WAR Career:Sorceror

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Alliance

Destruction / Dark Elves / House Uthorin

Race

Dark Elf

Gender

Either

Archetype

Caster

Specialties

Dark Magic

Appearance

Ornate robes of finely cut silks, embroidered in dark script
Wickedly pointed headdresses and circlets encrusted in gems
Wields twisted staves of metal and wood that pulse with dark energies

Lore and Description

In times of war the Witch King calls upon his Convents of Sorceresses to rain death and destruction down upon the target of his ire. Their magical prowess will blight the warriors of the opposing army, scorch their souls from their bodies and bring ruination and curses aplenty upon their heads.

The chosen dark priests of the bloody handed god, The Disciples of Khaine, can be found on the front line of any Druchii assault. Using wicked ritual blades, a Disciple harvests the essence of their enemy and offers it to Khaine in exchange for fell blessings and dark powers. These dark gifts allow the Disciple to tend to the needs of the Dark Elf host, mending bones, suppressing pain, and even raising critically injured warriors to fight again. The Disciple of Khaine is the shepherd of war, ensuring the bloody slaughter can continue in the name of their dark god.

Recently, Malekith has lifted the ancient prohibition against male practitioners of the sorcerous arts, calling upon the great houses to put forward any Sorcerors they may have for the war effort. The Houses are, understandably, wary of this change of heart and are reluctant to admit to having any male Sorcerors, but a few have loyally stepped forward.

Abilities

Actions	Morale	Tactics

For the Tome of Knowledge Bestiary entry for this career, see Dark Elf, Sorceror.

Summary

The Sorceresses of the Druchii are the true power of the Dark Elven armies. Blades may be turned aside and shields may be crushed, but what soldier can stop a flow of living shadow and darkness? Tearing the Winds of Magic asunder, the Sorceresses bring forth devastation on an unimaginable scale, raining destruction down upon their helpless foes.

Mechanics

The weak High Elves teach that the Winds Of Magic must be used in balance, through precise and careful crafting, but the Dark Elven Sorceresses scoff at their foolish cowardice. Every Dark Elf knows that when you want something, you simply take it - all of it. A Sorceress uses her Dark Magic to pull power indiscriminately from all the Winds Of Magic, driving her magical potency to levels that her weak High Elven cousins could scarcely dream of. The Winds themselves fight back against such overwhelming use of power, however, and reckless Sorceresses will find themselves facing a Backlash against their unnatural use of power, but such is the price of victory - and surely, any Dark Elves clumsy enough to be destroyed by their own Backlashes would clearly be too foolish to live long in Druchii society regardless, yes?

Masteries:

Path Of Agony

The Path Of Agony is mainly concerned with slaughtering individual enemies in the messiest and most direct ways possible. This path contains a somewhat equal mix of volatile Dark Magic spells and more stable magic.

Path Of Calamity

The Path Of Calamity is favored by the more subtle and insidious covens of Sorceresses, and is primarily focused on longer-duration effects. A Master of Calamity prefers to hinder and wound their enemies over time, until the effects have built up enough that their foes are already dead, and just don't realize it yet. This path has fewer Dark Magic abilities, and relies more on a steady pace of destructive stable magic.

Path Of Destruction

The Path Of Destruction is for the Sorceress who believes that killing an enemy is nothing but a waste of time that could be much better spent killing ALL of their enemies. Spreading vast, sweeping swaths of darkness and death across the battlefield, the Masters of Destruction gamble the most heavily on numerous Dark Magic spells.