Deathspeaker

Career

Qualifications

They must have an in-depth and advanced understanding of necromancy

Career Progression

Until someone is ready to practise the craft themself, they spend their time training with a master, often practising with a deceased previous master.

Payment & Reimbursement

Because the profession is not well-known and often difficult to perform, they get paid handsomely well. Price is determined by each deathspeaker, though it’s rare for any to charge under at least 2,000 gold coins

Other Benefits

Deathspeakers gain incredible favour from Lord Uvie. Depending on how their career goes, they have the opportunity to become assistants or angels of the god of death himself.

Perception

Purpose

The job allows the living to communicate with the dead for a variety of reasons, though rarely is it used for legal matters.

Social Status

Deathspeakers are often looked down upon, viewed as being disrespectful to the dead as it requires the deathspeaker to dig up the corpses.

Demographics

Only 5% of the world population are deathspeakers, and 3% being trainees. It’s quite popular among liches as a skill, so roughly 70% of deathspeakers are liches.

Operations

Tools

Candles and incense, digging equipment, crystals.

Materials

Crystals are the most important part of the ritual for speaking with the dead, as they help facilitate communication. Each different crystal can influence how the communication goes. For example, rose quartz and labradorite are often used for people seeking advice from loved ones.
Incense is rather imperative as well, as it helps break the barriers between the living and dead realms.

Workplace

Deathspeakers are expected to travel, as carrying around dead bodies isn’t exactly fun or convenient. They do have a little home where people can come in for consultations and the likes.

Dangers & Hazards

Being so close to rotting corpses always has inherit health hazards, whether it be the bacteria produced, or the risk of them reanimating…

Alternative Names

Corpse-talker

Type

Arcane

Demand

Very little people demand it because of how it’s performed. It’s certainly a luxury.

Legality

In general, it’s legal to practise in the world kingdom. However quite a number of settlements and provinces have outlawed it. Not so much for the person paying for it, but for the professional doing the service.