Liches are ancient and terrible foes, but having them have a generic set of statistics can make them just a forgettable set of hit points. No Lich should feel like anything less than a true legend- each is a spellcaster who has trangressed mortality and become something far more. Here are a few you can use, with stories that your PCs might know about them.
1. Das'Tokor, Lord of the Suffering Trials: A mighty wizard who ruled over a kingdom of blood and pain for a hundred years. Those who wished to seek audience with him were forced to do batle with one another (or their champions), shedding blood to prove that their cause was worth his attention. He wears a bronze helmet with ornate and archaic angular wings protruding from the sides. 2. Vracmudaq, Dreadlady of Chatyl: A noblewoman who murdered her entire family in order to gain the power of immortality. She wears a ruby held in a tarnished silver locket that many speculate is her phylactery, and levitates around a foot fom the ground, her long, tattered dresses trailing behind her. 3. Dragnan, Reaver of Ghar'Gaen: A warlock renowned to have slain his own patron and cursed to immortality as punishment, Dragnan is in constant agony unless he inflicts pain on others. While still immensely crafty, he favours direct damage-dealing spells. His leather armour is frayed and torn, and he wears a high leather collar decorated with shimmering emeralds. 4. Mevesar the Parasite: A creeping, fawning Lich that disguises his own appearance as an aged human, he prefers spells that manipulate others and often operates as the power behind several thrones at once. He prefers plain robes in neutral colours, trying to stay unnoticed. His one conceit is a single finger-talon ring in gold. 5. Mulgon, Nemesis of Ranzaid: This Lich is renowned for bringing doom to the kingdom adjacent to her own, which has now been a blasted wasteland for over five hundred years. Those who have visited its eerie ruins say that the stone still echoes with the pain of the tens of thousands who died that night, and Mulgon revels in her reputation. She threatens others with this mighty magic, but it has now been lost to her. 6. Strulkrul, Emissary of Doom: This Lich dresses in ancient formal style, with long, iron-hard scarlet fingernails he uses to slash at opponents. His spells favour those that increase his personal combat prowess, and he fears little from attackers, perhaps to his own detriment. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 29 May 2021. Comments are closed.
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