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Here's something to play with:
>Necromancy, while much reviled, has long been theorized to be the first school of magic due it's ties to ancient Priesthoods and it's role in generating more manpower for the city states of the time. Zombies and skeletons can be seen in ancient tablets, laboring with a priest directing their movement. The ability for zombies to work tirelessly must have been noticed by the ruling kings who sought to create magnificent temples and fortresses to cement their legitimacy. Thus, the combination of environmental circumscription and Bronze Age belief systems, ensured that necromancy would persist as an acceptable form of wizardry until the rise of the Sun cults during the Iron Age.
>Today, Necromancy has made an ugly return to the civilized world after long having been pushed to tribal fringes. With an entire generation of young men lost and the rulers considering conscripting young women to fill the gaps, Necromancers are once more being courted by kings and queens. Despite the historic rivalry between the republicans and the communists, both despise necromancy.