In other fiction, the Soul Jar is optional.Ī lich's physical appearance can range from near-normal, to zombie/corpse-like, to completely skeletal, which usually depending on the lich's age. Typically, his soul is stored elsewhere in a Soul Jar, at times called a phylactery, which must be destroyed before he can be fully defeated. Excerpt from in-game book 'A Philosophical Treatise on the Nature of Lichdom', Baldur's Gate: Siege of DragonspearĪ lich is an undead sorcerer, often one who seeks immortality or power above anything else, and became undead as the price he had to pay.
