Considered the patron of
the Black Tower, Askilin is the lord of necromantic magic and the
undead. His priests are called Necrolics, those who work in the
temples, or True Necromancers, those who use both wizardly and unholy
magic of death. The Skeletal Hand, Askilin's High Priest, lives atop
the Blackened Tower, maintaining the Black Cloud Altar, directing the
unholiest
of wizards and advising the Master of the fell Tower. The Necrolics are
spread through every Tower of Darkness and maintain temples in the
towers. In Shadespride, the Temple of the Burning Skull directs His
following since no Tower is present in the city. The True Necromancers
are scattered through the lands, many have towers of their own where
the magic of the dead is studied, learned and taught. Packs of undead
defend the towers and temples, always controlled by one of Askilin's
clergy, since they exhibit a higher level of control and can command
far greater numbers of the vile creations.
His followers can be found among every race and class of the citizens.
Petty theives trade in organs and bones; the rich perfect their undead
guardians and vile traps; wizards and unholy necromantics study the
nature of death and the creation of stronger and more evil
monstrosities.
Askilin's temples and shrines are hidden in even the most pious
neighborhoods and range fom huge underground complexes to small alcove
shrines, but the most powerful of his followers seek no congregation or
following, focusing on the ideal of eternal immunity to the permanence
of death.
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