Necrarch (WAR Lore)
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Necrarchs are the rarest of the Vampire races of The Old World. They are incomprehensible creatures, wracked with madness and are utterly inhuman. Whereas many Vampires seek dominion over the Human kingdoms either by cunning or might of arms, the Necrarchs wish to see the end of all living things.
Necrarchs are the rarest of the known great Vampire families. They are reeking, rotting horrors, and few men can gaze at their horrifying visage without trembling. Of all the Vampires, the Necrarchs alone do not require blood to sustain themselves. While most Vampires must hunt for the blood of men to survive, the Necrarchs can hide far from the eyes of men and concentrate upon their study of black magic. It is not known how they manage to avoid the most terrible of Vampire curses.
The Necrarchs do not see the world as do other Vampires. To them the world of the living is but a blurred image, while the world of the dead, the bodies in their graves, the corpses and overflowing charnel houses are crystal clear and far more real than the mortal world filled with life.
Necrarchs are loners: they are alchemists and sorcerers that few can match. In the arts of black sorcery they have no equals amongst the Vampires.
Necrarchs live in secluded towers and dens, far away from human cities or towns. Hidden by sorcerous wards and guarded by their Undead servants, the Necrarchs devote their eternal lives to the study of magic. Necrarchs are loners; they are alchemists and sorcerers whom few can match. In the arts of black sorcery they have no equals amongst Vampires, and this more than compensates for their fighting skills, which are poor in comparison with those of other Vampires. Only very rarely do the Necrarchs openly march to war, but at such times they are perhaps more dangerous than any other lords of Undeath, for with their necromantic lore, the Necrarchs can raise huge armies of Undead. Such wars are fought not for earthly gain or temporal power, but rather for acquiring knowledge and magical lore. Because of their rarity, many scholars doubt whether the Necrarchs still exist, but in the dark places of the world, hidden from the eyes of mortals, the Necrarchs continue their slow, insidious work, for one day their labors will bear fruit, and the world will know horror unlike any before.