Necromancy Generalized

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Regarded by many as an evil magic and the perversion of life. It is commonly viewed with a negative connotation and the image of a darkly cloaked being summoning zombies, shades, ghouls, and other undead creatures of the night. While these are the most common applications of Necromancy, they are far from the whole picture.

Contrary to most magic manipulating the FORCE of Life in the universe: the stuff that binds everything together, Necromancy focuses on manipulating the ENERGY of life: the stuff that keeps the beings in the universe alive. Manipulating the energy of life is generally regarded as taboo among many magic users in the universe.

Those who do choose to manipulate Necromantic energy find that it’s very similar to common magic, but with a few unique twists. For example; if a Necromancer wanted to conjure fire with the energy of life, he wouldn’t conjure a normal fire, he would conjure what is known as ‘soul fire’. It works essentially the same as common magic, but it takes on the obvious feel of death. Magics like this do especially well when fighting spiritual beings or individuals with more psychic powers.

In order to summon a minion such as a zombie, a necromancer must have access to a soul. The older and more powerful the soul is, the more powerful the minion becomes. Humans and common sentient beings often come out with average minions. Hence most Necromancers kill humans and raise them as zombies. However, the actual minion can take the form of anything the Necromancer desires from a shade to a demon. The only limiting factor is the power of the soul. (Note that a bigger body will take a stronger soul to inhabit). Minions often perform best when summoned looking similar to what they were in life. They can also be summoned using whatever weapons and armor the summoner desires, if any at all.

Anything to do with the manipulation of life is considered necromancy.

(Note: This and all other magics by me are continually edited in a google doc linked in my signature)

#2Subject: Re: Necromancy Generalized Sun Jan 22, 2017 7:57 pm

Approved > Moving to Official Lore