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Lich Overview ^[1] ^[2]

Liches are powerful wizards who have undergone a dark ritual to become undead in an attempt to extend their existence. They crave magical knowledge and power above everything else. A lich is a gaunt and skeletal humanoid with withered flesh stretched tight across its bones.^[1] Often they are still clad in rags that used to be their finest robes.

The most prized possession of a lich is its phylactery which acts as an anchor for its spirit and soul to reform (if the lich is destroyed).

A lich's undead existance is not permanent. It must "periodically feed souls to its phylactery to sustain the magic preserving its body and consciousness."^[1] Failing to do so may devolve the lich into a Demilich.

Lich's Lair

^[3] A lich lairs in a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, secret tomb, or an academy of black magic.

Lair Actions

^[3] When fighting inside its lair, an lich can use lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the undead takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the undead can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

Regain Spell Slot
Negative Energy Binding (redirects damage)
Summon Apparitions

List of Liches

7 Liches

Monster	Size	Type	Tags	Alignment	HP	CR	Habitat	Marked	Source
Demilich	Tiny	Undead	Demilich, Lich	Neutral Evil	80	18	Shadowfell, Underground, Urban	Canon, Pointer	Monster Manual (5e)
Disciple of Acererak Demilich	Tiny	Undead	Demilich, Lich	Neutral Evil	80	21	Shadowfell, Underground, Urban	Canon, Pointer	Monster Manual (5e)
Lich Overview		Overview	Undead, Lich				Shadowfell, Underground, Urban	Canon, Pointer	Monster Manual (5e)
Lich	Medium	Undead	Lich	Any evil alignment	135	21	Shadowfell, Underground, Urban	Canon	Varied
Devkarin Lich	Medium	Undead	Lich	Neutral Evil	97	14	Shadowfell, Underdark, Underground, Urban	Canon, Pointer, Ravnica	Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Eldritch Lich	Medium	Undead	Lich	Neutral Evil	165	15	Astral Sea, Shadowfell, Underground, Urban	Canon, Pointer, Spelljammer	Monstrous Compendium (5e)/Vol 1 Spelljammer Creatures
Illithilich	Medium	Undead	Lich, Mind Flayer	Any evil alignment	135	22	Underdark, Underground, Urban	Canon	Varied, SRD5, VGtM, MM5e

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3.5e lore

A lich is an undead spellcaster, usually a wizard or sorcerer but sometimes a cleric or other spellcaster, who has used its magical powers to unnaturally extend its life.

A lich is a gaunt and skeletal humanoid with withered flesh stretched tight across horribly visible bones. Its eyes have long ago been lost to decay, but bright pinpoints of crimson light burn on in the empty sockets.

Sources and Notes

Christopher Perkins, et. al.. Monster Manual (5e) (5e 2014) (2014-09-30). Wizards of the Coast. p. 203. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause). ↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2
Habitat (unofficial) - User ↑
Monster Manual (5e) p.203 (summarized). ↑
Wizards RPG Team. SRD v3.5 (3.5e) (2003). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL. ↑

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Monster data ⁺

Lich (Sort Text: Lich AAA Common 5e, Size: Medium, Type: Undead, Subtypes: Lich, Alignment: Any evil alignment, HP: 135, CR: 21, Features: Legendary Resistance • Rejuvenation • Spellcasting • Turn Resistance • Paralyzing Touch, Legendary: Yes, Has Lair: Yes, NPC: No, Canon: Yes, Pointer: No, UA: No, User: No, Sources: Varied)

Monster Manual (5e) Contrigubtions ⁺

[mm5.203-1] Christopher Perkins, et. al.. Monster Manual (5e) (5e 2014) (2014-09-30). Wizards of the Coast. p. 203. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause). ↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2

[uohab-2] Habitat (unofficial) - User ↑

[mm5.203lair-3] Monster Manual (5e) p.203 (summarized). ↑

[srd3-4] Wizards RPG Team. SRD v3.5 (3.5e) (2003). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL. ↑

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