Kharza-kzad Xorlarrin

Kharza-kzad Xorlarrin was a drow and mage of Sorcere before he turned himself into a lich. He was the brother of Zeerith Q'Xorlarrin.

During his lifetime, he was famous for creating battle wands and being a Master of Sorcere. He was also the last unofficial tutor of Liriel Baenre. He had a relation to her that was atypical of most drow, since he really cared about her welfare. Sometimes she brought him things from her adventures in the Underdark, like the scales of a Deep Dragon. They both shared the profit of selling them. To get magic from the surface, he had connections to the Dragon's Hoard and their leader, the drow Nisstyre.

When Liriel was in grave danger, Kharza-kzad refused to kill her, and in fact helped her to escape Menzoberranzan. It was this what brought him into a mage duel with Nisstyre at the top of an active volcano. He died there but before he was gone, he used one of his own creations, a wand of lichdom. With this, he was turned into a lichdrow and therefore too powerful for the other mage. Nisstyre fled the duel, leaving the lich undestroyed.