[Shard] - Sosaria
[Type] - Arcane
[Book] - Red - 20 pages


[Title] - Treatise On Necromancy
[Author] - Phoenix

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It is commonly belived
that Necromancy has
long been absent from
the land. This is not
true. Necromancy
has merely been lost,
in part, over time.
This lost art, which

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deals with the
manipulation of life
forces, is viewed by
many as evil.
However, I believe
that this is not true.
Though Necromany
bestows the power to

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create undead
beings, this is only a
facet of the art. The
spell "Resurrection",
to to many mages of
ourland, is an
example.
Resurrection can be

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viewed as good, or evil.
It depends who it is
cast upon. If a foul
warrior, who has
slain many, is raised,
then that would be
considered an evil act.
On the other hand, the


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use of the spell could
also grant a slain
peasant, or noble
warrior, life. Who
would argue that this
is not a benign act?
As in all magic,
Necromancy is as evil

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as it`s user. However,
there are some notable
spheres within the
art that can not be
viewed as good.
Notably, the animation
of the Dead. Corpses
are animated by the

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parted spirited of the
body. If a mage used
elemental or
telekinetic powers to
animate the corpse,
the task would require
constant concentration
on

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Necromancer. So, to
animate the dead, the
wizard invokes a spell
to call the soul from
the underworld, and
bind it in it`s shell.
This isbelieved to be
painful to the spirit.

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So much so, that the
animating soul is
usually driven insane.
This torment can not
be considered a good
act, by any means.
However, some
powerful souls may

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retain both memories
of their life, and some
form of sanity.
Liches, for example,
which are the
animated remains of a
wizard, are such a
case. Even so, the

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transformation into an
undead form usually
leaves the wizard
unbalanced.
Thankfully, the spell
used in the
transformation to
lichehood is lost to

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time.
(It has been
rediscovered in
several forms over
the years, but it has
never been taught
in recent times. The
Liche Lethari and his

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sister are examples of
this.)
Of course, an
interview with a
Liche would aid my
research greatly, as
this is mostly
conjecture. Of course,

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I can hardly see this
happening!
Necromancy is
returning to the land.
Undead hordes are
roaming the land, and
the appearance of
powerful Liches


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(known as Liche
Lords) add their
weight to this.
Slowly, the art is
being discovered once
more, and if this is to
be the shield that
saves Sosaria, or the

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sword that destroyes
if, is up to the
practitioners of the
art, and is not
dependent on the
peasantry`s fears.

Anatome