Siren's Call: an RP

[Channelknight Fadran]

"I was created whenever all the other souls were created, I assume. I just happened to belong to her."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Channelknight Fadran said:

"I was created whenever all the other souls were created, I assume. I just happened to belong to her."

"Wait, what even happens after death?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Because I'm obviously the authority on that."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Because I'm obviously the authority on that."

"But..." Cruz struggled to explain. "Why can't you die?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

"I've never had a body of my own to die in. I've died in other creatures' bodies before, but that doesn't really count; my soul wasn't completely infused in the body. It was just sort of... animating it, I guess you could say."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

11 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"I've never had a body of my own to die in. I've died in other creatures' bodies before, but that doesn't really count; my soul wasn't completely infused in the body. It was just sort of... animating it, I guess you could say."

"So, you exist as, like, a soul," said Cruz, "While I exist as a body. I think."

[Channelknight Fadran]

"You exist as an intertwined body and soul. I'm just a ghost that can sometimes inhabit other bodies."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Channelknight Fadran said:

"You exist as an intertwined body and soul. I'm just a ghost that can sometimes inhabit other bodies."

"Spooky."

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Yeah. It's fun. Long story short, souls are finicky. There's a reason the Talon's been looking into them for the past... forever."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Yeah. It's fun. Long story short, souls are finicky. There's a reason the Talon's been looking into them for the past... forever."

"...the Talon? Looking into... souls?"

Edited June 2, 2021 by Knight of Iron

[Channelknight Fadran]

"You didn't know that? I guess you wouldn't. They like keeping their cards close to their chest." Trace said. "Well... recently, you see, there have been successful attempts to bond a second soul to a body. Not just inhabit: infuse."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

1 minute ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"You didn't know that? I guess you wouldn't. They like keeping their cards close to their chest." Trace said. "Well... recently, you see, there have been successful attempts to bond a second soul to a body. Not just inhabit: infuse."

"Two souls in one body? How does this work?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Same way it always works: time and growth. Development. That kind of thing. Like I said, they're finicky. It's not an exact science: the failure rate was significantly higher than the successes."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

1 minute ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Same way it always works: time and growth. Development. That kind of thing. Like I said, they're finicky. It's not an exact science: the failure rate was significantly higher than the successes."

"So there are successes—why am I just hearing about this now?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Because the experiments weren't exactly legal or humane. Plus there's always the unspoken mutual consent not to hasten the inevitable end of the world."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

8 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Because the experiments weren't exactly legal or humane. Plus there's always the unspoken mutual consent not to hasten the inevitable end of the world."

"But they've figured out how to do it? That's insane. What else have they been up to?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Trying to determine what ramifications that having two souls have. The most obvious is a person with two Aspects, but that's just the beginning, really."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

1 minute ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Trying to determine what ramifications that having two souls have. The most obvious is a person with two Aspects, but that's just the beginning, really."

"Do they take someone's soul from one body and infuse it in someone else's?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

"They can. What I've heard, though? They're making artificial souls."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

19 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"They can. What I've heard, though? They're making artificial souls."

"Creating souls? How in the world?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Probably something to do with Veilotomy and... probably some sort of painful qhoral syringe."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Probably something to do with Veilotomy and... probably some sort of painful qhoral syringe."

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Veilotomy, hehe. Funny new word.

"But—a soul has a mind! They can create minds?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Not exactly. Bodies are vessels designed to maintain a soul, not just an empty shell that souls sit around in." Trace shrugged. "But I guess that's still what you're saying. I don't think they've been making completely human souls, per say. They're probably just making a soul from some basic qhoral elements and infusing it into a creature."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Not exactly. Bodies are vessels designed to maintain a soul, not just an empty shell that souls sit around in." Trace shrugged. "But I guess that's still what you're saying. I don't think they've been making completely human souls, per say. They're probably just making a soul from some basic qhoral elements and infusing it into a creature."

"Basic qhoral elements, huh?" Cruz shook his head. "That stuff, as horrible as it sounds, does sound a bit cool."

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Well all Aspects and Veils are a reflection of your soul, and if your Aspect is based off of a certain qhoral element, then your soul has to as well."