#asknecromancy

Yes! They can raise very small and weak undead (like insects) by toddlerhood. Of course this depends on how much they practice and a bit depends on genetics as well.

If both of their parents are shitty necromancers, chances are that their baby will not be great at it either. But if one or both parents are prodigies, their child may excel and be able to cast stronger necromancy spells at a younger age.

Necromancy is in drau blood, they are compelled to practice it even when they're young. If a drau baby finds a dead fly, lizard, or other small creature, instincts will compel them to raise it as a zombie. How successful they are depends on the factors I mentioned above.

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What do people need to do become divines?

1 ) Do you mean like random trivia? I will say that botching a resurrection spell creates can create ghosts (although some necromancers create ghosts on purpose). Ghosts are the residual energy from a person's corpse which has become corrupted by dark magic. The corpse must be fresh or still decomposing to extract a ghost. A ghost cannot be created from a corpse that has no energy left (meaning it has finished decomposing long ago, like a skeleton or mummy).

This is why it's safer for novice necromancers to practice spells on skeletons rather than fresh corpses. They can still have problems, but ghosts are not one of them. Once a ghost is created it can be very difficult to get rid of it.

2 ) Everyone on Gaia wants to know the answer to this question! Unfortunately no one has found the answer yet. It seems totally random who gets granted divinity. It's not a matter of morals, because there are both good and terrible divines. It doesn't seem to be a matter of rich or poor, species, age, intelligence, or anything else.

What is the common trait that all divines share? They are all peoples. That's it. Otherwise they are all very different from eachother. No one knows why Gaia has blessed them, or if She has even done it consciously. Some people believe that divines have been struck by a magical phenomenon similar to arcane flares; they just happen to be in the exact right place at the exact right time. But as I said, it is still a mystery, so there are only theories for now.

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Exorcists are mages who dispel ghosts and manipulate souls. They can also summon ghosts and other strange metaphysical apparitions. Ghosts and souls are both concentrated forms of cosmic energy. So, exorcists basically specialize in cosmic energy manipulation.

Some jurisdictions consider exorcism a form of necromancy, and necromancy is banned in many regions. However, most jurisdictions make exceptions for ghost-exorcising spells. Ghost-exorcism is legal almost everywhere, despite technically being part of the necromancy category, because it is a beneficial service to allkind. Summoning ghosts, however, is illegal just about everywhere.

Because necromancy is so controversial, exorcists are less common than other mages. A good one can be very hard to find. They are often misunderstood and mistrusted by the public, because it's rare that an exorcist only dabbles in dispelling ghosts. They usually practice other forms of necromancy on the side, like raising undead or soul-snatching. These illegal forms of magic can be lucrative in the right setting.

The world's most famous exorcist is Prudence. Though she worked under the Divine of Love for centuries and she has a heroic reputation, some people still don't trust her just because she practices exorcism.

Mages who choose to practice exorcism must prepare themselves for a lonely life. They are susceptible to falling into dark cults because these cults will readily accept them as they are, and will even encourage them to explore the more sinister forms of their craft, such as raising undead thralls.

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The Unseelie Court is currently the only Great Kingdom where necromancy is legal.

However, it is illegally practiced just about everywhere, especially by Crescent Cultists in Yerim-Mor Kingdom, rogue mages in Mogdir Kingdom, and dark shamans in Lamai Nation. Many vampire cults also practice necromancy, mostly using zombies as personal slaves/bodyguards.

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