"To Anuk'keuh, fourth priest-king of Bhat, whose name (like his city) has been lost to mortal record, these wandering witch-priests were Nif' ur 'en Daah, "Eaters of the Weak." In later days, some would take the name Nephandi. Resplendent in their horned caps and shimmering robes of black dragon-skin, they walked openly among the people; as they passed, folk lay down in supplication and lust, or trembled wretchedly. In the temples of Inana they seduced hags and voluptuous girls alike; storms were theirs to command and demons answered every summons. While the shades of the dead ate dust in Ersetu, the witch-priests stood at Ganzir, the gate to the Underworld, calling up ghosts and spirits at their pleasure. The Eaters' pacts with Darkness made them strong."
— Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade — Infernalism
Magic exists to serve man, and never to rule over him.
Foul and corrupt are they
Who have taken His gift
And turned it against His children.
They shall be named Maleficar, accursed ones.
They shall find no rest in this world
Or beyond.
Foul and corrupt are they
Who have taken His gift
And turned it against His children.
They shall be named Maleficar, accursed ones.
They shall find no rest in this world
Or beyond.
— Transfigurations 1:2, Dragon Age: Origins
"A Sorceress must walk the dark paths of the Realm of Chaos, the deep pits of the oceans, and the raging bowels of the fiery mountains in her quest for knowledge. The channelling of the raw Winds of Chaos and the binding of these forces give the Sorceress her power. The creatures of the Chaos Hells will bow to her will in the end. Such power is vast but dangerous, and the aspirant to the Dark Convent must be courageous and strong. She must be wedded first and foremost to the great Witch King, and so many never take a husband nor sire children. Thus also, the Witch King is alone among our fathers and forefathers able to wield the powers of the Darkest Abyss."
— Warhammer: Dark Elves Army Book (6th Edition)
"Chaos Sorceress wield the wild energies of Chaos itself, reshaping reality to better serve the whims of their dark masters. A word and a gesture from a Chaos Sorcerer can strip a man's flesh from his bones, force a lover to murder his beloved, or cause a regiment to burst into flame. They are among the most awful and depraved of all servants of Chaos, for they long ago sold their souls in exchange for the heady elixir of pure power."
— Warhammer: Warriors of Chaos Army Book (7th edition)
"I myself have seen a Grey Seer, upon finding himself being charged by a dozen good and godly men, stretch out a taloned hand and, uttering a chittering incantation, cause his assailants to fall dead, their bodies abruptly covered in sinister black plague marks that had not been there a moment earlier. They are horrors, all of them, these Seers. Abominations, vile beyond the ken of Man, and we should not suffer them to live!"
— Warhammer: The Loathsome Ratmen
"Archie Henderson will always be the one who got away. We found him in Edinburgh in 1863. You can't imagine how pissed the Templars get when we recruit talent out of Britain. We shipped him to the Academy and taught him to harness his powers. Frankly, he was beyond harnessing.
Jack the Lad — a farmhand in the wrong pumpkin patch at the wrong time. Now he's the lasting legacy of what Henderson could do."
Jack the Lad — a farmhand in the wrong pumpkin patch at the wrong time. Now he's the lasting legacy of what Henderson could do."
— Kirsten Geary, The Secret World
"Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and of phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of werewolves; his dominion was torment."
"If you won't bow before a sultan, then you will cower before a sorcerer! Genie, my second wish: I wish to be the most powerful sorcerer in the world!"
— Jafar, Aladdin
"Like the gullible fools they are, the people of this village nursed me back to health when they should have killed me as the agent of the Anti-God that I had sworn to become. Only these fools had seen me weak and helpless, and so I paid them back for their kindness... by summoning forth the great poisonous serpents which were mine to control."
— Lord Satanis, Two for the Death of One
"Without the dragons, the magic in this world will wither away. Without magic, I'll die! And so will your ever-slim chance of becoming a sorceress! Now... watch how a real sorceress dispatches her enemies!"
— The Sorceress, Spyro: Year of the Dragon
He's a sorcerer, nefarious, with eyes that burn like fire!
Slaying those who dare oppose the power of his evil desires, oh yeah!
He wields the laserblaster, dark lord of Dundee!
He's a sorcerer, nefarious and he will bring the kingdom to its knees!
Zargothrax, master of nightmares, keeper of celestial flame,
Sorcerer, bound to the darkness, evil lies in his brain!
Dark lord Zargothrax, master of nightmares, keeper of celestial flame,
Wizard king, chaos incarnate, Zargothrax is his name!
Slaying those who dare oppose the power of his evil desires, oh yeah!
He wields the laserblaster, dark lord of Dundee!
He's a sorcerer, nefarious and he will bring the kingdom to its knees!
Zargothrax, master of nightmares, keeper of celestial flame,
Sorcerer, bound to the darkness, evil lies in his brain!
Dark lord Zargothrax, master of nightmares, keeper of celestial flame,
Wizard king, chaos incarnate, Zargothrax is his name!
