Necromancer
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Necromancers are mortal practitioners of death magic, commonly referred to as necromancy. Channeling their knowledge of the arcane into manipulation of the forces of life and death, these men and women were instrumental in the forming of the Scourge in Lordaeron.
Necromancers are spellcasters whose magics manipulate the power of death. In calling upon this power, necromancers risk being consumed by it - until eventually they join the ranks of the undead.A&HC 35 Necromancers twist arcane magic to manipulate the power of death. Commanding the undead, generally in the service of the Scourge, they gradually take on the characteristics of the dead - hollow eyes, shambling gaits, pallid and sunken skin, foul odors and so forth.WoWRPG 60
Most, if not all, modern necromancers were trained by Kel'Thuzad and his agents in the Scholomance beneath Caer Darrow, otherwise known as the School of Necromancy. Amazingly, the School was never discovered by agents of the Crown of Lordaeron, and remained untouched and functional until well beyond the end of the Third War. The school contains notable figures such as the Lich, Ras Frostwhisper, as well as the headmaster of the facility, Darkmaster Gandling.
The Necromancers continue to abound in the Plaguelands. Overseeing both the spread of the Blight and the construction of new Scourge installations, necromancers are most commonly encountered within and around the ruined city of Stratholme. An elite branch of necromancers, under the command of the dark master Maleki the Pallid, refer to themselves as the Thuzadin, in honor of their lord and first of their kind, Kel'Thuzad.
The origins of Necromancy date back to the First War, when Gul'dan's Necrolytes developed the ability to raise corpses to serve as skeleton warriors in the Horde. But Necromancers have been around since the beginning of the Nathrezim race, who were the first ever known beings to raise Undead from Night Elven corpses (as seen in the War of the Ancients novel).
A few necromancers are uncorrupted.HPG 14,15
The most experienced necromancers become epic necromancers.S&L 21
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Forsaken Necromancer
The Dark Lady, Sylvanas Windrunner, realized how valuable necromancy was to their cause. Though Forsaken heal naturally, many go to priests of the Forgotten Shadow for "repairs". Necromancers can also free enslaved, mindless undead and research powerful spells that might one day return the Forsaken to life. Sylvanas knew she needed necromancers to heal, strengthen and replace her people, and she set about wooing necromancers away from the Scourge. Mainly by force.HPG 90
Notable Necromancers
 World of Warcraft
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| Name | Role | Condition | Magical Field |
 Kel'Thuzad
| Lich King majordomo. Found in the Frostwyrm Lair of Naxxramas | Alive |  Ice,  Death &  Demonic
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 Thule Ravenclaw
| Master of Fenris Keep | Killable |  Shadow &  Death
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 Gothik the Harvester
| Found in the Death Knight Wing of Naxxramas | Killable | Shadow & Death
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| Heigan the Unclean
| Found in the Plague Wing of Naxxramas | Killable | Shadow &  Nature
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| Noth the Plaguebringer
| Found in the Plague Wing of Naxxramas | Killable | Death & Nature
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| Maleki the Pallid
| Found in the Undead Side of Stratholme | Killable | Ice & Shadow
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| Darkmaster Gandling
| Headmaster of Scholomance | Killable |  Arcane & Shadow
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| Doctor Theolen Krastinov
| Found in Scholomance | Killable | Death
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| Morbent Fel
| Leads the undead in Raven Hill Cemetery, Duskwood | Killable | Death
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| Abercrombie
| Quest giver in Raven Hill Cemetery, Duskwood | Alive | Shadow & Nature
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| Naberius
| Raised the entire village of Kirin'Var Village, Netherstorm. | Killable | Ice & Shadow
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| Helcular
| Apprentice to Kel'Thuzad, killed while transforming into a lich in a cave near Southshore | Killable | Death
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 Dar'khan Drathir
| Leader of the Scourge in the Ghostlands | Killable | Shadow & Death
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 Kormok
| Found in Scholomance | Killable | Shadow & Death
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 Instructor Malicia
| Instructor in Scholomance | Killable | Shadow & Death
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| Name | Role | Condition | Magical Field |
 Ul'haik Hadanot
| Leader of the cult of the Damned | Alive. Not in WoW | Shadow & Death
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 Pai Stormbringer
| Leader of the cult of the Damned | Alive. Not in WoW | Shadow & Death
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- Al'satt
- Abrakkar the Wretched
- Gul'zakar
- Higgins
- Nazaruul
- Mael Shelub
- Toren Snapjoint
- Ru'sad
- Vasilii
- Zalazane
Necromancers in WoW can also be found guarding Ziggurats in place of crypt fiends. Without nearby corpses to manipulate, however, they lack suitable combat skills.
In World of Warcraft
Originally planned as one of the classes along with Death Knight, this did not make release. [citation needed]
Necromancers in World of Warcraft
- Auchenai Necromancer
- Auchenai Crypts, Terokkar Forest
- Death's Head Necromancer - Razorfen Downs, The Barrens
- Deatholme Necromancer - Deatholme, Ghostlands
Necromancer <Cult of the Damned> - Stratholme, Eastern Plaguelands
- Outcast Necromancer - Desolace
- Thuzadin Necromancer - Stratholme, Eastern Plaguelands
- Scholomance Necromancer - Scholomance, Western Plaguelands
- Shadowy Necromancer - Hyjal Summit, Caverns of Time, Tanaris
Warcraft III
From Necromancer at Battle.net
- Though they retained their Humanity after making a pact with death, Necromancers became the most terrifying agents of the Scourge. These dark, insidious men were once thought to be aspiring geniuses by the Magocracy of Dalaran. However, their insatiable lust to delve into the secrets of the dark arts drove them to forsake their very souls. Ner'zhul, the Lich King, granted these malevolent sorcerers true power over the dead in exchange for their loyalty and obedience. The shadowy Necromancers have the power to command various types of Undead and even spread the foul undead plague as well.
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