Necromancy

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A lot has been written about the ‘dark arts.’ About magic designed to bring back the dead, to inflict egregious pain, and to be one with the shadows. To many, this is unspeakable evil and dangerously close to the powers of the Void. But there are those that think such magic has its place. After all, what is a body but a tool for the living? And they argue that once the soul has vacated a body, why should that body not be animated as a tool for another? The skeletons don’t mind. Ask them, they’ll tell you. In fact, they’ll say whatever you want them to… A necromancer has the power to make a corpse leap to its feet and to make the living rot before their time. They have power over life, death, and much in between. They can reflect their own pain back on their attackers, rejuvenate themselves with life drawn from their enemies, and bring the fallen back to continue their fight. This magic may be reviled by many, but do the ends justify the means? If you could stop evil by calling the dead to fight for you, would you?

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—Modern Chronicles of Reaper's Coast ^{by Cranley Huwbert}

Necromancy, also known as dark arts and Witchcraft, is a type of magic that appears in various forms across the Divinity Series.

Background

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Known Necromancers

• Braccus Rex
• Laiken
• Ryker

Known Spells

Following table shows a list of spells that appear in Divinity Series. The actual effect of the spells may wary across the games and should be used only for lore information purposes.

The table is made of 4 parts: Name (icon of the spell), effect of the spell, required mastery of the magic and the game in which the spell appears. Mastery indicates what amount of knowledge and expertise said character needs to cast the spell (without the possiblity of backfiring). Needed mastery does not extend unto scrolls, which allow anyone to cast spells inscribed upon them.

Name	Effect	Mastery	Game
Blood Sucker	Absorb blood surface upon which you stand, to heal all your wounds in proportion to the blood you absorb.	Starter	Original Sin II
/ Decaying Touch	Touch your target to inflict them with decay.	Starter / Novice	Original Sin Original Sin II
Raise Bloated Corpse	Resurrect target corpse in form of a volatile Bloated Cadaver.	Starter	Original Sin II
Mosquito Swarm	Summon a swarm of bloodthirsty magical mosquitos who will suck out the life force of your enemies.	Starter	Original Sin II
Infect	Curse your enemy with contagious disease which will spread to their nearby allies.	Novice	Original Sin II
Shackles of Pain	Curse and bind your enemy to yourself, so that every harm done to you will be done to them as well.	Novice	Original Sin II
Death Wish	Bless your ally (or self) with dark magic, so that your attacks hit harder for each ounce of health and vitality lost.	Novice	Original Sin II
Summon Undead Warrior	Send out a bolt of dark magic to scour the battlefield and resurrect a long-dead soldier.	Novice	Original Sin
Lower Resistances	Curse your enemy with this dark spell to lower their defenses.	Novice	Original Sin
Vampiric Touch	Sink your fangs into nearby enemy (or ally) and drain their life.	Novice	Original Sin
Oath of Desecration	Bestow dark blessing upon your ally to boost their offense.	Novice	Original Sin
Malediction	Curse your enemy to lower their accurancy.	Novice	Original Sin
Raise Bone Widow	Raise a walking pile of bones in the form of a giant spider that will fight (and dig) for you.	Adept	Original Sin II
Summon Armoured Undead Decapitator	Speak this spell to reanimate a forgotten knight from the dead.	Adept	Original Sin
Mute	Speak this spell to silence your enemy, making them unable to cast spells.	Adept	Original Sin
Last Rites	Speak this spell to sacrifice yourself and bring an ally of your choice back to life.	Master	Original Sin II
Silencing Stare	Speak this spell to silence your enemies in front of you.	Master	Original Sin II
Resurrect	Speak this spell to bring an ally of your choice back to life, but only at half health.	Master	Original Sin

Appearances

Necromancy appears as an ability called "Witchcraft" in Divinity: Original Sin (and its Enhanced Edition) and combat ability called "Necromancer" in Divinity: Original Sin II. Necromancy also appears in Divinity II: Dragon Knight Saga, where the Dragon Knight can raise and modify their summoned creature in "Necromancy Ring". For more specific information about Hydrosophy in the games refer to:

• Witchcraft
• Necromancer (Original Sin 2)
• Necromancy Ring

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