Karthus
Character
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
The search for immortality has been a prolific goal of the Sith since the very beginning, anything to prolong the life of a Sith Lord was deemed necessary, regardless of the path to reach the outcome. This being, however, is not immortal, but rather an alternative too an impossible goal. While swapping bodies through soul possession has been the most popular attempt, this comes much closer to the idea of immortality. While the true origin of the Sithspawn, Lich, is unknown, most agree the first Liches appeared sometime during the Old Republic era on Korriban. Through concentrated uses of the power Invoke Spirit, and a powerful alchemically made Phylactery, and powerful necromancy, the Sith's spirit can be binded to the object while the body is suspended in constant undeath. This is, at least, how it is done today. The result produces a being who's physical body will turn to ash upon defeat, only to reanimate back at the location of the soul, and continue on again without much repercussion to one's actions. However, the need to continuously provide fresh souls to energize the own dark sider's soul is forever needed, and without this ritual being preformed the Lich will slowly die in the same sense one does of starvation.
Liches are a rare occurrence in the galaxy, staying hidden from on wanted eyes, and building a cult following to do one's biding. This ritual is normally only used by those who wish to forever research the Force, and other forms of science and mystics. There are, though, instances of those who have used to this ritual to be un-killable warriors of the dark side granted their weaknesses make it easy for Jedi to combat them. Only those who have a strong connection to the dark side can become liches, and even then sometimes this ritual does not always work, ripping apart the being's soul in the process. Records have presented cases of old Sith Liches slowly losing their sanity, and personality the older they become, the exact age of these liches are not given, but presumed well over hundreds of years old. They are shown to also lose track of their goals, and requirements to live, thus dying from essentially old age and soul hunger. Depending on how strong the being is before the ritual will result in the outcome of the body's constitution after. Weaker beings who undergo the Lich ritual but are able to complete it will find their physicals bodies in a state of constant decaying to even fully skeletal, while those of a stronger power will they're appearance has not changed much at all outside of the pale color of death with the tone of their skin. Eventually with old age, however, the lich's body will begin to decay with old age.
Powerful in the ways of the dark side, but more so on the side of the taboo of Necromancy, is it not uncommon for Liches to use the undead as minions and guardians of their lairs. Their lairs can be anywhere from deep within caves, derelict star destroyers, crypts and more. Liches do not require sleep, though they can go in a trance like state; food outside the occasional soul, and oxygen or whatever their species requires to breathe. One of the greatest strengths of the Lich is it's ability to use it's physical body without worry of permanent death. The body of the Lich is just that, a undead flesh puppet, and the soul attached to the phylactery is the real source of the Lich's presence. Unlike the death of a Sith, or any being for that matter, if this item is destroyed, the very concept of the Lich is forever destroyed. The soul does not go to the Netherworld, does not haunt, does not pass on. The soul is forever destroyed.
- Intent: To create a powerful undead Sithspawn as an alternative to a Sith's pursuit to immortality
- Image Credit: n/a
- Canon: Sith Undead | Korriban Zombie | Undead Warrior | Sithspawn
- Permissions: n/a
- Links: Sith Spell: Reanimate Dead | Invoke Spirits | Sith Necromancy | Sith Alchemy | Phylactery
- Name: Dark Side Lich | Sith Lich
- Designation: Sentient
- Origins: Korriban
- Average Lifespan: Ten Thousand Years
- Estimated Population: Rare
- Description: While similar to many version of undead beings found in Sith culture, the Lich is fully sentient, holding almost all the memories of the undead being, can appear decaying, skeletal, or as they did in life but simply paler in color.
- Breathes: Does not breathe
- Average Height of Adults: Variable, depends on the species resurrected
- Average Length of Adults: Variable, depends on the species resurrected
- Skin color: Variable, depends on species and point of resurrection. Can be a paler color of original skin color, or lacking flesh and fully skeletal.
- Hair color: Variable, depends on species resurrected
- Distinctions: Does not possess a heart beat | Does not require air of any kind | Does not require sleep, consumable substances | Is undead
- Races: Dark Side Lich | Sith Lich
- Force Sensitivity: All
- Long Lived
- Immune to Poisons, Bacteria, and Viruses
- Powerful in the dark side of the Force
- Does not require food or sleep in the normal sense
- Can not feel pain
- Will resurrect if body is only destroyed
- Body does not physically age
- Knowledgeable in Sith Necromancy, years of studying how to become a Lich has given the creature great knowledge in necromancy
- Phylactery contain the soul of the Lich, if this trinket is destroyed, the Lich will forever perish but requires an ability of the light side to destroy it
- Fire, because the body is decaying it would be like kindle to the flame
- Light side Force attacks can destroy the body with one hit
- Must feed the phylactery souls as substance
- Older Liches have shown memory loss, lethargies, and complete personalities changed, and even eventual body degradation. Eventually the ties to the dark side wane and the body of the Lich turns to dust. This doesn't kill the Lich, but does require it to find a new body.
- Diet: Souls
- Communication: Variable, depends on the resurrected species
- Technology level: Capable of using any form of technology
- Religion/Beliefs: Variable, depends on the resurrected species, granted, majority believe themselves to be divine in nature, or true gods.
- General behavior: Most Liches prefer to hide from the galaxy in the deepest, darkest corners of the galaxy. Almost ALL Liches are hostile to almost EVERY being not under their servitude. Liches hardly take the time to talk, and discuss things to those who intrude their lairs in fear that the beings are there to kill them. Outside of this, Liches can act like they normally would have before death, granted the aggressive levels can be much higher.
The search for immortality has been a prolific goal of the Sith since the very beginning, anything to prolong the life of a Sith Lord was deemed necessary, regardless of the path to reach the outcome. This being, however, is not immortal, but rather an alternative too an impossible goal. While swapping bodies through soul possession has been the most popular attempt, this comes much closer to the idea of immortality. While the true origin of the Sithspawn, Lich, is unknown, most agree the first Liches appeared sometime during the Old Republic era on Korriban. Through concentrated uses of the power Invoke Spirit, and a powerful alchemically made Phylactery, and powerful necromancy, the Sith's spirit can be binded to the object while the body is suspended in constant undeath. This is, at least, how it is done today. The result produces a being who's physical body will turn to ash upon defeat, only to reanimate back at the location of the soul, and continue on again without much repercussion to one's actions. However, the need to continuously provide fresh souls to energize the own dark sider's soul is forever needed, and without this ritual being preformed the Lich will slowly die in the same sense one does of starvation.
Liches are a rare occurrence in the galaxy, staying hidden from on wanted eyes, and building a cult following to do one's biding. This ritual is normally only used by those who wish to forever research the Force, and other forms of science and mystics. There are, though, instances of those who have used to this ritual to be un-killable warriors of the dark side granted their weaknesses make it easy for Jedi to combat them. Only those who have a strong connection to the dark side can become liches, and even then sometimes this ritual does not always work, ripping apart the being's soul in the process. Records have presented cases of old Sith Liches slowly losing their sanity, and personality the older they become, the exact age of these liches are not given, but presumed well over hundreds of years old. They are shown to also lose track of their goals, and requirements to live, thus dying from essentially old age and soul hunger. Depending on how strong the being is before the ritual will result in the outcome of the body's constitution after. Weaker beings who undergo the Lich ritual but are able to complete it will find their physicals bodies in a state of constant decaying to even fully skeletal, while those of a stronger power will they're appearance has not changed much at all outside of the pale color of death with the tone of their skin. Eventually with old age, however, the lich's body will begin to decay with old age.
Powerful in the ways of the dark side, but more so on the side of the taboo of Necromancy, is it not uncommon for Liches to use the undead as minions and guardians of their lairs. Their lairs can be anywhere from deep within caves, derelict star destroyers, crypts and more. Liches do not require sleep, though they can go in a trance like state; food outside the occasional soul, and oxygen or whatever their species requires to breathe. One of the greatest strengths of the Lich is it's ability to use it's physical body without worry of permanent death. The body of the Lich is just that, a undead flesh puppet, and the soul attached to the phylactery is the real source of the Lich's presence. Unlike the death of a Sith, or any being for that matter, if this item is destroyed, the very concept of the Lich is forever destroyed. The soul does not go to the Netherworld, does not haunt, does not pass on. The soul is forever destroyed.
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