Necromancy

The art of raising the dead through magical means.

By and large, necromancy, the raising of the dead, which differs from mere resurrection, is a result of the Lurker on the Threshhold. It is not a regular magic, and yet, somehow, mortals can be attuned to it.

Most necromancers need to constantly use spells and such to keep their raised dead moving, or else the bodies will die again. Highly skilled necromancers need only raise the bodies and the undead will keep moving on their own without additional spells being cast.

Necromancy is illegal in L'Imperium and most other places, as it is different than resurrection magic -which is in and of itself rarely used and rarely successful, practiced by few- in that it does not bring back the person, but rather their body.

Not so say L'Imperium's leadership has not secretly partnered with necromancers to fulfill it's own wartime ends, or to silence their opponents before war begins.

It is unknown how many mage's guild chapters and noble houses secretly practice this forbidden art, but poems have been written about the frightening battles necromancers fight against each other, raising bodies and dispelling hostile spells in graveyards and tombs.

L'Imperium's propaganda wing and sponsored priests and mages do their best to dispel any rumours or materials regarding necromancy. But for what it is worth, every book and poem burned is recreated in written form beforehand, the copies brought to many L'Imperium and affiliated libraries and storage spaces.