Also known as bloodwitches, Blood Sisters are sorcerers of the Uthuk Y'llan for whom the cardinal fluids of the body are theirs to command. A Blood Sister can hear the blood of her enemies as it pumps through their veins and read the future by gazing into the crimson torrent of a fresh-made wound. With a gesture, she can spark a person’s heart aflame, setting their blood to boiling until it bursts forth from their screaming mouth.
The Sisters of the Blood Coven are the powerful and cruel priestesses of the Uthuk Y’llan: practitioners of blood magic, demon tamers, and ritual murderers. They draw strength by draining the blood of their enemies and allies alike, using the powerful life force to enhance their terrible sorceries. The blood rites of the Sisters are also used to whip Uthuk berserkers into a deranged battle-frenzy.
The witches of the Blood Coven lead the armies of the Uthuk Y’llan into battle with an unparalleled ruthlessness, using their power over the Ynfernael to bolster their forces through horrific rites. These hags are as cunning as they are bloodthirsty. They will never ride into a battle where they are at a disadvantage, even if it means they must inflict self-harm to strengthen the greater host of the locust swarm.
There are nuanced disciplines within the art of blood magic, and different Blood Sisters tend to specialize in one of these disciplines. There are the Bloodfire Witches, who can channel almost limitless Ynfernael energy through their own veins, self harming to unleash barrages of death and destruction upon the enemy. There are also the Blood Diviners, who sacrifice others to see into the future or seek some other wisdom from the Ynfernael. Psychosis Sirens distort the blood flow of their enemies' minds with fell screams, driving their foes to madness. Bonewitches manipulate skeletons, often while they are encased in living flesh; foes can find their limbs snapped like twigs, while allies can be hardened against harm, the witch thickening ribs and skulls to ward away blows
Hierarchy among the blood sisters is based upon the favor of the Ynfernael Lords; these witches must constantly prove their right to lead, often through torture and murder. The greatest of their number become the mortal representatives of Ynfernael Lords such as Eurth Kel’yr, the Mistress of Bones, and the interests of their masters often become their own.
References
- Battlelore (Second Edition): Warband of Scorn
- Runewars Miniatures Game: Infantry Command Unit Expansion
- Realms of Terrinoth