Witches

"Witch" is a catchall term for unlawful arcane practitioners of all stripes, from sorcerers to warlocks, arcane thieves and even valorous knights who chose not to revere the Hands of the Law. Witches are typically exiled from settlements when they are found out, and if times become hard enough, become the target for witch-hunts as scapegoats. Their chaotic nature is derived as much by inner impulses as it is by the attitude of society towards them.

Some witches learn from other witches, others make pacts with foul creatures not of the world, and some learn in Academies and leave because of the restrictions. What makes a witch a witch, though, is that they live lives unburdened by the expectations of social structure. Anywhere a settlements' watch cannot provide active agency, witches congregate: alleyways, rarely-used tracks, dark woodland hollows host witches, who ply their trades and work their practices.