That's intentional.Ī: This is a planner, not a cheating tool.
Summoners and totemcrafters use wands or the ancient Rathman marrow staves, which require both hands to wield and offer little protection in combat - but an army of the dead and his voodoo powers are all the protection a necromancer ever needs. Although they are not known for being exceptionally brave or tough in combat, the arbalists of Rathma use the sheer damaging power of their advanced weapons to great effect. They rarely use them in direct melee combat, but the Priests of Rathma have developed some powerful combat techniques to strike enemies at a distance.ĭue to the high clergy's ban on crossbow development in the overworld and the low quality of black market weapons, the heavy crossbows and trebuchets of the Dark Rangers are the most powerful in the world. The Cult of Rathma created a vast arsenal of exotic weapons to augment the magic and combat abilities of their zealots.ĭeath Knights, the warrior branch of the Cult, are commonly seen wielding wicked hexblades or enchanted scythes capable of slicing through steel and demon scales. For this reason, the Cult hides underground, only surfacing in times of need. In times when the forces of Light are strong, this earns them the disdain of the masses. A victory of the forces of chaos would mean hell on earth, whereas if the angelic legions win the Eternal War, their likely next step would be to get rid of the last taint on Creation and annihilate the mortal world. The priests of Rathma strive to uphold the balance between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells, for if the balance swings too much, the fate of the mortal plane itself would be in jeopardy. Both sides signed a blood pact to keep humanity out of the war and allow them to develop, grow and perhaps make their own choice between good and evil.īefore his final voyage to the Plane of the Dead, Mendeln recorded the events in what would become the necromancer’s holy book, the foundation of the cult of Rathma. Only the vote of the archangel Tyrael prevented the avenging angels of Heaven from immediately destroying the traitor Inarius’ impure creations. The two had to watch as first the Hells and then the angelic legions discovered Sanctuary.
Trang-Oul and his pupil, the nephalem Rathma, were powerful beings, but not powerful enough. But if either the High Heavens or the Burning Hells found out about the mortal plane, the Eternal War would descend upon it and tear it to pieces.
A fallen angel and wayward demon, tired of the never-ending war, had created their own kingdom to rule and humanity to serve them. Trang-Oul explained that Sanctuary was not meant to be. Sensitised by the presence of the nephalem warrior-mage Uldyssian, he heard the calling of an ancient being from the dawn of Creation – the dragon Trang-Oul, ruler of the Plane of the Dead. Historically, the first mortal necromancer was the edyrem Mendeln. They may in fact be the only ones who know what is truly at stake. Necromancer Background of the Median XL NecromancerĬontrary to popular opinion among the unwashed mashes, necromancers are not power-hungry maniacs. 1.1 Background of the Median XL Necromancer.
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