Gith
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The Gith are 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. After breaking free from their enslavement, philosophical differences led to a bitter internal conflict, which divided the Gith into two main different races at constant odds with each other: the githyanki and the githzerai.
Thin and Fierce
Gith are tall and emaciated-looking humanoids. They have pale yellow skin, sometimes with greenish or brownish tones. Their skulls are long and angular, with deep-set eyes, flattened noses, and pointed, serrated ears. Typical hair colors include black, red, russet, and sometimes gray.
A Sundered Race
Divided by generations of conflict and ideological differences, the two main sects of the Gith people regarded each other with nothing but contempt, hate, and wariness. The intense hatred that divided the race was further exploited and amplified by the Mind Flayers themselves, who kept spies in both githyanki and githzerai communities tasked with stoking their ancient rivalries.
Soon after conquering their freedom, Gith (The leader of the revolution) ordered the continuation of the war effort. The Mind Flayers were to be hunted down to the last one and the Gith were to establish a new empire based on conquest, though a peaceful movement protested the continued violence.
The disagreement led to a violent civil war among the Gith. The peaceful Gith who called themselves "githzerai" (meaning "those who spurn Gith" in the Gith language), retreated to Limbo in defeat–but not before dealing substantial damage to Gith's forces, which could no longer sustain a continuing campaign against the Mind Flayers. This internal struggle gave sufficient time for the surviving Mind Flayers to retreat and hide in well defended underground locations.
Gith led her surviving followers, who at this point started calling themselves "githyanki" (meaning "children of Gith"), to the former illithid settlements in the Astral Plane, where they could regroup and gather their strength in order to resume their plans of conquering the entire multiverse.
The Gith are 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. After breaking free from their enslavement, philosophical differences led to a bitter internal conflict, which divided the Gith into two main different races at constant odds with each other: the githyanki and the githzerai.
Thin and Fierce
Gith are tall and emaciated-looking humanoids. They have pale yellow skin, sometimes with greenish or brownish tones. Their skulls are long and angular, with deep-set eyes, flattened noses, and pointed, serrated ears. Typical hair colors include black, red, russet, and sometimes gray.
A Sundered Race
Divided by generations of conflict and ideological differences, the two main sects of the Gith people regarded each other with nothing but contempt, hate, and wariness. The intense hatred that divided the race was further exploited and amplified by the Mind Flayers themselves, who kept spies in both githyanki and githzerai communities tasked with stoking their ancient rivalries.
Soon after conquering their freedom, Gith (The leader of the revolution) ordered the continuation of the war effort. The Mind Flayers were to be hunted down to the last one and the Gith were to establish a new empire based on conquest, though a peaceful movement protested the continued violence.
The disagreement led to a violent civil war among the Gith. The peaceful Gith who called themselves "githzerai" (meaning "those who spurn Gith" in the Gith language), retreated to Limbo in defeat–but not before dealing substantial damage to Gith's forces, which could no longer sustain a continuing campaign against the Mind Flayers. This internal struggle gave sufficient time for the surviving Mind Flayers to retreat and hide in well defended underground locations.
Gith led her surviving followers, who at this point started calling themselves "githyanki" (meaning "children of Gith"), to the former illithid settlements in the Astral Plane, where they could regroup and gather their strength in order to resume their plans of conquering the entire multiverse.
Traits
Psychic Resilience
You have Resistance to Psychic damage.