Lich

Job: Black Mage Family: Skeleton Crystal: Earth Weak to: Fire, Light, Blunt Strong to: Dark, Ice, Piercing

File:Lich.jpg Lich in Western Altepa Desert

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Western Altepa Desert During: 20:00 - 4:00	49 - 53	Bone Chip (???%) Revival Root (???%) Southern Mummy (???%)	Bone Chip	6 Respawn: 5 minutes	A, H, HP ??? HP ??? MP
The Eldieme Necropolis	51 - 55	Ancient Papyrus (8.1%) Bone Chip (26.4%) Eldieme Chest Key (7.3%)	Bone Chip	20 Respawn: 15 minutes	A, H, HP ??? HP ??? MP
Sacrarium	54 - 56	Bone Chip (???%)	Bone Chip	12 Respawn: 15 minutes	A, H, HP ??? HP ??? MP
Toraimarai Canal	54 - 57	Bone Chip (???%)	Bone Chip	7 Respawn: 15 minutes	A, H, HP ??? HP ??? MP
Attohwa Chasm During: 20:00 - 4:00	62 - 64	Bone Chip (???%)	Bone Chip	6 Respawn: 5 minutes	A, H, HP ??? HP ??? MP
The Eldieme Necropolis (S)	67 - 69	Bone Chip (???%)		41 Respawn: 15 minutes	A, H, HP ??? HP ??? MP
A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants

Historical Background

The Lich as we know it was re-invented by Dungeons and Dragons in the mid '70s, however, the concept existed in folklore under different names and earlier in the 20th century. According to D&D, a Lich is an undead wizard who used black magic or necromancy when living to convert themselves in an undead state so that they may live forever. They are considered powerful magicians since they can develop their skill or craft beyond the normal span of a lifetime.

The term Lich derives from the Old English lych and the German "leiche", which both mean "corpse". In Medieval Roman Catholicism, the lych or lych gate was a covered area at the entrance of a cemetery where a casket would sit waiting for the clergy to arrive to escort it into the cemetery for proper burial. In 1926, there were references to a Lich, primarily as a name for a mummy of a royal figure, only with glowing red eyes and a mouth with two snake fangs (The Abominations of Yondo by Clark Ashton Smith). The concept of a sorcerer who achieves immortality by storing his soul outside of his body exists in other cultures, such as the Koschei of Slavic folklore. It is also thought the Ringwraiths (Nazgul) from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings were an inspiration for the Lich of D&D.