Voss

Kith'rak Voss is a ruthless Githyanki knight in the service of his queen, Vlaakith, and rides a red dragon steed named Qudenos.

Kith'rak Voss
Stats
Level 10
STR 18 (+4) DEX 16 (+3) CON 17 (+3) INT 16 (+3) WIS 15 (+2) CHA 17 (+3)
Race	[[ Githyanki| Githyanki]]
Type	Humanoid
HP	155
AC	17
Movement Speed	9m / 30ft
Size	Medium
Weight	50kg / 100lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+4
Initiative	+3
Passive features
Githborn Psionic Resistance  Githborn Psionic Weapon  Improved Extra Attack  Opportunity Attack  Psionic Empowerment  Supreme Githyanki Parry
Resistances
Character information
Location	Mountain Pass
Additional information
Voice actor	Richard Cotton
3D Model

Gameplay

• During Act One, the player may first encounter Voss if they venture close enough to the "Mountain Pass" area to the northwest of Waukeen's Rest. Voss will first be seen astride Qudenos, landing nearby to give orders to the other Githyanki.
  • After this initial cutscene ends, Voss will begin pacing the area around the dead Flaming Fists' and the other Githyanki under his command. At this point, the player has the option to walk up to Kith'rak Voss and initiate conversation with him, and if present, with Lae'zel and Voss.
  • Several possible outcomes for this scene will trigger a combat encounter where Voss orders the other Githyanki to attack. However, Voss himself has not yet been observed to take part in an encounter triggered by this conversation.
  • It is plausibly still possible to attack Voss without triggering this conversation,^{[Needs Verification]} but he will always leave the scene on his own once the conversation concludes.
• Voss can be encountered for a second time after completing Discover the Artefact's Secrets, and under the right conditions he can become hostile and attack the party.
• Voss has not yet been observed to cause, or directly participate in, additional combat encounters during Act Two, and Act Three.^{[Needs Verification]}

Encounters

Act One - Mountain Pass

If Kith'rak Voss or his Githyanki underlings are approached by the player, he will interrogate the player about the object of his mission, the Mysterious Artefact, which he believes is a powerful weapon that can be used against the Mind Flayers. Regardless of how the interrogation ends, Voss will depart on Qudenos once the dialogue has finished.

Voss will still talk with, and potentially even be friendly to non-Gith, but Githyanki characters (including if Disguise Self or other similar abilities are used) will have special interactions with Voss, reflecting their place in Gith society.

Lae'zel, if alive but not in the party, will react to what happened. If she is in the party, she will leave and approach Voss on her own. If the player follows her dialogue continues. If the player 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.

Act Two - Campsite Visit

After completing the Discover the Artefact's Secrets quest, Kith'rak Voss will make a surprise visit when you fast travel or 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 how the occupant within the Artefact is the key to her being overthrown. A critical choice must be made:

• If you chose to listen with him and reason with Lae'zel, he will urge to meet him again in Baldur's Gate at the Sharess' Caress.
• Or you can urge Lae'zel to attack him, leading to an optional boss fight. This will have considerable consequences, yet earn you Voss' Silver Sword. The Letter to Voss on his body will direct you to Sharess' Caress, continuing The Githyanki Warrior questline.

Act Three - Sharess' Caress

See also Help Kith'rak Voss quest.

Voss can be found in Sharess' Caress in Wyrm's Crossing, trying to make deal with Raphael in the Devil's Den, but Voss has nothing to offer him. Raphael is in possession of the Orphic Hammer - a tool that can break the cage that holds 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 Honor Guard in a revolt and named himself the rightful king of the Githyanki, triggering the War of the Comet. At the head of the Honor 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 Astral Prism, so that Vlaakith I (and now Vlaakith CLVII) may exploit the powers he inherited from his mother.

Years later Voss realized 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 silver sword, 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.

Trivia

• Kith'rak is a high-ranking Githyanki military title.
• Lae'zel states that he has served as a knight since Vlaakith I, the first queen of the githyanki; this would mean that he is potentially thousands of years old given the stasis of time in the Astral Plane, and later dialogue from Lae'zel stating that the "current" queen Vlaakith, is many, many generations removed from Vlaakith I.

External links

• Voss on the Forgotten Realms Wiki