Lich

A lich is a type of powerful undead creature, a master of one or more Magical Styles .
Often such a creature is the result of a willful transformation, as a powerful wizard skilled in Right Handed Magic  who seeks eternal life uses rare substances in a magical ritual to become undead. Unlike Zombie s, which are often depicted as mindless, liches are sapient revenants, retaining their previous intelligence and magical abilities. Liches are often depicted as holding power over lesser mindless undead soldiers and servants.
A lich's most often depicted distinguishing feature from other undead is the method of achieving immortality; liches give up their souls to form "soul-artifacts" (called a "soul gem", "phylactery" or other based on local traditions), the source of their magic and immortality. Many liches take precautions to hide and/or safeguard the soul-artifact that anchors a part of a Lich's soul to the material world. If the corporeal body of a lich is killed, that portion of the lich's soul that had remained in the body does not pass on to the next world, but will rather exist in a non-corporeal form capable of being resurrected in the near future. However, if a lich's soul-artifact is destroyed, then the lich's only anchor in the material world would be the corporeal body, whereupon destruction will cause permanent death.

Basic Information

Genetics and Reproduction

As undead, liches have no rerproductive cycle.