Understanding Necromancy

[Wern8]

Introduction

 
Originally written thirty three years ago. Flamerule 2nd, Year 1342.

The arcane school of Necromancy is notoriously known by most as a dark art that delves solely into the despicable concept of desecrating the dead, animating their remains for questionable purposes and prolonging one's life beyond it's time through the use of dark rituals. Yet this is preposterously far from the truth, while it is a clear certainty that a darker  aspect to this School of Magic exists, the same is to be said of "the Art" itself.

Magic in the hands of the foolish, the capricious and the depraved will always be a force of destruction and chaos that will cause untold harm when left unopposed. Necromancy is no exception, evil may come of it, but much good may as well.

With spells of this school, one may easily strip away the life force of a twisted murderer, a cruel slaver or far worse beings and weaken them greatly or simply slay them. And further studies in this field will greatly aid one in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each and every undead being, which results in more effective methods in combating them.

At the meantime, there is nothing insidious in the use of negative energy by itself, the act of using it is precisely similar to that of an Evoker harnessing the power of energy, be it elemental or otherwise to weave certain spells or a Transmuter manipulating the physical properties of some creature, thing, or condition to cast transmutations. It may be for good or ill, depending on the actions and intentions of the caster.

And one must be aware that there are actually undead beings that remain among the living for benevolent purposes, such beings have forsaken death for some manner of significant duty and their continued existence are blessed and guided by certain divine entities of whom we may trust. Although it must be noted that this is an extremely rare happening.
 
Merethyl Evanara of the Ar'Tel'Quessir,
Honorable Practitioner of the Arcane Art.