Necromancer

The Necromancers of Sanctuary are a class in Diablo II. The Necromancer will not appear in Diablo III at launch, but adding in an updated version of the character in an expansion has not been ruled out by the D3 Team.

Necromancer Diablo II Lore

From the steamy recesses of the southern swamps comes a figure cloaked in mystery. The Necromancer, as his name implies, is an unseemly form of sorcerer whose spells deal with the raising of the dead and the summoning and control of various creatures for his purposes. Though his goals are often aligned with those of the forces of Light, some do not think that these ends can justify his foul means. Long hours of study in dank mausolea have made his skin pale and corpselike, his figure, skeletal. Most people shun him for his peculiar looks and ways, but none doubt the power of the Necromancer, for it is the stuff of nightmares.

This is just part of the material available on this topic. The Diablo2Wiki Necromancer article is available in the Diablo 2 wiki, which has a specific Diablo I and Diablo II focus. A lot of information unique to the first two Diablo games is available there. You can find it here:

• Diablo2.DiabloWiki.net/Necromancer.