Necromancers tend to be in pacts with voidsent where I'm from - and those have a terrible hunger for the aether of living beings. So they tend to be bad for everyone around.

'Back then'? - Ah, when you were younger. The omni did mention you were quite old.

[Not that he has a problem with that. He's met some people who are even older.]

I'd imagine these schools try to curb the dangers involved? The thaumaturge's guild did that.

[He jerks a little from the zap.]

... Most of the time. They tried to be responsible with setting things on fire and such.