 The phylactery, which can be of virtually any form (the default form is a metal box filled with rune-covered papers, but it usually appears as a valuable amulet or gemstone), will often be hidden in a secret place and protected by powerful spells, charms, monsters and/or other servants; the phylactery itself is usually of magical nature, meaning its destruction will generally be no easier than obtaining it.Depending on the method of becoming a lich, a lich can be of any alignment, retaining whatever alignment it had in life.The "D&D" version 3.5 "Monster Manual", a core "D&D" rule book, emphatically states that liches are always evil, but there are references to good liches in other manuals.