Nightcats:Sorcery
Sorcery
Sorcery exists in Jhelum.
It is not common. It is not safe. It is never casual.
The Nature Of Sorcery
Sorcery is not a craft taught openly.
It is:
- Bargained for in whispers
- Unearthed in places best left buried
- Passed from master to student under strict secrecy
No one practices it without consequence.
Forms Of Sorcery
Common workings include:
- Blood rites — power drawn through sacrifice
- Incense and dreamwork — visions, persuasion, hidden truths
- Idol-binding — spirits housed in carved forms
- Curses and bindings — slow, patient, and difficult to undo
Most practitioners know only one path—and that imperfectly.
The Cost
Sorcery always takes something:
- Blood
- Time
- Memory
- Pieces of the self
Those who lean on it too often become something else.
How People See It
Most folk:
- Fear it openly
- Respect it quietly
- Avoid those who use it too freely
A known sorcerer is never ignored.
Sorcerers In The World
They are rare, but never absent:
- Temple adepts who guard forbidden rites
- Hermits deep in the jungle
- Advisors who stand just behind power
- Wanderers who have seen too much
Some serve gods. Some serve nothing at all.
A Final Truth
Sorcery solves problems.
It also creates debts that cannot be repaid.