What happened to the githyanki?
The race now dwells in the Astral Plane in huge, ornate castles, devoted to a powerful lich-queen (the lair has noncombatants equal to an additional 20% of the fighting population). It is said that the lich-queen devours the life essence of any githyanki who rises above 16th level. [ citation needed]
What is the githyanki military hierarchy?
Githyanki military hierarchy was divided in companies of ten warriors, each led by a sarth. Each group of ten sarths was in turn supervised by a kith’rak, and every group of ten kith’raks was led by a „supreme commander“. At the top of the hierarchy stood the leader of all githyanki, Vlaakith.
Do githyanki get along with other races?
Githyanki dislike almost all other races, though they aren’t stupid and do facilitate some trade with others. They are filled with nothing but hate for the Githzerai and even more hate for the Illithid. They seem to get along famously with Red Dragons, though, for some unexplained reason.
Is there a githyanki in 5e?
The githyanki returned for Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition in the Monster Manual (5e) (2014), which made them a subtype of gith alongside the githzerai. The Monster Manual presented the githyanki warrior and githyanki knight .
What edition are the githyanki in D&D?
The githyanki were updated for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition in the MC8 Monstrous Compendium: Outer Planes Appendix (1991) and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). They were revised again for the Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).
What language did the githyanki speak?
The githyanki spoke their own dialect of the Gith language, which used a unique form of writing called tir’su. It was an alphabetical set of runes in which words were formed in circles instead of linearly, with the letters of a given word being linked in a ring clockwise from the top.
Is there a contradiction between darkvision and darkvision?
It isn’t a contradiction. It’s reasonable to conclude that by RAW darkvision is darkvision, and works the same for every creature, unless otherwise noted in the creature’s description. The description on PHB p. 184-185 was corrected in this errata, which says: Darkvision (p. 185).