#starfallenmalefaction

Exorcism, said to have been created by the Champion, was once commonly used to combat demons. But in the Seventh Age, previously safe spells began to transform exorcists into monstrous forms. Now all exorcists know that they are dooming their souls; those who remain feel it is worth the cost.

When summoning demons, precision is a virtue. In particular, having a name greatly improves your chance of reaching them. However, few demons live long enough for their names to be recorded, and those that do are usually so powerful that summoning them would be a deadly mistake.

Commonly believed to be divine magic, storm towers are in fact a work of malefaction. Malefactors craft these ritual towers of ivory and brass on isolated peaks to ensure that demons emerging from a Chaos storm will be drawn to them first, buying time for nearby towns to prepare.

Malefaction is the power of Chaos. It summons and binds demons, commands the Storm, and cuts paths through the Borders. So distrusted that the word itself has become a synonym for ill-intent, malefaction is not evil, merely very dangerous to the caster and everyone around them.

The sorcerers of the Acanthos spent centuries suppressing the art of necromancy, and spreading tales of its evils. They claimed it was malefaction that allowed the wielder to sacrifice souls, using other lives to heal, animate the dead, and turn suffering into raw magical force.