Hierarch

Overview:

The Hierarch is a sorcerer lich who binds their soul to their bloodline, achieving immortality through their descendants.

Common Traits:

Hierarchs retain their sorcerous powers and gain undead traits. They have control over their bloodline, making their descendants living phylacteries.

Transformation:

A sorcerer becomes a Hierarch through a painful ritual that binds their soul to their blood. This process often involves multiple attempts and the aid of clerics.

Abilities:

Hierarchs possess powerful spellcasting abilities and metamagic. They can control and draw power from their descendants, using them as living phylacteries.

Phylactery:

The Hierarch's phylactery is their blood, passed down through their descendants. As long as their bloodline lives, so does the Hierarch.

Tactics:

In combat, Hierarchs use spells and abilities to manipulate and draw power from their bloodline. They can reanimate family members and sacrifice them for power.

Goals:

Hierarchs aim to maintain their bloodline and strengthen their descendants to ensure their immortality. They seek to expand their power and control over their family.