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{{Infobox character|name=Ch'r'ai Tska'an|level=9|image=Ch'r'ai Tska'an.PNG|imagecaption=Tska'an model|role=Githyanki Inquisitor|titles=Avatar of Vlaakith|race=Githyanki|faction=Vlaakith Loyalist|module1={{Infobox statistics
{{Infobox creature
| child = yes
| name = Ch'r'ai Tska'an
| identity = Female
| level = 9
| image = <gallery>
Ch'r'ai Tska'an Model.png|Model
Portrait Tska'an.png|Portrait
</gallery>
| va = Jodie Steele
| role = Githyanki Inquisitor
| title = Avatar of Vlaakith
| race = [[Githyanki]]
| class = [[Warlock]]
| subclass = Undead Patron
| faction = Vlaakith Loyalist
| str = 12
| str = 12
| dex = 16
| dex = 16
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| cha = 18
| cha = 18
| size = Medium
| size = Medium
| type = Humanoid
| type = [[Humanoid]]
| hit_points_tactician = 165
| t hp = 165
| hit_points = 127
| hp = 127
| weight_kg = 75
| e hp = 88
| weight_lb = 150
| xp = 200
| resistant1 = Psychic
| weight kg = 75
| condition1_mode = Tactician
| resistances = Psychic resistant full
| condition1_name = Legendary Resistance
| t conditions = Legendary Resistance
| condition1_description = Gain +10 to three Saving Throws
| h conditions = Legendary Action: Soul Sacrifice, Legendary Resistance
| feature1_name = Agonising Blast
| passives = Agonising Blast, Devil's Sight, Githyanki War Magic, Opportunity Attack, Psionic Ward (passive feature) @ Psionic Ward Armour, Repelling Blast
| feature1_description = Add +4 to damage of Eldritch Blast
| t passives = Agonising Blast, Devil's Sight, Githyanki War Magic, Opportunity Attack, Psionic Ward (passive feature) @ Psionic Ward Armour, Psionic Empowerment, Repelling Blast, War Caster: Concentration, War Caster: Opportunity Spell
| feature2_name = Devil's Sight
| h passives = Agonising Blast, Devil's Sight, Githyanki War Magic, Legendary Action: Soul Sacrifice, Opportunity Attack, Psionic Ward (passive feature) @ Psionic Ward Armour, Psionic Empowerment, Repelling Blast, War Caster: Concentration, War Caster: Opportunity Spell
| feature2_description = See in magical or non-magical darkness up to 24m/80ft
}}
| feature3_name = Githyanki War Magic
| feature3_description = Make a weapon attack as a bonus action after casting a spell or cantrip
| feature4_name = Opportunity Attack
| feature4_description = Automatically attack an opponent moving out of reach
| feature5_name = Psionic Ward
| feature5_item = Psionic Ward Armour
| feature5_description = Resistance to Psychic damage. Gain {{DamageText|1d4|Healing}} on successful Saving Throw.
| feature6_name = Repelling Blast
| feature6_description = Eldritch Blasts can knock targets back 4.5m/15ft
| feature7_name = Psionic Empowerment
| feature7_mode = Tactician
| feature7_description= Attacks deal an additional {{DamageText|1d6|Psychic}}
| feature8_name = War Caster: Concentration
| feature8_mode = Tactician
| feature8_description= Gain Advantage on Saving Throws to maintain Concentration
| feature9_name = War Caster: Opportunity Spell
| feature9_mode = Tactician
| feature9_description= Can cast Shocking Grasp as a reaction when a target moves out of melee range
| hiddenlevel = 9
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'''Ch'r'ai Tska'an''' is a [[githyanki]] [[NPC]] encountered in [[Act Two]]. She will always be hostile.
'''Ch'r'ai Tska'an''' is a [[githyanki]] [[NPC]] encountered in [[Act Two]]. She will always be hostile.
{{DiQ|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]] will ambush the party as they are approaching the {{WpCo|Road to Baldur's Gate|-263|-37}} [[Waypoint]]. Carrying the {{SmRarityItem|Qua'nith Psionic Detector}}, whether gifted by {{CharLink|Voss}} or looted off his corpse, allows the player to more easily spot their ambush and surprise the raiding party.
If the party was not marked for death by {{CharLink|Vlaakith}}, Tska’an and her entourage will 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 {{Quest|Visit the Emperor's Old Hideout}}.


== Interactions ==
In combat, Tska'an functions as a [[gish]] and a [[warlock]].
Ch'r'ai Tska'an and her group of [[Githyanki|gith]] will ambush the party as they are approaching the Road To Baldur's Gate [[Waypoint]]. Carrying the [[Qua'nith Psionic Detector]], whether gifted by [[Voss]] or looted off his body, allows the player to more easily spot their ambush and surprise the raiding party.  


In combat, Tska'an functions as a [[gish]] and a [[warlock]]. If she is not killed in Act Two, 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]].
== Combat ==
=== Attacks and abilities ===
{{Feature box|Astral Step}}
{{Feature box|Eldritch Blast}}
{{Feature box|Form of Dread}}
{{Feature box|Light}}


== Tactics==
=== Honour Mode ===
Tska'an and her squad are formidable foes that will block the player from proceeding to [[Baldur's Gate]] and Act Three. Tska'an begins the battle standing on an archway flanked by two Githyanki Raiders who will often use [[Trip Attack (Ranged)|Trip Attack]]. Below her are two Githyanki Warriors armed with [[Supreme Githyanki Parry]].
{{Passive box|Legendary Action: Soul Sacrifice}}


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 with Tska'an and begin focusing attacks on the raiders. The warriors below will be forced to waste a turn or two taking the long way around or using [[Githyanki Psionics]] to follow with a jump. All members of the gith ambush carry weapons permanently imbued with [[Light]], making them easier to spot on the player's screen.  
=== Notable loot ===
* {{MdRarityItem|Githyanki Longsword}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Hr'a'cknir Bracers}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Psionic Ward Armour}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Royal Orders}}
 
=== Allies ===
* {{MdCharLink|Nimba'as|Veteran Raider Nimba'as}}
* {{MdCharLink|Zunii|Veteran Raider Zunii}}
* {{MdCharLink|Bradi'ith|Veteran Warrior Bradi'ith}}
* {{MdCharLink|Ma'athal|Veteran Warrior Ma'athal}}
 
=== Encounter details ===
* Tska'an and her squad will block the player from proceeding to [[Baldur's Gate]] and Act Three. Tska'an begins the battle standing on an archway flanked by two [[Veteran Raider|Veteran Githyanki Raiders]] who will often use {{SAI|Trip Attack (Ranged)|Trip Attack}} and {{SmRarityItem|Arrow of Many Targets}}. Below her are two [[Veteran Warrior|Veteran Githyanki Warriors]] armed with [[Githyanki Parry]].
* All members of the gith ambush carry weapons imbued with {{Cond|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 {{SAI|Enhance Leap}}, {{SAI|Misty Step}}, or {{SAI|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 {{Cond|Surprised|surprise}} them. The warriors below will be forced to waste a turn or two taking the long way around or using Enhance Leap to follow with a jump.  
* While Tska'an herself is immune to the [[Shadow curse]], her allies can all be affected by it. Retreating deeper into the town of Reithwin will cause the darker shadows to extinguish the {{SAI|Light}} spell on their weapons, 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 {{Cond|Shadow-cursed undead}}. If they die to the curse, then they will be hostile to everyone, including Tska’an.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="250" heights="250">
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="250" heights="250">
File:Ch'r'ai Tska'an Model.png|Tska'an Model
Ch'r'ai Tska'an.PNG|Tska'an bars the path to Baldur's Gate
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Notable loot==
==Notes==
*{{RarityItem|Psionic Ward Armour}}
{{notebegin}}
*{{RarityItem|Hr'a'cknir Bracers}}
* Tska'an displays the abilities of an Undead Patron Warlock despite the fact that this Warlock subclass is not available to player characters.
 
{{noteend}}
{{NavShadowCursedLands}}
{{Reithwin Town}}
[[Category:Bosses]]
[[Category:Githyanki]]
[[Category:Githyanki]]
[[Category:Humanoids]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Characters in Reithwin Town]]
[[Category:Characters in Act Two]]
[[Category:Warlocks]]

Latest revision as of 02:00, 23 November 2024

Ch'r'ai Tska'an is a githyanki NPC encountered in Act Two. She will always be hostile.

Portrait Tska'an.png
“
W'wargaz failed to kill you. I won't make the same mistake!
„
— Tska'an

Involvement[edit | edit source]

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

If the party was not marked for death by Vlaakith Vlaakith, Tska’an and her entourage will 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 Visit the Emperor's Old Hideout.

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

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Misty Step.webp
Astral Step Astral Step ()
Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Eldritch Blast.webp
Eldritch Blast Eldritch Blast ()
D10 Force.png 1d10 (1~10) Damage TypesForce

Conjure a beam of crackling energy. Deals 1d10Damage TypesForce damage to a target.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Generic Debuff.webp
Form of Dread 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 1 turn.

 Range: Self
Recharge: Per battle
Light.webp
Light Light ()
Infuse an object with an aura of light.
 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

Honour Mode[edit | edit source]

Legendary Action Soul Sacrifice.webp
Legendary Action: Soul Sacrifice Legendary Action: Soul Sacrifice
Once per round when a humanoid dies, the Ch'r'ai can spend a legendary action to Sacrifice 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 Vlaakith's Undying Aspect.

Notable loot[edit | edit source]

Allies[edit | edit source]

Encounter details[edit | edit source]

Tactics[edit | edit source]

  • An effective way to begin the fight is using spells like Enhance Leap Enhance Leap, Misty Step Misty Step, or Dimension Door 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 surprise them. The warriors below will be forced to waste a turn or two taking the long way around or using Enhance Leap to follow with a jump.
  • While Tska'an herself is immune to the Shadow curse, her allies can all be affected by it. Retreating deeper into the town of Reithwin will cause the darker shadows to extinguish the Light Light spell on their weapons, 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 Shadow-Cursed Undead. If they die to the curse, then they will be hostile to everyone, including Tska’an.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Tska'an bars the path to Baldur's Gate

    Tska'an bars the path to Baldur's Gate

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Tska'an displays the abilities of an Undead Patron Warlock despite the fact that this Warlock subclass is not available to player characters.
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