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  • Necromancy 23 of the Ancestor Seed

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    Lore: On the world of Saṃsāra, there is a nomadic order of naturalists and historians known as the Grave-Gardeners. They hold a unique philosophy that blends druidic reverence with ancestral necromancy. They believe that every living thing—from the grandest beast to the humblest blade of grass—leaves behind a spiritual echo upon death, and that these…

  • Necromancy 66 of the Vintners Jawbone

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    Lore: On the sun-drenched, fertile islands of the Ambervine Archipelago, there is a saying: “A meal is a story; a good chef is merely its narrator.” This philosophy was perfected by the legendary epicurean, Master Callan. Callan was not a necromancer in the traditional sense; he was a culinary artist who believed that the true…

  • Necromancy 31 of the Grave Silent Brooch

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    Lore: In the sprawling, intrigue-filled megacities of Saṃsāra, there exists a discreet and ancient guild known as the Veiled Attendants. They are the professional undertakers and funerary priests who handle the last rites for the wealthy and powerful—the guild masters, the ship barons, and the political figures. To navigate the grieving, paranoid, and often dangerous…

  • Necromancy 17 of the Composers Fingerbone

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    Lore: In the island nation of Sonnet’s Rest, it is believed that music is the true universal language, the only tongue that both the living and the dead can truly comprehend. The island’s famed College of Dirges teaches that every soul, upon its creation, is imprinted with a unique and complex melody—a “soul-song” that shifts…

  • Necromancy 8 of the Sooth Sayers Locket

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    Lore: In the sprawling archipelago nation of Kymul, the reverence for ancestors is woven into the very fabric of society. The Kymulian people believe that the souls of their departed do not travel to some distant afterlife, but instead linger as formless echoes, their wisdom and experiences imprinted upon the world. To honor and seek…