Editing Legends - Magic (section)

===THANATOMANCY===

'''Spellcasting Skill:''' Necromancy

'''Prime Attribute:''' Resilience

'''Casting Spells:''' Thanatos is death energy – the opposite force of orgone that eventually causes the death of all living things. While Orgone is invoked through dance, Thanatos is drawn to stillness. Thanatomancers will self administer poisons and neurotoxins that stop their own hearts for a few seconds, and can transiently paralyse their limbs. The tougher a Thanatomancer is, the more he can take, and the stronger his magic becomes.

'''Initiate:''' An Initiate of Thanatomancy can sense the presence of Thanatos, identifying those who are soon to die and ascertaining the means of their death.

'''Adept:''' An Adept can draw Thanatos into a certain area, weakening fertility (of plants and animals), and causing plant life to wither. If he draws it into a living enemy, he can inflict damage directly through organ failure and paralysis (1 wound per hit).

'''Master:''' A Master can inflict maladies with his magic, and kill specific organs (for example causing blindness, or paralysis). He can use his magics to kill living beings of the 1st and 2nd Circle instantly, with nothing more than a touch. Lesser beings (such as insects) can be killed en masse.

'''Archmage:''' An Archmage of Thanatomancy can inflict rapid aging with a curse, and can instantly kill any living being by touching them, regardless of Circle of Mastery. Doing this draws much Thanatos through the Archmage himself though, and will invariably injure the mage. In game system terms, the spell needs to score at least as many successes as the target’s Circle of Mastery to be effective.