University - what's wrong with necromancers?

[Horror Pigeon]

If necromancy is not outlawed necromancers aren't criminals. They could provide logistic services and other work because zombies can do labor and deliver goods, even food. The ic could charge monthly for amazombie prime, and skeleton warriors could patrol or test combat training. I don't see a reason to make them criminals other than undead grossout.

[Fluffy_Llama]

Always the problem of live people being made into dead people so the necro has something to work with.

[Bob Salot]

Yeah, you'll find that most necromancers in the elder scrolls, are the "rip your soul out of your chest" kind, not the "summon a skeleton to help the old lady cross the street" kind.

I don't disagree about the usefulness, but I suppose they are judging based on history not possibility :(

[Lavian]

Originally posted by Bob Salot:

Yeah, you'll find that most necromancers in the elder scrolls, are the "rip your soul out of your chest" kind, not the "summon a skeleton to help the old lady cross the street" kind.

I don't disagree about the usefulness, but I suppose they are judging based on history not possibility :(

Bodies have gotta come from somewhere, and I've never heard of a corpse donor program in the empire.

Notably, I don't think summoning counts as necromancy. The mages do that with skeletons. zombies, ghosts, and liches. You can buy those summon spells from guild mages.

It seems more like doing things to specifically reanimate (rather than summon) people is the thing that's banned.

[milehigh026]

What I find odd is that necromancy has been outlawed for the mages guild. But you go into any mages guild in any city and you will see human skulls just sitting on a shelf. Weird choice of decorating if it's been banned.

[[TG] zac]

Originally posted by milehigh026:

What I find odd is that necromancy has been outlawed for the mages guild. But you go into any mages guild in any city and you will see human skulls just sitting on a shelf. Weird choice of decorating if it's been banned.

I mean they likely study all kinds of stuff (medical schools keep all kinds of stuff), just the practice of you know ripping peoples souls out of their bodies and reanimating their corpses has been banned.

[Empukris]

They are soul trapping human soul. Mannimarco literally torture human, killed them and soul trap their soul to play around with them for eternity. Necromancer in TES is not the kind of ban practice but more of a kill on sight.

[R3sistance]

The necromancers occasionally rise up and destroy most of the mages guild, with Mannimarco usually enthralling whomever is the head at the time. Necromancy might not be illegal but murder and grave robbing are and most Necromancers perform both of these acts.

Further too it, a lot of people are actually distrustful of magic (in lore, skyrim shows this better as guards will ask you not to use spells and shouts) and as such, the ban is also to alleviate some of the fears that commoners have regarding guild mages.