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The Occult | Period 1 | Tuesday

"Today, we're going to talk a little about necromancy," Paige began without preamble. "Some of you may know what it is, some of you don't. In the simplest of terms, it's the practice of talking with the dead either by summoning their spirit or raising them bodily from the grave. Early necromancy was related to – and most likely evolved from – shamanism, which calls upon spirits such as the ghosts of ancestors. Classical necromancers addressed the dead in "a mixture of high-pitch squeaking and low droning", comparable to the trance-state mutterings of shamans."

Paige paused for a moment and leaned against her desk. "In the present day, necromancy is more generally used as a term to describe the pretense of manipulation of death and the dead, often facilitated through the use of ritual magic or some other kind of occult ceremony. Contemporary séances, channeling and Spiritualism verge on necromancy when supposedly invoked spirits are asked to reveal future events or secret information."

With that, she finished up the lecture but considering they were in the Danger Shop, it seemed like there was an activity to be had. "Today, you're all gonna experience what it's like to be a necromancer. The simulation has been programmed for you to raise a random spirit, talk to them briefly and then send them back. See what it's like to talk to the dead and see how you handle it. Have fun."