Editing Voss

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| title = Kith'rak Voss
| description = Kith'rak Voss is a ruthless githyanki knight in service of his queen, Vlaakith, and rides a red dragon steed named Qudenos. 
| image = Voss.webp
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{{Infobox creature
| name = Kith'rak Voss
| image = <gallery>
Voss.webp|In-game
Portrait Voss.png|Portrait
</gallery>
| race = [[Githyanki]]
| level = 12
| va = Richard Cotton
| size = Medium
| type = [[Humanoid]]
| e hp = 94
| hp = 135
| t hp = 175
| movement m = 9
| weight kg = 75
| ac = 17
| str = 18
| t str = 20
| dex = 15
| t dex = 16
| con = 17
| int = 16
| wis = 14
| cha = 17
| str save prof = yes
| con save prof = yes
| int save prof = yes
| wis save prof = yes
| conditions = Ready to Parry (Supreme)
| passives = Githborn Psionic Resistance @ Silver Sword of the Astral Plane, Githborn Psionic Weapon @ Silver Sword of the Astral Plane, Improved Extra Attack, Opportunity Attack, Psionic Empowerment, Supreme Githyanki Parry
}}
'''Kith'rak Voss''' is a ruthless [[Githyanki]] knight in the service of his queen, {{CharLink|Vlaakith}}. He rides a red dragon named {{CharLink|Qudenos}}. 

==Background==
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 to Vlaakith's personal silver sword. Other gith characters, including Lae'zel, hold him in esteem and may even be cowed by his presence. He will still talk with — and potentially even be friendly to — non-gith, but githyanki party members or party member appearing as a githyanki using {{SAI|Disguise Self}} will have special interactions with Voss that reflect their place in gith society.

==Encounters==
===Act One - Mountain Pass===
:''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 will have just slain a [[Flaming Fist]] patrol, and Voss lands astride Qudenos to give orders to these githyanki.

If Kith'rak Voss or his githyanki underlings are approached by the party, he will interrogate 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 player character must first try to convince Voss not to kill them on the spot,<ref>[[Fighter|Fighters]] and possibly other classes{{Verify}} may pass this dialogue without a check.</ref> followed by a check to resist a casting of {{SAI|Detect Thoughts}}, followed by a third check to end the interrogation peacefully. Failing these checks or opting for violence will initiate combat with the gith soldiers.

If Lae'zel is allowed to speak for the party, there will be a persuasion check to convince her to "play along" with Voss's order. However, this is sometimes, followed by deception checks to convince Voss that Lae'zel is telling the truth.

Regardless of how the interrogation ends, Voss will depart on Qudenos once the dialogue has finished. He does not participate in combat, and will teleport away with Qudenos at the first opportunity if preemptively engaged.

====Lae'zel====
Lae'zel will leave and approach 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, they can later encounter her 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 and takes a Long Rest, though, Lae'zel will die, Voss will be gone, and the other githyanki under his command will be hostile.

====Campsite Visit====
Once [[Discover the Artefact's Secrets]] is complete, Kith'rak Voss will make a surprise visit when fast travelling or having a [[Long Rest]] outside of the Creche. He will speak directly to Lae'zel, trying to reason with her about the truth of Vlaakith's tyranny after her own recent betrayal. Further, he will claim 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 will urge the party to meet him again in Baldur's Gate at [[Sharess' Caress]].
* Alternatively, it's possible to urge Lae'zel to attack him, leading to an optional boss fight. This will have considerable consequences, yet earn the party {{SmRarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}}. The {{SmRarityItem|Letter to Voss}} on his body will direct the party to Sharess' Caress, continuing [[The Githyanki Warrior]] questline.

===Act Three - Sharess' Caress===
{{hatnote|See also [[Help Kith'rak Voss]] quest.}}
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. 

Years later Voss realised that Vlaakith does not act in the interests of githyanki, and so he has sworn to free Gith's rightful successor.

===Act Three - Lower City Sewers===

If the party signs the deal with Raphael, they 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 the party refuses the deal, Voss relocates to the [[Lower City Sewers]] near the [[Undercity Ruins]] waypoint. There, he waits for the party and will grant them the sword before leaving to gather his forces.

If the party attacks him in the Sewers, he'll call the party traitors and will teleport 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===

Voss will confront 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 friend's freedom. He then agrees to help them as part of the [[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 Prince sacrificed himself for the cause, but will still offer to help them as part of the 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 will both stand down and agree to help the party as part of 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 Gather Your Allies quest

== Combat ==
=== Attacks and abilities ===
{{Feature box|Action Surge}}
{{Feature box|Astral Step}}
{{Feature box|Blur}}
{{Feature box|Main Hand Attack|item=Voss' Silver Sword}}
{{Feature box|Wrathful Smite|item=Voss' Silver Sword}}

=== Allies ===
* [[Gish|Veteran Gish]]
* [[Raider|Veteran Raider]]
* [[Veteran Warrior]]
* [[Voss' Raider]]

===Encounter - Rosymorn Monastery Trail camp===
* Voss wields {{MdRarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}} in this fight and killing him will prevent the party from acquiring {{MdRarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}} unless they successfully disarmed him at the Mountain Pass.
* Voss is accompanied by [[Voss' Raider]].

===Encounter - The Upper City===
* If the party completed the [[Help Kith'rak Voss]] quest or disarmed him during Act 1, then he will be wielding {{MdRarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}} instead of {{MdRarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}}.
* Voss is accompanied by [[Gish|Veteran Gish]], [[Raider|Veteran Raider]], and [[Veteran Warrior]].

== Loot ==
* {{MdRarityItem|Githyanki Crossbow}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Elixir of Heroism}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Githyanki Half Plate}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Letter to Voss}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}} or {{MdRarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}} (depending on story/quest completion)
== Related literature ==
* {{MdRarityItem|Letter from Voss}}

== Notes ==
{{Notebegin}}

* A low-odds but successful {{SAI|Command: Drop}} on Voss in Act One will yield the {{RarityItem|Silver Sword of the Astral Plane}}. This will however trigger some dialogue with Lae'zel that was intended for the Act 3 acquisition of the sword.
* Voss can be traded with in dialogue as early as Act One. Prior to Patch 6 he would also sell {{RarityItem|Voss' Silver Sword}} during Act 3.
* Despite being thousands of years old, Voss owes his somewhat youthful appearance to the unusual passage of time on the Astral Plane.<ref>From{{FRWiki|Astral Plane}}: "Creatures did not go hungry or age while in the Astral plane."</ref>
{{Noteend}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery heights="200">
Voss first meeting.png|During first meeting.
Voss camp visit.png|During camp visit after the Crèche.
Kithrak Voss Act 3.png|Traded with in Sharess' Caress.
Kithrak Voss Model.png|Base model.
Luna-wullaert-kith-02.jpg|Renders by Luna Wullaert
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{FRWiki|Voss|long}}

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