He particularly made use of a variety of horrible curses, including defensive curses that left trails of emerald energy moving around his body. This was a side-effect of the alterations made to his body. He was, however, vulnerable to the bite of a silvered weapon, which burned his undead flesh into smoke. Larloch was also immune to one particular arcane spell of each level, though which were unknown to others, and too risky to try to find out. Īs a lich, he possessed an aura of fear that terrified lesser creatures, and he was immune to the effects of cold and electricity, and to polymorphing and mind-affecting assaults. He was so well prepared that it was extremely difficult to catch him by surprise. The true extent of his powers were unknown, and some were unique and of his own devising, having made a number of permanent magical modifications to his own body and lich nature via wish spells and rituals. Larloch the Shadow King was an awesomely powerful lich mage, supported by his spells, an arsenal of magic items, and a range of undead powers. He had a code of conduct to these things and kept his word, completely freeing and restoring those who were successful, provided they did not attempt to deceive or assault him. Some he freed to perform certain services, albeit with horrific curses and geases to ensure completion. He usually killed intruders outright, but occasionally enjoyed speaking with captive adventurers before killing them. As such, he would not battle the servants of the goddess of magic, Mystra, whom he called "the Lady", saying that "No matter how powerful one becomes, there are always those who are stronger." He desired only to be left alone by the outside world. Larloch once claimed he only sought greater Art, to become more skilled and powerful in the use of magic. Other times he was crazed, snarling and launching spells at random. Sometimes he could be calm and even whimsical. īut he was also insane, his mind affected by his extreme age. He was a talented and cunning inventor of new spells, magic items, and magical techniques and strategies. Over two thousand years, he'd composed perfect plans to deal with nearly every possible situation, and even for things he was not prepared for, he could come up with an almost-perfect response in moments. Larloch possessed incredible power and was a superintelligent genius. At least two dozen ioun stones floated around his skull. He wore fine clothes that hung off and partially covered his skeleton. On occasion, streaks of emerald energy moved about his body and were a side-effect of his defensive curses. In his empty eye sockets were two orbs of red light in place of eyes.
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