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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6063105" data-attributes="member: 19675">The Accidental Lich:Ferdinand Lucian Ultimas Xanthiosi- Flux to his friends and allies- was a powerful Wild Mage, a master of mayhem, a king of chaos.&nbsp; But secretly, he, like many of his peers in the arcane arts, craved the ultimate in stability: immortality.&nbsp; It wasnt just because of his desire to delve deeper into arcana, but because he so loved life itself.&nbsp; So, deep within his multidimensional laboratory, he sought to unlock the secrets of eternal life.&nbsp; Then one night, he fought off the exhaustions of the day to make a breakthrough he felt was close...and fatigue got the best of him.&nbsp; A moment's lapse, and an accident occurred. What it was that caused the explosion is unknown, even to Flux himself, but it disrupted the underpinnings of his structure, utterly destroying it...and made him a Lich.He had achieved a twisted mockery of his goal, rendering him mad.&nbsp; In his insanity, he lashed out, becoming a scourge to the world, sowing fear and destruction as he wandered the world, searching for novody knows what.&nbsp; Then...nothing.&nbsp; It was as if his presence had been erased.More than 400 years passed.Then, through a courier, the party is contacted by a mysterious man of means.&nbsp; Upon arrival at the mansion, the man reveals that he is searching for the phylactery of Flux the Lich, and he hopes the party will accept the mission.&nbsp; His offer is generous: the contents of his house in exchange for finding the phylactery and destroying it in the presence of his courier.As the party considers the offer, he reveals his true identity. HE is Flux the Lich.&nbsp; He seeks his phylactery to end his existence.&nbsp; THAT is what he had been searching for all those centuries ago.&nbsp; The problem has always been this: because of the way in which he achieved lichdom, he did not actually create a phylactery.&nbsp; Instead, it was created from the pure chaos of the accident.&nbsp; In addition, as a mockery of his life, it randomly teleports away from him whenever he gets too close.&nbsp; It even did so when he tried to scry it.(Possible plot twist: does the lich's courier resent or support the party?&nbsp; If the former, he may seek to gain Flux's wealth for himself...)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6063105, member: 19675"] [B]The Accidental Lich[/B]: Ferdinand Lucian Ultimas Xanthiosi- Flux to his friends and allies- was a powerful Wild Mage, a master of mayhem, a king of chaos. But secretly, he, like many of his peers in the arcane arts, craved the ultimate in stability: immortality. It wasnt just because of his desire to delve deeper into arcana, but because he so loved life itself. So, deep within his multidimensional laboratory, he sought to unlock the secrets of eternal life. Then one night, he fought off the exhaustions of the day to make a breakthrough he felt was close...and fatigue got the best of him. A moment's lapse, and an accident occurred. What it was that caused the explosion is unknown, even to Flux himself, but it disrupted the underpinnings of his structure, utterly destroying it...and made him a Lich. He had achieved a twisted mockery of his goal, rendering him mad. In his insanity, he lashed out, becoming a scourge to the world, sowing fear and destruction as he wandered the world, searching for novody knows what. Then...nothing. It was as if his presence had been erased. More than 400 years passed. Then, through a courier, the party is contacted by a mysterious man of means. Upon arrival at the mansion, the man reveals that he is searching for the phylactery of Flux the Lich, and he hopes the party will accept the mission. His offer is generous: the contents of his house in exchange for finding the phylactery and destroying it in the presence of his courier. As the party considers the offer, he reveals his true identity. HE is Flux the Lich. He seeks his phylactery to end his existence. THAT is what he had been searching for all those centuries ago. The problem has always been this: because of the way in which he achieved lichdom, he did not actually create a phylactery. Instead, it was created from the pure chaos of the accident. In addition, as a mockery of his life, it randomly teleports away from him whenever he gets too close. It even did so when he tried to scry it. (Possible plot twist: does the lich's courier resent or support the party? If the former, he may seek to gain Flux's wealth for himself...) [/QUOTE]

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