Circa Evendarr in the year of 610 Saishen Necoine Evermore Of the Bear and Wolf Mage of Time Loyal citizen to the crown of Evendarr All of my research is soundly based in the studies published in the Evendarrian library. Some of my theories are also defined by personal experience through adventuring. To fully understand this work, please read Janos Rigly’s “The Tyrran Cosmology” and the works done by Amaliel Golindreth, specifically his masterwork , “A Treaties on the Planes.
The following treatise has been carefully preserved at the Elven Institute of Learning & Magick at Helevorn in Quentari, and translated from ancient Elven. It has been dated from early in the Fourth Cycle of Ages, some 3000 years ago, and is considered the earliest and most reliable elemental study because of its ability to ring true through the Cycles of Ages. The author is unknown. Amaliel Golindreth Master Archivist
Written in the year 603 By Johan Tandrake, Archwizard of Rifts and Reason Funded by the Institute of Knowledge, located in the Duchy of Avendale For the past few hundred years, scholars and intellexia have primarily been involved with the research of new magics. The development of formal magics, cantrips, and harmonic spells have been thrilling advances in the arcane arts and sciences, igniting our ever increasing interest in the field of magic.
Never use a sword if you are going to be a scholar. Embrace what your role is and use a dagger like a professional. I have never seen proof that there is any ill effect on the land from necromancy. It’s hogwash. If anything I feel that the use of chaos magic imbues the air with a little something special. Often you use necromancy for the love of the game not because it’s effective.
Every undead being was once alive, and was either directly transformed into that state, or roused from their grave. The living dead are usually classified as either “greater” or “lesser” undead. Greater undead are those which have retained their living intelligence even in undeath, and they are usually physically more powerful and more resistant to attack than others. Lesser undead are usually totally mindless and very destructive. All undead take damage from healing spells, and heal when necromancy is cast upon them.