I use them much more self-restrained.
They are the highest ranking tools of the Unlife in Jaiman in our campaign.
With virtues like elegance and education in their core doctrine, striving for the perfection the Unlife promisses. No imperfection any more, no mean longings, the cristal clear perfection of eternity. Inapproachable, offering even the underdog perfection in an unperfect world. Promising the end of fears and pain, giving an option no other other religion offers: freedom and peace of mind.
And the only thing you?ve got to give away is your humanity, the compassion with the people around you. But what do you lose? They will learn and will also join the Unlife or they aren?t worth to be your colleagues because they are inclined to stay in imperfection, some kind of cancer what has to expunged before the goal of a painless, perfect world can be achieved.
No, I use them, at least the high ranking ones, not as frothing-at-the mouth. Not at all.
For example while fighting for a change in the power controll of Helyssa, the wife of an important nobel died. And none of the common religions, none of the gods of Orhan wanted to ressurect it. But Aeryk did, resurecting here. As undead, but slowly the undead wife could work on here husband, winning him wirth the idea of eternal love till he himself changed tom the Unlife, giving his life away for his loved wife. That?s how they work in my world, striving for perfection, gaining slowly power