Editing Upir Lichy (section)

==Official Lore==
The Upir Lichy is a feral, despicable creature with long talons and fangs, wild hair sprouting out of its head, back, shoulders and forearms. It is wrapped in ancient remains of what may have once been called clothing. Its eyes show intelligence, though it shows no symbol of remorse, nor kindness, as it drains the life from its hapless victims, drained of all their body heat in the icy wastes of Vorostokov, a land caught in an eternal winter. They are physically lean, almost malnourished and pale beyond that of any living thing; these undead, akin to the common vampire, are always feared, whether encountered or not in there chilled homeland.The creature wanders the chill wastes and forests, consumed with the thirst for warmth. This thirst may only be quenched if the upir lichy drains the body heat from living creatures, preferably deer, wolves, and other large prey.

Upir Lichy dwell in the frozen wastelands, forests and glaciers of Vorostokov. They are greatly feared by the Voros and some are superstitious enough to make signs of protection even in the event of merely thinking of these fell beasts. These superstitions have given birth to many rumors of the weaknesses and strengths these creatures hold, some true, some farfetched.

They make their homes outside society, what there is of it in the frozen land they dwell in, making lairs from buried cave networks, glacial fractures and so forth. If their new home is already inhabited, it won't be for long, the undead beast feeding on whatever warmth the inhabitant provides.

In recent years, the Vrykolaka of Sanguinia has begun to make their presence in Vorostokov. Upir Lichy take this presence as a threat to their standing in the domain and have little love for their distant cousins. Regardless of how a Vrykolaka regards an Upir Lichy in meeting, the latter is always hostile to the former in some respect. Likewise, Upir Lichy share little respect or care for the Arayashka. However, these creatures are known to form fragile allegiances with an Upir Lichy for brief periods.

[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Ravenloft]]