WAH - sorry, guy, but I'm borrowing your character for this:
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The arch-lich inspects the collars around the others (since he cannot see his own), tracing the slight markings around the collars.
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"They are magic-absorbant. If they absorb magic (such as that of a caster) it will subsequently release the energy in an explosion. However, I think their power is tied to this place somehow. Either that or they are powered by another source"
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In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is pimp.
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