"Well I have to hand it to you Gladys. You have finally asked a decent question. And based on this spread, I think my two girls and Sarah want me to be long winded." As the girls in question were smiling unabashedly, Cally was sure she had hit the nail on the head.
"Now for your question. It depends on the practitioner. It depends on their experience and power." Marcus shifted behind her, "What do you mean?" "Well, for example, let's say you have a wolf that is 3 hundred years old but submissive and you have a wolf that is an Alpha but only a 100 years old. Who is stronger?" Everyone in the chamber understood immediately. Older doesn't necessarily mean stronger. "But let's say you have an alpha that's 500 years old an another alpha that 700 years old. Who's stronger? It is the same with black witches, sorcerers, warlocks whatever you want to call them. Those that use the dark arts."
"Black magic has 2 possible goals, power and immortality. Their rituals use pain and suffering to achieve the ends. Now what creature comes to mind when you want to be able to torture something for a very long period of time with out killing it?" The mood in the room plunged. Those unfamiliar with the black arts were just told in no uncertain terms they were the top prize when it comes to being tortured.
" The most powerful witches will try to use Immortality rituals. That requires massive amounts of collected pain. Also the most powerful will try their hands in necromancy. What witch wouldn't want an animated dead werewolf for like committing crimes or hell why not? Housework! Necromancy is defined not as general black magic, but as any magic having to do with death itself, either through divination of entrails, or the act of raising the dead body. Most practitioners can do some sort of curses and hexes. A curse can be as simple as wishing something bad would happen to someone, or as complicated as performing a complex ritual to ensure that someone dies or acts contrary to their usual will. Maleficium..." Several people cocked their heads to the side signally they weren't familiar with this word. So Cally said, "Okay sorcery can involve the act of poisoning or drugging someone it is the practice of malevolent magic or harmful magic."
"You want a love potion? You want someone to have a slow death? You want someone to get sick next Tuesday so you can win the golfing tournament? Call a black witch. The most powerful spells require the most powerful ingredients usually. To use a werewolf to provide the power source behind spells would mean even the most mundane witch could become powerful and possibly immortal, especially if said witch could tie his or her life line to the werewolf. Imagine being able to control the thoughts and actions of a living or dead werewolf?" A collective shudder passed through the room.