LICH
But on its heels ere the sunset faded, there came a second
apparition, striding with incredible strides and halting when
it loomed almost upon me in the red twilight-the monstrous mummy
of some ancient king still crowned with untarnished gold but
turning to my gaze a visage that more than time or the worm had
wasted. Broken swathings flapped about the skeleton legs, and
above the crown that was set with sapphires and orange rubies, a
black something swayed and nodded horribly; but, for an instant,
I did not dream what it was. Then, in its middle, two oblique
and scarlet eyes opened and glowed like hellish coals, and two
ophidian fangs glittered in an ape-like mouth. A squat, furless,
shapeless head on a neck of disproportionate extent leaned
unspeakably down and whispered in the mummy's ear. Then, with
one stride, the titanic lich took half the distance between us,
and from out the folds of the tattered sere-cloth a gaunt arm
arose, and fleshless, taloned fingers laden with glowering gems,
reached out and fumbled for my throat . . .
The Abominations of Yondo, Clark Ashton Smith, 1926
Name: arch-lich
Difficulty: 29
Base level: 25
Base experience: 891
Speed: 9
Base AC: -6
Base MR: 90
Alignment: -15
Frequency: Very rare, only in Gehennom
Genocidable: Yes
ATTACKS:
Freezes with cold for 5d6
Random magic spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6
Weight: 1200
Nutritional value: 100 (but leaves no corpse)
Size: medium
Resistances: fire, cold, sleep, electricity, poison
Resistances conveyed by eating: fire, cold
Due to its unusual body chemistry, An arch-lich has no need to breathe. It is humanoid. It can regenerate itself. It is poisonous if eaten.
Name: demilich
Difficulty: 18
Base level: 14
Base experience: 360
Speed: 9
Base AC: -2
Base MR: 60
Alignment: -12
Frequency: Very rare
Genocidable: Yes
ATTACKS:
Freezes with cold for 3d4
Random magic spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6
Weight: 1200
Nutritional value: 100 (but leaves no corpse)
Size: medium
Resistances: cold, sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed by eating: cold
Due to its unusual body chemistry, A demilich has no need to breathe. It is humanoid. It can regenerate itself. It is poisonous if eaten.
Name: lich
Difficulty: 14
Base level: 11
Base experience: 263
Speed: 6
Base AC: 0
Base MR: 30
Alignment: -9
Frequency: Very rare
Genocidable: Yes
ATTACKS:
Freezes with cold for 1d10
Random magic spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6
Weight: 1200
Nutritional value: 100 (but leaves no corpse)
Size: medium
Resistances: cold, sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed by eating: cold
Due to its unusual body chemistry, A lich has no need to breathe. It is humanoid. It can regenerate itself. It is poisonous if eaten.
Name: master lich
Difficulty: 21
Base level: 17
Base experience: 474
Speed: 9
Base AC: -4
Base MR: 90
Alignment: -15
Frequency: Very rare, only in Gehennom
Genocidable: Yes
ATTACKS:
Freezes with cold for 3d6
Random magic spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6
Weight: 1200
Nutritional value: 100 (but leaves no corpse)
Size: medium
Resistances: fire, cold, sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed by eating: fire, cold
Due to its unusual body chemistry, A master lich has no need to breathe. It is humanoid. It can regenerate itself. It is poisonous if eaten.