Blood Hunters

While most of the classic schools of magical study are well known and widely respected, the less refined and macabre incantations of Hemocraft have long been forbidden and lost to most of the civilized world. Blood Hunters have reclaimed these techniques away from the judging eyes of society, finding blood magic’s esoteric nature effective against the evils that often defy the divine powers that historically hold the line. Through careful study and practice, bloodhunters have honed the rites of hemocraft into their combat prowess, forfeiting a facet of their health to infuse their weapons with powerful blood magic and summoning the elements to envelop their strikes. They can sear an arcane brand into the body of their quarry that hinders their foe’s abilities and punishes their aggression, or call blood curses upon their enemies, manipulating their bodies from the inside. Willing to suffer whatever it takes to achieve victory, these adept warriors have forged themselves into a potent force against the terrors that threaten the innocent, Vileblood or otherwise naturally unholy, such as demons, devils or ancient aberrations.   In the world of Aio, Blood Hunters are a relatively new role one can take on their life. While its proper origins date back past the Age of Heroes, the harnessing of Hemocraft to create these inhuman fighters really came into its own during the Twilight War with the creation and spreading of the Blood Hunter orders to fight against the Vilebloods. 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.