Bael

Baelfire, often shortened to bael, is a corrupt and primordial form of arcane utilized by demons and members of the Black Order. It is the chief element of the Prismatic Dark, and courses through the veins of every demon in existence. Bael manifests as a reddish-purple flame, and is at its core an unstable and ultimately entropic form of energy.

Despite the bael's corrupting and destructive influence, many mortals seek it out as a means of obtaining ever greater heights of power. While arcane magic is incredibly powerful, it requires tremendous study and memorization on the part of the caster before one can achieve truly powerful status. The bael however, provides this power far more quickly.

Bael exists in only two places: demon blood and the Prismatic Dark. Harvesting bael energies directly from the Prismatic Dark is a dangerous and expensive endeavor, requiring great arcane machines to directly draw the energy from the plane. Demon blood, or baelblood, is the far quicker and easier method of acquiring access to baelfire magic. Coupled with the fact that demon blood is highly addictive, many worlds have fallen to the subversive influence of demons and the bael.

A favored tactic of demons is to tempt mortal spellcasters with vials of baelblood. Through this, demons can infiltrate and manipulate arcane societies across the universe.

Prolonged exposure to bael energies can have permanent mutagenic effects on mortals, eventually ending with them becoming demons themselves. Some demonic blood is more mutagenic than others, as is the case with magtheran blood. A single cup is more than enough to cause permanent hereditary mutation; changing the imbiber's skin, causing rapid muscle growth, fiery red eyes, and other changes.

Some demonic races, such as the radyth or the noszriel, were mutated into demons through intense exposure to bael energies by Bael Stars.