Find the Githyanki Crèche: Difference between revisions

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The githyanki patrol (X:-101, Y:555) is west across the Risen Road. They are arguing with a group of [[Flaming Fist|Flaming Fists]]. Suddenly, a red dragon comes down from the sky and sets the fists aflame. If Lae'zel is in the party, she notes that the crèche must be near and goes to meet with the patrol. Go with her to start a conversation with the dragon's rider, [[Kith'rak Voss]].

Choose the first option to allow Lae'zel to speak, and Voss reveals the search for a githyanki artefact. He asks if Lae'zel has seen anything like that.

* ''Produce the odd artefact.'' You're looking for this, I take it?

* I have my own mandate. Time to die, gith.

If anything but the second option is chosen, the githyanki become hostile. Otherwise, he commands Lae'zel to go to the crèche and aid the search for the artefact.

==== Origin Character Speaks with Voss ====

If Lae'zel is not in the party, Voss asks why he shouldn;t run them through.

Succeed in any of the checks and Voss remains neutral.

Whatever the party says, unless the party produces the artefact, Voss tells them to be silent, while doing rapid hand gestures:

A successful pass of any of these checks and Voss lets the party live. He tells them to go to the crèche - ahead, at the Mountain Pass. Otherwise, if Voss become suspicious that the party is infected with tadpoles or carries the artefact, then he flies off on his dragon and orders the githyanki soldiers to kill them all. [[Sarth Baretha]], Raider [[Clost]], Raider [[Zastri]], and Gish [[For'eth]] attack the party.

From upper floor, move north up the hall, then jump across the gap to the west. Move north, then west to find a set of crumbling stairs. Jump past the gaps to follow the stairs down. Once the stairs have been descended, move north and a barricade is on the western wall. Destroy it and walk through. Move north through the oak door, then keep moving west past the statue of Lathander. (Note: There is a lever on the wall (X;78, Y:49) that opens the monastery doors, which can make reentering the monastery easier)

The infirmary (X:1299, Y:-809) is on the southwestern end of the crèche. [[Ghustil Stornugoss]] is in charge of purifaction and research on the illithids. Speak to her and reveal that the party is infected with mindflayer tadpoles to initiate the zaith'isk purfication.

The party can Investigate the device closely (DC 15), learning that it's a synthesis of illithid anatomy and metal alloys. It hums with psionic energy hinting at paths into unknown minds and unseen planes. Lae'zel approves, regardless of if the player chooses to let her go first, or insists on Lae'zel stepping aside.

Telling Lae'zel to endure nets approval with her. She continues to suffer while the devices causes her great agony.

Using the zaith'isk can cause permanent debuffs to the character who entered it. Each failed saving throw results in a -2 to a stat. The first roll is wisdom, the second is intellect, and the third is constitution. If Lae'zel goes into the zaith'isk, she also risks permanent debuffs. However, choosing to consume tadpoles reduces the effect of the debuff.

A permanent buff known as [[Awakened]] can be gained by choosing " Draw on the zaith'isk's power, take it as your own" or succeeding all three saving throws if the origin character entered the zaith'isk.