Necromancy

Necromancy is a form of magic practiced by Necromancers. Necro meaning dead, it specifically deals with re-animating dead things and returning dead souls from the Underworld.

Terminology and Belief System

Necromancy is practiced by mages called Necromancers, to whom it is both a religon and a form of magic. Their entire culture revolves around this practice.

The group noun for necromancers is cult, so a bunch of necromancers would be called a cult of necromancers. This term can be used to describe either a number of necromancers or a specific settlment.

Necromancers worship death, understanding that it is not an end but a change, and one they can reverse to a degree. They value history and are known for extensive record-keeping. Much information about the Mage Wars written at the time was chronicled in Necromancer temples.

Invention

Necromancy was invented by Rubiceye in the early part of the Mage Wars, roughly 3500 B.G.A., though it is well known that the sorcerer began work on the magic long before. It is also well known that he made numerous failed attempts before perfecting the technique.

After it's creation, Necromancy became hereditary, existing in familial lines. Unlike other magics which could be learned and practiced by any, Necromancy could only be performed by

History

For the first 500 years or so, everything was just peachy. Rubiceye was widely known to have many followers at that point. Though not considered a politician, he was a ood leader and an entire nation had formed around him. He was a powerful mage and had many other powerful mages following him, and with the Mage Wars already in fullswing, it was not hard to see why so many people flocked to him.

The original name of his people group is now lost to history, though it is believed to have been similar in pronunciation to the name of the magic Rubiceye was to create. The customs and practices of those people, while not initially magical, were later addapted into the rituals of Necromancy.

Because of the millitary and magical might of the Necromancers, they were able to defend their borders fairly well during the First Chaotic Period. As a result, the culture was allowed to grow and evolve, and the span of time between B.G.A. 3500 and B.G.A. 3000 is often called the 'Golden Age of Necromancy', because darn it everything gets a golden age!

Durring this era, the Temple system was perfected, but it was not until the B.G.A. 2950s that the Grey Temple emerged.