Necromancer

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Necromancers are mages who specialize in the conjuration of undead creatures. Undead servants populate their lairs, and they always summon additional undead to aid them in combat. If you can kill the necromancers quickly, they are a good source of potions and scrolls.

The Mages Guild recently banned the practice of Necromancy, forcing many practitioners into hiding. The guild's disdain is so great that when wearing Necromancer's Robes in a Mages Guild the NPCs there will ignore you or even become hostile to you if you stay there for too long, even if you are a Mages Guild member.

Contents 1 Equipment and combat 2 Subtypes 3 Locations 4 Notable Necromancers

[edit] Equipment and combat

Necromancers don't wear armor, but instead wear Necromancer's Robes. They tend to wield a mace of some sort, which varies depending on their level. Occasionally they will also wield a staff, especially if they're Necromancer Adepts. They also carry several scrolls, and a few healing and magicka potions.

Usually, upon discovering you, necromancers will summon an undead creature, and then drain your abilities. Then they'll run away leaving their summoned creature to do the dirty work. They are fairly easy to beat on their own but in groups they can be deadly. When groups are encountered a good tactic is to draw them out one at a time with a target spell and draw them away from the others, allowing you to tackle them one at a time. It's best to focus on killing the necromancer instead of trying to kill his or her minions, as the necromancer will probably summon another one soon after you kill it. They can be difficult for melee fighters as they run a lot and are quite quick.

[edit] Subtypes

• Necromancer

Common variety of dark mages.

• Necromancer Adept

Very skilled in the necromantic arts, usually only one is found in each necromantic lair.

• Worm Anchorite

These necromancers are charged with creating Black Soul Gems at Necromancer Altars.

[edit] Locations

A list of locations where Necromancers can be encountered. Locations marked with an asterisk (*) have a Necromancer Altar.

• Bloodrun Cave
• Cadlew Chapel
• Dark Fissure*
• Echo Cave
• Elenglynn
• Fort Doublecross
• Fort Istirus*
• Fort Linchal*
• Fort Variela
• Garlas Agea
• Kindred Cave
• Leafrot Cave
• Lost Boy Cavern
• Mackamentain
• Moss Rock Cavern
• Pothole Caverns
• Underpall Cave
• Wellspring Cave
• Wendelbek*
• Fort Teleman

[edit] Notable Necromancers

• Mannimarco
• Lorgren Benirus
• Jalbert
• Celedaen