W'wargaz

Ch'r'ai W'wargaz is the inquisitor leading Vlaakith's search for the Mysterious Artefact during Act One.

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So. The weapon. Please.

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— W'wargaz being 'polite'

Involvement

Act One

A ruthless swordsman and psionic manipulator, W'wargaz can be considered the boss enemy of Crèche Y'llek.

Act Three

If not killed by the party at Crèche Y'llek, he can be fought at the Knights of the Shield Hideout as part of  Visit the Emperor's Old Hideout.

He can be spoken to with  Speak with Dead.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Cleave ()   –  Githyanki Greatsword

Damage: 3 + modifiers

3 + half weaponSlashing

Swing your weapon in a large arc to attack up to 3 enemies at once. They each take half the damage your weapon usually deals.

AoE: 2 m / 7 ft (Cone)

Recharge: Short rest

 Lacerate ()   –  Githyanki Greatsword

Damage: 6~16

2d6 + 4Slashing

Slash at your target's vital points to make it  Bleed.

Undead and Constructs can't Bleed.

CON Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

Recharge: Short rest

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Githyanki Greatsword

Damage: 6~16

2d6 + 4Slashing

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

 Mindsteal Link ()

Leech off a foe's psychic energy to make them more vulnerable and strengthen yourself.

You gain a +1 bonus to your  Armour Class and deal an additional 1d4Psychic with weapon attacks.

The target receives a -2 penalty to its Armour Class and becomes Vulnerable to Psychic damage.

INT Save

 Range: 20 m / 67 ft

 Mindsteal Tempest ()

Force a psychic connection on those around you. Use  Mindsteal Link on all nearby creatures.

You gain a +1 bonus to your  Armour Class and deal an additional 1d4Psychic with weapon attacks.

The target receives a -2 penalty to its Armour Class and becomes Vulnerable to Psychic damage.

INT Save

 Range: 20 m / 67 ft

AoE: 40 m / 133 ft (Radius)

Recharge: Per combat

 Misty Step ( + )

Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Pommel Strike ()   –  Githyanki Greatsword

Damage: 1~4

1d4Bludgeoning

Make a non-lethal attack against an enemy and possibly  Daze them.

CON Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

Recharge: Short rest

W'wargaz is affected by  Legendary Resistance for his first three Saving Throws on Tactician difficulty.

Honour mode

W'wargaz receives the passive  Legendary Action: Mind-Claw of Tu'narath on Honour Mode, enabling him to freely summon up to two Mind-Claws of Tu'narath per round, whenever he or his allies are attacked.

 Mind-Claw of Tu'narath

Summon a vestigial echo of Vlaakith's ire as a wicked psionic blade.

Recharge: Twice per round

Whenever a summoned Mind-Claw strikes an opponent, W'wargaz can cast  Mindsteal Link as a reaction on the target. All Mind-Claws are dismissed when W'wargaz is killed. The summoned Mind-Claws are not dismissed by knocking W'wargaz unconscious.

Allies

• Ardent Jhe'rezath
• Ardent Qu'th
• Raider Kyrr'a'ath
• Warrior Brelal'reth

Tactics

• An effective way to deal with his  Githyanki Parry is to have him use his reaction on an  Opportunity Attack, allowing the party to deal more damage per round.

Loot

• Circlet of Psionic Revenge
• Githyanki Greatsword
• Githyanki Half Plate
• Potion of Angelic Slumber

Related literature

• Inquisitor's Prerogative - A Reminder

Speak with Dead

W'wargaz can be spoken to with  Speak with Dead.

Party member: Who are you?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: Was... Inquisitor... Now... Martyr...

Party member: Why were you here?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: The Inquisition... To find... The artefact... The Astral Prism...

Party member: What is inside the artefact?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: A secret... Used by Gith... To free us... Of ghaik shackles...
  • Party member: What is the secret?
    • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*

Party member: What will the githyanki do now?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: This world... Is sick...
• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: Only cure... Annihilation...

Party member: What happened to you?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: Glorious combat... A powerful foe...

Party member: Where are you from?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: The god-corpse Tu'narath... Palace of Whispers...

Party member: Who is the Absolute?

• Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: A front... Masking... The Grand Design...
  • Party member: What is the Grand Design?
    • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: Horror... True horror...
    • Ch'r'ai W'wargaz: All... Creation... Made ghaik...

External links

• W'wargaz on the Forgotten Realms Wiki