Necromancy

Necromancy is the dark and mysterious art practiced exclusively by Clan Tarentum.

Minor Tier

As the initiate Necromancers of Tarentum begin to study the dark arts of the Keepers, concepts of life and death begin to have new meaning. All things are connected through the Force, as every Light or Dark Sider knows. But within the mysteries of Necromancy, ties that bind can have a great affect, indeed.

Level One

• Buffer of Life

  With this power, a Necromancer is able to use the Force to buffer his own life energies, and defend himself from the life-negating powers of other Necromancers. In addition, tapping into the powers of the Force with regards to Necromancy, and further powers that part the Shroud and delve into Oblivion, may cause "negative backlash" that may attack the very life force of the Necromancer. The Buffer of Life acts to defend from these backlashes of power and death. All Necromancers of Tarentum are taught this power first, before any other secrets of life and death are delved into.

• Eyes of the Keeper

  This power might be more appropriate called "Senses of the Keeper." However, with this power, the Necromancer is able to detect body signs that can be interpreted for greater information by the educated. A Necromancer can literally hear a person's heartbeat from several meters away; they can detect the smell of perspiration from some distance, or even the smell of infection from someone. They can sense a rise in a person's body heat, or other physical symptoms. This information can be used in a variety of ways by educated and insightful Necromancers; a Necromancer may be able to detect if someone is lying by their physical response to a situation or question, among other things.

• Touch of Tel'Ratha

  With this power, the touch of a Necromancer takes on the cold of the grave, instilling localized hypothermia into the victim wherever they were touched. This is not a normal absence of heat, however, that can be warmed through normal means. It takes several hours for the cold to finally leave the victim. This effect may also be negated within minutes through healing powers of the Light Side of the Force. Dark Side healing powers will not negate the cold sensation, but will allow the affected area to be completely useful once again.

Level Two

• Festering Wounds

  With this power, a Necromancer can cause any current wounds on a victim to become infected and fester. The exact results may depend on the wound itself, but only those wounds touched by the Necromancer while using this power will be so infected. The festering wounds will remain until it is negated by Force healing, or aggressive antibiotics administered for several weeks (if treated early enough). As with any infection, it can cause severe injury and death if not treated quickly, or adequately.

• Last Rites

  The youngest Necromancers of Tarentum may often be charged with taking care of failed experiments for their masters. They may also become morbidly obsessed with death, as does much of their Clan. To avoid the risks associated with rotting and festering corpses, this power allows a Necromancer to speed up the process of decay. Flesh and tissues rapidly break down and become dust that is easily swept away. Only the bones of a corpse are left after this power, which also helps in the future, when a Necromancer may be looking to speed up the decaying process on a chosen corpse servant.

• Paralyzing Touch

  This touch of a Necromancer instills localized paralysis into a victim. The affect will vary by region, but the touched area (and only the touched area) are paralyzed for a specific period of time and are rendered useless. Only Force healing may negate this effect quickly, though the effect itself will likely wear off within a few hours.

• Throbbing Bones

  This power allows the touch of a Necromancer to instill pain in a localized region of bone, located wherever the Necromancer touches or grasps the victim. The pain itself is not debilitating directly, but may be sufficient to distract the victim from concentrating on specific tasks, or even distracting them from adequately defending themselves in a fight. The effect will wear off eventually, after the space of about an hour, unless Force healing is used to speed the process through within about five minutes.

Level Three

• Awaken the Fallen
• Necrotic Touch
• Rigor Mortis
• Stolen Breath

Major Tier

The well-practiced Necromancer understands the ties that bind, but also understands that everything connected through the Force, is drawn into Oblivion. What was taken to Oblivion can be brought back, for those who hold the keys to the Shroud. Nothing, not even the dead, is beyond the powers of the experienced Keeper.

Level Four

• Blackhand
• Creeping Death
• Passing of Shade
• Ray of Sickness
• Siphon of Life

Level Five

• Call of the Guardian
• Compel the Shade
• Summon the Soul
• The Underlings

Level Six

• Armor of Death
• Cannabalism
• Contagion
• Drown

Level Seven

• Curse of Tel'Ratha
• Dehydrate
• Rise of the Favored
• The Bridge of Life
• The Doom Within (Avasculate)
• The Harrowing
• The Keeper's Hunger
• The Presence of Anubis

Inner Order

The eldest and darkest of Keepers understand secrets few others can comprehend, even the Grand Masters. Oblivion has unlocked its secrets, and the currents of life and death are drawn and pushed away at the whim of the eldest. The darkest armies of the Restless heed the commands of these Masters.

Level Eight

• Avascular Mass
• Blackflames
• Call of the Hungry Dead
• Finger of Death
• Fleshcraft
• Wail of Doom
• Wall of the Dead

Level Nine

• Bonecraft
• Call the Hordes of Anubis
• Destruction
• Final Retribution
• Kingdom of the Dead
• Shattering
• The Tide of Life
• The Waters of Styx

Level Ten

• Call the Euthanatos
• Circle of Death
• Eyes of Doom
• Gift of the Mad One
• Immortal Curse
• The Quickening

Level Eleven

• Ray of Entropy
• The Touch of Phalanthus
• Wail of the Banshee
• Waves of Death
• Waves of Destruction

Level Twelve

• Soul Typhoon
• Summon the Army of Phalanthus
• Tides of Death
• Tides of Destruction