Gith

The Gith are a race of humanoids that once originated from the Material Plane. They are said to have been a part of an ancient kingdom that mysteriously vanished. Their experience in the Nihiloth has changed them into beings unrecognizable from what they once were. After fighting and expelling their captor, they became a divided people, with distinct cultures, identities, and ambitions. The Githyanki are a militant people, raiding settlements across the planes and attempting to hunt down the scourge that wronged them, and the Githzerai are a people hoping to find enlightenment and meaning, in the realms of chaos and madness.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

A distinct feature of the Gith is that they seem to lack a nose. This is false, they do have one it is just small and upright.

Civilization and Culture

Major Organizations

Githyanki in Mundus

The Githyanki culture places a strong emphasis on being a part of the whole. Individual identity plays no part other than a simple way to identify. They live within the Astral Sea in a massive city. 

Leader(s): The Githyanki Leadership is divided into three different entities. They are known as The Triumvirate. Representing the Mind, The Body, And The Soul. These three are each responsible for specific facets of Githyanki society.

• The Rac (Mind): This is the overseer of all the domestic, agricultural, and industrial aspects of their people.
• The Galash (Body): This is representative of the Militaristic aspects of Githyanki culture. They generally
• The Shul (Soul): This is the spiritual leader of the Githyanki. Traditionally a women, she is in charge of overseeing the development of Githyanki children and ensuring their place within society.

Githerzai in Mundus

The Githerzai currently reside in a Plane in the Nihiloth known as Pandemonium. It is a realm largely isolated from many of the other’s and dominated by the chaotic energies that make up all of creation.
The Githerzai remain here in hopes of achieving some level of enlightenment.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Gith

History

The Gith were said to be a group of beings that once belonged to the material plane, but this kingdom vanished overnight. While no one on the material plane knows what happened, and very few gith have the full history, they were taken by the being known as The Corruption. This being was responsible for the creation of the first mindflayers using the bodies of these beings. For generations, the Gith were made slaves, and experimented on until eventually they became the beings they are today. Eventually, there rose a being within their ranks that began to gain a following within their society. This being preached of a world in which no one was subjugated to the whims of a master, and where everyone did their part to ensure a better existence for those around them. This being was Gith, and it was her teachings that sparked a revolution against the Illithids and the Corruption.
This revolution was a losing war from the beginning, with the overwhelming force of the Illithids being too much for the less competent leadership of a newly founded revolution. What changed the tide, however, was the decision by Gith to make an alliance with the Sapphire Dragons of the Astral Branches. These Dragons helped turn the tide, allowing the Gith to then push back and eventually defeat the Corruption. They were eventually able to overthrow their adversary and banish them into the Material Plane using a newly formed rift that resulted from The Tearing. During this final battle, however, Gith was said to have vanished. Her fate is currently unknown.
Eventually, when the war ceased, disagreements began to form between two distinct factions among those who survived concerning the teachings of Gith. One faction believed in a very literal interpretation, predicated on each person needing to serve a specific role or being required to play a very specific part within a given society in order for it to flourish. The other believed her teachings to be metaphorical/ spiritual, with more of a focus on the internal journey rather than the material circumstances of their reality. These groups formed into the Githyanki and Githzerai respectively, with a third much smaller group known as the Githxanum, beings unwilling to convert to either side, deciding to live on their own.

Historical Figures

Gith

The Founder and patron of all gith. Both sides strive to follow her teachings.

Average Physique

The average gith is relatively lean, with only some of the more trained Githyanki showing muscles.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Gith have a tendency to be various shades of green, typically with yellow tints as well. They are known to have black dots and markings that seem to be all over their bodies.