Mancers

Mancers are like elementals, except they are much more powerful. There are three types, Biomancers, Geomancers, and Necromancers. Mancers are much more rare than elementals.

Biomancers

Biomancers have the ability to manipulate any biological matter. This includes plant and animal. They have no control over things that are inanimate, i.e. rock or metal. They are responsible for creating things like dragons, gryphons, and gargoyles. They have also created many beautiful new species of plants and have greatly helped the medical world by creating herbs that are more potent in their healing qualities. They also have the ability to heal wounds.

Most biomancers tend to work alone, though they do occasionally take on an apprentice. Many rulers try to keep one on staff as healers and to create guardians such as the dragons or gryphons.

Geomancers

Geomancers have the ability to manipulate the earth, i.e. stone and metal. The only time they work with others, is when they are given a large task like creating a new castle wall or the castle itself.

They also have the ability to create golems. These are creates made of stone and metal that are able to do only the thing that they were created for.

Most rulers have a handful of geomancers on staff for general repairs to the castle, and also for building defenses. Without the geomancers on their side, no ruler would ever successfully defend against any type of siege or be able to attack against anyone who did have them.

Necromancers

Necromancers manipulate the dead. They can call to life anything that was once alive. Soldiers slain on the battlefield, animals, even plants. Most people are wary of necromancers because they are superstitious.

Only some rulers actually will keep a necromancer on staff, mostly because they do not like what they are able to do. The ones that do, however, have a distinct advantage in any battle, as the necromancer will be able to raise the dead soldiers, not only of their own army, but those of the enemy, to fight against them.