Lord Ruler Sylphrena He/Him Posted February 27, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 (edited) In the Emperor's soul it is said that a wall has a single soul or being as it has been perceived as one thing for so long. If inanimate objects can have souls and cognitive perception can expand the boundaries of that soul what is the largest soul you can have? Could a building have a single soul? Could a country or a world have a single soul? Theoretically if there is a pair of twins that share memories with coppermind could they combine their souls? If you are a bondsmith or a feruchemist that can manipulate connection and identity would you be able to absorb the souls of potentially hundreds of people if you are skilled enough? Would you be able to combine your soul with a inanimate one and become a stone golem or something? This could lead to you becoming a hivemind like a sleepless or allowing you to perform massive soul forgings/regrowth's that can affect many people at once. I'm aware that this would be absurdly difficult to pull off but it does appear very possible. Unless there are different rules for living and non-living souls you should be to affect peoples perception enough given enough time. Edited February 27, 2025 by Lord Ruler Sylphrena 2
Duxredux he/him Posted February 27, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 How big can a soul get? From the Coppermind: The spiritweb is the network of Connections and Investiture which make up the soul of a creature, place, object, or planet.[2] Residing in the Spiritual Realm, spiritwebs lack any tangible shape or size, with their borders defined by their Identity. Identity hacking is tough, but we have seen things similar to what you describe. Absorbing souls and creating a hive mind with those with compromised Identities is basically what the Cinder King did. What the Father Machine on Komashi did. From a certain standpoint Kalad's Phantoms are souls bonded to golem. Whether the specific powers you describe can do it, that's probably a RAFO, but we have seen things similar to what you are asking. 2
Lord Ruler Sylphrena He/Him Posted February 27, 2025 Author Posted February 27, 2025 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Duxredux said: How big can a soul get? From the Coppermind: The spiritweb is the network of Connections and Investiture which make up the soul of a creature, place, object, or planet.[2] Residing in the Spiritual Realm, spiritwebs lack any tangible shape or size, with their borders defined by their Identity. Identity hacking is tough, but we have seen things similar to what you describe. Absorbing souls and creating a hive mind with those with compromised Identities is basically what the Cinder King did. What the Father Machine on Komashi did. From a certain standpoint Kalad's Phantoms are souls bonded to golem. Whether the specific powers you describe can do it, that's probably a RAFO, but we have seen things similar to what you are asking. The Cinder King is a very good example of what I'm going for. When it comes to size of the soul I'm thinking what is the largest thing you can have with only a single soul. Kalad's Phantoms probably have a single soul at this point but if wonder if you get a living version, that way you could heal armor and clothes with regrowth potentially. Father Machine is very good at absorbing souls but I'm wondering if you could do that without killing the person your absorbing. My ideal combination is the hive mind function of the Charred. The scale of the father machine and the form of kalad's phantoms. Edit: I'm not sure if the Charred are a true hive mind but rather under a form of hemalurgic control. The shadows on Komashi still retain some of their individuality which isn't ideal. The Cinder King and Father Machine seem to be able to control souls rather then fully subsume them and make them part of themselves. They are pretty close though and are relevant examples. The true ideal version is probably the sleepless but I'm envisioning using humans instead of hordelings. Edited February 27, 2025 by Lord Ruler Sylphrena Added info
Quantus he/him Posted February 27, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 There's also the Sleepers as an example. Hordlings are bred so they have an advantage in sharing Identity, but while they can sometimes separate from the horde, I dont think we've seen anything non-native to it just be absorbed. They can interbreed with things to make new types of Hordlings, but I assume there's a generation before they become one with the Horde.
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