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How do I run the lich-making machine?
  • 1 of 6: First, find the console on the upper level with the lever.
  • 2 of 6: Use that to turn the machine's power on.
  • 3 of 6: Then go down to the lower level and find the one alcove in the machine that isn't broken.
  • 4 of 6: Enter it and hit the lever.
  • 5 of 6: Then just wait for the process to happen and the glass shield to rise.
  • 6 of 6: Remember that it'll only work with scholars who have already drunk an Elixir of Defedation.