A sumage is a mage who cannot control quintessence. Sumages are created when a mage attempts to access quintessence, but due to their inability to control it, it damages them creating lines called Tracers. The sumage can then channel and disperse quintessence safely through their trace lines, but they have no control over what form the quintessence will take and it is quite painful. Tracers are lines that cover parts of the sumage (depending on the type) like spider veins. They fade with inactivity, but when a sumage has channeled quintessence, they become pink and angry like fresh scars. The main purpose of a sumage is counteract uses of quintessence and disperse large bursts of built up quintessence safely.