Poll: Githyanki versus Githzerai versus Illithids: Who wins?

Rrakkma: Legacy of Zerthimon is opening soon here at Planewalker, and we want to know: if the gith races ever went to all-out war with each other and with the illithids, who would win? Vote for your favorite and check back.

Keep in mind:
Illithids, though they no longer have a plane-spanning empire, still have all their insidious cunning and individual power. An illithid knows its enemies better and can exploit all of their weaknesses. It has massive psionic power, and can shred an adversary's mind with sadistic ease. They have thralls who are absolutely loyal and expendable, and they cover all races. Illithids have conquered entire Prime worlds before, and are certainly capable of doing so in the future. The more they conquer, the stronger they become, by devouring enemy brains and learning their secrets, by assimilating the advantages of victims into their newest bio-creations, and by enthralling enemies into their herds. Illithids may have lost their empire, but they remain more than capable of acting upon their ambitions from the shadows. Another not-insignificant advantage is the fact that mind flayers still have one power on their side- Ilsensine, following Maanzecorian's destruction, while the gith do not. Their influence extends farther than one would like to know. A mind flayer knows your thoughts, your fears, your hopes, and your weaknesses, and it has no mercy or regard for anything that is not illithid. An individual illithid is a significant power by itself, and mutliple illithids working together are a nightmare.

The githzerai, on the other hand, make up for what they lack in individual might with the power of many working as one. They are singularly devoted to the People, and they would gladly sacrifice anything for the whole. They swarm over their enemies with perfectly executed assaults, and focus all the chaos of their Limbo home into their bewildered enemies, while themselves remaining as calm as the eye of a storm. The githzerai know purpose, and they know determination. They are implacable foes, and once they set their strength to victory, they will channel their very being into the perfection of their martial arts, while their numerous enemies- the mind flayers, the githyanki, the slaadi- break against the stone of their united might. Their vigilance against betrayal and evil pervades every facet of their harmonious society, and every githzerai knows what the cost of failure is: destruction and obliteration for the People. The githzerai are fully devoted to the People by choice and freedom, not by coersion, and they are all the stronger because they choose their loyalty. In order to survive for as long as they have, the githzerai have devised tools to aid them in their struggle against all odds. The Zerth warriors weild their karach blades in guardianship of the githzerai people, civilization, traditions, and history. The anarchs control Limbo's mutability and can manipulate the plane around them. They have suffered and endured, and come out stronger for it. Endure. In enduring, grow strong.

Finally, the githyanki have turned that same vigor for survival to the extreme. These gith have lived for thousands of years, building their strength, watching their enemies, and biding their time for the perfect moment to strike and finish Gith's glorious vision of githyanki dominance. They have been wronged deeply by the illithid tyrants, and then by their cousins who turned against them in the hour of their victory, and they will not suffer weakness again. The githyanki know how to kill, and they do so efficiently and mercilessly. They hone thier minds and bodies to their peaks, and bend all resources available to their most beloved goal: crushing their enemies. The Vengeful Children of Gith are proud of their heritage and of their Astral kingdom, and defend it with a fanatical fervor that knows no limits. Githyanki knights and warlocks are terrifying in their devotion, and they bring the firepower of red dragons to the field. They have witnessed the death of gods and have recovered exotic materials and power from deep in the Astral. They know how feeble mercy and forgiveness are, and hold nothing back. A githyanki warrior will stop at absolutely nothing in the name of duty, and percieves everything as either an obstacle that will be cut down in the name of the eternal mother Gith, or a tool that can be used in her name.