[JasonByrne]

That's a very good point...

The reasoning was that without the Enchantment to support the overlying Elixir of Lichdom, it would revert to the Elixir of Death effect it would have had if the Enchantment was never present. But the Elixir would have long since been metabolized, and the Lich would have been imbibing its monthly Elixir to negate the Fragile (Unnatural) disadvantage.

This character was also magically-exhausted, Teleported far enough away to buy time for the finger-drawing, and used this as a last-ditch effort. So... rules were bent, I'd guess.