Editing Ethric (section)

== Ethric the Mad ==
Fans have debated whether Ethric of Bracada (Wizard/Warlock) and Ethric the Mad (Lich) were the same person or not. This was settled by [[Jennifer Bullard]], a member of the Might and Magic team, who stated [[Jennifer_Bullard/Acid_Cave_Interview#Heroes of Might and Magic III (and The Forge)|in an interview]] that '''yes''', they were.

It can be surmised that Ethric has had an alter-ego of a mortal Bracadan wizard and warlock for a considerable time, the general public apparently being unaware that he is actually Ethric the Mad and not just his namesake. In  a similar fashion, Sandro is shown to be using an illusion to disguise him being a lich when dealing with people like Gem and [[Crag Hack]]. {{hommoe}} would reinforce this explanation in his biography. It is not made clear whether Jabarkas is Ethric's actual brother, or if this is part of the cover story. The latter is very likely, since lore implies that, as the first necromancer, Ethric should be centuries old.

There are references to Ethric having multiple character classes.
* Wizard/Lich: [[Sandro]]'s biography says that Ethric taught him [[Necromancy]] and was originally a Wizard, then later became a Lich.
* Wizard: [[Driving for the Boots]]: Gem mentions needing to write to Ethric in [[Bracada]].
* Warlock: [[Poison Fit for a King]]: [[Sandro]] refers to Ethric as a [[Warlock]].
* Warlock: [[Master]]: He appears as a Warlock.
* Lich: {{mm6}}, {{mm7}}, and {{hommoe}} all depict Ethric as a necromancer lich.