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	A white arcanist whom falls below moral to penitent or below loses most [1] their white arcanist abilities and cannot progress further in their class. A white arcanist whom does not regain their virtue beyond a certain window of time (see Redemption) reverts to sorcerer, and forever loses those white arcanist abilities. They cannot regain white arcanist beyond this point.		A white arcanist whom falls below moral to penitent or below loses most [1] their white arcanist abilities and cannot progress further in their class. A white arcanist whom does not regain their virtue beyond a certain window of time (see Redemption) reverts to sorcerer, and forever loses those white arcanist abilities. They cannot regain white arcanist beyond this point.

	[1]: The ~~regain~~ their Major Arcana abilities if they fall, even if they fail redemption, but if they no longer have their white arcanist levels, these abilities' use may gain the Dark Powers' attention, and risk [[Dark Powers#Checks]].		[1]: The white arcanist retains their Major Arcana abilities if they fall, even if they fail redemption, but if they no longer have their white arcanist levels, these abilities' use may gain the Dark Powers' attention, and risk [[Dark Powers#Checks]].

	A level 10 arcanist in Living Death whom falls, dies, and cannot be raised or resurrected normally, nor can they be animated as an undead corpse, due to their unique state between life and death. They must be brought back with ''true resurrection'', at which point if the player accepts resurrection, they instantly revert their white arcanist levels to sorcerer as if they had failed Redemption.		A level 10 arcanist in Living Death whom falls, dies, and cannot be raised or resurrected normally, nor can they be animated as an undead corpse, due to their unique state between life and death. They must be brought back with ''true resurrection'', at which point if the player accepts resurrection, they instantly revert their white arcanist levels to sorcerer as if they had failed Redemption.

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	''Original Tabletop source: Heroes of Light''		''Original Tabletop source: Heroes of Light''

			'''''Note:''' The below describes a class not yet fully implemented in Time of Unparalleled Darkness, and thus may change in its final implementation.''

	The white arcanists possesses great knowledge and power, along with the responsibility that this entails. He dares to fathom the secrets of necromancy, but rather than most [[necromancer\|necromancers]], he is careful to preserve the sanctity of his own soul while doing so. The white arcanist not only risks the possibility of corruption by dabbling in the necromantic arts, but is painfully aware of the temptation he and others face with such powers. Only the very virtuous and scrupulous can walk the narrow path between these two fates. If the white arcanist can complete the dangerous journey of mastering his skills, he may overcome the limitations of life and death.		The white arcanists possesses great knowledge and power, along with the responsibility that this entails. He dares to fathom the secrets of necromancy, but rather than most [[necromancer\|necromancers]], he is careful to preserve the sanctity of his own soul while doing so. The white arcanist not only risks the possibility of corruption by dabbling in the necromantic arts, but is painfully aware of the temptation he and others face with such powers. Only the very virtuous and scrupulous can walk the narrow path between these two fates. If the white arcanist can complete the dangerous journey of mastering his skills, he may overcome the limitations of life and death.

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	=== The White Arcanist as an Adventurer ===		=== The White Arcanist as an Adventurer ===
			White Arcanists occupy a strange spot as a member of an adventuring party. They are often the "plan B" - the guy who might not be in the front-line and might not be the first spellcaster you'd want, but they are absolutely the one they want if things go awry. Between the ability to communicate with the dead, and the master white arcanists ability to go incorporeal, they are the best candidates around to retrieve fallen comrades if the danger was too great - or to find one if they are slain and separated form the party.

			That isn't to say they aren't powerful arcane casters in their own right: their ability to spontaneously cast spells, and their Major Arcana as they cultivate them, give them a great deal of latitude as a support caster. They may never achieve the complete diversity of a wizard, or the sheer power of a warmage, but they are still not a force to be trifled with when it comes to their spellcasting, especially since the ability to spontaneously cast spells gives them the same lateral ability as a sorcerer, albeit tempered in one school at the cost of another.

			White arcanists find themselves neither loved nor hated by other casters, their unusual mix of an intuitive casting they still must dedicate great study to both foreign and familiar to them, but they tend to get along well with the more disciplined martials such as monk, and warmages tend to respect their disciplined study, if not understand their focus. Paladins and clerics tend to tolerate them when they do not accept them, since it is moderately-common knowledge such arcanists must scrupulously adhere to their own virtuosity. Their one true rival is their darker cousin, [[Necromancer]]<nowiki/>s, whom they abhor as representing all they try not to be, while necromancers tend to view white arcanists as shallow dabblers whom do not and cannot understand the true power of necromantic magic.

	=== White Arcanists in Society ===		=== White Arcanists in Society ===

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	== Class Niche ==		== Class Niche ==
	The white arcanist is the safer, but less powerful cousin of the [[necromancer]]. While they do not have as deep a progression, and cannot command undead like the necromancer can, for they dare not bandy that close to the sun, so to speak, they gain a greater ability over necromancy spells per se than the necromancer. The necromancer's dread touch is beyond them, but their rigorous practice of that school allows them to overcome magical defences more easily, and they can foil their more evil-adjacent cousins with their ability to elude detection of the undead and rebuke them.		The white arcanist is the safer, but less overtly-powerful cousin of the [[necromancer]]. While they do not have as deep a progression, and cannot command undead like the necromancer can, for they dare not bandy that close to the sun, so to speak, they gain a greater ability over necromancy spells per se than the necromancer. The necromancer's dread touch is beyond them, but their rigorous practice of that school allows them to overcome magical defences more easily, and they can foil their more evil-adjacent cousins with their ability to elude detection of the undead and rebuke them.

	Uniquely, the white arcanist gains the ability to speak to the souls of the recently deceased, which allows them to speak to ghost creatures in certain dungeons, and communicate with player ghosts (subject to the other usual rules of keeping things in character.) This makes them invaluable in rescue teams or entrenched defenders, for they can coordinate finding and retrieving fallen comrades. This also offers a great deal of roleplay opportunities, since there is a great deal of mysticism around speaking to the dead.		Uniquely, the white arcanist gains the ability to speak to the souls of the recently deceased, which allows them to speak to ghost creatures in certain dungeons, and communicate with player ghosts (subject to the other usual rules of keeping things in character.) This makes them invaluable in rescue teams or entrenched defenders, for they can coordinate finding and retrieving fallen comrades. This also offers a great deal of roleplay opportunities, since there is a great deal of mysticism around speaking to the dead.
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	=== Backgrounds of a White Arcanist ===		=== Backgrounds of a White Arcanist ===
			Those whom study necromancy in this way without seeking to command the undead are often those whom seek more metaphysical understanding. From Ezran esoterics whom seek a greater understanding of the nature of the Mists to the scholar delving deeper into these waters than most, the chief proponent uniting them is study. In this, the white arcanist offers an interesting contrast: on one hand, their magic is intuitive, and comes not from learned and prepared spells, but from a deep understanding of the Mists. On the other hand, to achieve such an understanding entails a great deal of research. They are pretty much fated to be an academic or self-taught scholar from some corner or another.

			White arcanists are a tradition of the Core. While outlanders may learn it once they come to Ravenloft, they would not have prior knowledge of such arts, saving perhaps existing preconceptions of necromancy as it is in their place of origin.

	=== Alignment and Religion ===		=== Alignment and Religion ===
			The white arcanist lives on a knife's edge. The art they seek to refine, practice, and turn to goodly ends is one that is deeply corruptive, and invites the attention of the Dark Powers. To achieve these arts, they must keep a fairly scrupulously virtuous soul. While their methods for keeping to that straight and narrow path vary, they must nonetheless strive for that. Those seeking more neutral or evil ends are better served seeking the more openly dark arts of the white arcanists cousins, the [[necromancer]].

			Most white arcanists find themselves drifting from religions they may have held in their youth as they grow deeper in their studies, as the faiths of the Divine of the Core offer little explanations for the phenomenon they will witness and explore as white arcanists. The one exception to this is the Church of Ezra, whose Third Sect is known to have some dalliances with such arts in the past. It should be noted that the Eternal Order considers white arcanists just as misguided-at-best as necromancers, and will chafe and grow hostile at the expressions of their power. To the Eternal Order priest, a white arcanist in living death is just another undead whom ''must'' return to the Grey prior to the Hour of Ascension, and they will react accordingly.

	=== The White Arcanist as an Adventurer ===		=== The White Arcanist as an Adventurer ===

	=== White Arcanists in Society ===		=== White Arcanists in Society ===
			While relatively rare to begin with, the white arcanist would not be terribly unwelcome in scholarly circles so long as the domain permits such; [[Dementleiu]] is famous - or infamous, if you prefer - for outlawing any necromancy, so the chief academic institution in the Core is not a place for it. They generally find themselves in scholarly circles whereever they thrive; or in the Third Sect of the Ezran church, which constitutes the one religious institution where the art finds some purchase. Such studies, while not openly accepted, are not rebuked either by the Third Sect, which ever seeks to understand their Goddess, and rules out little knowledge gained in the pursuit of such.

	== Differences from tabletop Ravenloft ==		== Differences from tabletop Ravenloft ==