lyches
/ˈlaɪtʃɪz/
noun
- A corpse, especially one that is not buried; a dead body.
- In the horror story, the hero stumbled over a lyche half-hidden in the undergrowth.
- The old cemetery was said to be haunted by the lyches of those buried long ago.
- Medieval legends often told of lyches rising from their graves at night.
- In fantasy and folklore, a reanimated corpse or undead creature, often a powerful sorcerer who has cheated death.
- In the game, players must destroy the lyche's phylactery to defeat it permanently.
- The dungeon's final boss was a lyche that could cast devastating spells.
- The ancient lyche had ruled the dark kingdom for centuries, sustained by dark magic.