Necromanic Wars

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A.Y. 3272-380, 108 years, covered much of the Known Worlds but very little fighting occured in space.

Following the end of rhe mage Wars, Necromancers began to proliferate throught the Known Worlds. Since the wars ahd ended, their primary role as mercenaries was no longer profitable, and they began to turn to other industries.

Though temples tried to be self-suffienct, they often needed support from surrounding communities, to which they sold their services in exchange for goods and money. Cheap labor was common, as a dozen necromancers could direct several hundred reanimated corpses at simple tasks. Mining and field work were the main sources.

Primary Causes

The primary driving force behind the war was the Grey Temple necromancers, who felt that the world belonged to them and they should take it. A schism between Grey Temple and Green Temple necromancers at the begining of the Third Age had caused nearly all temples to identify with one of the two theologies.

However, while Grey Temple theology included a sense of entitlment, the Grey Temple necromancers lacked any kind of support system. It took the rise of Arch-Lich Honoreck to unit the Grey Temples and begin a campaign to take over the known worlds.

The War

The bulk of actual fighting in the Necromanic Wars was done by the Grey Temple necromancers, who by this time had amassed several hundred Lichs. They had many allies who commited living troops to the cause, and in the span of a few years they had captured a great deal of territory.

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