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Grave Warden Obsession with the Dark Arts

Most practitioners of the necromantic arts share one
With a grimoire clutched in his right hand, the elderly human
over whelming commonality; a lifelong search for the secrets
pauses as chills run down spine while he stands in the
of undeath. This search becomes an obsession for the Grave
aftermath of battle. He closes his eyes to dull the noises of
Warden, who forsake any sort of social life to study endlessly
moans from his injured companions, as a bright light engulfs
and tr y to quench their endless thirst for master y of the dark
his party. His allies, living comrades and undead subjects
arts. Those who truly wish to embrace these arts can choose
alike, are healed.
a dangerous way to connect with the undead, completing an
Crouching on the floor of a dimly lit dungeon, a gnome
ancient and forbidden ritual hidden in the darkest tomes that
reads from his grimoire while reaching into a small pouch.
mortal eyes may happen upon. They must leave the dark
Pulling out a pinch of bone dust and speaking a small
rooms of their studies, conquer real foes, and attain the
incantation, he blows the dust over a fallen enemy corpse
experience necessar y to truly understand a master y of
from their recent battle. To the horror of his adventuring
Necromancy. With that master y, they can construct undead
party, a spirit raises up out from the creature's chest. It
ser vants to ser ve along side them.
lingers a moment, then heads off in the direction of its new
Masters of the Necrotic Magic
master's outstretched arm that is pointing further into the
depths of the dungeon.
A young half-elf focuses on her incantation as a bilious
Grave Wardens are arcane casters who draw on necromantic
cloud swirls around her. The pallid wind's kiss leaves soft rot lore that provides a macabre power all its own. Some aspire
on wood and sickly mold on the stone walls and floor of the to live forever, effectively becoming immortal. Others are
dungeon. Before her, a squad of hobgoblins fall to their knees
fascinated with death and what happens to souls that are
in a coughing fit, their metal armour rusting away as pustules
unable to pass into the afterlife. Some grave wardens seek to
and cysts appear on their flesh. Moments pass before the gain power through raising an army of once fallen soldiers to
hobgoblins labour back to their feet as risen undead, staring continue the battle once more. With this obsession to learn
blankly at the elf while they wait for their first command.
ever y thing there is to know about the necromantic arts, a
The grave warden is a magic user obsessed with the study
sacrifice happens as the grave warden becomes uninterested
of life and death. They specialise in spells and incantations in other types of magic, except for a select few spells they feel
that allow them to harness the ver y life-force that flows can help them reach their goals faster. As a result, grave
through all creatures. Where a life-force is not present, they
wardens have a ver y small subset of arcane spells to draw
are able to instill a mimicr y of foul life, rising these dead
upon. This lack of breadth is offset by the unique abilities
creatures from their once peaceful earthen resting places. they gain while studying their undead subjects.

Scott Pyles (Order #26819287)
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