Who's more evil?

[Danth]

Don't forget the knight part of Shadow Knight. They're evil, but still basically of a lawful mentality and retaining a sense of honor. Comparisons with the mafia are frequently used. Even the Shadow Knights of the Ogres and Trolls count as the most intelligent and most nearly civilized members of their respective races. The Necromancer is much more likely to be the random murdering psychotic nutter. Who's more evil? Between those two it's a wash; they're using similar tools serving ultimately the same ends, and in cultures which can produce both they tend to share the same guilds.

In practice in Norrath virtually everyone is evil since nearly everyone kills whomever they wish for whatever reason suits their fancy, with but few exceptions. That being said I think Bards are reserved a special circle of Hell all to themselves. Over the past decade it has gradually become the server jerk class.

Danth

[Ennewi]

Who's more evil, Vader (SHD) or Palpatine (NEC)?

The very title of Necromancer implies an abiding love or appreciation for death, though the perverse nature of that could be seen as vile, if not evil.

Shadow Knights and Paladins seem to be two sides of the same coin in Norrath--interchangeable depending on circumstances. The Cabilis SK guards are named crusaders, along with the lizardmen SKs in Cazic Thule, while the ghoul cavalier is a Shadow Knight and a tortured revenant is classified as Paladin.

[Videri]

Originally Posted by Ennewi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The very title of Necromancer implies an abiding love or appreciation for death, though the perverse nature of that could be seen as vile, if not evil.

I hasten to add that "romance" is not a root of "necromancer." "-mancer" is a practitioner of a type of magic.
"Necro" comes from "nekros" (ancient Greek for "dead"); "mancy" comes from "manteia" (divination)

[Ennewi]

Originally Posted by Videri [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I hasten to add that "romance" is not a root of "necromancer." "-mancer" is a practitioner of a type of magic.
"Necro" comes from "nekros" (ancient Greek for "dead"); "mancy" comes from "manteia" (divination)

Knew I should have used a better word than "implies" but no such word comes to mind even now. Perhaps one exists in French or Japanese. A curious occurrence or happy coincidence? Serendipity--that's it. But yeah, even necro-philia is merely a "fondness" for what is dead.