Blood mage

There is a large variety of magical traditions and manifestations in the world, but few are so feared as the necromancer and the blood mage. Whereas the necromancer delves in the manipulation of spirit essence and the creation of undead, the blood mage manipulates the living essence of creatures and draws power from blood.

Career

Qualifications

Too little is known about the actions and studies needed to become a blood mage. The study is prohibited and heavily shrouded in stigma.

Perception

Purpose

Blood mages draw arcane power from blood.

Social Status

Villified

History

The history of blood magic has greatly stained it as an evil practice. Strong blood mages of the past have enthralled and puppeteered kings and rulers, bathed in the blood of wyverns and maidens alike. It is a history of power at an inhuman cost. Defenders of the practice have pointed to the potential to heal the wounds and ailments, but are overshadowed by evil deeds of others.

Operations

Materials

Blood mages collect and use blood from a great variety of creatures, and set a great price in blood from monstrosities and the like.

Alternative Names

Hemomancer

Type

Arcane

Legality

Illegal in nearly every society. Blood mages are generally hunted down and killed on discovery.