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Voss is a [[Kith'rak]] in githyanki society, a fearsome warrior captain who reports directly to the lich queen Vlaakith CLVII. Per {{CharLink|Lae'zel}} and lore found in-game, Voss has been the right-hand knight of Vlaakith and her predecessors, dating back to Vlaakith I, who succeeded the first githyanki leader [[Gith]] thousands of years in the past. Qudenos the [[Dragon|Red Dragon]] is his mount and closest comrade. | Voss is a [[Kith'rak]] in githyanki society, a fearsome warrior captain who reports directly to the lich queen Vlaakith CLVII. Per {{CharLink|Lae'zel}} and lore found in-game, Voss has been the right-hand knight of Vlaakith and her predecessors, dating back to Vlaakith I, who succeeded the first githyanki leader [[Gith]] thousands of years in the past. Qudenos the [[Dragon|Red Dragon]] is his mount and closest comrade. | ||
Voss is direct and brutal, expecting the deference due | Voss is direct and brutal, expecting the deference due both his rank and possession of Vlaakith's personal silver sword. Other gith characters, including Lae'zel, hold him in esteem and may even be cowed by his presence. He still talks with - and may even be friendly to - non-gith, but githyanki party members or party members appearing as a githyanki using {{SAI|Disguise Self}} have special interactions with Voss that reflect their place in gith society. | ||
==Involvement== | ==Involvement== | ||
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The interrogation is a gauntlet of [[Ability check|ability checks]]. | The interrogation is a gauntlet of [[Ability check|ability checks]]. | ||
The player character must first | The player character must first convince Voss not to kill them on the spot: | ||
* {{Dialogue option|''Silently hold his stare and discreetly prepare to attack.''|roll=Sleight of Hand|dc=15}} | * {{Dialogue option|''Silently hold his stare and discreetly prepare to attack.''|roll=Sleight of Hand|dc=15}} | ||
* {{Dialogue option|You would've done so already if you didn't want something from me first.|roll=Insight|dc=10}} | * {{Dialogue option|You would've done so already if you didn't want something from me first.|roll=Insight|dc=10}} | ||
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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 initiates combat with the gith soldiers. | 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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====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.}}. 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. | If in the active party roster, 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.}}. 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 {{Quest|Discover the Artefact's Secrets}} is complete, Kith'rak Voss makes a surprise visit upon the Party's first [[Ancient_Sigil_Circle|Fast Travel]] or [[Long Rest]] outside of the Crêche. He speaks directly to Lae'zel, attempting 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: | Once {{Quest|Discover the Artefact's Secrets}} is complete, Kith'rak Voss makes a surprise visit upon the Party's first [[Ancient_Sigil_Circle|Fast Travel]] or [[Long Rest]] outside of the Crêche. He speaks directly to Lae'zel, attempting 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 | * If choosing to listen to him and reason with Lae'zel, he urges the party to meet him again in Baldur's Gate at [[Sharess' Caress]]. | ||
* 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}}{{ref|It is also possible to acquire the {{SmRarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}}, a far superior weapon than {{SmRarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}}, substantially earlier than his first camp visit | * 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}}{{ref|It is also possible to acquire the {{SmRarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}}, a far superior weapon than {{SmRarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}}, substantially earlier than his first camp visit, by use of this [[Guide: Early Silver Sword|guide]].}}. 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 | 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 and son of Gith. | ||
A long time ago Orpheus knew that Vlaakith I had betrayed his mother. 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. 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. | ||
Years later Voss realised that Vlaakith does not act in the interests of githyanki, and | Years later Voss realised that Vlaakith does not act in the interests of githyanki, and swore to free Gith's rightful successor. | ||
===Act Three - Lower City Sewers=== | ===Act Three - Lower City Sewers=== | ||
If | If the party signs the deal with Raphael, they can immediately show it to Voss, who then gifts the party a {{SmRarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}}, a precious cultural item of the githyanki. Voss then departs to prepare his forces to take on the Elder Brain. | ||
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, he grants them the silver sword before leaving to gather his forces. | 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, he grants them the silver sword before leaving to gather his forces. | ||
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 | 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 defeats him in a single turn. | ||
===Act Three - Upper City=== | ===Act Three - Upper City=== | ||