Disembodied Souls
The corruption of the Soul
A Soul that looses its body for some reason, still exists. As described in The Circle of Life it will meet Raxur who will accept or deny it. If it's denied, it will wander around and becomes more and more unstable. It will start to dissolve into its pieces, namely Emotions, memories, knowledge, etc.
Example
In this state of repose the Soul is brought in front of Raxur to be judged again. Usually, after one of these rituals took place, it is accepted and brought to the afterlife. Which Souls best can be soothed in what way is dependent on these factors:
Corruption
In some cases the Soul is not just dissolving. Depending on its state when it leaves the body, it will be attracted to certain Emotions, which the Soul seeks out and consumes then. So, instead of dissolving completely, it will turn into a high concentration of a certain Emotion.Example
A being dies under great anger. The Soul then looses everything, which is not anger, and is attracted to angry Aura. At these Auras it feeds upon more anger, and more and more turns into highly concentrated anger itself.
Anomalies
A Soul, which will notice its own disintegration, usually quickly tries to get hold of a new body. A body works like a stabilizing container for the Soul. So, Disembodied Souls face the growing threat of becoming a Ghost, a Possessed, or a Cursed over time.Soul-Soothing
Lygea's citizens developed different rituals to deal with Disembodied Souls. These Soul-Soothing rituals take the negative Emotions from the Soul and counter them with positive ones to bring it into an even-tempered and calmed down state.In this state of repose the Soul is brought in front of Raxur to be judged again. Usually, after one of these rituals took place, it is accepted and brought to the afterlife. Which Souls best can be soothed in what way is dependent on these factors:
- The kind of the Soul's corruption, either possession, curse, or ghost
- Circumstances during death, e.g. murder, accident, during the day or night, shortly before a wedding, etc.
- The dying individual, e.g. if it is a Teyan, a Forasian, an Elemental, etc.
At first glance
Disembodied Souls emerge, if a Soul is separated from its body, and then wanders around. The wandering Soul is corrupted and potentially becomes a Ghost, a Possessed, or a Cursed. The performance of aSoul-Soothing ritual can heal the corruption, though.
Disembodied Souls emerge, if a Soul is separated from its body, and then wanders around. The wandering Soul is corrupted and potentially becomes a Ghost, a Possessed, or a Cursed. The performance of aSoul-Soothing ritual can heal the corruption, though.
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