Using your neighbor's blood slaves on the battlefield

[Norfleet]

If this is true, you could give the slaves to a non-Abysian commander to hold, give him a magic stick of some kind so he won't run off, and then your Abysian mages could cast using those slaves....

You can also use backend blood slaves with Pain Transfer. Did you always have your slaves sitting in heat aura Cherry?

[Pocus]

what what what, are you saying that a blood mage can use the slaves of any friendly commander on the battlefield??

Yes. You can use them if you script the spells, if the spells arn't scripted the AI will rarely cast a spell that uses them.

[Taqwus]

Hm. If you can use other commanders' blood slaves, that makes me wonder whether you can enslave the other side's blood slaves, then use them.

[tinkthank]

Heh cool, I thought it was a stupid question. Fun with Abysia is awaiting!
Oh Wauthan made a great mod, Sacred Salamanders, in which they cost 80 gp but are sacred; I think this makes them more viable (upkeep) and Abysia slightly more variable.