In the Caliphate of Azithan, known to its neighbors as the Necromancer Kingdom ...

In the Caliphate of Azithan, known to its neighbors as the Necromancer Kingdom ...

The lifeless are owned by the Church.

Right?

Well, what about the Lifeless that a noble wizard raised? A member of the House of Lords, who can create Lifeless without direct prayers. Maybe raised from the corpses of departed Lifeless from his land.

The Church doesn't send in the Paladin-Marines to take the lifeless. It is important to keep the Nobles happy. The Church not even know that the Lifeless exists, for a time.

Of course, every Noble has a priest. Not only to provide services for the Faithful, but also to council the Noble. Direct political authority is ultimately up to the priests, but the Nobles own a lot of land.

There's often an arrangement between the Priest and the Wizard. While the church owns the lifeless, its often easier for the wizard to keep track of his own. There will be a tax -- a rental fee -- for these Lifeless.

The local assigned priest will collect it.

That can't go wrong. Right?