Sacrificial Magic

Sacrificial Magic is a distant off-shoot of Blood Magic developed by Giants. It is a highly limited type of magic that borders on ritualistic.

Unlike blood magic, sacrificial magic requires the death and sacrifice of an animal--the more dear they are to the caster, the better the magic--which then has their life energies converted into magic for a limited amount of time until the user runs out. This type of magic can only be used during the day, and limits to only one sacrifice a week. The reason for this is due to the user's own energies being pushed and split to make room for additional energy which is then used, requiring the original energy to mend itself.

Casting
Giants are the only race able to use sacrificial magic, its teachings usually used by the women of their race, with very few men due to the usage tending to be used for simple means. It can, however, be used for seer-like abilities, although the sacrifice for such affect is equivalent to a fully-grown elephant in the Gwindari Jungle.