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The Sye-Men is the most mystical of races, a rogue, a skeleton culture rarely
seen, passing through the galaxy like the wind through the leaves. The Sye-Men
were first encountered by a Mutzachan science ship taking gravitational flux
readings on the planet Omicron Alpha 4 in 2165 B.C. No other contact was made
for almost 1200 years until another Mutzachan vessel encountered them. It is
rumored that Sye-Men come from inside the Motaran Rift, or at least, that is
where these strange reclusive beings were first encountered. As a matter of
fact, the majority of encounters with Sye-Men have been within five parsecs of
the great tear in the space time continuum. In recent times these strange
beings have begun interacting with the galactic masses. Their arrival has been
greeted with a mixture of mistrust and pleasure, for these beings hold
strange, mysterious powers.
Sye-Men are hideous to behold. The Space Necromancers are tall, gaunt skeletons, Their skin sags from the bones, continually oozing puss from deep lesions. Their watchful eyes are set back deep into their skull, lending more horror to their repulsive forms. It is the soft resonance of their deep rolling voices that woo people. It is their strange power of healing that often allows them to overcome physical anomalies. Their specific purpose is unclear, their presence is spreading, and along with it hope, and a strange sense of dread. The Sye-Men possess the unnatural ability of bringing the dead back to life, or what is known as the Palm of Resurrection. At low levels, the use of this strange power is dangerous and can kill the Necromancer. The word Undead is a mythological name for beings that assume the appearance of the living, but none of the metabolic functions. These creatures of fantasy and horror were believed to be evil incarnations. Fallen persons would rise from the dead to haunt and kill their past loved ones. Evil creatures, unaffected by pain, would crawl from desolate crypts and ravage towns. The fact is, Undead are real to some degree. The Motaran Rift appears to be a tear in the fabric of time, linking time to itself and all aspects of life to a single point. There has been documented evidence of horrific beings who appear alive, but then not alive, which have escaped from the Rift to wreak havoc on nearby worlds. Scientists theorize that there must be a time corridor that links some netherworld to the third dimension. Others believe it is a conduit that links another part if the universe to itself, which has yet to to discovered. Religious groups call it Hell. Whatever the case, Necromancers are aware of its existence and are wary of the beings that exist there.
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