Lich
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The lich is an undead creature; a spellcaster who seeks to defy death by magical means.
Ecology[edit | edit source]
A lich converts itself into a skeletal creature by means of necromancy, storing its soul in a magical receptacle called a phylactery. In some sources the method of becoming a lich is referred to as the Ritual of Endless Night. The lich creation process is often described as requiring the creation and consumption of a deadly potion which is to be drunk on a full moon; although the exact details of the potion are described differently in various sources, the creation of the potion almost universally entails acts of utter evil, such as using as an ingredient the blood of an infant slain by the potential lich's own hand, or other, similarly vile components. The potion invariably kills the drinker but if the process is successful it rises again some days later as a lich. Occasionally, this metamorphosis occurs by accident as a result of life-prolonging magic.
Unlike most other forms of undead creatures, the lich retains all of the memories, personality, and abilities that it possessed in life — but it has a virtual eternity to hone its skills and inevitably becomes very powerful. Like other powerful forms of undead (such as a vampire or mummy), a lich has unnatural powers owing to its state. For example, it can put mortals in a paralyzed state of hibernation with a touch, making them seem dead to others, and can, through its typically powerful magical spells, summon other lesser undead to protect it. Liches can radiate an aura of horror which can send weak-willed would-be foes to flight. The lich is capable of sustaining tremendous physical damage, and is immune to disease, poison, fatigue and other effects that affect only the living. However, despite all its undead "gifts," a lich's most valuable resources are its vast intellect, its supreme mastery of sorcery and limitless time to research, plot and scheme.
Since a lich's soul is mystically tied to its phylactery, destroying its body will not kill it. Rather, its soul will return to the phylactery, and its body will be recreated by the power keeping it immortal. Thus the only way to permanently destroy a lich is to destroy the phylactery as well. Therefore, the lich will generally be extremely protective of the priceless item. The phylactery, which can be of virtually any form (the default form is a metal box filled with rune-covered papers, but it usually appears as a valuable amulet or gemstone), will often be hidden in a secret place and protected by powerful spells, charms, monsters and/or other servants; the phylactery itself is usually of magical nature, meaning its destruction will generally be no easier than attaining it.
Environment[edit | edit source]
Liches can dwell in nearly any environment, but they tend to choose isolated or hidden locations, such as ruins.
Typical physical characteristics[edit | edit source]
Liches often appear as skeletal beings, though this can vary with the amount of time a lich has been dead.
Alignment[edit | edit source]
Depending on the method of becoming a lich, a lich can be of any alignment, retaining whatever alignment it had in life.
Liches are mostly evil but there are references to good liches.
The reasons for good beings to become liches are limited but most of them come down to unfulfilled quests in life, guardianship over ancient evil, and the oversight of future generations.
The process for becoming a good lich is more difficult to discover, and in many campaign settings does not exist at all. In general, the process of becoming a lich has very evil requirements possibly making it hard for good people to their good alignments.
Variant liches[edit | edit source]
Demiliches[edit | edit source]
If a lich exists long enough, it may reach a point where it feels it cannot learn any more in its present state and seeks other avenues to attain knowledge. The lich's interest turns away from the physical realm, and its soul voluntarily leaves its undead form and phylactery, using astral projection to travel across other planes of existence. The magics preserving the lich's body against the ravages of time weaken, usually causing the body to gradually deteriorate until only a skull or even a single skeletal hand remains; this advanced form of lich is known as a demilich. Despite its ruined body, a demilich is far from powerless; if disturbed, the skull will levitate and suck the souls from nearby living creatures. The most notable demilich is Acererak, found in the classic adventure Tomb of Horrors.
Don Turnbull of White Dwarf magazine said of the demilich in the Tomb of Horrors: "what is demi- about this creature of enormous powers, apart from the fact that only his skull remains, is arguable: the skull, in combination with the special arrangements which have been made to guard it, exhibits terrifying powers, and the 'rumour' which players will hear at the start, to the effect that this being possesses powers which make him well-nigh undefeatable, is well founded!"
Non-human liches[edit | edit source]
Other races also have their own special versions of the lich, which are not necessarily evil; for example, an elf might become a baelnorn (often elves who take upon themselves the duty of overseeing and/or protecting their house), or an illithid might become an illithilich, also known as an alhoon. A dragon can also become a dracolich. Dracoliches are greatly feared, for they are far more powerful than ordinary liches. A dracolich that became a demilich would be an extremely powerful monster, even by dragon standards. Lichfiends are evil outsiders that achieve lichdom.
Good liches[edit | edit source]
Liches are typically evil, power-hungry arcane or divine spell casters who have, as noted, cheated death by turning themselves into undead. However, good-aligned liches have been possible in D&D at least since second edition in the Monstrous Compendium, vol. 1 (1989). Their entry listed "Alignment: any", as well as going on to say, "In rare cases, liches of a most unusual nature can be found which are of any alignment."[1] A year later in 1990, the year before the Seragrimm trading card was printed, a good-aligned lich called an "Archlich" was published in Lost Ships, predating and seeming to be the rules-source for Seragrimm.[2] This was later confirmed further in the Monstrous Manual (1993), where the entry for Archlich stated, "... even lawful good liches apparently have existed"[3], though it does note they are exceedingly rare.[3]
Good liches are later presented in Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn, a supplementary third edition rule book. Good liches differ from evil liches in that they have sought undeath for a noble cause, to protect a place, a loved one, or to pursue an important quest. Becoming a lich is an arduous task and can never be forced upon an individual.
The good archlich introduced in the AD&D Spelljammer accessory Lost Ships memorizes spells through intuitive nature and does not need spellbooks.
Aside from the alignment, there is little difference between good liches and evil liches. They have much the same abilities and characteristics, although a few have additional abilities. Good liches, for example do not exude the aura of fear evil liches do and clerics (i.e. priests) interact with them differently.
The fourth edition book Arcane Power included the epic destiny Archlich, which is intended for good, lawful good, or unaligned heroes.
Other variant liches[edit | edit source]
Other variant liches exist. Baneliches, extremely powerful priests of the Forgotten Realms deity Bane, grow in power every 100 years of their continued existence. Dry liches are desert-dwelling liches, the end result of the Walker in the Wastes prestige class. Psiliches are powerful users of psionic powers, who have used non-magical means to achieve this state of undeath. The Suel Imperium also had its own form of liches, the Suel lich — powerful wizards who learned the secrets of transferring their souls from one body to the next — at the cost of the bodies burning out in brief periods.
Notable liches[edit | edit source]
Liches are among the most powerful undead creatures. Notable liches revalent to the Greyhawk setting include:
Deities[edit | edit source]
A handful of gods were liches before becoming deities; these gods include:
- The drow goddess Kiaransali.
- Mellifleur, the god of liches.
- The Maimed God, Vecna.
- The githyanki lich-queen Vlaakith CLVII has been attempting to attain godhood for centuries.
Non-divine liches[edit | edit source]
- Acererak the Devourer.
- Asberdies, resident of the sunken cave in module D1 Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
- Azalin, the rormer ruler of Knurl, and current lord of Darkon on the Demiplane of Dread.
- Crassius, a servant in Vecna's palace.
- Dahlvier, ruler of an autonomous "county" in lands claimed by Iuz.
- Dragotha, the Undead Dragon.
- Drokkas, a lich of the Bright Desert.
- Geshender of Furyondy.
- Gundarc the Bald, a servant in Vecna's palace.
- King Gurramon of the Flinty Hills, a lich defeated by Murlynd.
- Haas' Baalbar, a lich dwelling in the sewers of Greyhawk City.
- Harthoon, chief diplomat and castellan of Orcus.
- Kel Virond of the Principality of Ulek.
- Krakkat the Observant, a servant in Vecna's palace.
- Lerrek, a lich dwelling in the Dungeons of Twin Towers.
- Lyzandred the Mad, former mentor of Zagyg.
- Marquess Maerynae of the White Kingdom.
- Meekali, a servant in Vecna's palace.
- Murtaree, a failed lich who served the Overking in 174 CY.
- Naubek the Grim Vizier of Zeif.
- Nine, a servant in Vecna's palace.
- Oolan, a Suel lich currently dwelling on the Para-Elemental Plane of Magma.
- Ranial the Gaunt, creator of the Crown of Blackmoor.
- Rexifer, advisor of Princess Bersheben of Ahlissa.
- Seragrimm the Just, a good lich, an ancient Aerdi king of the Great Kingdom, who watches over those who rule his lands
- Thessalar, creator of the thessalmonster.
- The Unnamed, a servant in Vecna's palace.
- Vellan, a servant in Vecna's palace.
- Xaene, former court wizard of Ivid V.
- Zhawar Orlysse, a Suel lich believing himself to be Keraptis.
Publication history[edit | edit source]
The lich was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game.
Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)[edit | edit source]
The lich was introduced to the game in its first supplement, Greyhawk (1975). It is described as a skeletal monster that was formerly either a magic-user or a cleric in life. The lich was further developed in Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry (1976).
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons first edition (1977-1988)[edit | edit source]
The lich appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977) where it is described as having been created with the use of powerful and arcane magic, formerly ultra powerful magic-users now non-human and non-living.
Len Lakofka's article "Blueprint For a Lich," in Dragon #26 (1979), describes a formula for transforming a spellcaster into a lich.
Another form of lich, the demilich, was introduced in Tomb of Horrors (1978) and later appeared in Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982), and then in the Monster Manual II (1983).
Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)[edit | edit source]
This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the lich, in the Dungeons & Dragons Master Rules (1985), in the "Master DM's Book". It was also later featured in the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991).
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons second edition (1989-1999)[edit | edit source]
The lich and the demilich appear first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and are reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).
The Spelljammer campaign setting accessory Lost Ships (1990) introduced the archlich, which also later appeared in the Monstrous Manual. The master lich appeared in Legend of Spelljammer (1991).
The psionic lich for the Ravenloft campaign setting first appeared in Dragon #174 (October 1991), and then appeared in Van Richten's Guide to the Lich (1993), Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness (1994), Monstrous Compendium Annual One (1994), and Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium (1999). Several other lich variants were also introduced in the Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III, including the defiler lich and demi-defiler lich, the drow lich (and the drow demilich, the drider lich, the drow priestess lich, and the drow wizard lich), and the elemental lich and demi-elemental lich.
The baelnorn, an elven lich of good alignment, was introduced in The Ruins of Myth Drannor (1993), and then appeared in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), and Cormanthyr: Empire of Elves (1998). The banelich, a version of the lich created by the god Bane in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, first appear in the Ruins of Zhentil Keep boxed set (in the Monstrous Compendium booklet) in 1995, and then appears in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996).
The Suel lich for the Greyhawk campaign setting was introduced in Polyhedron #101 (November 1994), and then appeared in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two (1995).
The inheritor lich for the Red Steel campaign setting first appeared in Red Steel Savage Baronies (1995), and then in the Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium (1996).
Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)[edit | edit source]
The lich appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000) as a template.
The banelich, as well as the Good-aligned liches, the archlich and the baelnorn, appeared in Monsters of Faerun (2000).
The demilich appeared again in the Epic Level Handbook (2002).
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)[edit | edit source]
The lich appears in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).
The good lich and the lichfiend appeared in Libris Mortis (2004). The lichfiend also appeared in Dungeon #116 (November 2004), as part of the Shackled City adventure path.
The dry lich was introduced in Sandstorm (2005).
The Suel lich returned in the "Campaign Classics" feature in Dragon #339 (January 2006).
Dungeons & Dragons fourth edition (2008-)[edit | edit source]
The lich appears in the Monster Manual (2008) for this edition. The lich also appears as a template in the Dungeon Masters Guide.
Rules in fourth edition allow a player to opt to become an arch-lich via an epic destiny found in Arcane Power.
External links[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
Citations[edit | edit source]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
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- Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
- Cook, Monte. Dead Gods. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1997.
- Cook, Monte, and William W. Connors. The Inner Planes. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. Page 79.
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- Haddock, Eric. Van Richten's Guide to the Lich . Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- Holian, Gary. "The Death Knights of Oerth." Dragon' #290. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
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Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Index is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, and his work as continued and updated by Eric Johnson, Richard DiIoia, Jason "PupickDad" Jacobson, a French fan group, and numerous other fans over the years. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | LT2 Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad | 29 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Dragon magazine #225 | 49, 53, 54 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Dragon magazine #241 | 75, 79 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Dragon magazine #249 | 38, 39, 41, 43 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Dragon magazine #256 | 46 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Dragon magazine #258 | 47 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Into The Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook, D&D 4e | 107, 108, 109 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 61 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 5 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 154 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Monster Manual 1, D&D 5e | 48 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 18, 27 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Return to the Tomb of Horrors | 3, 5, 6, 10-12, 17, 22, 24-27, 30, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 43, 45, 48, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 68, 69, 73, 78, 79, 90, 92-94, 96, 97, 103, 106, 108, 110, 115-120, 122-124, 126-128, 131-133, 135-141, 143, 144, 146-150, 154, 155, 157, 158 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | S1 Tomb of Horrors | 2, 3, 6-10 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Adventure Booklet | 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Illustration Booklet | #1-33a, #1-33b |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Inscription and Map Booklet | 1 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Tomb of Horrors (Revised), D&D 3.5e | 2, 6, 8, 10, 13, 21, 22, 23, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | Tome of Magic, D&D 3.5e | 19, 20 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 4, 31 |
Acererak {Devourer} | Non-player character | Male, Lich, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 51 |
Alhoon {Illithilich} | Monster | Dragon magazine #185 | 63 | |
Alhoon {Illithilich} | Monster | Monstrous Arcana: The Illithiad, AD&D 2e | 17-18, 87 | |
Asberdies | Non-player character | Lich, | D1 Descent into the Depths of the Earth | 9 |
Asberdies | Non-player character | Lich, | D1-2 Descent into the Depths of the Earth | 9 |
Asberdies | Non-player character | Lich, | GDQ1-7 Queen of the Spiders | 58 |
Asberdies | Non-player character | Lich, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 135 |
Azalin | Non-player character | Lich, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 5 |
Azalin | Non-player character | Lich, | Oerth Journal #33 | 42 |
Azalin | Non-player character | Lich, | Vecna Reborn | 14 |
Dahlvier (Count) | Non-player character | lich, [M18][3e M18], | Dragon magazine #191 | 68 |
Dahlvier (Count) | Non-player character | lich, [M18][3e M18], | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 17, 61 |
Dahlvier (Count) | Non-player character | lich, [M18][3e M18], | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 37, 38, 56, 57, 82, 91 |
Darkstar | Non-player character | Dracolich, | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | 16, 24 |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | Epic Level Handbook, D&D 3.0 | 174-177 | |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | MC1 - Monstrous Compendium Volume 1 | Insert (Lich) | |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e | 222, 223 | |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e (Premium Edition) | 222, 223 | |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | Monster Manual 1, D&D 5e | 48-49 | |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | Monster Manual 2, AD&D 1e | 32, 33 | |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | S1 Tomb of Horrors | 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 | |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Adventure Booklet | 5, 6, 20 | |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, Book Two | 4, 5 | |
Demi-Lich {Demilich} | Monster | Tomb of Horrors (Revised), D&D 3.5e | 1, 2, 4, 13, 32, 33, 34-35 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Into White Plume (RPGA) (High Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 4, 5, 6, 13, 45 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Into White Plume (RPGA) (Low Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 3 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Draconomicon, The Book of Dragons, D&D 3.5e | 146-149 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Dragotha's Lair (RPGA Tournament Module) | 2, 4 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Dragon magazine #293 | 91 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Dragon magazine #344 | 84-90 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Dragon magazine #344W | 2 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Dungeon magazine #077 | 37 | |
Dracolich | Monster | MC3 - Monstrous Compendium - Forgotten Realms Appendix 1 | Insert (Dracolich) | |
Dracolich | Monster | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e | 61, 62 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e (Premium Edition) | 61, 62 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Monster Manual 1, D&D 4e (Deluxe Edition) | 72, 73 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Outside the Mountain, D&D 3.5e | 1, 2, 4-6 | |
Dracolich | Monster | Return to White Plume Mountain | 2, 8, 15, 42 | |
Dracolich | Monster | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Illustration Booklet | #2-1 | |
Dracolich | Monster | White Plume Mountain (Revised), D&D 3.5e | 5 | |
Dracolich | Monster | S2 White Plume Mountain {Expanded} (4th+ printing), AD&D 1e | 3 | |
Dracolich | Monster | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 11, 45 | |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Into White Plume (RPGA) (High Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 4, 5, 6, 13, 45 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Into White Plume (RPGA) (Low Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 3 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dragotha's Lair (RPGA Tournament Module) | 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dragon magazine #134 | 29, 30 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dragon magazine #293 | 91 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dragon magazine #344 | 85, 86 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dragon magazine #356 | 21 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Into The Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook, D&D 4e | 106, 107 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dungeon magazine #077 | 37 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dungeon magazine #134 | 55-89 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Oerth Journal #20 | 12 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Oerth Journal #31 | 6 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Outside the Mountain, D&D 3.5e | 1, 2, 4-6 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Return to White Plume Mountain | 2, 8, 15, 42 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Illustration Booklet | #2-1 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | White Plume Mountain (Revised), D&D 3.5e | 5 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | S2 White Plume Mountain {Expanded} (4th+ printing), AD&D 1e | 3 |
Dragotha | Non-player character | Dracolich, | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 11, 45 |
Drokkas | Non-player character | Lich, | WGR3 Rary the Traitor | 28 |
Ely Cromlich | Non-player character | Male, Half-fiend, Ftr18/Mu6, | Dragon magazine #348 | 30, 31, 32 |
Erlich Derwent | Non-player character | [3e F11], | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 64 |
Erlich Derwent | Non-player character | [3e F11], | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 19 |
Gillich Lord of Salt (Marquis) | Non-player character | True Ghoul, | Dungeon magazine #070 | 64, 66, 71 |
Gloomwhisper | Non-player character | Dracolich, | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | 16, 24 |
Haas'Baalbar | Non-player character | Lich, | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | 10 |
Hathamriz | Non-player character | Lich, | Dragon magazine #291 | 96 |
Imprimus (Smirtch the Gloam) | Non-player character | Lich, | Come Endless Darkness | 74, 378 |
Imprimus (Smirtch the Gloam) | Non-player character | Lich, | City of Hawks | 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 273, 297, 298, 301, 305, 306, 307, 314, 315, 316, 318, 322, 325, 326, 330, 333, 335, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 345, 348 |
Infernal Skald (Prystis) | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dragon magazine #344 | 90 |
Karzalin | Non-player character | Lich, [M18], | Oerth Journal #03 | 6,9 |
Karzalin | Non-player character | Lich, [M18], | WGR4 The Marklands | 14, 40 |
Karzalin | Non-player character | Lich, [M18], | WGR6 City of Skulls | 10-14, 16, 62 |
Krakev | Non-player character | Lich, | TSR Jam 1999 | 19 |
Kuiper Stranlich (Sir) | Non-player character | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 47 | |
Lerrek | Non-player character | Lich, [C19], | Oerth Journal #02 | 18 |
Lerrek | Non-player character | Lich, [C19], | Oerth Journal #13 | 13,14,15 |
Lerrek | Non-player character | Lich, [C19], | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 31, 93 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | D1-2 Descent into the Depths of the Earth | 4, 9, 13 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Dragon magazine #026 | 36 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Dragon magazine #306 | 100 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Dungeon magazine #114 | 66 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Dungeon magazine #147 | 60, 64, 82, 83, 84 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Eldritch Wizardry | 28, 54, 56 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | GDQ1-7 Queen of the Spiders | 53, 58, 125 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | GDQ1-7 Queen of the Spiders: Map/Monster Booklet | 15 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Greyhawk: Supplement I, OD&D | 6, 18, 29, 33, 35, 65 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | MC1 - Monstrous Compendium Volume 1 | Insert (Lich) |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Monster Manual 1, AD&D 1e | 61 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e | 222, 223 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Monstrous Manual, AD&D 2e (Premium Edition) | 222, 223 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Monster Manual 1, D&D 3.5e | 166-168 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Monster Manual 1, D&D 3.5e (Premium Edition) | 166-168 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Monster Manual 1, D&D 3.0e | 216-217 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Monster Manual 1, D&D 4e (Deluxe Edition) | 176, 177 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Monster Manual 1, D&D 5e | 202-203 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Manual of the Planes, AD&D 1e | 15 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Official AD&D Coloring Album | 6 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #01 | 5,6 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #03 | 9 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #05 | 6,9 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #07 | 6,9,39,40 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #10 | 23 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #11 | 38,40,41,42,56 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #13 | 2,14,15 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #14 | 8,11,13 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #20 | 20 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #22 | 39 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #23 | 33,34,54 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #25 | 16,43 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #28 | 22 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #30 | 14,15 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Oerth Journal #33 | 1,5,6,7 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Spelljammer Boxed Set: Concordance of Arcane Space | 38 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Spelljammer Boxed Set: Lorebook of the Void | 20, 64, 79 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | SJR6 Greyspace | 41 |
Lich | Monster | Native of: Prime Material, | Tomb of Horrors (Revised), D&D 3.5e | 21 |
Lich, Suel | Monster | Dragon magazine #339 | 58-60 | |
Lich, Suel | Monster | Dragon magazine #350 | 29 | |
Lich, Suel | Monster | Monstrous Compendium - 1995 Annual, Volume 2 | 79 | |
Lich, Suel | Monster | Polyhedron magazine #101 | 31 | |
Lichbane | Item | Libris Mortis, D&D 3.5e | 75 | |
Lyzandred (the mad) | Non-player character | Lich, | LT2 Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad | IC, IBC, 1-6, 9, 23, 29, 30, 33, 34, 41, 44, 46-48 |
Lyzandred (the mad) | Non-player character | Lich, | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 38, |
Lyzandred (the mad) | Non-player character | Lich, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 25, 50 |
Lyzandred (the mad) | Non-player character | Lich, | The Adventure Begins | 8 |
Lyzandred (the mad) | Non-player character | Lich, | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 2, 5, 6, 42, 44, 45 |
Lyzandred (the mad) | Non-player character | Lich, | LT1 The Star Cairns | 4 |
Maerynae {Merynae, Lady of Mysteries, Lady of Shadows, Queen of Ghouls} (Marquess) | Non-player character | Female, Suel lich, [M17] , | Dungeon magazine #070 | 66, 76 |
Maerynae {Merynae, Lady of Mysteries, Lady of Shadows, Queen of Ghouls} (Marquess) | Non-player character | Female, Suel lich, [M17] , | Dungeon magazine #072 | 76, 78 |
Mellifleur (Lich-Lord) (Liches) | Deity | DMGR4 - Monster Mythology | 3, 109, 111, 113 | |
Mellifleur (Lich-Lord) (Liches) | Deity | Dragon magazine #359 | 121 | |
Orgosh (the Lich, The Despoiler) | Non-player character | Bullywug lich, | Dragon magazine #359 | 98 |
Orgosh (the Lich, The Despoiler) | Non-player character | Bullywug lich, | Dungeon magazine #147 | 60, 68, 75, 82-83, 84 |
Ranial | Non-player character | Lich, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 34 |
Ranial | Non-player character | Lich, | Oerth Journal #05 | 5,9,11 |
Rexifer | Non-player character | Lich, | Ivid the Undying | 124 |
Sakatha (the Deathless) | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dragon magazine #344 | 90 |
Sakatha (the Deathless) | Non-player character | Dracolich, | Dragon magazine #344W | 2 |
Samanda | Non-player character | Female, Lich, Ftr12/Mu19, | SJR6 Greyspace | 41, 42, 95 |
Seragrimm | Non-player character | Lich, [Mu20], | Oerth Journal #33 | 6,7 |
Seragrimm | Non-player character | Lich, [Mu20], | 1991 TSR Trading Cards - Factory Set | 77 |
Suel Lich | Monster | Reference | SEE Lich, Suel | |
The Lich Staff | Adventure | Adventure - Located in: Greyhawk (Greyhawk city), | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Bastion of Faith | 42 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 80 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Deities & Demigods, D&D 3.0e | 58, 94-96, 214 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dungeon Masters Guide 1st Edition | 161 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dungeon Master's Guide, D&D 4e (Premium Edition) | 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Defenders of the Faith, D&D 3.0e | 28, 37, 48, 78, 79, 80, 92 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Defenders of the Faith: Web Enhancement (3e) | 2, 3 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #082 | 59 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #188 | 37, 32 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #225 | 49, 50, 51, 53 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #241 | 75 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #272 | 52-57 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #292 | 68, 71, 72 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #294 | 77, 92 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #298 | 77 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #299 | 101, 103 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dragon magazine #348 | 18-33 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Dungeon magazine #114 | 35 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Die, Vecna, Die! | DVD |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Eldritch Wizardry | 41, 43, 44 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 38 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Ghosts of Saltmarsh, D&D 5e | 220, 222 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Ivid the Undying | 157 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 5 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 13, 15, 50, 51, 58, 64, 104, 131, 133, 173, 180, 186 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 6 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 19 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 18 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 12, 13, 16 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 18-21, 23, 26, 27, 36 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Player's Handbook, D&D 3.5e (Premium Edition) | 32, 106, 108, 186, 187, 188, 284 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 10, 17, 18, 90, 95 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | The Adventure Begins | 2, 3, 65, 98 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | The Adventure Begins: Adventure Maps | 5 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 7 |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Vecna Reborn | |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | Vecna Reborn | All |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | WGA4 Vecna Lives! | |
Vecna, Ascended | Deity | Arch-Lich, Chained God, Dying King, Maimed Lord, Master of the Spidered Throne, Whispered One, Worshipped by: Human, | WGR2 Treasures of Greyhawk | 32, 39 |
Vecna, the lich | Non-player character | Lich, | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 80 |
Vecna, the lich | Non-player character | Lich, | Dungeon Masters Guide 1st Edition | 161 |
Vecna, the lich | Non-player character | Lich, | Dungeon Master's Guide II, D&D 3.5e | 120, 127, 148, 281, 282 |
Vecna, the lich | Non-player character | Lich, | Dragon magazine #082 | 59 |
Vecna, the lich | Non-player character | Lich, | Dragon magazine #306 | 95 |
Vecna, the lich | Non-player character | Lich, | Dragon magazine #358 | 30 |
Vecna, the lich | Non-player character | Lich, | Eldritch Wizardry | 41, 43, 44 |
Xaene {Zayene} (The Accursed, The Archmage) | Non-player character | Lich, [MU?], | Dragon magazine #059 | 24 |
Xaene {Zayene} (The Accursed, The Archmage) | Non-player character | Lich, [MU?], | Dragon magazine #206 | 44 |
Xaene {Zayene} (The Accursed, The Archmage) | Non-player character | Lich, [MU?], | Dragon magazine #291 | 90 |
Xaene {Zayene} (The Accursed, The Archmage) | Non-player character | Lich, [MU?], | El Raja Key Archive (Standard Edition) | 52, 60, 208, 245 |
Xaene {Zayene} (The Accursed, The Archmage) | Non-player character | Lich, [MU?], | Ivid the Undying | 5, 31, 33, 36, 39, 42, 53, 61, 145, 149, 157 |
Xaene {Zayene} (The Accursed, The Archmage) | Non-player character | Lich, [MU?], | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 8 |
Xaene {Zayene} (The Accursed, The Archmage) | Non-player character | Lich, [MU?], | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 26 |
Xaene {Zayene} (The Accursed, The Archmage) | Non-player character | Lich, [MU?], | The Adventure Begins | 24 |
Xaene {Zayene} (The Accursed, The Archmage) | Non-player character | Lich, [MU?], | WG8 Fate of Istus | 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 127 |
Zhawar Orlysse | Non-player character | Lich, [M25], | Dungeon magazine #077 | 33, 34, 35, 36, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 53, 55, 56 |
Zhawar Orlysse | Non-player character | Lich, [M25], | Return to White Plume Mountain | 23 |