Necromancer

A tall, lanky man outstretches his hands, calling forth the spirits of the dead to come to his aid. The ground roils beneath his feet as leathery hands and bone claws break the surface as skeletons and zombies pull themselves from the soil.

The shadows of the ally undulate and grow like spilled ink, surrounding the goblins that had thought to stalk easy prey. With a smile the tiefling snaps her fingers and dozens of purple eyes snap open from withen the depths of the shadows.

A man raises a dagger to strike down a helpless elf. The passing dragonborns eyes gloss over into marble orbs and the mans blade stroke falls, piercing his own heart.

Necromancers are infamous for the manipulation of life and toying with death, finding many ways to cheat it. Some seek to revive their loved ones, others may seek nigh infinite power, and others are just trying to survive. Whatever the case, they know their is great power in death, a power which they command.

Masters of Life and Death Whether they reach for Undeath themselves or simply master their control over reanimated forces, necromancers are the quintessential arcane masters of the dead. While a wizard may study necromantic spells, and a cleric may channel negative energy, neither have the innate connection to the once living that the necromancer does. While many may be able to call apon the dead for a brief time to answer questions or do their bidding, none have such mastery over the after life like that of a necromancer.

The Shepard Through their intense research and experimentation, necromancers are able to exert control over undead creatures as if they were a part of them. Unlike hordes of wild undead, which shamble along more often then not without reason, attacking any creature they cross, the undead controlled by a necromancer act according to their masters wishes. Their are a great many stories and legends of legions of undead shaking the ground as they march with a powerful necromancer controling them.