Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 547: The Sorrow of a Race
Orpheus looked at Var Ghoz sadly, even though he had already learned from Noshir about the present-day Gith people - no, the Githyanki.

Even though he had learned from Noshir how the Githyanki people had become because of the traitor Vlaakis, it was only when he saw his compatriots in person that he took the words of that liar and traitor as the truth.

Only when he believed in the traitor without any bottom line, respected the liar without any bottom line, and was even willing to sacrifice his life in blindness for a lie, could Orpheus truly feel what Vlaakis had done.

"What lies—what nonsense are you talking about—"

"It's not nonsense!"

Before Val Gutz could finish his words, Orpheus completely suppressed him with his powerful aura! The angry Comet Prince showed the wrath of a king for the first time! This burst of aura even shocked Val Gutz, causing him to stop his resistance.

At that moment, for some reason, Val Ghoz himself felt a kind of deepest instinctive reaction that seemed to come from the heart of the Githyanki. He felt a kingly aura from the powerful monk in front of him.

This aura is mysterious, but it does exist. To be honest, Val Ghosh even felt that at that moment, the kingly aura of the Gisyanki in front of him was even greater than that of the Supreme Queen!

But the moment this thought came into his mind, infinite fear rose in Val Ghoz's heart, and he instinctively asked himself why he had such an idea. However, at this time, Orpheus relied on the monk's extraordinary state of mind to force himself to regain his sanity.

Although the rage in his heart was still burning fiercely, it was no longer enough to affect his thinking. If possible, Orpheus hoped to convince this deceived fellow here and free him from the shackles of the Lich Queen.

But looking at Val Ghosh in front of him, Orpheus felt only infinite sadness in his heart. He spoke to his fellow tribesman in the softest tone possible.

"You have all been deceived, my compatriots. Vlaakis is not your savior. On the contrary, she is just a liar, a thief, a robber, and a tyrant who has bound your true freedom!"

Val Ghosh was stunned, but he was only stunned for a moment. Almost in the blink of an eye, he started the attack on Orpheus that he had originally stopped!

Orpheus' impassioned words did not give him any enlightenment, but instead ignited a genuine anger in his heart, and this fire came from Orpheus' disrespect for Vlaakis!
"How dare you! How dare you utter such blasphemous words from your mouth! The Queen will not forgive you! Will not forgive your rebellion! You will be thrown into the dragon's lair of Turanas! Burned by the fire of the red dragon and trampled by the wrath of the dragon! Every bit of your flesh and blood will--" Var Ghoz criticized angrily, attacking Orpheus! By the standards of a Githyanki, Var Ghoz is undoubtedly quite young. Since he was born in the incubator built by the Githyanki on the prime material plane, he spent decades growing up, training, and cutting off the head of the first GHAIK (brain-eating bastard) and presenting it to the Supreme Queen, becoming a formal member of the Githyanki society until now, it has only been about 700 years.

As a member of the star realm where everyone is immortal, this age is undoubtedly considered quite young. Because of this, Val Ghoz did not experience the turmoil tens of thousands of years ago, nor did he personally participate in those brutal battles. Naturally, he had no idea what the truth was back then.

In the Githyanki society, he had heard rumors about the Comet Prince, and also heard that in the stories of some tribesmen, the Comet Prince did not seem to be as despicable as the Supreme Queen said. However, as an orthodox Githyanki, as a Githyanki who had only received one kind of education! An excellent education! The education of Vlaakis!

After he first rose from a common githyankigish to the position of centurion of Keslak, he used harsh measures to cleanse any rumors he heard about the Comet Prince.

In other words, Val Ghosh cleansed his own team. When he just became a centurion and had his own soldiers, he directly slaughtered nearly 1/3 of his men with harsh means, curbing the impure thoughts about Orpheus at the source, eliminating those weak thoughts, eradicating pollution, protecting Vlaakis' rule, and ensuring that the soldiers under the rule of the Supreme Queen remained extremely pure.

For Val Ghoz, any voice that attempts to veto Vlaakis is a rebellion that needs to be eliminated. It is a rotten and smelly root in their glorious society that must be removed to ensure that Vlaakis' efficient and excellent rule can continue to run smoothly.

And in his subsequent hundred-year promotion career, he has always maintained this style, because this is the education of Vlaakis. For the Githyanki society, it is normal to eliminate those who do not meet the standards of Vlaakis. And Val Ghoz also has 100, 1000 ways to kill those weak guys who believe in Orpheus’ false rumors and do not meet the standards!
"……I see."

Looking at Val Ghosh who was almost insane in front of him, Orpheus felt sincere sorrow in his heart. He knew that he could not convince Val Ghosh, but he also knew deeply in his heart that Val Ghosh was just a pitiful victim, one of the many Gis people poisoned by Vlaakis' tea.

Imagine if, from birth, you have lived in a society that completely lacks the concept of family, and since you have become conscious, you have been constantly told that other races are inferior, and only devout faith in the Supreme Queen can protect your people from harm by traitorous Githzerai and brutal illithids.

Finally, after years of hard work and study, you embark on a dangerous hunt for the illithids. Failure means death, but if you succeed, you will be taken to the astral plane and join a society of people like you, becoming a member of a numb, but completely unaware, deformed society.

"…Once upon a time, all the Gith lived under the rule of the illithids, and were forced to fight for a group of tyrants. But under the rule of Vlaakith, how have the Gith changed compared to before?"

(End of this chapter)