White Necromancy
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White Necromancy is the complete opposite of Black Necromancy, as is hinted at by the name. White Necromancy first appeared in The Arcanum, and while not widely known, is commonly used under the name Necromancy, and are commonly used together known, normally, as 'Necromancy'.
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[edit] Origins
The idea of White Necromancy must be credited to, The Arcanum, which is a very large tome used for a PB-RPG, which was commended for its indepth ideas on the "Magick" in the world that the game is set in, it has been cited in other places, notably The Dance Of The Shadow book's sequel, Messiah's Intervention : The Dance Of The Shadow II, The books (The Dance Of The Shadow and the sequel), follow the ideas laid down by The Arcanum.
[edit] Differences To Black Necromancy
White Necromancy is not concerned with quenching life, but giving it. Black Necromancy is often associated with the Destruction of life, harming, and/or the creating of Undeath, i.e. Vampires, Skeletons and the like. White Necromancy is more concerned with the Creation of Life, Healing, and/or the Ressurection abilities, that is to say, that Black Necromancy is generally has a negative effect on life, while White Necromancy has a positive effect on life.
[edit] Concepts
White Necromancy gives life to those who are lacking it. It is commonly associated with Magickal Healers, Faith Healers and the like. Some of the Abilities of White Necromancy are commonly placed under the abilites of Water, (Healing etc.) as very, very few sources use White Necromancy, but still wish to have Healing Spells, and so credit them to other Spheres, School or Colleges of Magic. (These are all different names for the different types of Magick.)
[edit] Powers
White Necromancy, as aforementioned, is almost always healing. It gives life. Examples of powers from Arcanum : Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura are Minor Healing, Minor Poison Healing, Major Healing, and Resurrection.
[edit] Other Appearances
White Necromancy has appeared in the Afore mentioned books, where, when mentioned is always mentioned as a good thing, while Black Necromancy is always mentioned as a negative thing. But, oddly, if brought together in the same person (i.e. one person has mastery of both White and Black Necromancy) then they are given the ability to control Life and Death as they see fit. Which is considered the greatest of honours, as Black Necromancy tends to stay with the Evil Creatures and White with the Good, and so very few people have mastered both White and Black Necromancy, and, as such these very few people have mastered Necromancy.
