The Armies of the Thirteen Liches are ancient evils that first threatened Myaasia during the Magewars. Back then they were sealed in caverns beneath the small town of Zerim by the gods Jaysek and Kieron.
In the Unlife Wars at the end of the third era several of the Armies broke free and devastated wide parts of Myaasia. Some were destroyed, some were resealed and some are still imprisoned beneath Zerim.
The current strength of the armies is given in percentages. An army at full strength would consist of approximately 3.000.000 weaker undead like skelettons or zombies, 300.000 stronger unlife like vampires or normal shadows, 30.000 shadows, 3.000 greater shadows, 300 seeker strength undead, about twoscore lieutenants and the lich himself.
History:
The armies of Xanathar fought during the Great Battle of the Plains and Xanathar slew the god Ra in single combat when Ra’s focus was destroyed. Also Ulane was mortally wounded in that battle. Several weeks later the armies of Xanathar were routed by the godess Chondra and he himself was slain.
Status:
Destroyed
History:
Gorthor’s army had already been greatly weakened during the Magewars by the forces of Astegai.
Gorthor broke free of his prison during the Unlife Wars but was soon after slain by Xodur, who absorbed the remains of his army into his own.
Status:
Destroyed
History:
Chrotos’ army had already been greatly weakened during the Magewars by the forces of Reann.
During the Unlife Wars, Chrotos allied with Thronar and Kul-Thor to fight in the Battle of the Gods. There he was destroyed by Reann in single combat.
Status:
Destroyed
History:
Nothing much is known about Sathur. His armies did not escape their wards during the Unlife Wars.
Status:
Imprisoned beneath Zerim. Sathur’s armies are the strongest among the still existing lich armies.
The army is at approximately 81% strength.
History:
Kul-Thor’s army was the strongest of those set free during the Unlife Wars. He fought in the Battle of the Gods, where he was defeated and resealed by Am.
Status:
Khul-Thor and the still great remains of his army are sealed in a magical prison beneath the site of the Battle of the Gods.
The army is at approximately 67% strength.
History:
Sargas’ army has been greatly weakened during the Magewars by the forces of Sefir, a greater god of the second era who died in that battle.
His armies did not escape their wards during the Unlife Wars.
Status:
Imprisoned beneath Zerim. Sargas army is the weakest among the still existing lich armies.
The army is at approximately 13% strength.
History:
Nothing much is known about Lug-Thur. His armies did not escape their wards during the Unlife Wars.
Status:
Imprisoned beneath Zerim.
The army is at approximately 41% strength.
History:
Parts of Prul-Gar’s army escaped their wards even before the Unlife Wars. During the Period of Destruction he laid siege to the city of Baldemar. There he was slain by a powerful outsider named Xavier. The remains of his army scattered over the area.
Status:
Prul-Gar himself and all of his lieutenants have been destroyed. The remains of his army haunt the area of Baldemar and the northern parts of the great desert, but lacks a single leadership.
The remains of the army are at approximately 4% strength.
History:
During the Unlife Wars Clagor’s army conquered the Northern Empire. Clagor himself was assassinated by Greyre, and after much infighting over his succession, Kul-Thor claimed most of the remains of his army and led them to the Battle of the Gods.
Status:
Clagor himself is destroyed, as is the greater part of his army. After the Unlife Wars those parts of the army left behind in the north were gathered under a new commander, Bort Kindrow a powerful undead destroyer.
The remains of the army are at approximately 7% strength.
History:
Xungar’s army has been greatly weakened during the Magewars by the forces of Ulane.
His armies did not escape their wards during the Unlife Wars.
Status:
Imprisoned beneath Zerim.
The army is at approximately 11% strength.
History:
During the Unlife Wars Furthar’s army laid siege to Eidolon and devastated the continent of Emer. He and his army were eventually defeated and resealed somewhere on the southern continent. Both Kieron and his brother Jaysek were killed in that battle.
Status:
Imprisoned somewhere on Emer.
The army is at approximately 44% strength.
History:
During the Unlife Wars, Xodur slew his fellow lich Gorthor, attacked the Black Citadel of the god Krao and attempted a ritual to absorb the god’s strength. The ritual was interrupted and Xodur defeated by Crog who himself became a greater god in the event.
Status:
Xodur was not destroyed but substantially weakened. His army is still substantial though. It was sealed by the new god Crog in several places all over The Central. Not all wards are the same strength, so some of the weaker wards fail from time to time, leading to a constant theat of unlife on The Central. Currently the paladins and blackguards of Crog are up to the task of keeping the threat under control though.
The army is at approximately 57% strength.
History:
Thronar’s army had been greatly weakened during the Magewars by the forces of Iorak.
During the Unlife Wars, Thronar allied with Chrotos and Kul-Thor to fight in the Battle of the Gods. There he was destroyed by the forces of the Storm Goddess.
Status:
Destroyed