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[[File:Uldreiyn.jpg|thumb|256px|[[Uldreiyn and Uevareth|Uldreiyn]], one of [[Emperor Vosper|Emperor Vosper's]] Necromancers]] |
[[File:Uldreiyn.jpg|thumb|256px|[[Uldreiyn and Uevareth|Uldreiyn]], one of [[Emperor Vosper|Emperor Vosper's]] Necromancers]] |
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| − | A necromancer is a powerful |
+ | A necromancer is a powerful creature in the [http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Stones-Book-Saga-ebook/dp/B005CXD76O/ Dragon Stones Saga]. In the first trilogy, four of them were introduced: [[Ionela Fairhair]], [[Emperor Vosper]], [[Uldreiyn and Uevareth|Uldreiyn, and Uevareth]]. |
==Appearance== |
==Appearance== |
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| − | Most necromancers look virtually identical to each other with regards to their physical characteristics. Regardless of their skin color or age when they were alive, after taking the ''Necromancer's Oath'', they have milky white skin that is wrinkle-free and as smooth as a polished stone. Their eyes are completely black with no visible pupils. They have black or gray tongues and sharpened red teeth. Necromancers’ mouths gnaw constantly, a byproduct of the magic that keeps them |
+ | Most necromancers look virtually identical to each other with regards to their physical characteristics. Regardless of their skin color or age when they were alive, after taking the ''Necromancer's Oath'', they have milky white skin that is wrinkle-free and as smooth as a polished stone. Their eyes are completely black with no visible pupils. They have black or gray tongues and sharpened red teeth. Necromancers’ mouths gnaw constantly, a byproduct of the magic that keeps them “alive.” They generally levitate silently in place, just off the ground. They smell faintly of licorice and rotting flesh. |
==Creation== |
==Creation== |
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==Notable Weaknesses== |
==Notable Weaknesses== |
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| − | Necromancers are weaker during the day. They can still perform magic even in bright sunlight, but it is uncomfortable for them. Necromancers neither sleep nor eat. Rather, they must constantly feed off the life force of the people around them, and although they can entirely drain the life force entirely from a living being, this does not overly strengthen them. It's simply a hunger they must satisfy. Necromancers are terrified of leeches, which, if attached to their skin, cannot be removed by magic or any normal means |
+ | Necromancers are weaker during the day. They can still perform magic even in bright sunlight, but it is uncomfortable for them. Necromancers neither sleep nor eat. Rather, they must constantly feed off the life force of the people around them, and although they can entirely drain the life force entirely from a living being, this does not overly strengthen them. It's simply a hunger they must satisfy. Necromancers are terrified of leeches, which, if attached to their skin, cannot be removed by magic or any normal means. |
Necromancers are trained to survive grievous wounds. There are only three ways to truly slay one: |
Necromancers are trained to survive grievous wounds. There are only three ways to truly slay one: |
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