Who were the gith?
The gith ( sing & pl) were a race of humanoids who had been enslaved by mind flayers for countless generations. Some sages claimed that they were once descended from humans, while others maintained that their original race was in fact unknown.
What does a Gith look like?
Gith were tall and emaciated-looking humanoids. They had pale yellow skin, sometimes with greenish or brownish tones. Their skulls were long and angular, with deep-set eyes, flattened noses, and long pointed ears. Typical hair colors included black, red, russet, and sometimes gray.
Who are the githyanki and Githzerai?
The githvyrik, a small group of gith who did not identify as either githyanki or githzerai. The githyanki and the githzerai each spoke their own dialect of the Gith language, which used a unique form of writing called tir’su.
Were the gith made by the mind flayers?
In a practical sense, the gith were in fact made by the mind flayers. Although revolts were not uncommon among the mind flayers‘ slaves, for a long time they posed no challenge. However, over time some slaves developed some resistance against their masters‘ mind control and started secretly improving their psionic abilities.
What’s so bad about the gith?
The Gith’s biggest issue is that there is no class where their traits fit perfectly. They don’t have any truly fantastic class options. They work fine for several classes, and they offer some exciting options like a wizard in medium armor, but you’ll nearly always find that some major component of your racial traits are either redundant or ignored.
How did the Gith and Githzerai become one race?
However, a splinter faction of renegade githyanki and githzerai known as the Sha’sal Khou sought to overcome the differences between the two races and bring them together as a single people. They worked secretly within the two races discouraging violence against each other in the hopes of becoming able to call their people simply „gith“.
What is the physical description of a Gith?
Physical Description The gith, much like their former slavemasters, are superficially humanoid. They are generally taller and more-slender than humans, but their bodies have a much higher muscle density, which combines with their lower mass to make them inhumanly quick.