Necromancy in theory and practice.

The Distinction of Necromancy

Before any discussion of necromancy can be had, the distinction between the school of necromancy and the school of infusion must be made clear. Infusion is the creation of mana-forms and/or the co-opting of said forms into physical automata. While these automata can be of a necrotic nature, they are not true necromantic creations. For a magical act to fall under the category of “necromancy”, the particular animating force must be that of a soul or souls, wrested from death and bound to flesh once again. Similarly, channeling the demonic manaforms of the gods, no matter how ingenious, is no act of necromancy. Necromancy stems from the inexorable bond between flesh and soul, and thus one cannot exist without the other.