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Queen Vlaakith CLVII had reigned longer than the memory of any living githyanki, despite the fact that they dwelt on the Astral where time could not touch them. When her Incursion into the prime spheres brought disaster, it left many of her pe ...

Article - Azure - 2008-11-24 23:10 - 5 comments - 0 attachments

“Any enemy of The Great Enemy can be my friend … for a time.” - Gith. The great Incursion wrought untold destruction on many prime worlds. The githyanki legions, bent conquest, rolled over much of their opposition, especially early o ...

Article - Azure - 2009-03-02 23:10 - 7 comments - 0 attachments

I heard you say something about Gith's reincarnation as Ar-Gish? Please, tell me more, brother . – An undercover secret police recruit in the Githyanki city of Githmir. Come with us, brother. - The same recruit, to the same githw ...

Article - Azure - 2009-05-31 09:14 - 3 comments - 0 attachments

The Cult of Tiamat is perhaps the most despised, save for the Reconciliation, by the other githyanki power blocs. Ironically, their material aid and alliance are, save for that of the Silver Eyes, the most sought after by the other power blocs ...

Article - Azure - 2009-05-05 23:16 - 4 comments - 0 attachments

Many githyanki are lost without a Lich Queen to guide them. She was their revered ancestor, ruler, god-head, hero, and matron. She was also a cruel mistress who demanded total loyalty and obedience. Githyanki society held the Queen’s “final hon ...

Article - Azure - 2009-01-07 23:10 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Dire is every hour the illithid continue to blight space and time with their presence. ~ Telas-Niah, Soulknife of the Bronze Tower ************* Of all the power blocs of the githyanki, one is not opposed by any of the oth ...

Article - Azure - 2008-12-01 23:10 - 4 comments - 0 attachments

The fracturing of githyanki society into competing power blocs is better described as a cultural revolution than a civil war. Blood is spilled in personal duels, not battles. Still, the events following the fall of the Lich Queen are distressin ...

Article - Azure - 2008-12-18 00:46 - 3 comments - 0 attachments

Faith is for the barbarians. We have no use for faith. We are the True, and we have seen the proof with our own eyes. The Liberator has returned. She has come in our hour of need. Many quailed at the loss of Vlaakith the Lich Queen. ...

Article - Azure - 2008-11-17 23:10 - 3 comments - 0 attachments