Black Arts

"Not to be confused with Dark Arts" The Black Arts, a kind of magic found in Kaniros, used by the Nemer. The Black Arts is the type of Nemer magic whose spells manipulate the power of death, unlife, and the life force, yet unlike Necromancy spells involving the undead are not part of the Black Arts. Highly focused on the Negative Energy, most spells of this type drain abilities.

The Black arts also has a main focus in cursing. A Curse is a powerful, negative magical effect. A curse is hard to remove and only a handful of specialized spells can hope to remove even a weak curse. A more powerful curse needs great power to remove, if possible at all.

Applications of the Black Arts
The uses for the Black Arts are as follows:
 * Death Magic
 * Cursing

Types of Curses

 * Spell Curses-The simplest and most basic curse, spell curses can curse things like water.


 * Item Curses-Any mundane or magical item can fall under a curse, and pass that curse unto others that possess the item.


 * Family Curses-This type of curse often starts off as one of the other types, but changes over time to effect the whole family of the individual cursed. In some cases a powerful curse can be put on a whole family, as is the case with the Nelthar head family.


 * Divine Curses-This type of curse is inflicted on a person or place, They are always powerful and often spectacular.