Death March

Overview:

The Death March is a fighter lich that achieves true undeath through conscription, turning slain opponents into undead phylacteries.

Common Traits:

They retain their combat abilities, enhanced with undead traits, and lead an army of undead fighters.

Transformation:

A fighter becomes a Death March by slaying masters of different fighting styles and finally themselves. True lichdom is achieved through conscription, where slain opponents rise as undead phylacteries.

Abilities:

Death Marches possess immense strength, resilience, and combat prowess. They can conscript slain foes into their undead army, creating phylacteries. They must stay in proximity to their army to maintain their undeath.

Phylactery:

Each conscripted undead fighter serves as a phylactery. The lich can inhabit any of these bodies if their current one is destroyed.

Tactics:

They engage in battles to expand their undead army, using their phylacteries for strategic advantage. They are active in conflicts, often stoking wars to find more conscripts.

Goals:

Death Marches aim to maintain their undeath and expand their army, ensuring their survival through continuous conflict and conscription.