There's generally a taboo against reanimating dead bodies in other cultures.
My people first turned to it after a calamity had wiped most of us out and a plague was slowly picking off everyone who'd survived. The dead outnumbered the living. But with a little magic, they could still plow the land, sow seeds, and so on. Their souls were at peace. It was only the bodies that we made use of.
If we hadn't embraced the necromantic arts years ago, we'd have died out.
These days, the worst is behind us, but we still haven't forgotten its uses. Most people who choose to leave their bodies behind for magical purposes do so out of religious devotion or some other sense of duty. But if you want to simply rest, there are very few who would disturb you.
A lich is an undead wizard who's removed their soul from their body and placed it in a vessel.
This is not necessarily a bad thing, but the ritual has a low chance of success if you met the bare minimum requirements as I did. Guaranteeing your lichdom basically requires you to commit the unspeakable.
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My people first turned to it after a calamity had wiped most of us out and a plague was slowly picking off everyone who'd survived. The dead outnumbered the living. But with a little magic, they could still plow the land, sow seeds, and so on. Their souls were at peace. It was only the bodies that we made use of.
If we hadn't embraced the necromantic arts years ago, we'd have died out.
These days, the worst is behind us, but we still haven't forgotten its uses. Most people who choose to leave their bodies behind for magical purposes do so out of religious devotion or some other sense of duty. But if you want to simply rest, there are very few who would disturb you.
A lich is an undead wizard who's removed their soul from their body and placed it in a vessel.
This is not necessarily a bad thing, but the ritual has a low chance of success if you met the bare minimum requirements as I did. Guaranteeing your lichdom basically requires you to commit the unspeakable.