The Githyanki Warrior: Difference between revisions

==Objectives==

''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending player decisions and outcomes.''

* The githyanki warrior Lae'zel has joined our party, and promised we could be cleansed of our parasites at a Githyanki Crèche. We should be on the lookout for signs of githyanki presence during our travels.

* The githyanki warrior Lae'zel has joined our party, and promised we could be cleansed of our parasites at a Githyanki Crèche. A tiefling named Zorru has seen other githyanki. We should find him and ask him what he knows.

* A tiefling named Zorru appears to have seen other githyanki. We should find him and ask him what he knows.

* The tiefling leader Zevlor told us where to find Zorru. We should take Lae'zel to him.

* We found Zorru. We should take Lae'zel to see him.

* We spoke to Zorru. He told us he saw githyanki on the road to Baldur's Gate, near a mountain pass in the northwest. We should travel there with Lae'zel.

* We spoke to a tiefling's corpse. It hinted that we might find more githyanki near a mountain pass in the northwest. We should travel there with Lae'zel.

* A red dragon - the sort ridden by githyanki knights - passed us overhead as we travelled the Risen Road. The githyanki Zorru spoke of could be near.

* We found a group of githyanki, and Lae'zel ran ahead to speak with them. We should join her.

* A githyanki knight called Kith'rak Voss set his warriors upon us before we could learn where to find a crèche. We must defeat them.

* We avoided battle with a githyanki knight called Kith'rak Voss. He and his warriors left the area, leaving us with no clues as to the exact whereabouts of a Githyanki Crèche.

* We defeated Sarth Baretha and her squadron - we should search her body for more information about the nearby crèche.

* The githyanki warrior Lae'zel has joined our party, and promised we could be cleansed of our parasites at a Githyanki Crèche. She suggested we might find a clue to one's location on one of the warriors we defeated.

* The githyanki warrior Lae'zel has joined our party, and promised we could be cleansed of our parasites at a Githyanki Crèche. According to a map we found, there's one nestled in the mountains, beyond the western bridge.

* We found a map that revealed a Githyanki Crèche was nestled in the mountains beyond the western bridge, inside a temple. We should travel there with Lae'zel.

* The githyanki called Kith'rak Voss revealed that a Githyanki Crèche was nestled in the mountains beyond the western bridge. We should travel there with Lae'zel.

* We arrived at the mountain pass. We should look for the Githyanki Crèche hidden within it.

* Lae'zel has left the party to seek the Githyanki Crèche within the mountain pass. We should join her there.

* We found evidence that the githyanki have established a crèche in an abandoned monastery within the mountain pass. We should look for the entrance there.

* We regrouped with Lae'zel. She has found evidence that the githyanki have established a crèche in an abandoned monastery within the mountain pass. We should look for the entrance there.

* A pair of githyanki have escorted several cultists into the monastery. The entrance to their crèche must be inside.

* We defeated a pair of githyanki at the gates of a monastery. We should investigate further; their crèche may be hidden inside.

* We've infiltrated the Githyanki Crèche. We should locate the device used to cleanse the infected.

* We defeated the sentries guarding the crèche. We must continue searching for a cure.

* We've gained access to the Githyanki Crèche. We should locate the curative device - but doing so might require some finesse.

* The githyanki sentries directed us to the infirmary. We should take Lae'zel there: the cure to our tadpole awaits us.

* We have found the crèche infirmary. We should speak to Ghustil Stornugoss about a cure.

* Ghustil Stornugoss is waiting at her desk. We should tell her about the parasite in our heads.

* We attacked and defeated Ghustil Stornugoss. We should try operating the zaith'isk ourselves.

* We told Ghustil Stornugoss about the parasites, and she's willing to help us. But first, we must sit in the zaith'isk.

* Instead of extracting Lae'zel's tadpole, the zaith'isk nearly killed her. We should talk with her about it.

* Instead of extracting the tadpole, the zaith'isk nearly killed us while Lae'zel looked on. We should speak to her about it.

* Instead of extracting the tadpole, the zaith'isk nearly killed us. We should speak to Lae'zel about it.

* Lae'zel believes the zaith'isk was tampered with and is eager to inform the Inquisitor at the crèche. We should escort her to him.

* Ch'r'ai W'wargaz demanded that we hand over the artefact, and attacked us when we refused. We must defeat him.

* We attacked Ch'r'ai W'wargaz. We must defeat him.

* Ch'r'ai W'wargaz is defeated. We should examine his chamber for more information about the artefact that we carry.

* Queen Vlaakith appeared as a projection in the Inquisitor's chamber. She wants us to enter the artefact and slay a prisoner held inside it; Lae'zel has urged us to do as the queen has bidden.

* We entered the artefact. We must find the prisoner inside it.

* We discovered that the artefact's prisoner is the figure in our dreams. We cannot kill them without losing our protection against the Absolute's voice. We should enter the portal and return to the crèche.

* Ch'r'ai W'wargaz attacked us after we returned to the crèche, on Vlaakith's orders. He must be defeated.

* Lae'zel was unable to fulfil Queen Vlaakith's command. We should talk to her.

* We failed to fulfil Vlaakith's orders, and provoked the Githyanki Crèche. Lae'zel should know what happened.

* We left the Inquisitor's chamber without entering the artefact. We should talk to Lae'zel about it.

We failed to extract the mind flayer parasite and made an enemy of Queen Vlaakith. Lae'zel needs time to consider the ramifications.

* Kith'rak Voss appeared at our campsite, seeking allies in his mission to free the githyanki people from Vlaakith's tyranny. We attacked and defeated him. Lae'zel believes this is the first step in proving her loyalty to Queen Vlaakith.

* Kith'rak Voss appeared at our campsite and claimed the one in the artefact is the key to liberating the githyanki people from Vlaakith's tyranny. We agreed to meet him in Baldur's Gate, where he knows of someone who can break the artefact's resident free.

* We found a letter Kith'rak Voss carried, suggesting he was meeting someone in Baldur's Gate, at an establishment called Sharess' Caress. We should pay this mysterious contact a visit.

* We defeated Ketheric Thorm, but the Absolute remains a danger. We should travel to Baldur's Gate and eliminate the elder brain. This could end the threat of the illithid Grand Design and fulfil Lae'zel's duty as a githyanki warrior.

* We discovered that an ancient githyanki prince called Orpheus was being held prisoner inside the artefact. We should talk to Lae'zel about him.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel refused, angering Vlaakith. Lae'zel believes Orpheus is the way forward for the githyanki; we should free him at the first possible opportunity.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel agreed. We should free and kill Orpheus at the first possible opportunity.

* Lae'zel insisted we find a way to free Orpheus from his prison. Only then will she be able to kill the prince and regain Vlaakith's favour.

* Lae'zel is eager to speak to Kith'rak Voss at Sharess' Caress. He knows someone who can help free Orpheus from his prison.

* Lae'zel is eager to find Voss' mysterious contact at Sharess' Caress in Baldur's Gate. They might know how to release Orpheus from his prison so he can be killed.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel refused, angering Vlaakith. Lae'zel believes Orpheus is the way forward for the githyanki; we should meet Kith'rak Voss and find out how to free the prince.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel agreed. We should meet Kith'rak Voss and find out how to free Orpheus - and kill him.

* We found Kith'rak Voss arguing with Raphael about Orpheus. If we talk to Raphael, we might learn how to release Orpheus from his domed prison.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel refused, angering Vlaakith. Lae'zel believes Orpheus is the way forward for the githyanki; we should meet Raphael and find out how to free the prince.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel agreed. We should meet Raphael and find out how to free Orpheus - and kill him.

* Raphael informed us that he has the means to free Orpheus. He offered it to us in exchange for a diabolical pact, but we refused him. We should talk to Lae'zel about the way forward.

* Raphael informed us that he has the means to free Orpheus - an object called the Orphic Hammer. He gave it to us after we agreed to a diabolical pact. We should speak to Lae'zel about it.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel agreed. We should speak with her further.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel refused, angering Vlaakith. Lae'zel believes Orpheus is the way forward for the githyanki; we should speak with her further.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel refused, angering Vlaakith. Lae'zel believes Orpheus is the way forward for the githyanki; we should meet Kith'rak Voss to advise us further.

* After refusing Raphael's diabolical pact, Lae'zel suggested we talk to Kith'rak Voss. He might know another way to free Orpheus from his prison.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel agreed - and insists we also defeat Kith'rak Voss, who is a traitor and a threat to the lich queen's reign.

* Having sworn herself to Vlaakith once again, Lae'zel wants to defeat Kith'rak Voss. He is a traitor and a threat to the lich queen's reign.

* After we refused Raphael's diabolical pact, Lae'zel suggested we find a way to infiltrate the House of Hope. He must keep the Orphic Hammer there.

* Kith'rak Voss believed our lie that Raphael gave us the means to break Orpheus from his prison. But if we want the prince to be free, we must find a way to infiltrate the House of Hope and take the Orphic Hammer.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel agreed. But if we are to destroy the prince, we must first obtain the Orphic Hammer held within Raphael's House of Hope.

* The barrier has been lowered. We should take the Orphic Hammer.

* The Orphic Hammer is ours. We should speak with Lae'zel.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel agreed; we should speak with her, now that we have the Orphic Hammer.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel refused, angering Vlaakith. Lae'zel believes Orpheus is the way forward for the githyanki; we should speak with her, now that we have the Orphic Hammer.

* Voss is waiting for us in Sharess' Caress. We should find him and tell him we have the means to free Orpheus.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel agreed. Now, we must fnd a way to enter the artefact, free Orpheus, and kill him.

* Vlaakith appeared to us in camp and made Lae'zel an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend Lae'zel to the Astral Plane and honour her as her Chosen. Lae'zel refused, angering Vlaakith. Now, we must find a way to enter the artefact and free Orpheus.

* The Emperor has given us two options: let the Emperor assimilate Orpheus, or assimilate Orpheus ourselves. Either way, Orpheus will perish - and Lae'zel will have done the will of Queen Vlaakith.

* The Emperor has given us two options: let the Emperor assimilate Orpheus, or assimilate Orpheus ourselves. Either way, Orpheus will perish - and Lae'zel is not likely to stand for it.

* We freed Orpheus from his prison. With his assistance, we must defeat the Netherbrain. Then, he can initiate rebellion against Queen Vlaakith.

* We freed Orpheus from his prison. With his assistance, we can battle the Netherbrain. Once the brain is defeated, we might kill Orpheus and fulfil Lae'zel's duty to Queen Vlaakith.

* Lae'zel's duty to Vlaakith was fulfilled: The Prince of the Comet is no more. Now, we must face the Netherbrain and end the Grand Design.

* The Prince of the Comet is no more. Orpheus was assimilated, leaving us to focus on defeating the Netherbrain and stopping the illithid Grand Design.

* We defeated the Netherbrain with Orpheus' aid and joined the prince's rebellion. Together, we flew off upon mighty red dragons.

* We defeated the Netherbrain with Orpheus' aid, but the prince sacrificed himself, leaving us to lead the rebellion against Vlaakith in his stead.

* Lae'zel turned against us when we attacked Ch'r'ai W'wargaz. Our journey together is over.

* Lae'zel has left the party to find a Githyanki Crèche. She is unlikely to survive the shadow-cursed lands alone.

== Walkthrough ==

=== Recruiting Lae'zel ===

Lae'zel is first encountered on the [[Nautiloid]] in the [[Prologue]], but she can only become a full companion in Act One. There are several places where Lae'zel can be found. She is trapped in a cage on the [[Ravaged Beach]]  (X:224, Y:372). as part of [[Free Lae'zel]], if she survived the Nautiloid. If Lae'zel died on the Nautiloid, she shows up on the Ravaged Beach as a corpse, but can be revived, such as with a [[Scroll of Revivify]]. Lae'zel can also be encountered on [[Risen Road]], near the [[Mountain Pass]] as the party approaches the githyanki patrol.

Immediately upon recruiting Lae'zel, she insists upon going to the nearest crèche. She refers to the process as purification and states that the [[zaith'isk]] is a sacred device that can cure the infected of their tadpoles. If Free Lae'zel was completed, then the tieflings that captured her refer to an individual named [[Zorru]] as having encountered a Githyanki patrol. Zorru can be found in the [[Druid Grove]], guarding the storage barn in [[The Hollow]]. With Lae'zel in the party, he admits that he encountered the Githyanki near the Mountain Pass on Risen Road.

Arriving on the western end of the Risen Road, the party encounters [[Kith'rak Voss]] and a squadron of Githyanki. Voss asks if the party has seen a polyhedric artefact with the sacred runes of the Githyanki on it. If the party reveals that they have the artefact in question or that they are infected with tadpoles, the Githyanki attack. Otherwise, Voss flies off after instructing them to return to the creche to help with the search.

Once the party reaches the Mountain Pass and finds the githyanki patrol, Kith'rak Voss interrogates the party on the location of a stolen githyanki artefact. It is polyhedric in shape and inscribed with the sacred runes of the githyanki people. If [[Shadowheart]] is in the party, she is clearly anxious as she's aware she carries the [[Mysterious Artefact]] he speaks of. After the patrol is dealt with, an event occurs during a Long Rest at camp. Lae'zel is arguing with Shadowheart about the theft of an object owned by her people. Lae'zel demands the artefact, but Shadowheart tells her to back off and be grateful they have the artefact to protect them. Lae'zel suggests they duel at sunrise to settle things.

During the night, the player wakes up to Shadowheart holding a knife to Lae'zel's neck. She says she'll tell the party Lae'zel was transforming, so she put her down. If nothing is done, Shadowheart slits Lae'zel's neck and smashes her parasite as it crawls out. The player can defend Lae'zel, causing Shadowheart to become hostile and have to be killed. Lastly, with a Persuasion check (DC 10), Shadowheart can stand down. In this case, Lae'zel and Shadowheart resolve their issues and agree not to fight again.

[[Creche Y'llek]] is in the basement of [[Rosymorn Monastery]]. Within the [[Creche Y'llek#Infirmary|Infirmary]] of Crèche Y'llek is [[Ghustil Stornugoss]], who claims she can purify the party if they tell her they are infected. Unfortunately, through the process of 'purification,' it is revealed that the zaith'isk is not a device of healing. Instead, it is a device that extracts the memories of the infected and then kills them. Whoever steps in the zaith'isk must do saving throws to prevent permanent -2 debuffs to Wisdom, Intellect, and Constitution. However, this debuff can be cleared by consuming [[Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen|Tadpoles]]. The zaith'isk ultimately explodes and Lae'zel questions if the Ghustil is corrupted. She demands they report this to the captain, [[Kith'rak Therezzyn]]. If the party does this, then this ultimately leads them to speak to the Inquisitor in his chambers.

=== Confronting the Inquisitor ===

Once the party enters the Inquisitor's Chambers, Ch'r'ai bids the party to talk to him. If they don't, he slowly becomes impatient until he becomes hostile. If he's spoken to, he reveals he is very familiar with their movements. If the party raided the Druid Grove in [[Raid the Grove]], he says "I heard enough druids died by your hand to make the deity Silvanus himself weep." If the party defeated the goblins in [[Defeat the Goblins]], he says "I heard there is so much goblin blood on your hands that it soaks their children's nightmares." The githyanki became interested in the party when they became involved with the Absolute's movements.

The Inquisitor demands the artefact. The player can ask questions or attempt to hand over the artefact, which leads to [[Vlaakith]] appearing through the Planecaster. Otherwise, if the player refuses, Ch'r'ai becomes hostile, along with the other githyanki in the room. He's joined in combat by Ardent [[Jhe'rezath]], Raider [[Kyrr'a'ath]], Warrior [[Brelal'reth]], and Ardent [[Qu'th]]. After this, Vlaakith appears to confront the party and demands the death of the individual within the artefact, claiming they are corrupting the object, which is actually an [[Astral Prism]].

After the visit, the player returns and explains what happens. Lae'zel demands to know what happened, and she can be told that the Visitor couldn't be killed if an attempt was made, or that Vlaakith has been hiding things from her people. The party must depart the Astral Plane and return to the mortal plane. If the Inquisitor was not already dealt with, then he attacks the party, as he had never intended for them to leave alive. After this, the entire crèche becomes hostile and the party can fight their way through, attempt to sneak out, or use the Secret Stairway from the [[Find the Blood of Lathander]] quest. The crèche itself becomes a hostile area, so fast travel is not possible.

Lae'zel can be convinced to return to Vlaakith's fold, even if she has heard Voss out and was betrayed at the creche. This is through a 30DC Persuasion check once the party enters [[Rivington]]. Vlaakith appears in camp and urges Lae'zel to betray Voss, claiming he's a liar. Choose "Kneel, Lae'zel. To be the god-queen's Chosen is an extraordinary honour." Lae'zel once again becomes a faithful servant of Vlaakith's.  

If Lae'zel was not betrayed by Vlaakith, then Voss does not appear in camp and, as such, is at neither Sharess' Caress nor the sewers. Instead, Vlaakith merely orders Lae'zel to kill Orpheus and Lae'zel is utterly unaware of Voss' betrayal. However, if Lae'zel turned on Voss, then she demands the party hunt him down as an enemy of Vlaakith. This can be done either in Sharess' Caress or in the sewers.

=== Back in the Astral Prism ===

If Lae'zel is aligned with Vlaakith, she is happy to let the Emperor assimilate Orpheus, as it fulfills her mission for her queen. If the party causes the Emperor to leave and rejoin the Netherbrain, Lae'zel must be convinced to delay her assassination until after the Netherbrain has been destroyed.

Additionally, if the party seeks to free Orpheus but did not go to the House of Hope, Raphael appears with the hammer, but the party is forced to [[Fulfill the Deal]] and hand over the Crown of Karsus after the battle.

Lae'zel's quest culminates in one final choice after the Netherbrain has been defeated. She can choose to either return to the Astral Sea with Orpheus or Vlaakith (or alone to start a rebellion in Orpheus' name), or she can be persuaded to remain with her newly found friends in Faerun. For those who choose to romance Lae'zel, they can ride off with her on a red dragon.

* [[Free Lae'zel]]

* [[Find the Githyanki Crèche]]

* [[Discover the Artefact's Secrets]]

* [[Free Orpheus]]

* [[Deal with the Devil]]

* [[Help Kith'rak Voss]]

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