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 '''Domination''': Through the Cardinal Resonator, Domination — the total control of an undead — becomes possible. This is done much as the description of the Cardinal Resonator lays out, with no further layers of mechanical complication. However, Domination carries with it a few stipulations and requirements that are important to go over.
-Domination effectively requires an incomplete Conversion to be performed, but it is important to distinguish the two and where they diverge. Before performing Domination, and unlike with a full Conversion, the brain of the undead is not converted via spraying fluid through the Essence Calcifier. Instead, the brain is converted — and effectively lobotomized — by the Mortifier's Dirk. The cognitive capabilities of the brain are the main dividing factor in determining the two different types of undead on Atharen: Strigoi, or intelligent undead, and Husks, those with no purpose other than to be controlled by a Necromancer.
+In order for Domination to be performed, the subject must first be trained behaviorally through Transistors, and the Enlightenment Dial. After being trained, they must then be lobotomized by the Mortifier's Dirk. The cognitive capabilities of the brain are the main dividing factor in determining the two different types of undead on Atharen: Strigoi, or intelligent undead, and Husks, those with no purpose other than to be controlled by a Necromancer.
 A Husk does not have higher reasoning or high cognitive functions. They carry some instinctual awareness and are capable of learning tasks through procedural repetition, such as cleaning, patrolling, or formation. They can learn commands like animals and follow them without hesitation. Their 'memory' from their original life seems to play a part in their functions; a skilled bladesman will be a better Husk for fighting than a rube taken from the remains of a desecrated farm. However, they can never perform their skills to the same extent they could in life, and most find it difficult to perform complex tasks. Unlike Strigoi, Husks cannot perform magic. They do not have independent thought and cannot engage in conversation, though due to their functional vocal chords they can be trained to say certain things in reaction to others. They can never truly keep the ruse of intellect for long though.

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 ==Apprentice==
-Apprentice Necromancers are known for their Briomancy; the ability to direct Necromancy towards healing and mending others, the magic corrective and reactive in nature. Given access to the Grafting Needle and Sinew Threads, their ability to mend and repair imperfections and wounds is considerable, though at this stage in their development they are rather slow and inefficient, and many of their fixes act as bandages rather than true replacements or repairs.
+Apprentice Necromancers begin to progress in their Necrodoctoring; the ability to direct Necromancy towards healing and mending others, the magic corrective and reactive in nature. Given access to the Grafting Needle and Sinew Threads, their ability to mend and repair imperfections and wounds is considerable, though at this stage in their development they are rather slow and inefficient, and many of their fixes act as bandages rather than true replacements or repairs. In addition, they gain access to the Transistors and Enlightenment Dial, beginning their path towards behavioral manipulation in organisms.
 ==Journeyman==

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 '''Embalmer's Tongs''': The Embalmer's Tongs are a Necromancer's effective method of pulling, bending, reshaping and re-aligning parts of one's body (such as individual bones or organs) without disturbing others around them. The way they do this is typically by gripping a bone, muscle, etc., with a notch on the tongs locking them into place. The Necromancer then flips a switch along their length that will activate their ethereal effect. This makes any part of the body being touched softer and more malleable, easier to bend. The tongs will then often be used in conjunction with the Necromancer's own hands to reshape tissue before their grip is released, allowing the section of the body they were altering to recover. The Tongs, further, can be used to actually extract and place organs, making them an effective tool for transplants. ''Novice.''
-'''Grafting Needle''': The grafting needle generally appears as a long, thin metal rod. Though seemingly not special on the surface, what distinguishes the Grafting Needle from another long sewing needle is its ability to generate and manipulate Sinew Threads, weaving them through and laying them into flesh and other organic matter. This tool can be utilized starting at ''Apprentice.''
+'''Grafting Needle''': The grafting needle generally appears as a long, thin metal rod. Though seemingly not special on the surface, what distinguishes the Grafting Needle from another long sewing needle is its ability to generate and manipulate Sinew Threads, weaving them through and laying them into flesh and other organic matter. ''Apprentice.''
 '''Transistors''': Transistors are small, metal capsule-like insertions that are surgically attached to the pons of a subject or Husk. Once placed, the transistor will unlatch, thin metal legs extending up into the midbrain and down into the medulla oblongata to keep the device attached, any attempt to remove it leading to the destruction of the subject's cognitive function. The Transistor is a conductive device, administering very low intensity shocks directly to the nerve center of the body, magnifying their intensity due to their proximal nature. Controlled by the Enlightenment Dial, Transistors are a key tool used by Necromancers to control thralls, and even the behavior of living creatures. ''Apprentice.''

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 ==Expert==
-With the Instinct Capturer and Burnishing Balm now able to be properly harnessed, the Expert Necromancer focuses on permanence within their changes, capable of permanent genetic and cognitive alterations. It is at this point where a Necromancer truly becomes capable of creating new life forms, as they are able to dramatically modify both the living and the dead. The line also begins to blur a lot more between the two, now, with cognition seemingly far from limited to the living.
+With the Instinct Capturer, Instinct Remedifier and Mortegraph now able to be properly harnessed, the Expert Necromancer focuses on permanence within their changes, capable of permanent genetic and cognitive alterations. It is at this point where a Necromancer truly becomes capable of creating new life forms, as they are able to dramatically modify both the living and the dead. The line also begins to blur a lot more between the two, now, with cognition seemingly far from limited to the living.
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 ==Master==
-As the Necromancer gains access to the Essence Calcifier at this level, they are able to preserve the soul of a living being, providing said being with longevity or even the chance at immortality. More than that, they are able to transfer souls between beings, even able to go as far as to capture the essence of ghosts and provide them with physical forms. Finally, through the Cardinal Resonator, they may wholly control unintelligent undead. A Master Necromancer appears to wholly cut the boundary between life and unlife, as the soul of the dead may furnish the living, or other dead, and intellect appears wholly transferable. Decay can be inflicted on the living, and the dead can be wholly preserved; they are the most skilled of organic manipulators, carefully constructing and deconstructing every detail, able to manipulate and reforge organics largely to their will.
+As the Necromancer gains access to the KLEX mechanism at this level, they are able to accelerate or solidify genetic changes to an organism. Finally, through the Cardinal Resonator, they may wholly control unintelligent undead. A Master Necromancer begins to be able to reshape and control Husks or even living creatures to their will, an infinite variety of options available to them, so long as they are precise and dedicated enough to explore them.
 ==Restrictions==

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 An addendum done this way will effectively work on an organic entity, but due to the individual essentially carrying a foreign limb or organ, their brain will have a difficult time controlling this limb well and it will generally act in an inconsistent and inferior manner. Addendums are diverse and are essentially limited only by creativity or by what life forms are currently available as templates. Additionally, they are bound by physiological realities. One can give a man wings, for example, though he may not be able to fly. To do so requires adequate strength in said wings, or lightness in his form. As such, Addendum is often connected with Winnowing.
-'''Genesplice''': Work in progress.
+'''Genesplice''': Genesplice, or Splicing, is the process of actually performing chromosomal incisions into a subject's somatic cells or gametes, and altering their genetic template through this effect. This can be done manually by suspending individual cells in fluid and altering them with the Incision Remedifier, or through templates of those manual edits, copied and reconstructed with the Mortegraph. Either way, the cells must be allowed to replicate, injected back into the body with a catalyzing fluid that informs other cells to replicate these mutations. Genesplice can change almost any detail about any organism, but it is incredibly time-consuming and complicated, and requires more time, skill and delicate management depending on the complexity or potency of the mutation.
 '''Replica''': The act of performing a 'replica' is done through the Instinct Capturer. It gives an entity the intellect of another being, or even their own intellect, whether they are living or dead. While there are many horrific stories around Necromancers infusing replicated intelligence on already living, sentient humans, this is nearly impossible and this act tends to be reserved for unintelligent animals or the undead. An interesting thing to note; intelligent household animals acting as mage familiars is the reserve of a Necromancer, as they often imbue the intelligence of lost loved ones into simpler forms. Most common with Replica is installing the cognitive function of unintelligent animals into other life forms, providing the dead a facsimile of life for whatever purpose the Necromancer may require.

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 '''KLEX''': KLEX was invented in Lorien, its abbreviated letters standing for Cardinal Leukocytic Enervation, 10th Model, in Common. KLEX is a large device: it is two sectioned halves of what looks like dark gold sheets, generally suspended over a bed. These sheets can be pulled apart, an arcanely-augmented ultraviolet light extending between them, the sheets working to fold and unfold it to a length of up to ten feet. Once turned on, the light will stimulate the production of new stem cells in the body of the subject while also energizing leukocytes to remove old anatomical infrastructure, which will — over time — result in their body being remade to its default genetic state, satisfying the exact specifications of whatever genetic template is imbued within them. This process is often very long, and very grueling, as the sheer breadth of alterations allowable through Genesplice make KLEX's scope either simple or invasive.
-In most cases, KLEX is utilized if the Necrodoctor wishes to reset a subject or bring out changes that do not naturally result from Incision Remediation, such as changing the quality of a subject's neurology in some way, or forcing bone structure changes. KLEX can also simply be used to accelerate the process of somatic cell division, so as to ensure changes performed through Genesplice take place more quickly. Most of those who undergo KLEX treatment will lay beneath the light for twelve hours a day, three days straight in order to see significant or wholesale results. ''Master.''
+In most cases, KLEX is utilized if the Necrodoctor wishes to reset a subject or bring out changes that do not practically result from Incision Remediation, such as changing the quality of a subject's neurology in some way, or forcing bone structure changes. KLEX can also simply be used to accelerate the process of somatic cell division, so as to ensure changes performed through Genesplice take place more quickly. Most of those who undergo KLEX treatment will lay beneath the light for twelve hours a day, three days straight in order to see significant or wholesale results. ''Master.''
 '''Cardinal Resonator''': The Cardinal Resonator is a tool that allows for a Necromancer to perform Domination, an alteration upon an undead's brain that results in their total submission to the Necromancer. The way the Cardinal Resonator works is through two components: first, through the Resonator itself, a master node implanted in the Necromancer's body. It is placed within the Necromancer's central nervous system, between the medulla and spinal cord. Next, through the capsule-like Transistors, grafted surgically into the pons-medullar area of the Husk. Each capsule is given a drop of the Necromancer's blood and is connected to the medulla through a series of root-like tubes, allowing for the Necromancer to control the undead directly, through their mind. Further details are within the alteration section. ''Master.''

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 Once a genetic template has been produced for splicing, the Remedifier is capable of applying templates to the nuclei of an individual's cells, alongside a fluid called the ''Trent Soluble'' injected into the subject via syringe. The replicating nuclei, suspended in this solution, will begin to send messengers to other cells in the subject's interstitial fluid to mutate the chromosomes throughout their entire body, every new replication producing their revised genes. ''Expert.''
-'''KLEX''': KLEX was invented in Lorien, its abbreviated letters standing for Cardinal Leukocytic Enervation, 10th Model, in Common. KLEX is a large device: it is two sectioned halves of what looks like dark gold sheets, generally suspended over a bed. These sheets can be pulled apart, an arcanely-augmented ultraviolet light extending between them, the sheets working to fold and unfold it to a length of up to ten feet. Once turned on, the light will stimulate the production of new stem cells in the body of the subject, which will — over time — result in their body being remade to its default genetic state, satisfying the exact specifications of whatever genetic template is imbued within them. This process is often very long, and very grueling, as the sheer breadth of alterations allowable through Genesplice make KLEX's scope either simple or invasive.
+'''KLEX''': KLEX was invented in Lorien, its abbreviated letters standing for Cardinal Leukocytic Enervation, 10th Model, in Common. KLEX is a large device: it is two sectioned halves of what looks like dark gold sheets, generally suspended over a bed. These sheets can be pulled apart, an arcanely-augmented ultraviolet light extending between them, the sheets working to fold and unfold it to a length of up to ten feet. Once turned on, the light will stimulate the production of new stem cells in the body of the subject while also energizing leukocytes to remove old anatomical infrastructure, which will — over time — result in their body being remade to its default genetic state, satisfying the exact specifications of whatever genetic template is imbued within them. This process is often very long, and very grueling, as the sheer breadth of alterations allowable through Genesplice make KLEX's scope either simple or invasive.
 In most cases, KLEX is utilized if the Necrodoctor wishes to reset a subject or bring out changes that do not naturally result from Incision Remediation, such as changing the quality of a subject's neurology in some way, or forcing bone structure changes. KLEX can also simply be used to accelerate the process of somatic cell division, so as to ensure changes performed through Genesplice take place more quickly. Most of those who undergo KLEX treatment will lay beneath the light for twelve hours a day, three days straight in order to see significant or wholesale results. ''Master.''