Lich

Holbein Dance of Death woodcut with a skeletal figure of Death. — The Abbot, from The Dance of Death, Hans Holbein the Younger / Wikimedia Commons.

Armor Class: 0 [19]
Hit Dice: 12–18
Attacks: Touch
Special: See below
Move: 6
HDE/XP: 15/2,900; 16/3,200; 17/3,500; 18/3,800; 19/4,100; 20/4,400; 21/4,700

Description

Liches are the undead remnants of wizards, either made undead by their own deliberate acts during life or as the result of other magical forces (possibly including their own magics gone awry).A lich has the same spellcasting powers as the original Magicuser (the same level as the lich’s HD). A lich’s touch causes paralysis with no saving throw, and the very sight of one of these dread creatures causes paralysis in any being of 4 HD or below. Liches are highly malign and intelligent.