Necromongers

Necromongers are a race of Humans that feature in The Chronicles of Riddick.

History

The Necromongers were a civilisation of humans that were formed in the universe.

Rumor led to tribunal, and soon, a public debate ensued: some suggesting that Zhylaw was somehow complicit in the passing of Kryll. Zhylaw was promptly exonerated, and the perpetrators of these spiteful stories were hunted out and killed before due time. In an attempt to protect his reputation for the ages, Zhylaw had the succession document naming him Lord Marshal stored in the Necromongers' most secure vaults, under the tightest of guard. There it will remain, protected for all posterity. He created many Conquest Icons that served not only to be a memorial of the battle that took place where it landed but also to start that battle. The campaigns he led across the planets of the Coalsack System and Aquilan systems often only had Conquest Icons remaining to remember the battles that took place.

During his rule, he began a devastating campaign against the Aquilans, and ordered the destruction of Aquila Major with a massive bombardment known as the Final Protocol. He also considered targeting Quintessa for invasion, and blackmailed Aereon into telling his future by saying that he would leave Quintessa as his last target. His last act was ordering the invasion of Helion Prime. After converting Kyra, Zhylaw used her to taunt Riddick and agreed to a one-on-one fight with him. Although Riddick did make him bleed and was able to hold his own a little, Zhylaw's powers were too much for Riddick to handle and he went to kill him. While he was distracted, Kyra stabbed him in the back with a spear, wounding and weakening Zhylaw before he backhanded her into a column. Vaako, urged by his ambitious wife, then tried to kill him while he was weakened in order to take his place, but Zhylaw used his speed to narrowly escape, ending up in front of Riddick who had positioned himself in his path. Before Zhylaw could react, Riddick stabbed him in the head with the knife he had pulled from the back of a Necromonger warrior, finally killing him and making Riddick the new Lord Marshal by default.

Overview

In appearance, the Necromongers were a race of humans who upon conversion became more pale skinned and gaunt.

Lensors were a type of Necromonger troop that were used as a kind of 'bloodhound' and as trackers. They seemingly lacked flee will and moved in a more feral manner with them having helmets that allowed them to see the aura of their quarry. A viewscreen was attached to their backs allowing their handlers to see what the Lensor witnessed.

A concept of the Necromongers was belief in a place called the Underverse that was believed to be a promised land to their kind. They believed that the natural order of the universe had to be purged so that it could be reborn in that realm.

Necromongers believed in the tenet of 'You keep what you kill'. This extended to all aspects of their society and even to their leadership.

The leader of the Necromonger empire held the position of the Lord Marshal.

An organization within their society was the Order of the Quasi-Dead who were capable of telepathic communication. This was used as part of their military and primarily utilised to send communications between their armada.

They did not believe in propagating their kind through reproduction as it would cause life to continue in the universe. Instead, they added to their ranks by converting other humans that were transformed and inducted into their empire. It was this reason that they tended to refer to other human races as breeders.

Members

• Lord Marshal :
• Vaako :
• Dame Vaako :

Notes

• The Necromongers were created by David Twohy where they featured in the setting of the Riddick universe.

In other media

Novels

• In The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), the Necromongers appeared in the setting of the novel adaptation that was written by Alan Dean Foster. It detailed the origins of the Necromongers along with more details on their culture.

Appearances

• The Chronicles of Riddick:
• Riddick:

External Link

• Riddick Wiki Entry

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