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			===Necromancer Lore Posts===
			See [[Necromancer official lore posts\|Necromancer Official Lore Posts]].

	===Necromancer Guild Visions===		===Necromancer Guild Visions===
	See [[Necromancer Guild Visions]].		See [[Necromancer Guild Visions]].

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	By more than any other quality, ~~Necromancers~~ define themselves on that question. While there is no such thing as a necromantic federation or "guild," cults and lone Necromancers have been known to align themselves along ideological lines. When even the gods themselves are against you, it's nice to have someone who can offer something even deeper than lore, wealth, or power: a broad understanding of you and your discipline.		By more than any other quality, [[guild association is::Necromancer]]s define themselves on that question. While there is no such thing as a necromantic federation or "guild," cults and lone Necromancers have been known to align themselves along ideological lines. When even the gods themselves are against you, it's nice to have someone who can offer something even deeper than lore, wealth, or power: a broad understanding of you and your discipline.

	With the end of the era of cults coming upon them, a number of the subtle shades of meaning and nuance that defined necromantic ideologies have been washed away. In modern times, the surviving Necromancers broadly recognize three different camps:		With the end of the era of cults coming upon them, a number of the subtle shades of meaning and nuance that defined necromantic ideologies have been washed away. In modern times, the surviving Necromancers broadly recognize three different camps:

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	The cults have chosen to hate each other to the point of mutual destruction. Whether or not this has been a successful policy is open to interpretation.		The cults have chosen to hate each other to the point of mutual destruction. Whether or not this has been a successful policy is open to interpretation.
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=Necromancer Lore=

===[[Necromancer Guild Visions]]===

===[[Necromancer History]]===
A brief timeline.

===Ideology Overview===
Why?

By more than any other quality, Necromancers define themselves on that question. While there is no such thing as a necromantic federation or "guild," cults and lone Necromancers have been known to align themselves along ideological lines. When even the gods themselves are against you, it's nice to have someone who can offer something even deeper than lore, wealth, or power: a broad understanding of you and your discipline.

With the end of the era of cults coming upon them, a number of the subtle shades of meaning and nuance that defined necromantic ideologies have been washed away. In modern times, the surviving Necromancers broadly recognize three different camps:

* '''[[Perverse (Ideology)|The Perverse]]'''
* '''[[Redeemed (Ideology)|The Redeemed]]'''
* '''[[Philosophers of the Knife|The Philosophers of the Knife]]'''

===Ideology Differences===
There's meant to be a level of symmetry between the Reedemed and the Philosophers, but they aren't quite the same.

''Both seem to believe their power will somehow change the world or aid races.''

There's a big difference here.

The Philosophers want to change the world. They believe that their atrocities will lead themselves and nominally the rest of mankind into some greater state of living. They imagine themselves as misunderstood geniuses who are only doing what they must so that they (and nominally the multitude) may cast down the natural order that condemns them.

The Redeemed are none of those things. While they might focus on trying to do good works, they do it as a form of redemptive suffering. The Redeemed accept the notion that necromancy is wholly selfish and evil, that it cannot possibly lead to the positive outcome that the Philosophers want. The best the Redeemed can do is take their broken souls and try to do some good on the gods' Elanthia with the scant tools they have left. "Some good" might be saving others from death -- or might be hunting down and murdering other Necromancers.

===Changing Ideologies===
The Redeemed have a mechanical definition. Your character needs to actively seek out the state, and then be mindful that they do not let it slip (ever; a Necromancer can only enter the state of redemption once).

The Perverse is a bit more fuzzy. You never officially "join the club" or anything, but if your [[Outrage]] meters pass a certain point, various NPCs will consider you one of the Perverse for better or worse -- usually worse.

The cults have chosen to hate each other to the point of mutual destruction. Whether or not this has been a successful policy is open to interpretation.