Living magic

Ingame Description
Living Magic is the School of Magic arising from 'living' materials, namely from the combined life force found in the Blood of humans but also in plants and through the soil. Living Magic relies on either the leaching of life from other sources, the use of one's own blood, or the full sacrifice of another soul to be used. It is also the most common form of Magic, and widely accepted in much of the world.

Masters of Living Magic can extend their life force beyond natural means, control fire by burning still-living wood, and can even kill with a simple flick of their hand. Practioners are normally called Living Magi, though Blood Magi, Life Magi, and Fire Magi also refer to them.

Living Magi
Living Magi (also known as Blood Magi, Life Magi or sometimes Fire Magi) is a description for any Magic users specializing in the use and manipulation of Living Magic. Different from Dead Magi who draw power from dead things and Mixed Magi who draw power from the immaterial, Living Magi draw their power from living things. This can be animals, Blood, plants and more. While Living Magi can technically get by simply on non-sentient means, casting at any proper level traditionally requires the Blood of a human.

The most common of Magi, Living Magi are a wide ranging lot who can use their Magic to do anything from heal the sick to launching great fireballs or causing the human body to literally explode. The most famous Living Magi in history is perhaps Aeschraes, who cast the Self-Replicating Blood Magic that ended the world and caused Frodbrokna.

Blood Magic
Blood Magic is a nickname for many spells and methods of power generation from within the Living Magic umbrella. Blood Magi are defined by their use of blood and lifeforce to fuel their spells and interact with the world. This can take the form of using sacrifices of humans or animals or the ritualistic cutting of oneself.

While the Magic energy gained from draining plantlife is generally accepted to be deriving power from the plant's lifeblood, it is generally not considered a form of Blood Magic.

Blood Necromancy
Blood Necromancy is a type of Necromancy associated with Living Magics. Blood Necromancy generally revolves around Vampirism and Thralldom. Blood Necromancers can drain the life force from other humans, animals, or even plants, to strengthen themselves or extend their lives. They can also manipulate the Blood in a subject to force them to follow their will. If supplied with a fresh corpse, Blood Necromancers can even control the dead, though only as long as the body still contains blood.