Gith

Mystery and legends shroud the Gith, denizens of Ekal's two moons Yunal and Zunal. When aberrations from the Far Realms terrorized the world during the Ostry Apocalypse, this race of spacefarers were said to have entered the material plane to aid in the fight against illithids and other monstrosities. The creation of the Ageless One deity banished these aberrations back to their home plane, in the process sealing off all interplanar portals with the Veil. Cut off from Limbo and the Astral Sea, the Gith used their pisonic powers to establish settlements on the planet's moons away from the jurisdiction of the Ageless One.
For Githyanki and Githzerai alike, different factions emerged as they grappled with their new life of exile. Some sought a Return by any means necessary, seeking to reopen the very same portals illithids had crawled through years before. Legends tell of individuals discovering hidden portals or brokering deals with powerful entities to send them home, but for centuries the dream of worlds beyond Ekal proved ever out of reach.
Others sought to Fight against their exile, blaming the gods and mortals of Ekal for bringing them to this world without allowing for a return home. This faction has had the most contact with the people of Ekal, raiding kingdoms and waging vicious wars in the distant hopes of attracting the attention of Gith from their home planes. These wars plagued Pescaliat for centuries during the 3rd Cycle until powerful mages created items capable of controlling the Gith and turning them against each other. These Horns of Valhalla became capable of summoning entire armies of Gith in a matter of seconds, valuable relics sought after by power-hungry rulers. These setbacks forced the Gith to turn on their own kind, leading to years of fighting between Githzerai and Githyanki that nearly destroyed the moon of Yunal. An uneasy truce exists on Zunal between the two sides, but the spark of conflict continues to simmer beneath the surface.
This stalemate was eventually broken by the actions of the githyanki Zan'kiri, who brokered a deal with the Ageless One to open a temporary rift in the Veil in return for defeating the archdemon Gray Hat. When Zan'kiri and the rest of the Fortunate Few defeated Gray Hat in 921 at a Desperan chateau, tens of thousands of gith raced through the Veil to return to their home planes far removed from the influence of the Horns. Only a few thousand gith chose to stay on the moons, led by an ancient githzerai named Drok who had long been fascinated by Ekalian culture. At Zan'kiri's recommendation he established a permanent embassy to Ekal in the Sardivelia capital of Silvio, where gith can observe and engage with the world of Ekal free from the worry of enslavement.

Additional Information

Geographic Origin and Distribution

• A majority of the world's Gith live on the moon Zunal, several towns and hamlets spread across its pristine surface. Portals to the surface of Ekal exist in Yunal's capital of Adlishar, but access to them is restricted only to high-ranking officials or agents tasked with special assignments.
• The moon Yunal has become all but uninhabitable after centuries of warfare ravaged its surface. Small outposts eke out a living on its barren surface, zealots and mages seeking independence from the rest of Gith kind for rituals deemed too controversial
• An untold number of Gith exist on Ekal, living on the surface as exiles or agents for the leaders of Yunal. Groups like The Shroud and THEM have sought to keep tabs on all Gith operating in Pescaliat, a difficult task made harder by the Gith's mind-altering pyschic abilities

Lifespan

85 yrs.

Proliferation: Very Rare
Stats/Rules: Mordenkainen's