Necromancer's Guild of Malum

The necromancer's guild is a guild in Malum that is shrouded in more secrets than most.

## Description

Most people in Malum have heard about the necromancer's guild, as there are many rumours surrounding them, but do not know what it actually does. These rumours include the guildmembers drinking blood out of skulls, or the drinks the gods drink to gain immortality, or that they have really cool cloaks.

The guild has annual meetings, but most members do not attend those, since good necromancers are alive for so long that they simply do not bother. These members rather visit the centennial meetings instead, and those are the important meetings. These meetings happen in various locations, apparently usually in the homes of a member of the guild, with the host changing every time. The fifty year meetings are also visited by some, and both the fifty year meetings and the centennial meetings are events at which the bylaws of the guild can be changed.

Becoming a member of the necromancer's guild is rather hard if the person in question does not know a member of the guild themselves. Usually, it is necessary to know a member to become a member, and then it is "based on vibes", but not necessarily that hard. People who attend a meeting and survive it automatically become members. However, there might be other ways to join as well.

Many of the members of the guild are not what most people would usually consider necromancers, but they either dabble in necromantic elements of their field of expertise, or are in any other way connected to death or the guild itself.

## History and Development

The necromancer's guild is one of the many guilds in Malum that forms as a way for the people to have power in a society where the monarchy is orgained by the gods and cannot be gotten rid of.

## Notable Members

* **Arenothe Le'gauching** - a Changeling
* **Bishop Batters-Westberry** - Arc 10 party member, becomes a member of the guild after surviving Arc 10
* **Dion Alexander Grimmawk of Tarnish**, Count - Arc 10 party member, friend of Luminessa, becomes a member of the guild at the latest after surviving Arc 10, most likely has been a member before already
* **Ki Lon** - retired pirate king, bound to his ship,
* **Luminessa**, Queen - queen of the Lacuna, friend of Tippy, becomes a member of the guild at the latest after surviving Arc 10
* **Liyra Istin** - Cleric of many gods, which all keep her alive in turn
* **Marigold Westberry** - Arc 10 party member, becomes a member of the guild after surviving Arc 10
* **Maximum Davies** - son of Theodrink, becomes a member of the guild after surviving Arc 10
* **Nea Veia** - reincarnation of Bombyx, gets reborn in a new body every time they die
* **Sharon** - the deity Shar in disguise
* **Thalia Ironmeadow** - seller of herbal necromantic cosmetic products
* **Theodrink Davies** - Butler of Tiffany, Arc 10 party member, becomes a member of the guild at the latest after surviving Arc 10
* **Thorgash** - Paladin of Pelor, friend of Tiffany, becomes a member through this friendship two years prior to Arc 10
* **Tiffany** - Necromancer Wizard
* **Tippy** - eldritch sea cat

## Notable Events

* **Arc 10** - a centennial meeting, held at Tiffany's mansion