Pyromancy

Pyromancy deals with all matters of fire, both its generation and suppression. This school of magic requires great self-control from its students at the risk of catastrophe. For this reason many teachers insist their students become experts in at least the basics of Hydromancy prior to learning pyromancy.   Emotions and intentions play a large role in controlling the fires of pyromancy. As a result the most esteemed teachers of pyromancy teach methods more akin to meditation than magic use, with some even teaching the use of simple Divination spells to gage their state of mind prior to casting Pyromantic spells.   Once a student learns to center themselves, their intentions with flames come almost instinctively. Pyromancy skills draw from the caster's emotions as well as their Imperium and a skilled pyromancer must be aware of their emotions at all times to calibrate the effects on the spellwork.  

Fire Manipulation

Fire manipulation is the easiest of the pyromancy skills to learn, and the most prone to disaster. A skilled pyromancer can conjure fire at will and control its every movement, but to do so requires a constant channel utilizing the caster's imperium to keep the fire's hunger in check.   This can spell disaster if the caster is unaware of their own Imperium limitations, necessitating detailed and strenuous fire manipulation exercises under the direct guidance of a master of pyromancy until the student becomes familiar with their own limitations.  

Explosive Flames

Pyromancy also allows an individual to cause explosions centered on their own conjured flames or, once advanced enough in their studies, utilize flames from any source as the centerpoint. The larger the fire the larger the explosion, unless the pyromancer has enough skill and Imperium to control the size of the explosion.   This too has been cause for troubles in training, as many a student with a basic understanding of pyromancy has learned how to trigger explosions as a result of a runaway fire manipulation lesson and the resultant panic trying to douse the flames. A pyromancer must learn to remain calm to maintain full control over their pyromancy.  

Light Source

Once a student of pyromancy has gained full control of their casting intentions and their emotions while casting they discover their abilities to generate a flame that does not heat or burn, but merely casts its light. These light sources can be increased or decreased in size, and most skilled pyromancers can even control the color of the flames. While present the flames do draw from the caster's Imperium in lieu of burning fuel like a regular flame, but as long as the caster remains calm this draw is minor.  

Fire Suppression

The most difficult of all pyromancy skills, a pyromancer can completely douse a fire when necessary. This requires a large amount of magical fortitude and takes an emotional toll on the caster as the effort is akin to completely and willingly suppressing all of their own emotions to smother the fire. For this reason most teachers of pyromancy only cover the basic principles of this class of pyromancy before recommending their students utilizing fire manipulation to shrink the fire before putting it out with hydromancy or water.