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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RoughCoronet0" data-source="post: 9221988" data-attributes="member: 7031665">My world still operates under the idea that Necromancy is broadly divided into two primary sub-categories, Necromancy that uses souls as a power source or conduit, and Necromancy that uses other sources more magic/energy as a power source of conduit. Necromancy that uses souls is considered evil in my world because those souls are being denied their afterlife/reincarnation and they are often warped, tormented, damaged, or even destroyed by the necromantic forces they are being used to fuel in whatever necromantic practice they are being used for. On top of that, very rarely is the soul in question given much choice in what is done to it, and even if the soul was initialing willing for whatever reason they typically forfeit any autonomy or ability to voice their opinions otherwise so most people typically view such Necromancers with fear and distain. Soul Necromancy it mostly used by demon worshippers, destructive cults of the old gods, beings that often feast on and enjoy destroying souls, or individuals with little care for the harm and danger that impart on the world around them. Couple all that with my God of life, Death, and Reincarnation being the head honcho of my world's gods and you can be sure that Soul Necromancy is considered 100% evil in the eyes on most normal people in the world.However, many mages of various schools and circles have learned to harness necromantic powers without needing souls by using the various types of necrotic energies of the worlds and beyond such as tapping into the ghostly and supernatural energies of the ethereal, the dark negative energies of the shadow plane, or the primal energies of natural decay and death. While this form of Necromancy is still considered unsettling and dangerous to use, its considered the more accepted category of necromancy and is practiced by several divine, arcane, and primal orders through my world.</blockquote>

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