Blood Magic

''"I have found that, in my own usage of such dark magic that I have lost bits and pieces of myself that makes me a living thing and not some rabid animal." —An Excerpt from Blodvwyn by Vaelanor Talgaeron''

Blood Magic is a school of magic that uses the power inherent in blood to fuel spellcasting and also to twist the blood in others for domination or violent corrupting purposes. . Its use is exclusive to only the families of the Magesterium Triad, kept as a horrifying secret. During its early days of development and discovery, the families of the Magesterium Triad would use their own blood to power their magic; this has since fallen out of practice and is now common among the three families to use slaves in order to power their magical feats.

Those who become Blood Mages are noted to lose bits and pieces of their humanity as time passes, slowly becoming akin to a rabid animal, striking down any that are near for little rhyme or reason. It is this reason that many blood mages in the Magesterium Triad are 'put down' after their fifth year in using blood magic.

Blood from animals unfortunately cannot power blood magic spells, the reasons behind this unknown.

Casting
Blood magic, first and foremost, is the practice of using blood—life itself—as a potent fuel for casting spells. This life may be supplied by either the mage or sacrifices, whether willing or unwilling. As such, the use of blood magic often allows a mage to cast spells that would otherwise be beyond the abilities of any mage. It should be noted that the more violent the pain or death used in blood magic, the more powerful the spell or abilities used in it are.