Yeah its you who hasn't read the texts. Miragul, the orginal modern Norrathian necromancer, was interested in eternal life for his own personal power. Everything necromantic was a means to that end. They aren't just nerds who like collecting skeleton pokemon, they will step on you any chance they get.
They are physically weak from all the bookworming though. SK is just the dumber brutish version with muscles serving the some of same goals for similar gods, but doing it in melee battle. They are the religious fanatic crusader warrior of the evil gods, the converse of the holy warrior paladins of the light.
So in that regard, SK is more evil. Necros serve evil gods because that's where they see the true power they wish to grasp for selfish reasons. They will kill you without a thought, but could also be persuaded to spare you if you have something to offer in service of their individual quest for power. Its nothing personal, you are just in the way of something they want.
SK's though are on an unholy crusade to rid the world of all who oppose their god. Like the warhammer armies killing heretics. Really paladins are doing exactly the same thing, but the good races see their mission as just because they are out to eradicate evil beings. When you break it down, BOTH knights are actually more purely evil psychopathic religious wing nuts and necros are just really freaky mean spellcasters who have the power to manipulate dead bodies.
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