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Dilbert2001
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Now that we know the first look of the mechanics of Necromancy. Most players found it truly amazing and unique. It is about time to look into the lore, my favorite content of RS3.

Frist thing up, we are going to have a very adventurous journey as a necromancer, into the City of Um. We also know skillers can use the Well of Souls for 12 different rituals to level up the new skill, without engaging in combat.

Where do you think is the City of Um? And well, well, well, what the secret behind the Well of Souls? The Mysterious Lectern in ED1 always reminds me of some well... and Xau-Tak...

"The spiral of time leads only to the gaping maw of eternity.

The well is guarded from interlopers. It will be the doorway.

The seven heads of the hydra are at the ambassador's beck and call.

The spiral of time leads only to the gaping maw of eternity."

We also know our first big enemy to get rid of is The First Necromancer. Who would that be? So far all we know is he is from the First Age, so I'll guess some Dragonkin. This is actually a good clue regarding the backstory of Necromancy story. Archaoelogy is about 2nd and 3rd Ages Godwars mysteries, and Necromancy is about untold First Age prehistoric stories.

We don't see Zemouregal being mentioned though, so he is just a small potato and has done his part of distracting us from Fort Forinthry.

30-May-2023 20:43:45 - Last edited on 30-May-2023 20:49:08 by Dilbert2001

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I knew some light trash talking was inbound... :)

We should probably figure out what Fort Forinthry's relationship with Necromancy is, now that we understand it a bit better, before we say anything about who -is- or who -isn't- involved.

What's pretty noteworthy to me about the skill right now is how it seems pretty segmented away from the rest of the game. Players access Um by going through a doorway next to Death's Hourglass and War's Retreat's reliefs in the Draynor area. It's almost like Um exists on an entirely different plane of existence.

This makes whatever that Dragonkin crypt beneath Fort Forinthry is raise MORE questions, because if that crypt -is- tied to Necromancy, what kind of significance does it hold?

As for Zemouregal, I have always claimed Zemouregal was the final boss of the Fort Forinthry arc. Necromancy itself was free to have bigger and badder entities.
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30-May-2023 23:03:50

Dilbert2001
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There are two new bosses. A named one and The First Necromancer from the First Age.

The First Necrmancer from the First Age is highly likely a dragonkin as they were the only mortals on 1st Age Gielinor we know of up to this point.

The Dragonkin crypt may be the instance to the First Necromancer boss.

30-May-2023 23:12:12

Dilbert2001
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We have more informaion regarding Um thanks to the Jmod Necromancy Panel livestream just ended.

City of Um is like the limbo. They didn't want to talk about the lore now, except they said it is inspired by Greek Mythology. When creatures die, their souls go there before they know where to go next.

It is a communal place, and they expect new players learning the ropes of RS3 there because of no other requirements and knowledge of other content needed in the City of Um. There probably are going to be plenty of communal events, minigame-ish content like clue scrolls, penguins etc in the future.

31-May-2023 19:58:01

Dilbert2001
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The preview trailer is out... and you seem to be on Death's Boat....

Death, or maybe he is actually Charon, is rowing us to the City of Um...

Your grace, shouldn't whoever on Charon's boat be dead?

Anyway, we will be the UnderWorld Gurdian, and we know we are going to kill Raisial the First Necromancer next.

03-Jul-2023 01:45:34

Dilbert2001
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"Traders make their way to the docks to peddle their wares, repair their boats or maybe just offer passage to other parts of the underworld."


Seems like we will have some kind of sailing or POP sort of seafaring activities in the City of Um...

"While most of the population of Um are spirits there are also creatures of various shapes and sizes (who also don't wish to move along just yet), Spectral rats can be found roaming the streets, Ghostly implings, rushing around just out of reach but the most prominent critter you will find are the Owls."


Ghostly implings becoming the highest tier of impling? What can we loot from them? What the Owls are they doing in the Underworld... sounds like a wise question...

"Here you will find things like the Blacksmith who will help you out with upgrading gear and more specialized professions like a psychiatrist!"


I love this one! Psychiatrists in Jagex games for the first time. WHO must love it. Undead must have blown their minds and need psychiatric help. :D

27-Jul-2023 18:16:09

Adarajin
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Dilbert2001 said :
Ghostly implings becoming the highest tier of impling? What can we loot from them? What the Owls are they doing in the Underworld... sounds like a wise question...
I'm guessing that the ghostly implings are more likely to be a low to mid-level impling, as they are being released with a new, non-elite skill - but that's just my take on it. Things may be looking down now, but I see a light at the end of the tunnel;
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28-Jul-2023 07:39:45

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