It’s been an interesting day thus far, though it’s far from over. I had to give an impromptu lecture on the basic theorem of Warlockry, after one of the main teachers at the small school in Silvermoon found himself in a bit of a tussle with an overly eager Infernal. It was fairly amusing to watch, though I think the smoldering patch atop his head now will be embarrasing., to be quite honest.
The basic theorem is fairly interesting. Contrary to popular belief, modern Warlockry, outside of summoning, requires very little actual dealing with demons. When we summon demons, we use a pentacle and other items to bind the demon to our world, and keep it under our control for as long as we can; in the case of some demons, this may only be a few minutes, but for other ones, it could be years.
When casting normal spells, though, it’s more like modern Shamanism, except it’s fairly dominating rather than dealing. We take the shadows from around us to cast our more shadowy spells, and speak to them, twisting them into what we require; bolts of energy, curses, and other spells. For our diseases and the like, we make deals with the voracious organisms that are found everywhere in both Azeroth and Outland, giving them strength in return for their services. And for our fiery spells, we speak with the fire in the world, and twist into burning, engulfing flames that take the enemy of the Warlock and transform it into a pile of pure ash.
This is all I shall speak of for now. I suppose I should write a book about Warlockry… I certainly think of it enough.
–Lord Gefjon Kath’demaros Shadowielder
