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The Amiable Art of Necromancy

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The Amiable Art of Necromancy is a book written by Cherish Hollow.

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This book is redolent with the enticing smell of paper and ink.

Properties

  • Books
  • Author: Cherish Hollow
  • Rarity: Common
  •  Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
  • Price: 14 gp
  • UID BOOK_GLO_GeneralLoreBook_SpeakingWithSpirits
    UUID 9f039d20-03d7-4a9f-b21d-0864c1e9e9ce


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[Excerpt from Cherish Hollow's The Amiable Art of Necromancy]


It's a lonely, lonely world for a young woman in the modern culture of necromancy. She chafes against the shibboleth. Who needs necromancy? What could such a gross thing possibly be for? These questions are very valid. I hope my answer satisfies. Necromancy is a social magic.


I have a zombie (Mister Nascent Owens) under my thrall. Now he remembers absolutely nothing of his past life. He only knows this new one I've given him. He derives a large amount of pleasure from, say, getting me tea, administering a stinky but relaxing backrub, or eating the brains of my enemies. The spiritual implications are pretty profound here, right? Here's a husk imbued with purpose, given a direction, made useful in the most economic sense, and happy in the metaphysical sense.


So who needs necromancy? We who demand a chance to challenge the whole 'death' thing, because we're weird, and lonely, and we like having friends as much as anyone...