Gith

Gith 1.(n.) The corn cockle; also anciently applied to the Nigella, or fennel flower.

2. (name) The leader of the thrall rebellion that toppled the illithid empire thousands of years ago, founder of the githyanki race. Said to have gone to Baator to serve Tiamat, the queen of evil dragons, as part of a pact between the githyanki and red dragons.