The question is: does anyone have ideas for abilities and a name? So far, the only interesting thing I've come up with is giving him Phoenix Rebirth or a paw strike (we'll rename the ability); there's also a shield strike animation.
The model donor is very interesting; it's a knight from the Dark Messiah multiplayer, and all his companions appeared in M&M as Black Fang bandits, but he wasn't so lucky – he remained a model without any lore.
It's interesting that he has human eyes, but a missing nose... maybe necromancers recruit lepers and save them from death, and in return, they serve faithfully...