Githzerai

The Githzerai are the cousins of the Githyanki. Through the history of the world of Choll it has been known by countless names and controlled by countless races. The story of the Githzerai and Githyanki is almost exclusively known by the the races themselves. One of the ancient lords of the world from eras long past was the Mind Flayers, aberations from the farm realms who used slaves as experiments, workers and food. The Mind Flayers were overthrown by their slaves who developed latent psionic abilities. These slaves were lead by the warrior woman Gith. After shaking off their opressors, Gith wanted to continue the crusades against the Mind Flayers to exterminate them and take control of the world and further planes. A philosopher named Zerthimon rose against Gith, arguing for contemplation to find their place in the world before taking action. A massive civil war errupted.

Unlike the Githyanki, the Githzerai rarely invaded other planes of existance, but they did hold a large monestry in the Archipelago. During the Upheaval, many fled home before the full war was under way, but those that remained were lost to the astral sea as much as their cousins.

Githzerai are a normally quiet and contemplative race. They tend vastly to favor neutral moralities, and are pragmatic to a fault like their cousins. They are also generally self-serving, though exceptions especially in the modern age do exist. That said, they will very rarely act in an outright malicious manner, or sacrifice another to better themselves. Githzerai most often end up taking monestatic paths, becoming monks and pisons of great power. Still, many turn to magics and other martial disciplines. They seek, first and foremost, personal perfection through thought, meditation and action. Githzerai are a calm people who view excessive emotion as a weakness, rarely holding even the most basic grudges against even those who have harmed them. They are however proactive, and in the event of a legitimate threat, they will strike first if it is unlikely that another solution can be reached. Historically the Githzerai and Githyanki have held a great hatred for each other, but in the Archipelago where they are seperated from their culture, this has largely degraded to a grudging respect and aprehension.

Racial Traits


 * Ability Scores: Githzerai are a agile and wise people, but their seemingly emotionless exterior can be offputting +2 dexterity, +2 wisdom, -2 charisma
 * Type: Githzerai are humanoids with the Gith subtype
 * Size: Githzerai are medium sized creatures and gain no benefits or penalties
 * Base Speed: Githzerai have a base speed of 30
 * Languages: Githzerai start out knowing common and gith
 * Darkvision 60
 * Fleet-Footed: Githyanki spend years in contemplation and in physical training. They gain a racial +2 to initiative and gain the run feat for free at 1st level
 * Spell Resistance: Githzerai are trained to fight against mages, as such they gain spell resistance equal to 6 + their character level.