A Lich is a powerful spellcaster who has used its magic to transform itself into a type of Undead in order to increase its power and unnaturally extend its existence. A lich’s body is skeletal with decayed flesh stretched tight across its bones. Its eye sockets are hollow but glow with bright pinpoints of crimson light.
Part of the process of becoming a lich is the creation of a phylactery, a magic item in which the lich’s life force is stored. So long as the phylactery exists the lich who is tied to it cannot be permanently killed. Even if its body is seemingly destroyed the lich will reappear in a matter of days.
List of Liches[]
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- Monster Manual 3.5 p. 166-168