Hemocraft, also called blood magic, was the practice of shaping blood into a conduit for power, drawing strength from one’s own vitality or from that of others. Practitioners cut, bled, or marked themselves to awaken abilities that could rival Spellcraft, using blood as both fuel and focus. This art demanded a careful balance: the more blood spent, the greater the potential, but also the greater the risk of weakness or death. To its adherents, hemocraft was both a discipline and a sacrifice, each wound a deliberate trade of life for strength.
The uses of hemocraft were varied and often unsettling. Blood Hunters used it to enhance their strikes with supernatural precision, curse foes with lingering pain, or infuse their weapons with searing energy drawn from their lifeblood. Scholars of the craft studied patterns of blood to divine omens, alter physical form, or command the flow of vitality in others. While powerful, hemocraft carried a stigma, for many saw it as reckless, profane, or downright heretical.