Necromancer
A Necromancer is someone who studies necromancy; the art of magically resurrecting the dead. They are usually followers of Zamorak, Zaros, or Xau-Tak, due to the practice of necromancy being considered unnatural by most human societies.
Senliten, the Pharaoh Queen describes necromancy as a corrupted version of the mummification process which leaves the victim caught in a state between living and death. According to Irwin Feaselbaum, some powerful necromancers can raise themselves from the dead. Malignius Mortifer claims that because necromancy is not well understood, misfires can occur resulting in the summoning of fungi or cabbages.
Owen's account of necrotaurs sounds similar to edimmus. Revived by fern's appearing as "sickly translucent, The corruption had warped their forearms into elongated blades of razored bones, with eerie glowing veins of corruption through their corded muscles, and rippling sinews, pumping with unnatural vigour, a thin layer of mucus covered their skinless bodies, stinking putrid odour. Black toxic vapours reeked from their mouths, withering the scant vegetation in a terrible blight. A god's attacks, and decapitation, seemed futile as the necrotaurs regenerate nigh-instantaneously. Each necrotaur was a prison, body acting as a cage for host of souls, whenever the necrotaur slew a living person, the necrotaur captured their soul, binding it to their necrotic flesh to empower and sustain them."
Known necromancers[edit | edit source]
- Bossy McBossFace - An undead giant who is capable of summoning an army of skeletons and serves as a miniboss within The Shadow Reef.
- Cora - The captain of The Harbinger.
- Dragith Nurn - An undead necromancer found in the Lumbridge Catacombs.
- Duke Orcus - Commander of the Third Legion in the army of Zarosian Empire.
- Gregorovic - Sliske's right-hand and general within The Heart of Gielinor, who summons spirits and wight hunters to his aid.
- Invrigar the Necromancer - An evil user of Magic powers.
- Irwin Feaselbaum - A young assistant necromancer.
- Kardia - A witch who resurrected Iban with rituals, one being Incantia, which summons the essence of life.
- Malignius Mortifer - Constantly refining his necromancy skills by practicing.
- Melzar - After Elvarg destroyed his home he went mad and dedicated himself to reanimating his fellow countrymen.
- Oreb - A necromancer from the human home world of Teragard and the mentor of Nomad.
- Papa Mambo - A shaman who was kicked from being the head shaman of Shilo Village due to his necromancy.
- Sharathteerk - A gargoyle who serves Zemouregal shown to be capable of minor necromancy.
- Sithik Ints - Responsible for the Zogres, in possession of the Necromancy book.
- Tarn Razorlor - Gone mad by living in the Abandoned Mine, raised his old friends from the dead.
- Zemouregal - A powerful Mahjarrat necromancer who attacked Varrock with armies of skeletons and zombies, twice.
Unnamed necromancers[edit | edit source]
- Corpse carrier - A hulking zombie giant that summons skeletons and aids Taraket within The Shadow Reef.
- Necromancer - A crazy evil necromancer.
- Necromancer (Heart of Gielinor) - Monsters that fight for Sliske's faction in Heart of Gielinor.
- Necromancer (Daemonheim) - A seemingly crazy necromancer.
- Necrolord - One of the Mahjarrat Bilrach's legion of supremely powerful necromancers within Daemonheim, in the Occult floors.
- Ulthven necromancer - Necromancers found within The Shadow Reef capable of summoning legions of the undead.
Former necromancers[edit | edit source]
- Dawn - A witch who died seeking the Wand of Resurrection.
- Lucien - A maniacal, power-hungry Mahjarrat who raised an army of undead heroes to do his bidding. His quest for power ended in his death by the Dragonkin.
- Melville Grayzag - A former necromancer who's since moved onto summoning demons and Pests instead of the undead.
- Morwenna - A Zamorakian necromancer from the Fourth Age who haunted Ashdale until the player came.
- Nomad - A powerful mage who has bound many spirits and souls to his will. Despite cheating death multiple times, he exhausted himself and died, only to be revived as a wight by Sliske.
- Rashiliyia - A vengeful Karamjan queen betrayed by Zamorak. Plays a role in Shilo Village quest where her spirit is put to rest.
- Sliske - The Mahjarrat responsible for the death of Guthix - Sliske was quite selective over his risen warriors, known as Wights.
- Taraket - A revived dragonkin encountered in The Shadow Reef and the second-in-command to Kranon. Despite his efforts, Taraket perished trying to preserve Kranon's ritual to summon Xau-Tak.
- Yokai - A heretical necromancer whom was searching for a monsterous fungus within the graveyard of Senntisten.
- Yudura - A powerful necrolord who was killed by Moia
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- In RuneScape Classic, players had the ability to choose their class. One of the choices was to become a Necromancer, which gave players a higher starting level in EvilMagic. Later when the class system was removed, EvilMagic got reworked into the Magic skill.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- Guthix Manifests - Views on Necromancy from Guthix.
- Zamorak Deconstructs - Views on Necromancy from Zamorak.
- Postbag from the Hedge 1 - Wizard Frumscone talking about his Zombies.
- Postbag from the Hedge 24 - A rant from Malignius Mortifer.
