“Thus the living, lone and sobbing, In the throes of anguish throbbing, With the loathsome Furies robbing Night and noon of peace and rest. But beyond the groans and grating Of abhorrent Life, is waiting Sweet Oblivion, culminating All the years of fruitless quest.”   The Common Antiquity (Modern & Ancient Lore)   “In the beginning,   Liches were only known as servants of Iblees. Identified by a mastery of black arcane and