Blood Hunter Orders

Taking root in the material plane, Blood Hunters are rarely seen in other parts of the multiverse, though even in the home plane of this tradition, Blood Hunter orders are made up of close knit groups, secluded scholars with dark secrets, or maniacal fools that roam the streets, consumed by the very same dark powers infused into their blood from the rituals that create a Blood Hunter. It is through these groups known as Orders that blood hunters learn to hone their abilities. Not all blood hunters maintain a connection to the orders that mentor them, though the following is a list of the various classifications that mark what skills a blood hunter is to learn under their order:  

Order of the Lycan:

The order of the Lycan is spoken as the most volatile and dangerous of the orders, as a blood hunter of this order risks giving in to the hunger and bloodlust befitting to that of harnessing the curse that is Lycanthropy to fight against beasts. These bestial fighters originated from Heracleion, spreading throughout the material plane thereafter. Many shun or fear the order of the Lycan, even more so than the other orders as a singular blood hunter of this order could bring ruin to a town or village simply by losing control of that hunger and bloodlust that plagues them.  

Order of the Mutant:

While becoming a blood hunter tends to be a deliberate choice made by the desperate and mournful, the order of the mutant, while one based on an illegal practice, is the one order most likely to hold established training grounds or schools, however small they may be. Originating in Vrellez, this transformation is a delicate process that often leads to death. Based on the combination of Hemocraft and a twisted form of alchemy, the bodies of blood hunters belonging to this order undergo changes which allow them to alter their biology with poisons and alchemical potions.  

Order of the Profane Soul:

The order of the Profane Soul exemplifies the many reasons why the blood magic used in creating a blood hunter is illegal across the lands of Aio, material plane or no. They study the selfsame knowledge that befits that of a Warlock pact, dealing with evils lesser than that of the former, though not by a large margin, in order to gain power which may cost them a part of themselves.  

Order of the Ghostslayer:

The order of the Ghostslayer were the first of their kind, spanning far into the Age of Heroes, these blood hunters dipped their proverbial toe into the waters of blood magic, refining it over the years allowing them to battle undead and hunt down abominations of necromantic energy to destroy wherever its ilk might rise.