fantasy religions without religion

a good essay

necromancy and the tale

One disadvantage of knowing more fairy tales than everyone else about you is that there is no one you can consult when looking for a fairy tale. As in, a captive of necromancers needs a tale with a villain like them. (She's not up to subtle references.)

Finally decided on a tale where the villain has no heart in his body, and also one where he smells the hero, and the heroine has to put him off with a tale about a bone.

And was writing along and realized that it wouldn't all get told. Ah, well, helps the question of what to make necromantic.