“maleficarum; literally ‘blood mage’, referring to those who use and manipulate blood in their practice. it is not a term of endearment, rather a brand upon a breed of criminal, one that rauken wears proudly. in reality his abilities aren’t a result of any sort of dark magic, but from the entwinement of plague and ice in his veins. he can manipulate the blood in another’s body, taking control like a puppeteer among puppets. equally as disturbing is ability to freeze an enemies’ blood solid, leaving them a motionless sculpture to decorate the landscape, should it prove lethal. it is an ability he has mastered well, and he knows just how long to hold the victim in order for the heart to stop beating. “

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» ═══════════════════ ※ ═══════════════════ « Their father stares down at the nest in disgust. To him it was a bundle of wasted potential, children not to his impossible standards. Their mother tries to speak to their strengths. They were still born of shaman blood, a harmony of the ice and plague that ran through their veins, that they needed the time to learn. "Take them elsewhere," their father utters, the one time he'd truly address them. Their mother is quick to take them far away. She tries her hardest to allow them their best chance at surviving in the world so young. She hopes for the best that they do not turn out like their father.