The Lich King
King Umbar Salvacore (a.k.a. The Lich King)
The Lich King is an undead warrior wizard that once was a famous Mage, but now is a terrifying lich that is on a self proclaimed Crusade to conquer the known world.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
The Lich King is a skelatal figure, fleshless, with glowing eyes and and an imposing frame.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Umbar Salvacore was once a Gith living in the Astral Sea. He and his clan hunted the Ilithid, and were quite successful. Eventually though, Umbar longed to slay the mindflayers on every world, but to do so meant he would age and perish if he left the Astral Sea.
With this in mind, Umbar hatched a plan. He studied the arcane arts feverishly, looking for the secrets that would grant him the immortality that his Queen possessed, that of lichdom.
Eventually, after decades of study, and as his body grew old and frail, but his magic increased, Umbar discovered the secret ritual.
When it was done, the final act of swallowing a poisonous drink and killing himself, Umbar arose as an undead lich. Now the ravages of time meant nothing to him, and he pursued his foes relentlessly, always on the lookout for Ilithid to slay.
In the year 2016, he answered a call of distress from the world of Ghemjana that was under attack by an entire armada of Ilithid.
Umbar and his crew responded to the plea, bringing every gith ship he could get his hands on, and sending for more ships throughout Spelljammer Space. Hundreds answered the call, and the Ilitithid Armada was stopped, though with great losses on both sides.
During the battle, Umbar's ship was destroyed. Umbar died on that ship, again. When his ship crashed down to the ground below, his phylactory survived, and Umbar was reformed beside it, weeks later.
Alone, on a strange world, Umbar immediately tried to find a way home, but alone in the middle of nowhere. And he needed to feed on fresh souls.
They say those solo months and years drove him mad with hunger and rage, and he was barely able to hold his form together.
Then he stumbled his way into a farming village, and in his desperation, slew and consumed the souls of every person in town. He raised the corpses as his entourage and began to make his way into towards civilization, determined to raise an army that could once more go and fight the mindflayers.
Over the next hundred years he raised an army, destroyed two kingdoms that had opposed him, and adopted the name of the Lich King.
He grew more erratic over time, taking on peculiarities in mannerisms and demands.
Taboos
He really hates lampposts.
Social
Mannerisms
The Lich King is quite grand in his speech, with eloquent words and noble gesture, often talking for hours on end about the most minor of subjects.
Alignment
Lawful Evil
Current Status
Leading the Undying Crusade
Current Location
Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
King
Age
1450
Year of Death
1778 AE
Children
Eyes
Fiery red, glowing
Hair
None
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
None. Skeletal
Height
6'5"
Aligned Organization
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