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Ethric the Mad is a powerful sorcerer lich that appears in Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven and Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death. He was the teacher of Jeddite and Sandro, and supposedly the first lich on Enroth.

Biography[]

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Gameplay[]

Might and Magic VI[]

In Might and Magic VI, Ethric is a lich that can be found in his tomb. He's a 40th-level lich with 280 hit points and an AC of 25. He does 5D8+20 points of ranged energy damage, and gives 2000 experience when slain.

He has a resistance of 20 against fire, electrical, cold, poison, and physical damage, a resistance of 10 against magic.

Gabriel Cartman offers the party the optional quest of entering his tomb, slaying him, and bringing his skull back to Gabriel in Freehaven.

Heroes III[]

Ethric is a sixth-level Warlock, and starts with expert Wisdom, Eagle Eye, Scholar, Tactics, Learning, Offense, Intelligence, and Sorcery.

Hero Trait
Heroes III MysticismBasic Mysticism
Receives a 5% per level bonus to Mysticism skill.OffBck


He appears in the Master scenario of the Rise of the Necromancer campaign in Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death.

Despite having Ajit's icon, the Ethric hero is based on Jaegar, and has his specialty.

Notes[]

For some time, fans debated whether Ethric of Bracada and Ethric the Mad were the same person or not. This was settled by Jennifer Bullard, a member of the Might and Magic team, who stated that, yes, they were.[1]

Appearances[]

Ethric appears in Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven and Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death.

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Necromancers' Guild of Enroth
Personnel and benefactors
Archibald Ironfist · Artorius Veritas · Brother Brax · Ciatlen Venitius · Clive Clanker · Dark Shade · Devlin Arcanus · Douglas Dirthmoore · Duke Alarice · Dyson Leland · Ethric the Mad · Ferredine the Merciful · Finneas Vilmar · Gauldoth Half-Dead · General Corlagon · Grand Archmage Terrax · Henden'lal · Judge Sleen · Kalibarr · Karanya Memoria · Kastore · Kehl · King Targor · Korbu · Lich King Gryphonheart · Lord Haart · Lord Smedth · Loscan · Luthiner the Severe · Maximus · Mot · Nathaniel Roberts · Neberneith · Nimbus · Payge Arachnia · Sandro · Thant · Tolberti · Vayarad · Vetrinus Taleshire · Vidomina · Vokial · Vorr the Insane · Wyrm · Zacharia · Zanthora the Mad
Notable territories and cities
Deyja (Antagarich) · Mire of the Damned (Enroth) · Shadowspire (Jadame)
Castle Darkmoor · Evenmorn Island · Moulder Moulder · The Pit · Twilight
Relevant terms
Armor of the Damned · Book of the Dead · Church of the Moon · Cloak of the Undead King · Death knight · Nekross · Occult War · Restoration Wars · Ritual of Endless Night · Skeleton transformer · Succession Wars · The Ebon Hand · The Hand of Death · Vampire · War of the Ancestors · War of the Chalice · War of the Unholy Alliance
Relevant games
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven · Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor · Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer · Heroes II: The Succession Wars · Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death · Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia · Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade · Heroes Chronicles: The World Tree · Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements
Major characters of Might and Magic VI, Might and Magic VII and Might and Magic VIII
MM6 characters The Heroes of Enroth - Agar - Anthony Stone - Archibald Ironfist - Charon - Demon queen - Erik Von Stromgard - Ethric the Mad - Falagar - Fineous Hogworth - General Corlagon - High Archmage Terrax - Albert Newton - Lord Kilburn - Loretta Fleise - Melian - Nicolai Ironfist - Sir Osric Temper - Sir Ragnar - Slicker Silvertongue - Snergle - Sulman - Tanir - Wilbur Humphrey
MM7 characters The Lords of Harmondale - Archibald Ironfist - Catherine Ironfist - CORAK - Charon - Crag Hack - Dark Shade - Eldrich Parson - Gavin Magnus - Hothfarr IX - Judge Fairweather - Judge Grey - Judge Sleen - Kastore - Lord Markham - Maximus - Resurrectra - Robert the Wise - Roland Ironfist - Sir Caneghem - Sir Charles Quixote - Tolberti - Tor Anwyn - Xenofex
MM8 characters The Hero of Jadame - Hirelings - Acwalandar - Balthazar - Bastian Loudrin - Brekish Onefang - Catherine Ironfist - Ciatlen Venitius - Dadeross - Deftclaw Redreaver - Dread Pirate Stanley - Elgar Fellmoon - Escaton the Destroyer - Gralkor the Cruel - Masul - Oskar Tyre - Professor Xanthor - Pyrannaste - Roland Ironfist - Sandro - Sir Charles Quixote - Shalwend - S'ton - Thant - Zanthora the Mad - Zog


Heroes of Might and Magic III characters Icon-H3
Restoration of Erathia campaigns
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Protagonists Astral - Sir Christian - Lord Haart - Jenova - Korbac - Nimbus - Queen Catherine Ironfist - Ryland - Shiva - Verdish - Vidomina - Vokial - Zubin
Antagonists Ajit - Alamar - Arlach - Darkstorm - Edric - General Morgan Kendal - Griffin king - Gurnisson - Korbac - Kreelah clan leader - Lorelei - Loynis - Malekith - Mephala - Mot - Necrolord - Oris - Sandro - Tyris - Verdish - Yog
Supporting campaign characters Adela - Dorrell - Faruk Welnin - Finneas Vilmar - King Lucifer Kreegan III - King Nicolas Gryphonheart - Memphos - Orrin - Sorsha - Winstan Langer
Armageddon's Blade campaigns
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Protagonists Adrienne - Ash - Sir Christian - Ciele - Cuthbert - Dracon - Erdamon - Gelu - General Morgan Kendal - King Kilgor - King Roland Ironfist - Mutare Drake - Olema - Oris - Queen Catherine Ironfirst - Sorsha - Xeron
Antagonists Ajorn - Alkin - Ash - Clancy - Clavius - Crag Hack - Deemer - Dessa - Dikisha - Duke Winston Boragus - Elleshar - Fiona - Ignatius - Galthran - Gird - Godomir - Gretchin - Gundula - Hortensia - Isra - Jabarkas - Jelan - Kajitianna - Krellion - Lorelei - Luna - Mihalis - Nagash - Nuzrath - Nymus - Obekan - Olema - Ordwald - Photima - Pyre - Qenay - Rion - Sandro - Septienna - Sethe - Shiva - Sir Mullich - Tamika - Tejveer - Terek - Vellore - Vey - Yog - Xeron - Xsi - Zartaj - Zubin
Supporting campaign characters Alamar - Archibald Ironfist - Ash - Baltron - Calh - Calid - Ciele - Dracon's mother - Erdamon - Dread Pirate Hogfling - Erik - Fiur - Gelare - Ignissa - Inteus - General Miah - Johannes Bonn - Judge Fairweather - Ketai - Khazandar - Khazandar's apprentice - Kilgor's father - Kieran - Labetha - King Lucifer Kreegan - Lord Caomham - Pasis - Lord Preuet - Master of Scouts - Morglin Ironfist - Nayestra - Sir Michael - Judge Sleen - Sylvia - Tamar - Tavin - Thunar - Xeron's mother - Xex - Zydar
The Shadow of Death campaigns
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Protagonists Clancy - Crag Hack - Finneas Vilmar - Gelu - Gem - Sandro - Terek - Yog
Antagonists Duke Alarice - Barshon - Caleb - Charna - Charnath - Lord Chasim - Denarm - Lord Fayette - Gretchin - Gurnis - Marzeth - Shiva - Lord Smedth - Swankart - Tyranell - Lord Velmor - Venthin - Zinitha - Zorlan
Supporting campaign characters Aine - Alendora - Alkin - Amanda - Astral - Beleg - Broghild - Delino - Drakon - Duke Winston Boragus - Falor - Feredor - Isra - Ivor - Malcom - Orruk - Slash - Terwen - Thant - Tyris - Ufretin - Uland - Vayarad - Vokial
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