Unnotable Lich

Removed Malice: from Du'um
Removed Malice: from Gwriel
Added Malady: Wereplague lvl 1
Removed Gift: Unburnt Hide
Removed Gift: Azure Wreath
Removed Gift: Martial Instinct
Changed Death Letter: Removed Zhivete from Unnotable Father
Added Companion: Evdokia, with death Zelo + Zhivete
(Modified Language Bonus: -1 free mentor slot for Simplified Duergar)
Removed Encounter: A Hop, A Lean, A Hobgoblin
Removed Encounter: A Band of Ogres
Added Encounter: Let The Purgations Begin <Evdokia>
Removed Perk: Burn the Future x4

Theme Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lQTbRY2xWY

Build

>Patron
    [0^0]
                +20 green +20 pink, +2 mentor +3 companion
>Sex
    M
>Perks
    Burn The Future x12
                +12 green -24 pink
    Outer Tide
    Malice x10
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>Mother
    Unnotable
                +4 pink
>Father
    Unnotable
                +4 pink
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>Race
    Muddish
                +3 green, +1 mentor
>Languages
    Polyglot (4 languages)
    Everman (inherited)
                +3 pink
    Simplified Duergar
                -2 pink +7 green
    Fay
                -2 pink +1 green +1 pink
    Sylphid
                -2 pink, +1 mentor
>Birthplace
    City-State of Dis
                +1 mentor
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>Gifts
    Body: Bulletproof Skin
                -4 green
    Malady: Bitter Sickness, Wereplague lvl 1
                +6 green
    Mind: All Gifts
                -12 green
    Sense: All Gifts except Martial Instinct
                -4 green
    Eye: All-Glimpse
                -5 green
    Mark: Icon of Icons, Autoantecedence (Esurient Walk), Blazing Seal, Enochian Brand
                -15 green
    Arms: Deathless Grasp lvl 1
                -4 green
    Legs: Esurient Walk lvl 3
                -9 green
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>Mentors
    None
>Companions
    Evdokia
                -5 pink
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>Encounters
    All Uruk events except A Hop, A Lean, A Hobgoblin and A Band of Ogres
                +4 pink +4 green
    Let The Purgations Begin (Evdokia)
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>Deaths
    Self: Yat + Zemlya (suicide + undeath)
                -1 pink
    Unnotable Dad: Lesser Yus (mind-split)
    Unnotable Mom: Iotated Lesser Yus (split in 2 smaller mothers)
    Evdokia: Zelo + Zhivete (has a heroic battle and doesn't die)
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>Youth
    Magical Training
    Power Testing
    Profane Lore
    Other (contact other outsiders + Thaumiel)
>Goal
    Patientia (repaying favors to other Outsiders who introduced Mentors to him)
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>Malice targets
    Mothers:
        Xaxas A: Dobro (execution)
    Fathers:
        Mor C: R'tsy (magical mishap)
        Hladvig Tehom B: Yer (exile death)
        Kuz'ma Ordo-Dorian A: Myslete (comatose)
        Sawarmag A: Lyudi (betrayal)
        Makariy C: Tverdo (thirst and hunger)
    Mentors:
        Opoia A: Yest' (wildlife)
        Alisa B: Yer' (fear)
        Rhucuphre C: Slovo (spontaneous death) - negated by AURUM
    Companions:
        Alezandre C: Greater Yus (pretending to be someone else until not pretending)

Preferred interpretation for Autoantecedence (Esurient Walk)
1 continuous run per day can be arbitrarily long; it must involve no action besides the running itself.

Commentary on Malice
No strategic plan, just getting rid of troublesome figures, the ones who might benefit Charlie. Of Dorian powers I'll prioritize the interests of the Empire, they're the primary anti-Charlie force with the bastion in Tsoshu. I decided to rather err on the side of not killing too many (I initially targeted Du'um, Gwriel and Mada as well).
Xaxas: tries to provoke war between Dragon Realm and Empire.
Mor: pandemonium.
Hladvig Tehom: tries to fuck up Doria to create opportunities for plots.
Kuz'ma Ordo-Dorian: pro-Charlie. Maybe Jdan will mind, if he finds out I assigned him a death? Eh fuck it, Jdan probably won't find out.
Sawarmag: will try to secede from the Empire.
Makariy: pandemonium.
Opoia: pro-Charlie.
Alisa: murders a lot, possibly some important people.
Rhucuphre: pandemonium.
Alezandre: Tenebrae terrorist. "Fate dictates that it actually works, it's hard for him to end up any worse than he is, and there's a chance it also works on his curse and neutralizes it for good," says Anon. Well, I'll trust on this, Anon.

Behavioral themes

  1. Begging other Outsiders for introductions to their Mentors. In any particular case the introduction might not work at all, or if it does it may be subpar compared to actually having them as Mentors, but it's something.
  2. Long-term repayment of favors for the above.
  3. Cowardice. Avoidance of great risks, desperate postponement of final death.

Biography / Plan

( - - Early life in Dis - - )

UNNOTABLE LICH (UL) is born in world Az, in Dis, to Unnotable parents (probably poor), as a sickly and seemingly blind (All-Glimpsing) Muddish.

As soon as age allows (if possible, before the goblin Encounter at 6 years age), UL attempts to reach out to Thaumiel. If successful, UL introduces himself as an 11th Outsider, gives assurance of anti-Charlie attitude, asks Thaumiel for living funds and for a training regime for general improvement. Thaumiel is the foremost anti-Charlie actor at this time, she should agree without further prompt.

At some point during UL's childhood, outsider MOONMAN (also starts in Dis) visits and causes a bizarre magical event that fulfills UL's parents' death letters (mother splits into two smaller mothers, father's mind splits in two in reaction), but with the parents essentially surviving. That is fine by UL, the letters needed fulfilling somehow, it's better if it happens under controlled circumstances. When UL has opportunity to speak with MOONMAN, he begs MOONMAN to introduce him to MOONMAN's Mentor contacts (Jdan, Mlada, Spako, Gwriel. Not sure about Dirk Yesod, he might be pissy about UL's association with Thaumiel). If the planet is ever overrun by Uruks as one Anon theorized, UL might have an advantage on Moonman's Moon colony, not needing to breathe.

Outsider DEMONIC NIGHTMARE MAKER (DNM) starts in Stygia, but she used True Love on her Mentor Thaumiel, so she should be found with her at some point. UL begs DNM for introduction to DNM's other Mentor contact, Seo (who mentors for demonic undeath). UL obviously plans to turn into a lich, so if it works out it's a clear fit educationally.

Outsider GOKU SASUKE MASTER CHIEF KAKAROT also starts in Dis, but there's not much to be gained from him at this time. He has no mentors. GOKU has a Royal Claim to both Malkuth and Old Throne. Pressing a claim to Malkuth would go badly, and as he chose to be Muddish this probably isn't the aim. Would it go much better with Old Throne? Or are the Royal Claims incidental? GOKU notes his Ameno is intended as off-brand E Nomine, so it should be fine. The Nilmatrix encounter is worrying, the Buki death letter will have to do a lot of the work?

The remaining outsider in Dis is SPEEDSTER SPIDER. No Mentors unfortunately. SPEEDSTER SPIDER mentions an interest in cure to Bitter Sickness, which is relevant as UL has the event to make it.

UL and MOONMAN both have the Let The Purgations Begin encounter, so there's some chance to try and research a cure to Bitter Sickness. This would be a big reputational boost. The companion UL meets in the encounter is Evdokia, which is unfortunate and dangerous, but nabbing the Bitter Sickness cure comes first. UL won't need it long-term, of course, as he'll turn to lich, which is a "cure" to a lot of things.

The Uruk encounters will be troublesome, most of them are scheduled to occur before the loss of Bitter Sickness through lichification. But the 2 most dangerous encounters don't visit UL (A Hop, A Lean, A Hobgoblin and A Band of Ogres); in a pinch, A Bridge, A Troll, A Toll can be solved by leaving, even if this won't be good for reputation. And the other Uruk encounters seem moderate.

Once UL is learned and tall enough (he needs long skeletal legs for the Esurient Walk), UL kills himself and becomes a lich. Yat + Zemlya.

( - - Travels after lichification - - )

Lichification entails obvious social problems, but some of the aquaintances made so far (mostly Thaumiel) should mitigate that. With lvl 3 Esurient Walk and no physical fatigue, UL becomes able to travel long distances in a day. The wear on the bones from running can be repaired with Deathless Grasp. Now the 4 remaining 11th outsiders in world Az can be reached.

UL visits outsider HERO OF JUSTICE (originally on the tropic islands) and begs for introduction to his Mentor Keter, although that's more for making contacts with the notables of the era than for learning anything, as UL's death slot is gone and Keter's advice there isn't needed. Regardless of everyone else's long term plans, HERO OF JUSTICE is the only one working on the Charlie problem in the present. UL's original plan was more hands-off, but with everyone else like this as well, it's looking like a problem; UL may have to help HERO OF JUSTICE out quite directly.

UL visits outsider VEË (originally in the North) and begs for introduction to her Mentors (Feodwra and Zu'us. Upunth isn't a good fit). UL can't dream however, so VEË's dream library is closed for him.

UL visits outsider JÖTUNNSDROTTNINGGEN (originally in the West) and begs for a chance to study Gewgrin Aureole's book. No mentors other than that, unfortunately. The Cambrian explosion plan seems problematic but, you do you - it will probably help rather than hurt with the Charlie problem at least.

Outsider AURUM ARC THE GOLDEN FINGER in New New York is pretty much a tool for Pandemonium, might have to be kidnapped and imprisoned - because Outsiders outright killing Outsiders is a can of worms best not opened, and because hastening AURUM's Buki could be a bother. Even more than UL, AURUM lacks in fated events, and due to business ventures he has to appear in public, so this might not be difficult. Rhucuphre was arguably the most important figure to be targeted by UL's Malice, and by picking Rhucuphre as Mentor AURUM overrided the Malice against her, so there's a grudge. Without a Fate guarantee, UL won't try learning from such a tricky mentor as Rhucuphre, it would probably work out horribly.

( - - Long term plans - - )

UL will spend his time on repaying favors to other Outsiders who introduced him to their Mentors. HERO OF JUSTICE needs special help, given how hands-off everyone else is about the Charlie problem. And in spare time UL researches further failsafes for postponing final death (lich phylacteries).

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Pub: 15 Sep 2025 15:27 UTC

Edit: 15 Sep 2025 17:25 UTC

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