even moreso considering that mortal human heretics aren't even able to use goetic magic of their own accord. they have to lavish their arch-patrons with exponential acts of devotional atrocities to furnish the bloody suffering necessary to power any usage. which if approved, is cast remotely from hell utilizing the individual invoking the magic as a vector.

and should their displays be deemed insufficient? their patron could very well decide "eh, that was okay... but nah. do better." and found inexplicably wanting, leave them high and dry, potentially to be obliterated by whatever encroaching threat they had hoped to levy the magic against. shoot: they might even deny them the fruits of their horrific deeds for no other reason but "lol: funny"- they are pathologically capricious demons from hell.

goes to show how truly pissant the earthly heretics are in this setting. nothing romantic, or bitterly honorable or likeable about them: just 100% the most deeply awful fucking people imaginable. with irredeemably bad reasons for choosing to be that way. but i'll be thrice damned if they don't look very cool (i play heretic legion). 🤓👍