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Since a lich's soul is mystically tied to its phylactery, destroying its body will not kill it. Rather, its soul will return to the phylactery, and its body will be recreated by the power keeping it immortal. Thus the only way to permanently destroy a lich is to destroy the phylactery as well.
A lich's most often depicted distinguishing feature from other undead in fantasy fiction is the method of achieving immortality; liches give up their souls to form "soul-artifacts" (called a "soul gem" or "phylactery" in other fantasy works), the source of their magic and immortality. Many liches take precautions to hide and/or safeguard one or ...
Phylactery may refer to: Amulet, an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor; Phylactery (Dungeons & Dragons), a Dungeons & Dragons element; Reliquary, a container for relics; Speech scroll, an illustrative device denoting speech, song, or other types of sound
There are a few larger spider species, including wolf spiders and fishing spiders, that might get aggressive and bite humans if they're provoked. But bites from these spiders aren't dangerous.
The name "tarantula" is commonly given to spiders in this family. It is a misnomer - it was originally given to a smaller wolf spider from Taranto, Italy, where, in the Middle Ages, people danced themselves into a trance - called the tarantella - in an attempt to purge the effects of the wolf spider's bite. [citation needed]
A venomous spider bite (like this brown recluse bite) can cause a red or purplish rash radiating from the site of the bite. There are only a few species of spiders in the U.S. that can bite humans.
When a spider plant is in its peak growing season in the spring and summer, it needs more water than in the winter when its growth slows. When indoor air is drier in the winter, the soil might dry ...
Bleeding also may occur with a bite. Signs of a bacterial infection due to a spider bite occur infrequently (0.9%). [9] A study of 750 definite spider bites in Australia indicated that 6% of spider bites cause significant effects, the vast majority of these being redback spider bites causing significant pain lasting more than 24 hours. [10]