Magic In All Its Forms: Death

Death 
Necromancy is the use of magic to manipulate the powers of death. Invoking this power can be done through other magic forms, but in the end necromancers use the power of Death. They can harness this pure energy of Death to attack their enemies, or create plagues to spread Death. Practitioners of this form of magic employ the opposite side of Nature magic. They seek to spread death and break the natural cycle by raising the dead.
The largest example of this type of magic is the Scourge and the Cult of the Damned. They spread their plague that used the powers of death to raise those who died from the dead, binding their souls outside the natural cycle and enslaving them to the will of the Lich King or the necromancers who worshipped him. There are many examples of necromancy in various cultures, for varying reasons but the most potent threat is the Scourge.
Fighting a necromancer invariably involves fighting undead, diseases and subversive tactics. Most necromancers are incapable of raising much more than skeletons and ghouls and are not much of a threat on their own, but a group of necromancers can create large abominations and large numbers of undead that can quickly overwhelm any fighter. Light users have an innate advantage against the undead due to the Light severing the connection of the souls trapped in undead bodies and causing immense pain to them. In the end, the necromancer is the target and the undead are there to stop anyone from reaching their master.
Artifacts made by necromancers often are simply meant to amplify their control over the powers of death. They tap into the shadows and void and empower their undead slaves or the necromancer themselves. Other artifacts bind spirits to use in reanimation or cause death so that the necromancer can raise those who it kills. These artifacts should be handled very carefully.
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