Necros

Necros
Character information
Introduced	Crusaders of Might and Magic
Race	Human (Immortal)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Legion of the Fallen, The Kreegan Hives
Occupation	Master of the Legion of the Fallen
Appearances
Mentioned in
Background
Native world	Ardon
Birth	Over a hundred years before Crusaders of Might and Magic

"Don't be sentimental, mortal. This war is bigger than any village. The very power of the Elder Races hangs in the balance, a power that only I will possess."
—Necros to Drake

Necros is the primary antagonist of Crusaders of Might and Magic, and is mentioned in Might and Magic: The Sea of Mist. He is an ambitious and formidable Necromancer who seeks to tap into the power of the Ancients and the Kreegans. Though not actually undead, he is the creator and master of the Legion of the Fallen, and is believed to be physically invincible.

Biography

Crusaders

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Sea of Mist

Necros is mentioned in Might and Magic: The Sea of Mist, where it is revealed that he is engaged in a fight with a being known as the "Great Dragon". Necros felt that, since Soronne and the Six Shards were created by the great dragons, there would likely be many sources of power to draw from. He altered the course of the Sea of Mist and sent Sendark to take the towers of the Magistracy of Soronne, so that he could use their power in his fight.

Sendark pretended to work for Necros, but told Maven that he was actually working for himself - it just so happened that his plans overlapped with the dark lord's. He believed that handing the towers over to Necros would bring him one step closer to godhood, which would allow him to finally face Necros as an equal, instead of as a discarded lackey.

Trivia

• The Book of Ages which refers to Necros as the Dark Lord states that "should this hero (Drake) be slain, the Dark Lord will make his dominion of all the world and your own flesh will his demons feed upon". Interestingly, Drake was apparently killed between the events of Crusaders and Warriors of Might and Magic, yet Necros' fate is ambiguous.
• Necros' statement that he served under Celestia before his scarring seems inconsistent. Celestia assumed command of the Crusade only ten years before Crusaders, and the Legion - created by Necros - existed for at least a decade before then. However, it is possible that Celestia had worked on with Necros outside of the Crusade long before then, only affiliating herself with Citadel after the end of their alliance.
• It is believed that Necros is the God of Death from Half-Dead campaign of Heroes of Might and Magic IV. The god is described as "inhumanly tall figure masked in a black cloak that draped behind him like a shadowy wedding train with a life of its own" with "a gnarled, gray hand". When asked about this, Heroes IV writer Terry Ray responded that "When I was writing everything, I pictured doing several heroes and slowly bringing that guy out.....however, I kept him vague just in case people wanted to do something else with him. So, Necros could certainly be the God of Death", neither confirming nor denying the rumors.

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Necros' official biography