Necromancers

Necromancers, like liches, are individuals who excel at raising and utilising the undead for their own means. Unlike liches however, they themselves are not undead but mortals like most common races in Athesia. Most of the known necromancers come from tribes in the dead wastes or in some cases whole tribes become necromancers, such as the Lizuge tribe. There are three currently active large necromantic tribes the Lizuge, Moswen and Nkosi tribes. Two of these tribes the Lizuge and Moswen tribe only number to about 100 people each, half of which are necromancers. Whereas the Nkosi on the other hand number to about 300 people, a third of which are necromancers. There are more tribes than these three but they are by far the most powerful. Necromancers are at war with liches in the dead wastes for dominance as they both have the same goal of taking the land by force. Necromancers have no cults or sects or groups that people know of, most necromancers work on their own for their own selfish goals, the only time necromancers have been known to work in groups is the aforementioned tribes of necromancers.
Lizuge Tribe 
The Lizuge specialise in quick and partial summoning, that is to say that they can raise parts of their victims to act independently. One of their more brutal tactics is to amputate one of their enemies in battle and then turn their now separated limb into an undead minion to fight back. The tribe is mostly made up of Half-elves and their area of activity is the west most area of the dead wastes.
Nkosi Tribe
The Nkosi are a tribe of Warrior-necromancers, all of their necromancers are trained in the ways of spell and sword. This makes them potent magic wielders and close-quarter fighters, to emphasise this many of their summons are large creatures as opposed to many smaller minions. Many of their spells also enhance the power of the weapons that the necromancer and his summons use. The tribe is made up of Humans and Shifters, they operate mostly in the centre and east of the dead wastes.
Moswen Tribe
The Moswen tribe specialise in spirit magic, most of their undead summons are ghosts and the spirit magic they use has far more potent effects than other necromancers. For example some of their necromancers have a spell to temporarily separate their victim’s soul from their body to fight ghouls on their own in the realm of the dead. The tribe is exclusively human, most of their activity is to the south of the dead wastes.
===Notable NPCs===
Lizuge
The leader of the Lizuge tribe, the third son of the Pharaoh, a trickster and expert shapeshifter. He has the capability of assuming almost any humanoid form and uses necromantic magic that his tribe specialises in. Lizuge has in the past hampered much of Athesia's efforts with use of misdirection and deceit. Not the greatest fighter in a straight up fight however his use of necromancy doesn't even require full bodies, he can raise multiple undead from parts of a corpse. Lizuge is deceased.
Nkosi
The leader of the Nkosi Tribe, the first son of the Pharaoh and the first in line to have taken his place. The man is an honourable swordsman and despite the necromantic power he wields upholds his values first and foremost. Nkosi has viewed necromancy as a means to an end to return the wastes to stability and a provide a powerful unending army to Thanya. The adventurers have found that Nkosi is worthy of redemption when compared to his brothers as despite being an enemy he is not malicious. He only fights as an adversary.
Nkosi has been crowned Pharaoh by the Athesians and now acts as a magic stabilizer to the Dead Wastes as a Pharaoh should be, however he has eschewed any rights of rulership he might have been entitled to.
Moswen
The leader of the Moswen Tribe, the second son of the Pharaoh and a scholar. Moswen is one of the only of the son's of the Pharaoh that could be considered both alive and dead. Having separated his soul from his body long ago he specializes in spiritual necromancy. The adventurers of Athesia have not met much of the Moswen however they do know that names are important to the Moswen. Knowing the exact name of the dead can cause the Moswen to tamper with their spirits. Moswen is deceased.
==Relationships==
Onuris
Of the four sons of the previous Pharaoh, three rule the necromantic tribes, the fourth, Onuris, battles against them with his Onuris Tribe. The four brothers competed to be named the new Pharaoh of the Dead Wastes, but Nkosi won.