Necros

Necros are masters of death and the undead, wielding control over spirits, souls, and bodies of the deceased. While their powers are feared, they are also highly sought after for their ability to control death itself in cultures that still accept their use openly. Necro bloodlines live in the grey areas of society. Most Bloodlines hide their Necromantic abilities by taking titles of other bloodlines or utilizing their powers in ways that could be construed as Sylvan or Archonic. Nevertheless, Necrotic power is still fostered in the dark alleys, and meeting rooms of Sangrithar's most powerful halls as the potency of the bloodline cannot be ignored. The most open application of Necromantic Spark use is in the Emarian Moors, but practitioners who want to explore their powers often find it safer in the Eradite Wastes than the Moors despite the distortion and danger of Chaotic magic in the area.

Typical Bloodline Powers:

Summon Undead: Necros can raise the dead or manipulate the souls of the deceased. This can range from simple zombie-like servants to more intelligent, controlled spirits or skeletons. Easily the most visible of the Necrotic skills, its use has been outlawed in much of Sangrithar.

Spirit Communication: Necros can speak with spirits of the dead, consult with ghosts, or even bind souls to objects or places, creating haunted artifacts or enchanted graveyards. This aspect of Necrotic magic led to the first creation of the first Artifacts before Technos developed the Sparktap devices. Spiritual communication with the deceased is viewed as the most respectable of Necrotic powers by many.

Death Touch: Some Necros can wither life with a single touch, draining the life force from living beings to rejuvenate themselves or create more undead. While some Sylvans have the similiar ability to drain life to send it elsewhere, Necros drain life away into dissolution, life ceases to exist rather than transferred elsewhere. The military depths of this ability are terrifying as croplands can be ravaged or livestock wiped out in a given area by a strong enough Sparkmage.

Rare Bloodline Powers:

Soul Harvesting: The rarest of Necros can capture souls, either using them for power, or to create powerful necromantic creatures. This ability would be highly coveted and often considered a dangerous obsession. This ability borders on the Mentat compulsion of another's mind but is far more rare. Only the most powerful Necros would have the knowledge and skill to allow soul harvesting to function. The currently living Necro to be believed to have this ability is Yolena.

Death's Respite: The Necro can place a terminally injured ally into a state of stasis between life and death, buying crucial time to seek true healing. This application is potentially game changing as a dying Sparkmage on the battlefield can be preserved for treatment or a diseased Sparkmage at home could be set in stasis while the family decides what to do (find healing, let them die, turn them into an artifact)

Ossuary Bastion: The Necro sanctifies an area of bones and death, transforming it into a protective fortress that guards the living rather than attacks. This rare Necrotic power can alter the face of a battlefield as an attacking army mid bloody battle suddenly finds itself facing large towering battlements they were unprepared for.