Verata the Necromancer

Verata the Necromancer
Affiliation	Cult of Verata
Type	Human (boss)
Profession	Necromancer
Level(s)	2, 14 (24), 24 (30)
Campaign	Prophecies
Image(s)
Location in Kessex Peak

Verata is the first Necromancer Profession quest giver in pre-Searing Ascalon. After the Searing, he continued his research on undead minions, but his eager desire for knowledge caused him to use forbidden practices to increase the speed of his research. Because of this, he became an outcast of "the Order" and formed his own guild.

Locations

• Ascalon (pre-Searing)
  • Lakeside County (only before completing Necromancer Test and if one is a primary Necromancer)
• Northern Shiverpeaks
  • Traveler's Vale (only during Renegade Necromancer)
• Kryta
  • Kessex Peak (sometimes spawns if The Villainy of Galrath is active; always appears if it is not)

Quests

Quest given:

• Ascalon (pre-Searing)
  • Necromancer Test n primary

Quests involved in:

• Ascalon (pre-Searing)
  • War Preparations
• Northern Shiverpeaks
  • Renegade Necromancer n
• Zaishen Bounty
  • Verata (Zaishen quest)

Skills

Level 2, Lakeside County

4 Death Magic

• Animate Bone Horror

Level 14, Renegade Necromancer

12 Death Magic (20 Death Magic in Hard mode)

• Animate Bone Fiend
• Animate Bone Horror
• Verata's Sacrifice

Level 24 (30), Kessex Peak

15 Death Magic (20 Death Magic in Hard mode)

• Animate Bone Fiend
• Taste of Death
• Verata's Aura
• Verata's Gaze
• Verata's Sacrifice

Dialogue

Lakeside County

to Necromancers

"Ah, fresh blood. I sense the faint hum of power in your veins.

What brings you here?"

to Monks

"Oh, look, a Monk! Afraid of the dark? You should be..."

to Elementalists, Mesmers, Rangers and Warriors

"I've nothing to offer the likes of you...unless you'd like to come over to the dark? I thought not. Talk to one of the others."

if spawned together with Howland the Elementalist

Verata the Necromancer bows to Howland the Elementalist.

Howland the Elementalist: "Ahem...yes, to you as well Verata."

if spawned together with Sebedoh the Mesmer

Sebedoh the Mesmer: "Ah, Verata. I'm surprised to see you out in the daylight."

Verata the Necromancer yawns at Sebedoh the Mesmer.

Sebedoh the Mesmer: "That's good advice. Perhaps I should go inside and take a nap."

if spawned together with Ciglo the Monk

Ciglo the Monk: "Would that you would see the light, Verata, but alas, I fear you never will."

Verata the Necromancer bows to Ciglo the Monk.

if spawned together with Artemis the Ranger

Artemis the Ranger: "Verata! How are you, my friend? You're looking a bit pale...heh heh."

Verata the Necromancer shoos Artemis the Ranger away.

Artemis the Ranger: "Humor is good for the soul, Verata! And laughter is the cure to all life's ills. Well, most of them, anyway."

if spawned together with Van the Warrior

Verata the Necromancer beckons Van the Warrior.

Van the Warrior: "Very funny, Verata. You'll not have a chance at my corpse anytime soon."

Items dropped

• Leather Belt
• Torn Robes

Notes

• Verata (after the Searing) shares his model with Master of Conditions.
• In Kessex Peak, he is surrounded by many groups of his followers (members and officers of the Cult of Verata); careful pulling is a must to prevent being overwhelmed.
• Verata will not always spawn if either The Villainy of Galrath or its hard mode counterpart is active.

Trivia

• Verata has a completely different appearance after the Searing.
• In post-Searing he wears Krytan armor dyed orange.
• This NPC has four skills named after him: Verata's Aura, Verata's Gaze, Verata's Promise, and Verata's Sacrifice. This number of eponymous skills is only equalled by Teinai.