Spells such as 'sun fire' and 'vampire's bane' will be used to destroy specimens, and spells that send them fleeing are used.Īs said above, the Abhorsen's use the magic of necromancers against them to end their evil. The Abhorsen will also use restoration, not only to heal themselves, but also as a form of attack against the undead. As well as this, the Alteration also holds spells such as Detect Dead and detect Life. The main form of defence for the Abhorsen is Alteration as they are primarily dressed in robes. Here are the stat choices I would choose: Stamina, although needed for fast movement around a target and devastating blows dealt with the sword, is less important than health and magicka. The main forms of defence for the Abhorsen evolve around magic whereas offence is all close combat work with a sword. I would suggest Breton as they have many of the key starting skills required for this class (namely conjuration, restoration and alteration). Race is quite important here as the Abhorsen is described as being pale and having black hair, therefore they should be a Breton or a Nord. Their symbol is a silver key on a background of blue. They are also the only ones who have the proper authority to enter Death, and therefore the only Necromancers who retain uncorrupted magic and powers. They are able to identify undead creatures and differentiate them from the living, and cross over into Death to fight undead minions there and banish them to a final death.

Among the families guarding the world from disaster, and the only family guarding it from disasters from Death, Abhorsen's are unique in their ability to sense Death. One of the most respected figures in the Old Kingdom, the Abhorsen uses both the dangerous Free Magic-based powers of a necromancer and the benevolent magic of a restoration mage to keep the gates of Death against the return of Dead spirits back into Life.Īll members of the Abhorsen family have black hair and their skin is unnaturally pale. Inspired by the main protagonist in the story, Sabriel, I decided to base a Skyrim build upon this character and her role as Abhorsen. Recently, I have been rereading the Abhorsen trilogy by the author Garth Nix.