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Book of Necromancy
	Abdul Alhazred, 700 AD

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This is a mean-looking black book with a skull imprinted on the cover. The
pungent stench of mildew emanates from the corroded pages.

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Within all living things is a magical energy or *life-force*. However, once the
life has passed from a body, a byproduct of the life-force, emitted as *etheric
waves*, remains inside.

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*Open Ground* (/Des Por Ylem/)
When cast, this ritual, under the guidance of a *Necromancer*, shapes the
*ground* and *stone*. Most often, however, it is merely used to create a *grave*
or open a weakened wall of *rock*. Engineers find it a useful spell for
examining the foundations of a building from inside, viewing them in the very
*earth* in which they reside.

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*Animate Dead* (/Kal Corp Xen/)
This spell creates a number of dead warriors to serve the *Necromancer* as
*guardians*. They are mindless, attacking anyone not endowed with the power of
*Necromancy*. Though it is possible to form armies of the *walking dead*, I
have never seen more than one appear.

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*Grant Peace* (/In Vas Corp/)
This potent ritual calls upon the bailiwick of the *Necromancer*, that being
*death*. The recipient, if *undead*, instantly reverts to the lifeless corpse
it was before becoming *animated*.

If cast upon the fully living, the *life force* of the recipient is momentarily
severed from the body, often resulting in death, but in some instances, causing
only temporary confusion.

Unverified experiments claim that the spell can also be used to *pacify
tectonic forces*.
