Editing Necromancy

'''Necromancy''' is a practice involving the use of [[paracausality|paracausal]] abilities to resurrect the dead. It is considered by [[Oryx]]'s Hive to be a violation of [[The Sword Logic]], and therefore forbidden; however, it has been employed by the heretical Hive Prince [[Nokris]], who was taught the secrets of necromancy by the Worm God [[Xol]]. Xol himself used necromancy to resurrect several individuals of various races who had been slain by the [[Guardian]]s, including [[Valus Ta'aurc]], [[Drevis, Wolf Baroness]], and [[Urzok, the Hated]], before [[Taken|Taking]] them and converting them into [[Ta'aurc, Aspect of War]], [[Drevis, Aspect of Darkness]], and [[Urzok, Aspect of Hate]] respectively. Many of [[Savathûn's Brood]] have the title "Revenant" attached to their names, suggesting that [[Savathûn]] and her subordinates also employ necromancy.

==History==
{{quote|You seek power? I will give you power beyond measure. The power of life renewed|[[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]] to [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]]}}
The origins of Necromancy are not known, however it is known to involve the use of [[Paracausality|paracausal]] abilities. When [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]] sought to impress his father [[Oryx, the Taken King]], he would commune with the [[Worm|Worm Gods]]. All of them would reject the disfavoured son, except [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] the weakest of his kind who would offer Nokris a bargain.  Nokris would trade Xol his heart, in exchange for learning the power of Necromancy. Nokris would accept pledging his alligence to the Worm God, becoming his High Priest. However Oryx found out and was enraged, as he considered Necromancy a violation of the [[Sword Logic]]. Nokris and his [[Grasp of Nokris|brood]] were exiled and would depart alongside Xol.

===The Collapse===
During the [[Collapse]], Xol, Nokris, and their followers would attempt to conquer [[Mars]], they would engage with the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]], and would become trapped and frozen in ice beneath the [[Hellas Basin]] on [[Mars]]. 

===Warmind===
Xol along with his [[Grasp of Nokris|worshipers]] would reawaken hundreds of years later due to the impact of the Warsats and the reawakening of the Traveler. They would seek to gain control of [[Mars]] by destroying Rasputin. Upon their reawakening, [[Anastasia Bray]] would request for assistance from the Vanguard, later gaining the help of the [[The Guardian|Guardian]]. [[Zavala]] was against using the Warmind and instead formed a plan of using a shard of the Traveler to lure and kill Xol. [[The Guardian]] would retrieve the shard and would infiltrate the lair of Xol. They would kill the High Priest [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris, Herald of Xol]] and would place the shard. [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] would not go after the shard, and would instead make the Guardian go unconscious, making his way to the Hellas Basin to destroy Rasputin. However the Worm God's plan would fail as he would be killed by the Guardian using the [[Valkyrie]]. However this was not his end. Drawing power from the [[Sword Logic]], he would take control of [[Taken]] on [[Io]], resurrecting [[Urzok, the Hated|three]] [[Valus Ta'aurc|former]] [[Drevis, Wolf Baroness|enemies]] of humanity  as his champions to test the Guardian. After the Guardian proved themselves worthy by slaying his champions, he would transform himself into the [[Whisper of the Worm]] so he could feed off the death they caused.

===Arrival of the Black Fleet===
{{quote|You are the mechanism by which we sever their chain. Teach me your necromancies, usurper of the ordered way, so that together we may circumvent the anchored logic that drags us into the depths. Serve as foil to scatter the pieces of their grand game across the cosmos.|[[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] to [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]]}}
The former high priest of Xol, Nokris had survived his encounter with the [[The Guardian|Guardian]]. He had now been abandoned by his God and would enter the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]]. This would catch the attention of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] who would offer him a bargain. The Witch Queen would grant him a spot on her court and teach him how to [[Taken|Take]] using [[Quria, Blade Transform]] and in exchange he would teach her Necromancy. He would accept now pledging his loyalty to his aunt, becoming her supplicant. Nokris would intervene with the [[The Witness|Witness's]] messages to the Guardian by order of Savathûn. Despite the Hive Heretics best efforts he was killed.

===Return of Titan===

With the return of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], forces of the [[Lucent Brood]] would arrive on the moon led by [[Šimmumah ur-Nokru|Šimmumah ur-Nokru, Lucent Necromancer]], previously a member of the [[Grasp of Nokris]] now resurrected as a [[Lightbearer Wizard]]. They would arrive in the depths of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] where the remains of [[Oryx, the Taken King]] lie, and would begin a ritual using Light and Necromancy in an attempt to resurrect the God King of the Hive. Deputy Commander [[Sloane]] would send the Guardian to discover their plan. The Guardian would kill the recently resurrected [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx|Ecthar, Shield of Savathûn]], a previous member of Oryx's court now resurrected as a [[Lightbearer Knight]], and discover the ritual site. [[Šimmumah ur-Nokru|Šimmumah ur-Nokru, Lucent Necromancer]] would summon reinforcements and resurrect [[Vorlog|Vorlog, Risen in Hersey]] previously a champion of Oryx, to defeat the Guardian. However the Guardian would prevail, killing the Lucent Necromancer and stopping the ritual. [[The Hidden]] would secure Oryx's remains for study.

==Trivia==
*Other than Nokris' necromancy, other acts of defying death could be seen in the [[adventure]] [[Deathless]] on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], with the resurrecting [[Takul-Dar, the Unbreakable]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Deathless]]''</ref> and the blasphemous story of [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]] and her sisters trying to bring back Oryx.

*The [[Scorn]] are a faction of undead [[Fallen]] reanimated by [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] using [[Dark Ether]]. This method differs from Nokris' necromancy, as the revived Fallen are infused with Dark Ether and undergo drastic physical changes coupled with mental degradation. In contrast, the Hive resurrected by Nokris seem to be fully reconstituted and identical to their former selves.

*The [[resurrection]] of [[Guardians]] by their [[Ghosts]], although typically not referred to as such, may technically also be considered a form of necromancy.

*The [[Necromantis]] using is a blasphemous acts of defying death precursor to the storyline introduced in ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' expansion, where the [[Nokris]] use the power of necromancy to resurrect his dead troop and himself.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Deep]]''

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