Apostate

In days long past, the armies of Evil plotted to open a rift to the daemon planes through the torture and sacrifice of a holy guardian angel. However, the angel was resurrected and the rift closed, but not before a daemon general by the name of Morimbuul had come through the aperture. The daemon general, enraged at his entrapment on the prime material plane, threatened to destroy all around him. His summoner, a man named Xerimor, was able to subdue him, and much to the daemon general's fury, forced Morimbuul to instruct him in the daemonic arts. And thus was the class of Apostates born.

Apostates are diabolical scholars and ritualists in the service of Evil. These black priests spread the teachings of the Gods of Evil throughout the realm, and they also act as the spiritual pulse of Mhaldor, the city of evil. Because of their devotion to Evil, they are rarely welcome in other cities.

Apostasy

The hallmark skill of the Apostate, Apostasy is the art and science of summoning and dealing with the mighty Baalzadeens and lesser daemons. In it, you will learn to use the sentient daeggers, form a relationship with your loving Baalzadeen, and learn to summon a variety of lesser daemons into a pentagram drawn with blood. Perhaps the most feared ability of the Apostasy skill is that which allows your Baalzadeen to tear the soul from an unwilling victim.

Abilities in Apostasy

Daegger	Call to your side a living, daemonic daegger to aid you.
Hunt	Command your daegger to hunt your enemy.
Envenom	Envenom your daegger to poison your victims.
Pentagrams	Sketch an infernal pentagram, in blood.
Baalzadeen	Summon your beloved Baalzadeen to do your bidding.
Taste	Taste the flesh of your Baalzadeen.
Rest	Order your Baalzadeen to rest.
Armour	Request that your Baalzadeen grant you protection.
Horror	Instill great fear into your victim with your demon's aid.
Fiend	Summon a daemon fiend to attack an enemy.
Scorch	Order your Baalzadeen to melt icewalls.
Presences	Locate those in your local area with your Baalzadeen.
Mask	Summon dark powers to mask your demonic servitor.
Sap	Drain away the mana of a victim with your loving demon.
Trace	Command your Baalzadeen to trace the movements of someone.
Fortify	Fortify the health of your Baalzadeen with yours.
Apathy	Become numb to the crushing pain of existence.
Shadowstrike	Use your daegger to strike at the shadow of a victim.
Beckon	Your Baalzadeen is an attractive force indeed.
Daemonite	Summon forth a small daemonite to annoy your enemies.
Strip	Command your demon to strip the defences from someone.
Sear	Order your Baalzadeen to sear the flesh of an enemy.
Puncture	Pierce another's flesh with your daegger.
Eliminate	Use your daegger to tear the beating heart from a victim.
Bloodworms	Summon forth a horde of these foul lesser daemons.
Blast	Order your Baalzadeen to blast your enemies from the room.
Mindread	Command your demon to listen to incoming tells.
Nightmare	A daemonite born of the rape of the Goddess of Dreams.
Fury	Cause those around you to go into an enhancing fury.
Stain	Stain the soul of someone with your Baalzadeen.
Bloodpact	An unholy pact with the Inferno.
Syphon	Order your Baalzadeen to draw afflictions away from you.
Contemplation	Perceive the state of another's mental strength.
Refuge	Seek refuge in the Inferno.
Corrupt	Lay low the heretics with demonic corruption.
Catharsis	Perhaps their death is the greatest mercy there is.

Evileye

Evileye is a skill that is perhaps related to the Curses skill used by the Shamans, albeit perhaps less powerful. With it, one may make eye contact with an opponent and give them the 'evil eye', imposing a wide variety of afflictions upon the opponent. At the high end of the ability, one learns the craft of giving multiple afflictions simultaneously. The syntax for all evil eye abilities, unless stated otherwise, is STARE .

Abilities in Evileye

Fear	Instill great fear in your target.
Deaf	Dampen an opponent's hearing.
Impatience	Inability to concentrate on focused tasks.
Clumsy	Your victim will fumble about.
Vertigo	A devastating fear of heights.
Bleed	Curse your opponent with uncontrollable bleeding.
Amnesia	Make your victim forget what he meant to do.
Agoraphobia	Fear of open spaces.
Breach	Cut through an opponent's curseward.
Dizzy	Causes problems when trying to move.
Claustrophobia	Fear of being under cover.
Paranoia	They are out to get you, believe me.
Blind	Curse an opponent with blindness.
Masochism	The love of your own pain.
Asthma	Creates difficulty when breathing.
Deadeyes	Inflict multiple ailments simultaneously.
Reckless	A dangerous disregard for personal well-being.
Epilepsy	Disrupt the nervous system of your victim.
Confusion	Befuddle the minds of your enemies.
Peace	Fill your enemy's mind with thoughts of peace.
Dementia	Distorts the victim's perceptions of the world.
Sight	Restoring your sight.
Sicken	Bring down disease upon them.
Plague	Curse someone with the voyria affliction.
Addiction	Creates a terrible addiction.
Cowardice	Rob the courage from a victim.
Stupid	Make a victim dumb as a rock.
Manaleech	A terrible curse of the mind.
Sensitivity	Cause your victim to become extremely sensitive to pain.
Vomiting	Upset the stomach of your enemy.
Sleep	Put an enemy to sleep, or remove his sleep defences.
Anorexia	A terrible condition, preventing one from eating.
Weariness	Weaken the body of your opponent.
Truestare	Cast the evil eye through magical shields.

Necromancy

Necromancy is the dark art of death magic. At the lower levels, there is an assortment of rather nefarious abilities. Soon though, the ability of Cannibalism is gained, a skill which has inspired wide-spread fear of those practicing Necromancy. Through cannibalism, a Necromancer increases his life essence, which powers the higher abilities. At the very highest level, a Necromancer gains the power to protect his very soul from death.

Abilities in Necromancy

Deathsight	Attune yourself to the Underworld.
Chill	Send the cold of the grave to plague an opponent.
Sense	Seek out the life force of another being.
Decay	Causing your opponent's flesh to decay.
Night	Create darkness in the room.
Shroud	Perform many actions in secret.
Screech	The shriek of the banshee.
Taint	Attack those with pure souls.
Feed	Derive sustenance from another being.
Leech	Leech away the mental energy of your target.
Lifevision	Allows you to see many hidden beings.
Shrivel	Cause your opponent's limbs to shrivel up.
Cannibalism	Rip out and consume the heart of your victims.
Essence	Sense about how much life essence you have.
Sapience	Draw upon your essence to increase your mana.
Vigour	Draw upon your essence to increase your health.
Putrefaction	Cause your flesh to decay and melt.
Drain	Drain your life essence into another Necromancer.
Belch	Spew forth a noxious gas.
Deathaura	Surround yourself in a miasma of evil.
Disfigure	Curse someone with the visage of a rotting corpse.
Soulstorm	Driving animal spirits away.
Gravehands	Summon the hands of the grave to hinder your opponents.
Leprosy	Spread disease to all around you.
Exterminate	Destroy all plant life in a location.
Vengeance	Revenge with your dying breath.
Soulspear	Meld soul-matter from the dead into a physical weapon.
Transverse	Cross vast distances in a single step.
Blackwind	Assume the form of the deadly blackwind.
Desecration	Banish the holy rites of the Bloodsworn Gods.
Vivisect	Rip your victim's chest open and torture him to death.
Soulcage	Harness your life essence to escape death itself.