Battle Magic

Unlike most legends where battle-mages are usually just magic users who wield a sword and occasionally armor; here they are most known in history for being violent, bloody, and highly destructive. To help this knowledge are the two most famous examples, the Madgod and Alistair themselves, both being battlemages. The Vanguard has a sect of the Madrealms where (Usually human) people go to train in the ways of battle magic, which is difficult, painful, and borderline torturous as their mind, body and soul is broken down and rebuilt up to a concentrated conduit of raw magical power. They mostly wield two-handed swords as well as heavy armor, but they are not uniform and it varies widely. Often they opt for lightly armored robes, because they are powerful enough not to be armored.

Battlemages are feared because they often lead to a lot of property damage when fought. Their magic is almost primal in nature, while they can be level-headed people out of battle... They are powerhouses in it. They can still discern friend from foe, but their mostly concentrating on the fight and many describe them as being completely different people in battle, to a nearly sadistic level.

They are led by a small (Currently unnamed) council. The main leader is a bearded middle-aged man who dresses in red for his chosen element of fire. The other a woman in blue to represent water and ice. And the last, a man who dresses in green to represent earth. They don't actually "lead" the battlemages, but are often looked upon for advice regarding this line of magic.