Just a thought, but I sometimes wonder if it's not the fabled Gith inside the box.
Vlaakith only rules because Gith disappeared after going to make a deal with Tiamat. Is it possible that the lich queen has had the true githyanki leader imprisoned in the box the whole time?
Again, I think of the tablet on the illithid ship: "Images flash through your mind. A brain. A githyanki warrior. And centuries of darkness."
Is the warrior in question Gith? Are the centuries of darkness talking about being imprisoned within the box?
Ooh! I don’t know, but that’s another really fun idea to ponder on.
