Necromancy - The Dark Art
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Necromancy - The Dark Art. by Alucard de'Lenfent.
A black book, with silver clasps, and an upturned pentagram on the cover.
Within the lands of Sosaria, there is one ultimate source of all power; Magic. Magical energy permeates everything we know, as it moves across the world, in movements known as "winds".
As these winds of magic blow across the world, they separate into several different strands, each strand giving power to a certain school of magic, if you will. A small amount of this magic however remains as a seething mass of pure dark magic.
This dark magic is drawn inevitably to places of evil and death, murder and disease, battlefields, cemeteries and tombs, charnel houses and dark temples; all attract this dark force.
It is this magical energy that is used in the power of Necromancy. Necromancy is the magic of the world of death, a necromancer is able to communicate with the dead and summon spirits. Other powers include the ability to summon skeletons and zombies to act as slaves. The most powerful Necromancers can extend their life for centuries beyond their normal span.
To those who practice the most dire and dark of all forbidden knowledge must face the most dire and darkest dangers, Many attempt to unnaturally extend their lives, some succeed and the physical body is maintained perfectly, along with the mind. Often though, the result of such an attempt is worse than death itself, continual use of Necromancy drains their souls and weakens their bodies, with the passing of time, the Necromancer becomes more and more like a walking cadaver.
Few of those who study the black art begin their journey as evil men. The loss of a loved one, a dread need for power or even a natural fear of death all lead men to seek forbidden lore. The magic though is so tainted, so dark that all it corrupts all it touches, and the fear of persecution, and dealing with the dead often drive even the most noble scholars to insanity and paranoia.
Many necromancers attempt to outwit the magic, and channel their necromantic energies through the minds of others, often the dead. Despite this, mortal necromancers are most often driven insane and in the end death shall claim them in particularly horrific ways. There is no outwitting the magic of death.
All necromancers are abhorred throughout the world. The men of the world have respect for their dead, and ceaselessly hunt down those who defile their rest. Many an aspiring necromancer has perished in the cleansing fire of prejudice.