Arcane Lich
General
Arcane and SA Levels: 12-40
Combat Levels: 1-40
Race Stats: add race abilities and inborn powers to Arcane Lich stats on ascensions.
Special Abilities
Emmulation, touch Attack
Magic Defenses: Planeshift at Will, Adjusting MR, Immune to spells below half its own level, emmulated spell immunity, Lair within an outter plane.
MR: 75%-85%
Regeneration: Base-20.
Combat
These hellish opponets are not a monster to be trifled with. When attacked, they immediately hit with thier fists, this touch attack, if a save vs spell fails, can cause 20 d6+60 to 30 d6+80 points of damage, as abysmal fire explodes with the impact. They can also send forth a Ring of Abysmal Fire from their bodies to strike everyone around them, this fire causes MA Damage to everyone, save vs spell for half. This sub-energy can catch objects on fire as well so equipment and magical items should roll save vs fire or be obliterated.
Magic Defenses
Mages might be a little hard pressed when fighting this particular undead, the infusment of so much magical energy has given the Arcane Lich 75% MR, not only that but they are immune to all spells below half their own level. They are immune to all forms of Cold and Fire and are not affected by Hold, sleep or charm spells, they also keep every magical ability they had in "life" in addition to the new powers they attain.
Emmulation
Most frightening of all, they can emmulate immunities to spells they have been exposed to at 10% MR per attack, immunity gained at 100%.
Combat Defenses
Fighters will have a hell of a time with this undead as well, it can be hit only with weapons enchantment above half the Lich's level, and if hit, the weapon has a 20%-30% chance of losing a level of enchantment by contact with so much magic. This is only the beginning, as the lich continues to be hit with the weapon, an aura of resistances forms against that particular weapon. Every three hits obtained from the weapons raises the Lich's Defenses by +10 AC vs. weapon's enchantment and damage. When hard pressed (unlikely) the lich can planeshift back to either its homeplane or the Negative plane. It can return to the material plane as easily as it vacated it as well.
Phylactery
These liches have a phylactery which is where the source of their power is contained. It is a crystal, gem, staff, or scepter, either kept on themselves, within themselves, or within their lair in one of the outter planes. Their phylactery is often warded.
Arcane Paths
Any paths they practiced in life, and any spells they had learned in life.
Description
Robed wizards of the Abyssmal realms, these Arcane Undead have given up their life through a ritual to make themselves more powerful. These Liches of the outer planes appear as large skeletons wrapped in either armor or robes of once fine material, now tarnished or tattered with decay. Their hellish eyes still hold the azure glow of the abyss but change to show the lavender of undeath. Their bodies may still hold skin depending on the age of the creature. Undead creatures with no flesh should be avoided completely because they are the most powerful. A distinct way of distinguishing this lich is the overwhelming sent of cinnamon they have around them and the jewels that have encrusted on thier bones after centuries of unlife (gems form as a magical result of the planar creatures of the abyss and thier hot magic mixing with the negative material, these gems, if pried from the bones of the creature could be worth 5000 gold marks each [per level] because of their magical value).
Habitat/Society
These creatures have no ecological use whatsoever, they are banes upon society and are corruption in its purest form. They strive to cause chaos and strife, therefore are aligned with priests of Dark Ordainment, such as Worshipers of Behemoth, Sammael, the Morning Star, Set, or Loki. Most Arcane Liches make their homes in grand keeps and castles on the prime material or the Shadow Plane, staying away from the Abyss and Acheron, because they are hated for their power by the other demons. No matter how powerful you are a hoard of demons is more powerful. These Lichs can be seen aligned with evil wizards and priests. They also have a taste for prime material politics and try to take over when ever they can.
