Sharess' Caress, continuing {{Quest|The Githyanki Warrior}} questline. | ||
===Act Three - Sharess' Caress=== | ===Act Three - Sharess' Caress=== | ||
Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in [[Wyrm's Crossing]], which starts the {{Quest|Help Kith'rak Voss}} quest. He is trying to make a deal with {{CharLink|Raphael}} in the [[Devil's Den]], but Voss has nothing to offer him. Raphael is in possession of the {{SmRarityItem|Orphic Hammer}}, a tool that can break the cage that holds {{CharLink|Orpheus}} the githyanki prince, son of Gith. | |||
Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in [[Wyrm's Crossing]], trying to make a deal with {{CharLink|Raphael}} in the [[Devil's Den]], but Voss has nothing to offer him. Raphael is in possession of the {{SmRarityItem|Orphic Hammer}}, a tool that can break the cage that holds {{CharLink|Orpheus}} the githyanki prince, son of Gith. | |||
A long time ago Orpheus knew that Vlaakith I had betrayed his mother, and he led Gith's Honour Guard in a revolt and named himself the rightful king of the githyanki, triggering the War of the Comet. At the head of the Honour Guard mounted on red dragons, Orpheus fought Vlaakith's knights in a battle in the Astral Plane, where he praised Gith and accused Vlaakith. Yet he was overcome and defeated by Kith'rak Voss on Qudenos and imprisoned within the {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact|Astral Prism}}, so that Vlaakith I (and now Vlaakith CLVII) could exploit the powers he inherited from his mother. | A long time ago Orpheus knew that Vlaakith I had betrayed his mother, and he led Gith's Honour Guard in a revolt and named himself the rightful king of the githyanki, triggering the War of the Comet. At the head of the Honour Guard mounted on red dragons, Orpheus fought Vlaakith's knights in a battle in the Astral Plane, where he praised Gith and accused Vlaakith. Yet he was overcome and defeated by Kith'rak Voss on Qudenos and imprisoned within the {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact|Astral Prism}}, so that Vlaakith I (and now Vlaakith CLVII) could exploit the powers he inherited from his mother. | ||
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===Act Three - Lower City Sewers=== | ===Act Three - Lower City Sewers=== | ||
If | If signing the deal with Raphael, the party can show it to Voss immediately. Voss gifts the party a {{SmRarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}}, a precious cultural item of the githyanki. He then departs to prepare his forces to take on the Elder Brain. | ||
If | If refusing the deal, Voss relocates to the [[Lower City Sewers]] near the [[Undercity Ruins]] waypoint. There, he waits for the party to show him the {{SmRarityItem|Orphic Hammer}} and after this grants them the silver sword before leaving to gather his forces. | ||
If | If attacking him in the sewers, he calls the party traitors and teleports away on his turn, even if restrained, silenced, or incapacitated. He may still be killed if the party can slay him in a single turn. | ||
===Act Three - Upper City=== | ===Act Three - Upper City=== | ||
Voss | Voss confronts the party as they approach [[High Hall]]. His reaction varies greatly depending on the choices that the party made inside the Astral Prism after their initial loss to the [[Netherbrain]]: | ||
* If the party chose to free Orpheus and either Karlach or the player character became a Mind Flayer, then Voss is overjoyed at his | * If the party chose to free Orpheus and either Karlach or the player character became a Mind Flayer, then Voss is overjoyed at his prince's freedom. He then agrees to help them as part of the {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} quest. | ||
* If the party chose to free Orpheus and then allowed him to sacrifice himself to become a Mind Flayer, then Voss initially believes they betrayed him and killed Orpheus. He is shocked and horrified to learn that his | * If the party chose to free Orpheus and then allowed him to sacrifice himself to become a Mind Flayer, then Voss initially believes they betrayed him and killed Orpheus. He is shocked and horrified to learn, that his prince sacrificed himself for the cause, but still offers to help the party as part of the {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} quest. | ||
* If the party chose to trust the Emperor and let him or Karlach consume Orpheus, then Voss is enraged and the party must pass a {{Ability check|Persuasion|30}} or {{Ability check|Deception|30}} to prevent him from attacking them. If the check is successful, then Voss | * If the party chose to trust the Emperor and let him or Karlach consume Orpheus, then Voss is enraged and the party must pass a {{Ability check|Persuasion|30}} or {{Ability check|Deception|30}} to prevent him from attacking them. If the check is successful, then Voss both stands down and agrees to help the party as part of the {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} quest. | ||
* If the party chose to trust the Emperor and the player character became a Mind Flayer to consume Orpheus, then an additional {{Ability check|Persuasion|25}} or {{Ability check|Intimidation|25}} must be passed before the {{Ability check|Persuasion|30}} or {{Ability check|Deception|30}} to prevent Voss from attacking and secure his aid in the Gather Your Allies quest | * If the party chose to trust the Emperor and the player character became a Mind Flayer to consume Orpheus, then an additional {{Ability check|Persuasion|25}} or {{Ability check|Intimidation|25}} must be passed before the {{Ability check|Persuasion|30}} or {{Ability check|Deception|30}} to prevent Voss from attacking and secure his aid in the {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} quest. | ||
== Combat == | == Combat == | ||