Elysian Blood Magic
The banks of life, a union of the soul and genus— components which fuel and spark the lives of descendants. To know both is to understand the figments of life and death. To manipulate both is to blur the lines of mortality with ethereality. When one is so close to the beating of a pumping heart and the stillness of the afterlife, they find a middle ground. They find a spring unlike any other, hidden by the worlds, beckoning them to not only tread the veil but rather find home and peace within it.
This font of the world truly may only be accessed by those who possess both understandings. The abilities privy to these individuals may be taught and shown but until one has languished in the essence of soul and blood, they will not be able to utilize any of these teachings by themselves. This is to say that all abilities and rituals require a Mystic to use and lead them
Modifiers: Mystics can imbue their ectoplasm with their genus, weaving the two together. This entanglement of the two can be offered up for an addition to their rolls. For one liturgy of ectoplasm offered to the ritual, there is a +1 to the roll given. Any offered soul fragments shall give a +1 to the roll.
[Cursed Blood] “Bound to my body, a curse unto my own.” T3 Blood Mage and T3 Mysticism, Mystic must know hexing.
(Non-Combative)
Through a form hexing, Elysian Blood mages may temporarily hex their own genus and serve as a living curse.
[Intertwinement] “Till death do us part.” T2 Blood Mage and T1 Mysticism (Non-Combative) Understanding the nuances of not only blood but soul, an occultist may craft a ritual in which they may intertwine their very soul and genus with others to create a connection beyond this plane.
[Ensorcell Ethereality] “Even in this form, the world will change you.” T2 Blood Mage and T3 Mysticism - Must have undergone amputation. (Non-Combative)
With the strength of a ghostly arm, runes can be inscribed on not just flesh and the ordinary object but to a wandering soul as well.
[Ephemeral Vision] “In this realm, you are alone. Revel or languish in it.” T5 Blood Mage, T4 Mysticism (Combative) Through prolonged connection to someone’s circulation, Elysian blood mages may tap into someone’s very soul and silence it.
[Rite of the Puppeteer] “Without a touch, they shall be terrorized.” T4 Blood Mage, T4 Mysticism (Non-Combative) With the aid of one’s genus and soul essence, an effigy can be crafted to exert an ephemeral influence.
[Rite of Scouring]
“Chained by blood and sentenced to the wastes.” T5 Blood Mage and T4 Mysticism (Mystic must know Unbound Fates, Banishment, and Scrubbing) (Combative) A dangerous ritual in which Blood Mages create a circle near an Apparition to purge it.
Citations: Mysticism Blood Magic Credits: dev_clark (Writing) Unbaed (Consultation and ideation) christmanism (Consultation and feedback) Special thanks to: Zarsies, for letting me use the Blood Magic rolling system.