Looking for a DM who's ready for a challenge: A Lich Seeking Purpose

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He wasn't sure how much time had passed. Centuries? Eons? It all blended together after the first few hundred years.

Immortality. Many dreamed of it. He saw it as a burden. A burden he had taken on for one reason: revenge. Revenge against the dark elves who took his home from him. Revenge against the woman who had taken his daughter from him. And, most of all, revenge against Lolth, the filthy spider that dared call itself a god, the one who stood behind and laughed as his world was destroyed.

But time had taken urgency. Had taken even desire. Now what was left was a melancholy, dusty skeleton. His empty eye sockets often stared vacantly for days as he sat contemplating everything and nothing. He wondered, sometimes, if it was worth considering simply allowing entropy to claim him.

One day, though, something changed... as he ran a mummified hand over his extensive collection of tomes, his hand stopped on one. One that he hadn't seen before. There was no dust on the cover... it was completely brand new. Slowly, he pulled the mysterious tome off of his shelf... the one that quietly sang to him, calling him to take up his staff and do something great once again...

Character Link: Akkron, Lord of the Shaded Isle

Hello, all! My character, Lord Akkron, Lich King of the Shaded Isle, has been getting rather tired lately. Would you, as a DM, be willing to help me to give this old lich something to do that will take his mind off the eternity stretching before him? I'm open to any kind of plot, but I would love to have Lord Akkron on a heroic mission rather than a typical "evil lich tries to take over the world" situation.

I'm also fine with either a one-on-one campaign or inviting others to join.

Thank you for your attention! Hope to game with you soon.

Mister_Whisker

Just giving this a small bump.

I know “lich king PC” is an unusual pitch, but I’m very much looking for a collaborative story rather than a power trip. I’d be happy to work with a DM to scale Akkron appropriately, limit resources, or adapt the premise to fit the campaign.

Mostly, I just think there’s a lot of fun potential in an ancient undead archmage being dragged out of his centuries-long depression by a strange new purpose.

Still looking for a DM, and possibly other players if someone wants to build a party around this idea!

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