I'm building a character for a game that's going to need some bit more fleshing out. I want him to be a spellcaster which specializes in dark, twisted magic even though he is not evil himself.
I want that character to be inspired by Shamans of Fire Emblem and maybe some familiar dark energy tropes from Anime, but unfortunately I can't find spells to make that work.
The class itself does not matter, I'm looking for any tips on building that spellcaster - I've already checked illusion and necromancy, but I'm looking for something a bit more... vile.
P.S Animate Dead and Summoning is something I want to avoid for now, I do not want to clog the battlefield (a summoner is already in the group).
Any tips?
EDITED:
Forgot to mention, spells level 1-4.