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Blood Mongers of Ados (Adosian Necromancers)

Posted on May 4, 2026 in Steel-Realms

The Blood Mongers of Ados can be found in the home of their Adosian Order – the feared Hall of the Hanging Dead; They are considered part of the Culture & Tradition of the Adosian Brotherhood, they come and go outside most of the order’s documented transits and projects. Adosian Brotherhood Necromancers that do damage to bleed themselves to cast their spells in a form of Blood Magic. Within the ranks of the blood mongers is a secret ritual they undergo to enable this. It is unknown by any but the masters of the order how this ritual is promulgated to potential initiates. This ritual reaches out to a dark blood spirit – some believe it to be _ – that teaches them the way in exchange for Essence. It forever changes their aura, deeply lashing them with a black mark and a taint of evil and the pollution of their blood forever. This pollution makes them slightly useful in dealing with undead, though it is no assurance of safety and not considered worth the sacrifice by many.

Operating on the Fringes

Outsiders Within the Adosian Order: The Blood Mongers are considered extreme even by the standards of the masters of The Hall of the Hanging Dead in Ados – they do not walk the same path. While they are considered ‘brethren’, they are given a wide birth by the normal mages of the order. Outside the order, they generally cannot be differentiated on sight – they follow the same conventions of dress and etiquette.

Hunted Abominations: The necromancers of House Narcosa teach that Adosian Necromantic Blood Magic is an abomination. They will actively destroy them – despite the Proclamation Against Inter-Order Violence of the Occult Traditions by the Sisterhood of Dohar Jaideen. While no pronouncement against the Blood Monger sect has been made directly, no sanctions or reprisals have been attempted by the Sisterhood or the members of the Adosian Brotherhood when one of the Blood Mongers are killed.

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CY 6407 Founding of the Adosian Brotherhood.

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Realm's Aptitude Powers: Divine, Occult, and Psychic

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Adosian Necromantic Blood Magic

Posted on April 29, 2026 in Steel-Realms

Adosian Necromantic Blood Magic of the Adosian Brotherhood relies on a form of Blood Magic.

Corrupted Blood Monger (of Ados) +1 CP to start; Sorcery check for formulae; only necromancy;

Beholden to Harm: The necromancer cannot heal others using magic, only themselves. Their blood is toxic, and they heal 1 less whenever healing materials or magic is used on them. Ghouls and Vampires dislike the taste or smell of this polluted blood and avoid it, requiring a normal difficulty SAN check to gain any sustenance from ingesting the mongers’ flesh or blood through attacks or consumption.
Blood Imprinted: All necromantic formulae_, once learned, require no scriven spell book or the like – they are all considered known permanently in the occult reservoir.

Though it is only known to the Blood Mongers themselves and the masters of the order, their blood, if ingested by a pregnant living creature, triggers any fetus to be spontaneously aborted.

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Requirements: Necromancy School

Tied to Blood: Each necromantic casting requires 1 damage per spell level (1 for a cantrip as well).

Boosted by Blood: When casting a necromantic cantrip or spell, they can take 1 damage to gain a +1 to their Spell Attack / DC.

Blood Patron: The blood spirit can be taken as a Fiend Patron for a Warlock if they have first their Necromancy school and become a Blood Monger. They must sacrifice a humanoid sentient creature for this – a thoroughly evil act; They gain 1 Eldritch Invocation early – at 1st level. At 2nd level, the Fiendish Vigor invocation always grants the maximum value (but causes the eyes to cry obvious tears of blood; +1 to checks to intimidate).

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Realm's Aptitude Powers: Divine, Occult, and Psychic

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Culture & Items of the Adosian Brotherhood Order

Posted on August 6, 2025 in Steel-Realms

The Culture & Items of the Adosian Brotherhood Order is the Culture/Traditions, Repository Items, and specialized services and functions of the Adosian Brotherhood Order.

Specialized Items of the Order

Soul Seeker: These stilettos are fashioned of a strange onyx like substance as strong as metal. They are given to all who achieve the highest ranks of power. Those that they strike down, become animated corpses in service to the wielder. These radiates an oppressive miasma in a 5′ radius.

D20: +2; any necromancy spell cast by the wielder can drop the target to 1hp instead of killing them
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