D&D: This Githyanki Statue Will Haunt Your Desktop
Keep your desk safe from Illithids with the new D&D Githyanki statue. It’s straight off of the cover of the 1st Edition Fiend Folio and is available for pre-order right now.
Githyanki is normally only found on the astral plane. Amid the silvery void, they sail as astral corsairs, raiding plunder and taming red dragons. They make forays into the Prime Material Plane or elsewhere in search of treasure, fearsome foes, and their most hated prey of all: Illithids.
Now you can have a D&D Githyanki statue of your very own! It will stand tall and proud on your desk (or wherever else you might put a 12″ tall figure).
D&D Githyanki statue via WizKids
Dungeons & Dragons Githyanki Premium Statue – $262.49
This statue is straight off of the cover of the book that introduced Githyanki officially to the game. The first actual mention of Githyanki was in the pages of White Dwarf #12, aeons ago when Games Workshop was big into D&D. It was introduced by author Charles Stross (who also created the Slaad).
But even then, that’s not the first time the Githyanki appeared. In fact, they predate the game itself!
They first appeared in a 1977 novel by George R. R. Martin. You know, back before he became known for writing that world-famous novel series your co-workers won’t shut up about…
To be fair, it’s a pretty cool concept…
They originally appeared as a long-dead race in his novel The Dying Light. In the novel, they’re a nearly-extinct race that’s only mentioned in passing. But the name was enough to capture the imagination, and they proved to be one of White Dwarf’s most popular monsters.
So much so that they graced the cover of the Fiend Folio. And in the same pose the D&D Githyanki statue strikes.
Strike a pose!
As you can tell, they’re pretty tough. Most would be fighters or magic users, and a smaller number advanced as gish or take on other specializations. That’s one of the neat things about the Githyanki: they come with so much detail.
Charles Stross has very clearly developed these characters. The design of the monster comes with built-in narrative mechanics that make it easy to know where they fit in the game and how you can use them.
And now you can have one of these astral raiders for yourself!
Happy Adventuring!
