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<blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 1800454" data-attributes="member: 14041"><p>Russian folklore has an evil wizard type called Kashchei the Deathless who hides his heart in a walnut and that in hole in the tallest tree in the furthest valley behind the highest mountain (or some other variantion there of depending on the teller of the tale, he hides it in an egg in this version: <a href="http://www.blackdrago.com/famous_russian.htm#kashchei" target="_blank">http://www.blackdrago.com/famous_russian.htm#kashchei</a>). The parrallels should be obvious. Given a powerful lich lord terroizing the country side, the quest for his phylactery might be a great way for a lower level party to deal with such a BBEG. Perhaps it could be in the lair he used when he was a mortal wizard in the Forbidden Swamp or soemthing, and he figured that the the location was secret and difficult to reach, so left soem guardians (undead and maybe a flesh golem) to guard it and went about his buisness. He probablly also has it Scryed pretty well and can send in support if need be.</p><p></p><p>Hmmm...a dual campaign...one party distracts the lich, a powerful mob boss perhaps in a vast and decandant city state, the other goes in search of his phylactery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormborn, post: 1800454, member: 14041"] Russian folklore has an evil wizard type called Kashchei the Deathless who hides his heart in a walnut and that in hole in the tallest tree in the furthest valley behind the highest mountain (or some other variantion there of depending on the teller of the tale, he hides it in an egg in this version: [url]http://www.blackdrago.com/famous_russian.htm#kashchei[/url]). The parrallels should be obvious. Given a powerful lich lord terroizing the country side, the quest for his phylactery might be a great way for a lower level party to deal with such a BBEG. Perhaps it could be in the lair he used when he was a mortal wizard in the Forbidden Swamp or soemthing, and he figured that the the location was secret and difficult to reach, so left soem guardians (undead and maybe a flesh golem) to guard it and went about his buisness. He probablly also has it Scryed pretty well and can send in support if need be. Hmmm...a dual campaign...one party distracts the lich, a powerful mob boss perhaps in a vast and decandant city state, the other goes in search of his phylactery. [/QUOTE]
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