High Hex
High hex is the master tier of sorcery. Operations at this scale are signature — they belong to specific practitioners, can carry the weight of a single client's lifetime arrangement, and define the master who wields them.
High hex's strength is the unity of practitioner and operation. A high-hex spell isn't separable from the practitioner who knows it; the same operation in two different hands looks like two different spells. Its weakness is the cost — high-hex operations exact heavy cost on the practitioner, and high-hex sorcerers tend to live shorter lives than working sorcerers.
On this page we walk high hex's character, operational styles, and limits.
Core characteristics
The defining properties that set this category apart from others.
- Master scaleOperations that define the master who wields them.
- Signature operationsSpells distinctive to the practitioner.
- Lifetime-scale carryCan carry a client's lifetime arrangement.
- Heavy costHeavy toll on the practitioner.
How it differs from neighboring categories
Even within the same family, each category has a distinct character. Comparing side by side is the fastest way to grasp the differences.
High Hex
Master-scale signature operations.
Standard
Working-sorcerer combat-grade tier.
Grand Rite
Era-scale operations.
Taboo
Apex tier; banned by the sect that holds it.
Where high hex shows up
Usually the tier where master sorcerers are recognized.
- Master combatMaster-vs-master sorcery duels.
- Lifetime arrangementsLong-term protective or curse operations.
- Sect leadershipWhere sect masters operate.
- Decisive operationsOperations that resolve a long campaign.
How high hex groups
High hex splits by signature character.
Combat-high
Signature combat operations.
Protection-high
Signature lifetime protections.
Curse-high
Signature curses that follow targets across decades.
Limits of high hex
Master scale comes with master cost.
- Heavy practitioner costOperations exact heavy toll on the practitioner.
- Person-boundOperations don't transfer cleanly to other practitioners.
- Grand-rite ceilingA grand-rite operation is past what high hex can handle.
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How high-hex sorcerers grow
Their career runs through finding the operations that become theirs.
Standard-rank sorcery extends into operations that crystallize as the practitioner's signature.
The operation and the practitioner become a single thing.
Practitioners who reach high hex without making the operations theirs end up stuck at this band.
Reading high hex
Sharpens alongside grand rite and taboo.
Read alongside Standard to see what high hex extends from.
Pair with Grand Rite to see what high hex is reaching for.
Return to Hierarchy for the big picture.