Tska'an

Ch'r'ai Tska'an is a githyanki warlock encountered in Act Two.

“

W'wargaz failed to kill you. I won't make the same mistake!

„

— Tska'an

Involvement

Ch'r'ai Tska'an and her group of Githyanki lie in wait to ambush the party if they approach the  Road to Baldur's Gate X: -263 Y: -37 Waypoint. Carrying the  Qua'nith Psionic Detector, whether gifted by  Voss or looted off his corpse, allows the party to more easily spot their ambush and surprise the raiding party.

If the party was not marked for death by ⁠Vlaakith, Tska’an and her entourage do not appear at the ambush spot. If this is the case, Tska'an can be fought in the Knights of the Shield Hideout in Act Three as part of the quest ⁠Visit the Emperor's Old Hideout.

In combat, Tska'an functions as a gish and a warlock.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Astral Step ()

Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Eldritch Blast ()

Damage: 1~10

1d10⁠Force

Conjure a beam of crackling energy. Deals 1d10⁠⁠Force damage to a target.

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Form of Dread ()

Manifest some of Vlaakith's power and appearance.

You gain 15 Temporary Hit Points and can't be Frightened. Each time you attack a foe, that foe can become  Frightened for 2 turns.

 Range: Self

 Recharge: Per combat

 Lacerate ()   –  Githyanki Longsword

Damage: 2~9

1d8 + 1⁠Slashing

Slash at your target's vital points to make it  Bleed.

Undead and constructs can't bleed.

 CON Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

 Recharge: Short rest

 Light ()

Infuse an object with an aura of light.

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Misty Step ()

Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Recharge: Long rest

 Pommel Strike ()   –  Githyanki Longsword

Damage: 1~4

1d4⁠Bludgeoning

Make a non-lethal attack against an enemy and possibly  Daze them.

 CON Save

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Recharge: Short rest

 Rush Attack ()   –  Githyanki Longsword

Damage: 4~7

1d4 + 3⁠Piercing

Charge forward and attack the first enemy in your way, possibly pushing them  Off Balance.

 STR Save

 Range: 9 m (30 ft)

 Recharge: Short rest

 Vampiric Touch ( + )

Damage: 3~18

3d6⁠Necrotic

Touch an enemy to siphon their life force and regain half as many Hit Points.

For 10 turns, you can use Vampiric Touch again without expending an additional Spell Slot.

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

Honour Mode

 Legendary Action: Soul Sacrifice

Once per round when a humanoid dies, the Ch'r'ai can spend a legendary action to  Sacrifice its soul to ⁠Vlaakith in return for great power. Once 3 souls have been sacrificed, the Ch'r'ai takes on  Vlaakith's Undying Aspect.

Notable loot

• Githyanki Longsword
• Hr'a'cknir Bracers
• Psionic Ward Armour
• Royal Orders

Allies

•  Veteran Raider Nimba'as
•  Veteran Raider Zunii
•  Veteran Warrior Bradi'ith
•  Veteran Warrior Ma'athal

Encounter details

• Tska'an and her squad block the party from proceeding to Baldur's Gate and Act Three. Tska'an begins the battle standing on an archway flanked by two Veteran Githyanki Raiders who often use  Trip Attack and fire  Arrows of Many Targets. Below her are two Veteran Githyanki Warriors armed with Githyanki Parry.
• All members of the gith ambush carry weapons imbued with  Light, to protect them from the weaker areas of the Shadow Curse on the border of Reithwin.

Tactics

• An effective way to begin the fight is using spells like  Enhance Leap,  Misty Step, or  Dimension Door to get the entire party onto the top of the archway and begin focusing attacks on the raiders. Alternatively, the party can sneak their way onto the archway via a path to the north before the githyanki appear and  surprise them. The warriors below are then forced to waste a turn or two taking the long way around or using Enhance Leap to follow with a jump.
• Tska'an and her entourage can be affected by the Shadow curse. Retreating deeper into the town of Reithwin or trapping them in a source of darkness (e.g. from  Hunger of Hadar or  Darkness) causes the  Light spell on their weapons to be snuffed out, causing them to take damage from the curse every turn. However, if they die to the curse in this way then they will be revived with half health as  Shadow-Cursed Undead. If they die to the curse, then they are hostile to everyone, including the still-living githyanki.