Summary
The Pyromancers were Vanished-era fire wielders who emerged from anti-Others experiments after the invaders were recognized as beings of cold and darkness. *1
Culture and Society
- They were shaped by wartime necessity rather than by a peaceful scholarly tradition. *1
- Their techniques combined new fire technology with such mastery that observers described the result as magical. *1
Home and Dispersion
- Known both within Vanished society and on worlds under Vanished control, implying their reputation spread well beyond a single front or laboratory. *1
Relations
- Closely associated with later Vanished emergency warcraft and fire-based countermeasures. *1
- Closely linked to the Vanished war effort and their technological experimentation. *1
- Related to the later Flameborn, who grow out of the same search for fire-adapted anti-Others warcraft. *2
- The Pyromancers form the broader Vanished fire discipline, while the Flameborn represent a narrower experimental brotherhood within the same anti-Others effort. *1 *2