Occultist

Secretive and powerful, Occultists have existed in Achaea since even before the founding of the Seleucarian Empire, researching and practicing mysterious arts in their historical home city of Ashtan. In what is commonly called the Burning Times, the Occultists were persecuted and slain in droves by the Church in an attempt to cease what the Church considered heretical and dangerous research. Driven underground at that time, the Occultists resurfaced fully in the modern day, the various cabals were united in the guild of Occultists in Ashtan early in the modern era.

Intensely protective of the secrets behind their skills, secrets gained through great efforts and at great costs, Occultists consider themselves scholars first and foremost, and the deadly power they happen to wield as a result of their research and studies is merely a byproduct. Knowledge at whatever cost, from whatever source, drives them. While all owe some devotion to Chaos, many choose to worship the realms of other Divine as well.

Occultism

Once studied in ancient times, the skill of Occultism is gained through the study of the Mysteries of the nature of the universe itself. This knowledge, which encompasses manipulating auras, bending of time and reality, and mastering the powers of karma, were all lost ages ago during what the Occultists termed the "Burning Times" when the Church successfully launched a crusade against those who studied this profane arts. The survivors banded together, but it was too late to save the knowledge of Occultism. The early practitioners turned to the dark art of Necromancy and entered into a long period of gaining their powers through death magic. That is until the modern age, when Occultism was re-discovered and perfected. Since then, Occultists have turned their backs on Necromancy and again embraced Chaos to study the terrible sciences of Occultism.

Abilities in Occultism

Ague	A chill that enters from the aura to the body.
Auraglance	Seek out another in your mind's eye.
Warp	Cause your enemy's body to warp beyond recognition.
Night	Create darkness in the room.
Shroud	Perform many actions in secret.
Bodywarp	Warping your own body is not for the faint of heart.
Eldritchmists	The Hymn to Glaaki will raise strange mists.
Mask	Conceal the movement of your chaos entities.
Attend	Force your students to pay attention.
Enervate	Suck the strength from your enemy's aura.
Encipher	Hide your writings from prying eyes.
Quicken	A small time warp around your enemy makes them hungry.
Astralvision	Your aura gives insights into that which is around.
Shrivel	Cause your opponent's limbs to shrivel up.
Readaura	Reading another's aura will reveal their secrets.
Karma	Sense how much karma you have accumulated.
Heartstone	Create a figurine of your heart to help give you mana.
Simulacrum	Create a figurine of yourself that absorbs damage.
Entities	Sense the whereabouts of Chaos Entities in the land.
Timewarp	Warping time in a location will move vibes.
Distortaura	Distorting your aura will protect you from physical harm.
Pinchaura	Surgically alter your patient's aura.
Impart	Impart your karmic knowledge to others with Occultism.
Transcendence	Open a gateway to the Plane of Chaos.
Unnamable	Hear what cannot be named, or see what cannot be imagined
Devolve	Devolving your enemy will make them unrecognisable.
Cleanseaura	Cleanse away those pesky animal spirits from an aura.
Tentacles	Master your body and create tentacles of your own.
Chaosrays	Pure chaos will strike all in a location.
Instill	Instill your victim's aura with diseases of the body.
Whisperingmadness	A curse of madness not soon forgotten.
Devilmark	The Mark of the Devil grants great power.
Truename	Find the truename of your enemy.
Astralform	Turn yourself into a being of pure energy.
Enlighten	Reveal the truth to the uninitiated.
Unravel	Destroy the psyche of the uninitiated.
Transmogrify	Reincarnate as a Chaos Lord.

Tarot

Tarot is the occult skill of inscribing magical cards with various inks in order to create a powerful image. Each of the major arcana of the Tarot deck is represented here, from the light giving Sun, to the transportive powers of the Universe, and even Death, who will summon a spectre to draw your foe beyond life's veil.

Abilities in Tarot

Inscribing	The ability to inscribe images upon blank Tarot cards.
Sun	Create a portable light source.
Cardpacks	Use the handy cardpacks for easier storage.
Emperor	Create the compulsion in others to follow you.
Magician	Replenish your mana with the might of the Magician.
Priestess	Heal yourself with the benevolence of the Priestess.
Fool	Shrug off afflictions with blind courage.
Chariot	Create an infernal chariot to ride.
Hermit	Teleport to an uninhabited location.
Empress	Summon your friends to you.
Lovers	Create a strong love for you in your target.
Hierophant	Compel your victim to do your bidding.
Hangedman	Hinder your opponent with a mass of ropes.
Tower	Cause a crumbling tower to appear in your location.
Wheel	Spin the wheel and take your chances.
Creator	Create an illusion in an adjacent room.
Justice	Bring justice to the unjust.
Star	Strike down a foe with a flaming meteor.
Aeon	Curse your foe with the mark of Chronos.
Lust	Cause an opponent to hopelessly lust after you.
Universe	Transport yourself around the land.
Devil	Call a Devil to serve you, though no more than once.
Moon	Bestow the maladies of the moon upon your enemy.
Death	Call down Death itself to claim the soul of your enemy.

Domination

Domination is without question the most dangerous art within Achaea. It involves the summoning of entities from the Chaos Plane as well as Chaos Lords. You risk your life and your very soul in dealing with them, for they are powerful and not to be trifled with.

To gain the services of a Chaos Entity, one must first discover a way into the Chaos Plane. Once there, the intrepid Occultist can barter karma or gold to secure the aid of the various Chaos Lords. But there is no guarantee in this, the denizens of the Chaos Court are unpredictable and extremely dangerous and may turn on anyone at any time. A successful transaction will earn the Occultist pacts which they can use to summon the minions or aide of each Chaos Lord.

Abilities in Domination

Skyrax	Skyrax, the Skyscourge.
Rixil	Rixil, the spectre.
Eerion	Eerion, the demon jester.
Arctar	Arctar, the Defender.
Scrag	Scrag, tender of the bloodleech pool.
Pyradius	Pyradius, the firelord.
Golgotha	Golgotha, the Ascendant's Thrall.
Dameron	Jy'Barrak Dameron, the Hand.
Palpatar	Palpatar, the Glutton of Glaaki.
Nin'Kharsag	Nin'Kharsag, the Slime Master.
Istria	Istria, the pathfinder.
Marduk	Marduk, the eater of souls.
Nemesis	Nemesis.
Buul	Buul, the Chaos Chirurgeon.
Cadmus	Cadmus, the cursed shaman.
Piridon	Piridon, the shapechanger.
Danaeus	Danaeus, the dark savant.
Xenophage	Xenophage, keeper of the chaos gate.
Lycantha	Lycantha, Keeper of the Hounds.
Tarotlink	Command your doppleganger to throw tarot cards.
Hecate	Hecate, Mother of the Crones.
Glaaki	Glaaki, the Eldritch Ascendant.