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Retconned out of existence... Necromancy didn't even exist yet during the time he was alive, and also, Elves have little to no interest in the concept of Necromancy to begin wtih..
Retconned out of existence... Necromancy didn't even exist yet during the time he was alive, and also, Elves have little to no interest in the concept of Necromancy to begin wtih..
While I'm sure this story is retconned (the elves are pretty hard and fast now), it's been stated in canon that necromancy didn't originate with Nagash, and that he wasn't the first to raise the dead. He just thought he was. Apparently necromancy has been around as long as any other lore of magic...
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Retconned out of existence... Necromancy didn't even exist yet during the time he was alive, and also, Elves have little to no interest in the concept of Necromancy to begin wtih..
While I'm sure this story is retconned (the elves are pretty hard and fast now), it's been stated in canon that necromancy didn't originate with Nagash, and that he wasn't the first to raise the dead. He just thought he was. Apparently necromancy has been around as long as any other lore of magic...
Moreover, Nagash learned the secrets of Necromancy/Immortality from the Dark Elves and the Mortuary Cult.
He's far from the first to do necromancy, just the best at it.
Moreover, Nagash learned the secrets of Necromancy/Immortality from the Dark Elves and the Mortuary Cult.
He's far from the first to do necromancy, just the best at it.
Minor quibble (but then again, what are forums for?): the dark elves taught him their brand of sorcery and about the winds of magic, outside of the Mortuary Cult's religious style. He then started trying to amplify his powers and make himself immortal. If I remember correctly, he stumbled onto raising the dead by accident, when he tried to use the bodies of priests for a distraction during an assassination attempt.
Personally, I always liked that last part.
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