Even more fascinating were the figures off to one corner wearing black and yellow checked surcoats with the book and imp crest of the Summoners, their faces half-hidden by hoods drawn against the sharp cold. Each one had a tiny, bony figure clinging to it, something like a doll, but with black skin and saffron hair. Summoners, the only mages permitted to call forth demons, each one with an imp guide.
The vast majority of hellish magic was forbidden, being entirely too dangerous for common practice. Only the Legion was permitted to use hellish magic: Princes of the Blood, Shades, Dredknights, Shadowmarch, and Summoners. All paid a high price for their abilities. Princes lost their humanity, the Shadow Trio sacrificed their health and, to some degree, years of their lives. Summoners sacrif
