Editing Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich

{{Status|Canon}}
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|name=Eklon'Dal Workshop World Patroller
|image=[[File:HW2 - Lich model.jpg|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Eklon War-Forges]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|model=Modified {{Pattern|Kmiro'sish|Lich}}
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|length= {{Convert|261.4|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width= {{Convert|135.9|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|height= {{Convert|93.1|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass= {{Convert|898.1|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|hull=[[Nanolaminate|Nanolaminate hull plating]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HDW2|HDW|Chapter=2}}
|armament=1 heavy plasma cannon
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|affiliation=[[Banished]]
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The '''Eklon'Dal World Patroller''' is a [[Lich]] variant employed by the [[Banished]] in their campaigns against their enemies.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=475}}

==Operational history==
The Banished have appropriated Lich transports and repurposed them to function as carriers for the central command structures of their raider bases. They are capable of transporting full [[Banished outpost]] structures into the battlefield.{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Detail=''[[Phoenix Logs]] - Lich''}} They are also capable of carrying massive troop payloads and vehicles, and are capable of utilizing their massive plasma cannon to deal heavy damage to enemy forces.<ref name="ATN">''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]''</ref> Banished Liches were manufactured by [[Eklon War-Forges]] and developed by the Eklon'dal workshop.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''</ref>

These Liches saw heavy use by the Banished during their [[Second Ark Conflict|campaign]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]] against the forces of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2559]].{{Ref/Game|HW2}} During the conflict, they were employed by [[Pavium]] and [[Voridus]] following the release of the parasitic [[Flood]] from the ruins of [[High Charity]]. Following the destruction of the [[Proto-Gravemind]], a Lich was used by [[Atriox]] to transport personally to the site of the infection and begin cleanup operations.{{Ref/Reuse|ATN}}

After a Banished force on [[Reach]] was able to open a [[slipspace portal]] to the Ark, Atriox and some of his forces flew through it in a Banished Lich. [[Dokab]] [[Castor]] and some of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] took the vessel for themselves in order to reach the Ark and begin the [[Great Journey]] while Atriox and his forces departed in an [[intrusion corvette]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SoR|SoR}} After arriving on the Ark, the Lich was downed by [[final protective fire]] from the ''Spirit of Fire's'' forces, discreetly called in by [[Veta Lopis]] in a failed attempt to stop [[Castor]] and his forces.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW}}

==Identified Liches==
*''[[Pegoras]]''{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW1|HDW|Chapter=1}} - Lich used by [[Atriox]] to travel from through a [[slipspace portal]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]] to [[Reach]] before being hijacked by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]].{{Ref/Reuse|SoR}} Shot down on the Ark by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}'s forces.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}}

==Gameplay==
===''Halo Wars 2''===
In ''Halo Wars 2'', Liches are usually only found as a non-useable unit, responsible for deploying the Banished [[Banished outpost]] structure similar to the [[D81-LRT Condor]] for the [[UNSC]]. In ''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]'', the '''Lich Vanguard''' is a useable unit for players playing as [[Pavium]]. The Lich can be unlocked as the final leader ability available to Pavium. Once deployed, the Lich will circle an area for a while, using its heavy plasma cannon to fire upon assailants for massive effect similar to the Pelican Gunship ability available for [[James Cutter|Captain Cutter]]. Additionally, at the centre of the Lich's circling area will spawn a portal allowing the player to produce infantry and vehicle units. This makes the Lich vanguard an incredibly powerful area-denial tool.

**'''[[Lich]] Vanguard''': Activate to deploy a powerful Lich to provide area denial. Can be used to produce units.
***Population Cost: N/A
***Supply Cost: 600
***Power Cost: 600
***Cooldown: 360 seconds

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HW2 Lich.png|Concept art of the Banished Lich for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2-Lichmodels.jpg|Alternate angles of the model of the Lich.
File:HW2B Lich.png|A Banished Lich in the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''.
File:HW2-BanishedT56Lich.png|A Banished Lich in ''Halo Wars 2'' dropping off a base.
File:HW2-BlitzLich.jpg|[[Blitz]] card of a the Lich Vanguard.
File:HW2-Voridusleaves.png|[[Voridus]] boarding a Lich.
File:HW2-Lich&Spirit.png|Size comparison between an [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Spirit]] and Banished Lich.
File:HW2-Protogravemind&Lich.png|A Banished Lich approaches a dead [[Proto-Gravemind]].
File:HW2-Lichramp.png|[[Atriox]] descends from the Lich's ramp.
File:HW2-LichvsUNSC.png|A Banished Lich fighting UNSC vehicles.
File:HW2-Paviumarmy.png|A Lich attacking a Firebase with the help of [[Pavium]] and [[Wraith Invader]]s.
File:HW2-CharlieFoxtrot.png|A Lich, Scarab, and Volatile Scarab attack an [[Abomination]] in [[Terminus Firefight]].
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}}
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''

==Sources==
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