Githyanki & Githzerai
Ancient humanoids who escaped enslavement by Mind Flayers in the distant past. The trauma of that enslavement split them forever into two distinct peoples: the militant, conquest-minded Githyanki and the disciplined, ascetic Githzerai. Both carry psionic gifts and a deep hatred of illithids — but they disagree bitterly on everything else.
Racial Traits (All Gith)
Creature Type: Humanoid (Gith) Psionic abilities: Innate magical abilities drawing on psionic power. Astral connection: Attuned to planar travel and the Astral Sea. Languages: Gith + one additional planar language.
Githyanki
Warrior-conquerors who ride astral ships and red dragons. Githyanki society is militaristic, hierarchical, and expansionist. They live on the Astral Plane in the city of Tu’narath and raid other planes for resources, slaves, and glory.
Key Traits:
- Martial Training: Proficiency with light and medium armor, shortswords and longswords.
- Githyanki Psionics: Mage Hand (cantrip); Jump (1/day); Misty Step (1/day). Intelligence is the spellcasting ability.
- Alignment: Tend toward Lawful Evil.
Githzerai
Monks and philosophers who dwell in fortress-monasteries in the Plane of Limbo, where they impose order on raw chaos through sheer mental discipline. Quieter than Githyanki, but no less dangerous.
Key Traits:
- Mental Discipline: Advantage on saves vs. charm and frightened effects.
- Githzerai Psionics: Mage Hand (cantrip); Shield (1/day); Detect Thoughts (1/day). Wisdom is the spellcasting ability.
- Alignment: Tend toward Lawful Neutral.
Found In
The Theocracy of Gith is a Gith-ruled state. Individual Gith are found near planar portals and in organisations dealing with planar travel, mercenary work, or illithid hunting.
See also: Species Index | Other Species | Cosmology & The Planes | ChapterTwo_RacesOfAmantia_09March2024.pdf