Today we are taking a closer look at one of the careers new to Unleashed, the Bloodweaver. Bloodweavers are a special group of Gifted characters who use their sacral blades to perform powerful magical attacks. This blood magic is a kind of sacrificial ritual that allows the Bloodweaver to invoke the awesome power of the Devourer Wurm.

Bloodweavers are a feral, close combat mirror of the Gun Mage. They have a spell list filled with unique blood magic spells they can use to empower melee attacks performed with a sacral weapon.

These spells let the Bloodweaver tailor her melee strikes to her current needs. If she’s facing down an enemy with high Defense, she can use Blood Magic: Accurate Strike to gain a boosted attack roll. If she’s low on vitality, she can strike with Blood Magic: Bleeder and drain the life out of an enemy to restore her own health. Bloodweavers want to have decent melee abilities to get the most out of their empowered strikes, but they also want to have a good ARC score. With the ability to add multiple blood magic effects to a single attack, a Bloodweaver can make a boosted attack roll with four damage dice on the charge and cause her enemy to explode in a 5˝ AOE of scalding blood!

Blood magic isn’t the only trick at a Bloodweaver’s disposal. In Unleashed blood magic is the exclusive domain of female Tharn, so in addition to the power of their magically enhanced attacks and other spells, Bloodweavers make good use of the Tharn ability Transformation to become agile, swift, and stealthy predators. When transformed, the Bloodweaver can get in close to unleash a flurry of empowered strikes without worrying about long-ranged attacks picking her off.

In the Unleashed Adventure Kit, Zocha pairs the power of her Bloodweaver career with the high mobility and skills of the Scout career. Scouts are similar to the Rangers of Full Metal Fantasy, with a list of skills and abilities that allow for a great deal of specialization and customizability. Zocha’s Scout career lets her explore ahead of the rest of the PCs, follow tracks with almost unerring precision, and lead her companions safely through even the most challenging situations.

The following short encounter can be added into the Hogwash scenario at any point between the main encounters of the story. It’s a good way for Zocha to showcase her skills as a Scout, since—let’s be honest—she’ll have plenty of opportunities to show what a Bloodweaver can do.