Forgotten Realms Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Any help saving us from flipping forward and backwards in the references looking up every spell would be great. [1] Nor can a lich die of old age. 2e Open Grave (2009), p.162-165 includes the eladrin baelnorn, thicket dryad lich, the abberant void lich, the mind flayer alhoon, and the demilich. The Monster Manual also includes the demilich, naming Acererak as one such individual, and the dracolich. Medium In stories, there are two known ways to become a lich, voluntarily and accidentally. [3], Liches were generally gaunt and skeletal with withered flesh stretched tight across horribly visible bones but could vary greatly in appearance depending on their age. Unusual liches of non-humanoid origin have been known to exist, including mind flayers and dragons. [8] When moving, they seemed to glide as if floating on water. A lich is an evil humanoid spellcaster who has become undead through the use of dark magic. The Harry Potter antagonist Voldemort is sometimes identified by fans as a lich, as a powerful evil spellcaster who achieved immortality by placing his soul inside objects. Their iconic ability is to cheat death by hiding their soul in an object known as a phylactery. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Most liches forget their original names over time, and are known to most only by cryptic aliases or titles. [11], The process of achieving lichdom required that the spellcaster construct a powerful magical artifact, a phylactery, in which the lich stored its life essence. Become a Sorcerer 3.0: Specializations. We can do it AND make it balanced. By some accounts, the potion must be enchanted with spells and imbibed on the full moon, while by others the lich must possess a slain corpse as a ghoul and consume his own dead body. 21 As long as the phylactery is intact, if the lich is destroyed it automatically re-forms next to the phylactery over a period of days. Wiki Le Monde des Royaumes Oubliés (French), Creatures with a 21 challenge rating (5e), Creatures found in the Negative Energy Plane, Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford, https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Lich?oldid=596976. Phylacteries can take a long time to craft, often several years. View all posts by Wendy Saunders - Author. Keyword(s) 1e A spellcaster who fails their attempt to become a lich may instead become a cursed creature called an arch-shadow.[8]. The lich appears in the D&D Monster Manual (3.0) (2000) and Monster Manual (3.5) (2003), p.166-168. "Lich" later found use in 20th century fantasy fiction where it referred to a mummified body, and by extension an undead. The good elven baelnorn liches exist to protect elven interests and preserve knowledge. As long as this phylactery was unharmed, the lich was immortal and would attempt to reassemble if it was ever vanquished (this happened within 10 days after its apparent destruction). Undead The identity of the first ever lich is lost to the mists of time. LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE Naturally, the lich goes to great lengths to protect its phylactery and ensure that it cannot be found or destroyed.[1]. During the rituals the sorcerer’s lifeforce is stored in their phylactery which then renders them virtually immortal. Liches were feared by mortal beings for their malign magic, their intelligence, and their willingness to embrace undeath for a chance to live forever (or rather, exist forever). - posted in Sorcerer: Hi guys, I am still wondering about how to become a great sorcerer. Undead At other wikis The lich appears in the Monster Manual (5e) (2014), p.202-203. If a sorcerer is willing to become undead, as the price for immortality, he becomes a lich. Eye color(s) Creating a phylactery is an extremely expensive and time-consuming process, and destroying one is likely to halt the lich's plans at least temporarily. The way they look often depends on their age, as their bodies continue to break down despite being undead. Liches frequently create constructs and undead with arcane magic, and may enlist the service of fiends and other creatures. It can be applied to an intelligent creature of at least 11th level with an Intelligence score of 13 or higher regardless of arcane spellcasting ability, suggesting monsters such as the beholder, oni or mind flayer. 4e Medium Lich Challenge rating It is also known that the ritual involves preparing and drinking a highly toxic potion, the ingredients of which include arsenic, belladonna, phase spider venom, and the blood of an innocent humanoid sacrificed for the ritual. ( Log Out /  Is there a list anywhere? A lich may join a consistory of around three to six liches in service of a demilich.[11]. Other forms of phylacteries existed, often small or tiny trinkets such as rings, amulets, or similar items. Dracolichs may have their own soul jars, making it near impossible to kill them. Creatures other than humanoids are known to pursue forms of lichdom. Greyhawk (Supplement 1) (1975) Rarely, good-aligned or nonevil liches exist. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Underground crypts, ruins, towers [10], Because liches had eternal longevity, they often used this time to form schemes that took decades to develop, sometimes preferring to outlive a foe instead of confronting it, and as such most liches lived in secluded areas of Toril, where they were content with furthering whatever research or plots they had in motion. Either way, they take advantage of their resilience as they do not have to fear the consequences of hitting 0 HP, as well as their ability to drain life from the living. [8] The three-headed skull lord is speculated to be the result of failed attempts at lichdom.[9]. A sorcerer can become a lich by binding his intellect and soul to a phylactery (soul jar) and can only be defeated by the jar’s destruction. The lich template grants regeneration and immunity to poison and disease. Due to their higher intelligence, a lich often becomes the leader of groups of lesser undead such as zombies and many are necromancers. Liches are described as unspeakably evil, although Monsters of Faerûn (2001) presents the rare good lich, a category which includes the human archlich and the elven baelnorn. Many of their stories have powerful sorcerers, that will go to any length to retain their abilities. Sandstorm (2005), p.155-157 introduced the dry lich. An ancient lich who abandons their cares the mortal world may become a demilich, typically degrading to a single skull. History Lich can be applied as a template to an existing character, but no exact rules are provided to allow a player character to pursue lichdom. ... Once you made it to become a Lich, you can't transform back, which is why a Lich transformation Ultimate ability makes no sense. It could also take other shapes if the lich expended more gold and experience to make such alterations. Alternatively, if you want to play a lich-like character without being evil or taking a long time, consider becoming a Shadow Sorcerer (Xanathar's Guide). A single error in the formula causes the ritual to fail with the caster's unceremonial death. A long-lived lich is likely to understand ancient and forgotten languages. 3e Undead 4th Edition Statistics[2] ( Log Out /  The lich Acererak appears on the cover of the Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) (2014). Powerful liches have the ability to imprison the souls of mortals in their phylacteries in order to supply the lich with energy. The method of attaining lichdom is a closely guarded secret, and can be undertaken only by those exceptionally well-versed in arcane lore. The way they look often depends on their age, as their bodies continue to break down despite being undead. The psionic lich appears in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994). And unlike teens and older sorcerers, they have regular needs. Other variants of the lich include the psionic lich, the desert-dwelling dry lich, the clerical banelich of Faerûn, the Suel lich of Greyhawk, and various minor variations. ( Log Out /  Liches are highly intelligent and well-read, and typically speak many languages. Monster Vault (2010), p.182-185 includes the lich necromancer, the minion lich remnant, and the more powerful lich soulreaver. The wizard Vecna became a lich some time after acquiring the original Book of Vile Darkness, a scroll of unspeakable evil written by a Vasharan spellcaster. The lich cannot be killed without also destroying the phylactery. A dracolich is an undead dragon, that is often the partner of a necromancer. Liches are rarely eager followers of gods. Such individuals find themselves pressed into the service of those beings as payment. Liches are highly intelligent, utterly insane by human standards, and almost universally evil. Some liches intentionally accept this transformation in order to withdraw from the world. Particular creatures used by liches as minions include boneclaws,[12] immoliths,[12] ghouls, stirges,[13] flameskulls, devourers, wraiths,[14] nightmares, [15] bonebats,[16] deathbringers,[17] shadesteel golems,[17] grisgol,[17] rot reavers,[17] snowflake ooze,[17] defacers, bodaks,[18] whisper demons, allips, derro,[19] iron golems,[18] corruptors of fate,[20] blackwings,[21] gulthirs,[22] graveyard sludges,[23] and slithering trackers. Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.

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