Souls are the very essence of what makes a person a person. Living creatures all have souls, from the sapient species like
Elves to animals like
Onkers. Without a soul, one cannot truly be seen as alive. It is even believed that
Thorasite carries with it a sort of soul, meaning that World Forged could even be called alive if that is true.
Soul Dollar by Yumedatchi
Souls as Material
Souls in Totania are a tangible material that can be held, specifically by Soul Mages. Soul Mages can drain the soul from a living person, someone who is on the verge of dying, and someone who has just recently died.
Souls when gained by a Soul Mage are different from the Soul Dollars of Hell (See Sidebar for More Details). Souls from the Soul Mage are stored in the Book of Souls. Each page has a face on it, screaming out in anguish, as does the Soul Money. In the Book of Souls, a soul can be communed with, asked questions, or even extracted for use in one way or another. However, they cannot keep the souls out of the book for a prolonged time.
In this sense, many seek for a way, other than Soul Dollars, that a Soul can be gained as a full material that can be held in ones hand and used.
Homunculi
Alchemists have attempted for a long time to create artificial people, called Homunculi. However, no attempts have been successful at making them. It is believed this is due to the inability to replicate the soul. If one were to able to manipulate or create a soul, then it is believed they would be able to make a real homunculus.
Where Souls Go?
Souls naturally go to one of the various afterlifes: Heaven, Hell, or the Void. When in Hell, they split apart into two pieces, one that wanders Hell and is perhaps tortured, and another part that turns into a Soul Dollar. When in the Void, it depends on what the
Demon Lord who controls that part of the Void decides to do with them, as each part of the Void is different depending on the Demon Lord who owns it.
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