Warlock

Warlocks make pacts with powerful beings often from other realms but also from powerful entities within the realm of balance. In most cases the warlocks seek out such beings but in some cases they are sought out and offered the pact. Warlocks are often distrusted and persecuted if discovered due to the powerful beings often being suspect and pacts often leading warlocks to commit strange, and oftentimes evil, services.
Warlocks tend to be the most secretive spell casters often being able to entirely hide their magical abilities from others unless they desire. Warlocks also tend to have knowledge of strange and distant lore lost to most of the world due to the connection to their patrons giving them access to places and things otherwise lost.
Warlocks rarely understand Arcan unless through intense study. Many channel their ability to read and encrypt it through the patrons whose own knowledge of the text operates through the eyes and mouth of their warlock as a conduit. Warlocks using Arcan have as much understanding as their patron grants them.
Following the restriction and criminalisation of unauthorised magic in the empire warlocks were strictly prohibited and executed upon discovery. Warlock cults continued to emerge throughout the land seeking pacts with powerful forces to varying success.

Type

Illicit