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{{5e Monster Short|Lich|Lich|Overview|Undead, Lich
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Liches are powerful wizards who have undergone a dark ritual to become {{srd5lc|Undead}} in an attempt to extend their existence. They crave magical knowledge and power above everything else.
A lich is a gaunt and skeletal humanoid with withered flesh stretched tight across its bones.<ref name="mm5.203" /> Often they are still clad in rags that used to be their finest robes. 

The most prized possession of a lich is its {{anchor|phylactery}} which acts as an anchor for its spirit and soul to reform (if the lich is destroyed). 

A lich's undead existance is not permanent. It must "periodically feed souls to its phylactery to sustain the magic preserving its body and consciousness."<ref name="mm5.203" /> Failing to do so may devolve the lich into a {{5ep|Demilich}}.

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==List of Liches==
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{{otherlore|A lich is an undead spellcaster, usually a wizard or sorcerer but sometimes a cleric or other spellcaster, who has used its magical powers to unnaturally extend its life.

A lich is a gaunt and skeletal humanoid with withered flesh stretched tight across horribly visible bones. Its eyes have long ago been lost to decay, but bright pinpoints of crimson light burn on in the empty sockets.|{{SRD3ref}}|3.5e lore}}

==Sources and Notes==
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Creature Name	Lich Overview +
Habitat	Shadowfell +, Underground + and Urban +
Has Lair	true +
Name	Lich Overview +
Plane	Shadowfell +
Publication	Monster Manual (5e) +
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Subtype	Undead + and Lich +
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