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Flesh Magic is an obscure and ancient form of magic, believed by some to be older than the world itself. It is characterized by what practitioners call the "sixth element", otherwise known as Flesh. According to legend, the element of Flesh was birthed in ancient times by the original five elements of Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Light when darkness turned into day and the Void took form. Said to have been hidden by virtue of its own self-awareness, it remains largely unknown and esoteric among modern societies.

While Necromancy deals with raising the dead, Flesh Magic differs in that it involves creating life by binding an immortal Soul to an amalgamation of Meat, Blood, Bone and Breath—the essential components of true Flesh. Each ingredient serves a vital role in the creation of life. Meat is said to possess the desire to consume. Blood is the liquid nutrient that contains the essence of life. Bone gives shape and structure and Breath bestows movement and stirs the spirit. Through many years of intensive labor, these four essential components of true Flesh can be isolated and grown into their mystical forms: Osseous Marrow, Dermis Membrane, Essence of Breath, and Blood Liqueur.

These components, together known as the Essence of Flesh, serve as the vessel for the twisted creation, which is then bound to an Atronach's Daedric spirit (or vestige) summoned from the waters of Oblivion, typically through a ritual. The Daedric spirit acts as the Soul, the final component known as the Quintessence of Flesh, which represents perception, thought, memory, and imagination. Joining the Essence of Flesh with the Quintessence of Flesh through a successful binding produces a living Golem, sometimes referred to as a Flesh Atronach, believed by practitioners to represent the element of true Flesh in its pure form in a similar manner to the Elemental Daedra of Oblivion.

While the fundamentals of Flesh Magic are distinct from Necromancy, some mages consider them to be the same discipline. Other times it has been classified under the school of Conjuration.