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The process of becoming a lich is lengrhy, expensive and extremely fangerous for practitioners who begin before they are truly ready. Only the more powerful spellcasters may even attempt to become a lich and of those, only a very tiny fraction may actually succeed. The cold fact is that to become one of the undead, one must actually die first. One simple mistake, one timy flaw in the preperations will end the life of the practitioner permanently. No great goal of immortality in the wretched husk of a lich will welcome, only a dark, dry grave.

Beginning the transformation:

To even begin the process of becoming a lich, the necromancer must meet certain requirements. He/she must have the ability to cast the Undeath to Death spell, or spells of similar power. They must know how to brew potions efficiently, effectively craft an item and be specialised in their chosen school; necromancy. Only then do they stand even the slimmest chance of attaining lichdom.

No mere hedgewizard or tavern prestidigitator may consider or even be aeware of this terrible rite of sorcery. Only the most powerful of wizards and sorcerers have the skill and strength of will necessary to contemplate stepping beyond the grave.

The phylactery

Every lich (Dracolich, Lich, Demilich) has a phylactery in which the very essence of their life force is retained. So long as the phylactery remains intact a lich is truly immortal for the destruction of its physical form will mearly cause the raising of another within minutes to days. A phylactery may take virtually any material form, though it is always a masterfully crafted piece that proves extremely durable. The creation of a phylactery is the first step a necromancer must take to begin the step beyond the grave.

The Concoction of Death

The phylactery created, the necromancer must now prepare a potion of death, a brew so charged with negative energy it annihilates life upon contact. It is this potion the necromancer must drink to end his current life and make the transformation into unlife. One mistake in the preparation of this lethal concoction will bring only death for the practitioner when the time arrives for him to pass into lichdom. Ingredients include but are not limited to: The blood of an infant killed by your own hand, ground skeletal knuckles, the ichor from a ghouls mouth, and various others.

The Transformation

The potion must be drunk at the height of a new moon, for liches are creatures of the night and it is in this darkness where their powers are greatest. Consumed at any other time will only result in the most dire of consiquences.

Upon drinking the potion, the necromancer will fall comatose for up to twenty days with no means, magical or otherwise, able to revive him as he slowly dies. At the end of this time, he will be aware (int DC 20) of whether or not the potion was truly flawless. Failure will result in death of the mind, body and soul as the negative energy unleashed by this most awesome ofmagicks consumes him utterly. A practitioner that dies in this way may not be raised by any means.

Success however, will grant the necromancer true immortality as he rises into new unlife as a lich.

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