Bloatmages, also known as hemotheurges, are arcanists who cast spells strengthened by their own blood. They produce excess blood to be used for power in spells and rituals. This blood pools in the folds of skin as blood vessels burst, giving the hemotheurge a grotesquely overweight look (and thus their common name). They use leeches to increase the blood flow in their bodies and clean the blood of toxins left behind from the spells they create. With all of the excess blood flowing through their veins, these mages place their leeches strategically, for they have found the extra blood can cause tantrums of uncontrolled rage, with fat limbs and blood magic being thrown around haphazardly. The leeches serve a higher purpose than managing the demeanor of the bloatmages, though, and if too many