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PostPosted: December 29th, 2009, 4:39 pm 
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This actually kind of creeps me out when I read it. Here's the clip from my glossary.

Necromancy: There is only one level in necromancy, which is sometimes combined with, and considered the sixth level of, sorcery. However, there are two parts to it. The first part is to contact demons, although this is sometimes made part of the fifth level of sorcery. The second, and main, part of necromancy is the ability to raise the dead (actually, a demon or two possess the corpse). Necromancy has been banned in many countries, but is still practiced in secret. Though necromancy is often combined with sorcery, it can be learned without training in anything else (and some do learn a crude form of it).

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 Post subject: Re: Necromancy
PostPosted: December 30th, 2009, 9:54 pm 
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That is kinda creepy. I'm assuming that people who practice necromancy are evil?

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 Post subject: Re: Necromancy
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What exactly do you mean by necromancy? Communication with demonic spirits, re-animating dead bodies?

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 Post subject: Re: Necromancy
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Neil of Erk wrote:
What exactly do you mean by necromancy? Communication with demonic spirits, re-animating dead bodies?


Yes. In my world, most people believe that it is the communication with and the raising of the dead. However, it is actually the communication with demons, and the re-animation of bodies using demon possession.
Note: I have not put this in my stories yet, because I want to work it in in such a way that the evilness of it and the misconceptions surrounding it are apparent.

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Elestar wrote:
Neil of Erk wrote:
What exactly do you mean by necromancy? Communication with demonic spirits, re-animating dead bodies?


Yes. In my world, most people believe that it is the communication with and the raising of the dead. However, it is actually the communication with demons, and the re-animation of bodies using demon possession.
Note: I have not put this in my stories yet, because I want to work it in in such a way that the evilness of it and the misconceptions surrounding it are apparent.

That makes sense.

It is very important to do that. Actually, an interesting idea is to cross-teach. Allow the reader to think something is one way, then show them it is the other way. If you have a problem with people raising the dead (and I'm assuming that in this context you do) then it makes sense to show it this way, sense most of the people in your world feel the same way about that most readers of fantasy do.

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Redemption is to be purchased, to have a price paid. So I was redeemed from my master sin, and from justice, which demanded my death. For He paid the price of sin by becoming sin, and met the demands of justice by dying for us.

For all men have a master. But a man cannot have two masters. For he will love one and hate the other. You cannot serve God and sin. So I die to the old, as He died, and I am resurrected to the new, as He was resurrected.

Note: Ebed is Hebrew for bondsman, Eleutheros is Greek for unrestrained (not a slave).


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 Post subject: Re: Necromancy
PostPosted: January 10th, 2010, 7:03 pm 
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Neil of Erk wrote:
It is very important to do that. Actually, an interesting idea is to cross-teach. Allow the reader to think something is one way, then show them it is the other way. If you have a problem with people raising the dead (and I'm assuming that in this context you do) then it makes sense to show it this way, sense most of the people in your world feel the same way about that most readers of fantasy do.



That is great idea! I love it! Thank you! :D

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 Post subject: Re: Necromancy
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Very nice! It sounds totally creepy and evil. Just one question, When they make contact with the demons, do they become demon-possessed? It seems kinda hard to believe that they aren't overwhelmed by the demons. It would make even creepier if the demons started eating at the persons soul when the tried to summon them. :evil:

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 Post subject: Re: Necromancy
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Griffin wrote:
Very nice! It sounds totally creepy and evil. Just one question, When they make contact with the demons, do they become demon-possessed? It seems kinda hard to believe that they aren't overwhelmed by the demons. It would make even creepier if the demons started eating at the persons soul when the tried to summon them. :evil:



I love it!

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 Post subject: Re: Necromancy
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Yes. It opens up the option of showing how evil things (demons, magic, etc.) cannot be controlled, and will eventually destroy those who try.

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Inesdar wrote:
Another thing, you could have one demon control several undead.



That is a possibility, although it would have to be a very powerful demon.

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As this topic has been inactive for many months, I am now closing it. If anyone wishes to comment/question further, feel free to PM me about it.

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