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Liches are spellcasters [2] who seek to defy death by magical means. The term derives from lich, an archaic term for a corpse. Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax stated that he based the description of a lich included in the game on the short story "The Sword of the Sorcerer" (1969) by Gardner Fox. [3] [4] [5]
Vecna (/ ˈ v ɛ k. n ɑː / VEK-nah [2]) is a fictional character appearing in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Vecna has been named one of the greatest villains in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. [3] [4] Originally appearing in the Greyhawk campaign setting, Vecna was described as a powerful wizard who became a lich. [4]
The more recent use of the term lich for a specific type of undead creature originates from the 1976 Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game booklet Greyhawk, written by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz. [ 2 ] Often such a creature is the result of a willful transformation, as a powerful wizard skilled in necromancy who seeks eternal life uses rare ...
"Tam has been a prominent antagonist in various Dungeons & Dragons adventures and novels, although his profile is not quite as prominent as the liches Vecna and Acererak". [4] Szass Tam is a villain in the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, [1] [4] appearing in two scenes in the film, [5] and portrayed by Scottish actor Ian ...
Red Wizards appear in the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023). [2] Daisy Head appears in the film as Sofina, a Red Wizard of Thay, [15] [16] with a focus in necromancy and "ties to Thay's tyrannical magocracy". [17] Jason Wong appears as Dralas, also a Red Wizard of Thay. [18]
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Glantri is a country ruled by and for magicians. [1] Designer Ken Rolston called Glantri "Quite an unusual D&D game setting", as it is a nation run by an aristocracy of magic-users, with disguised lycanthropes, vampires, necromancers, liches, and Immortals numbered among them; and "a nation where religion is prohibited, and where being a cleric is a capital offense".