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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LuisCarlos17f" data-source="post: 9274231" data-attributes="member: 6802378">Using as source of inspiration the rich mythology of World of Darkness and Chronicles of Darkness the "souls" in my games show different parts:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Khat: the physical body. Examples of souless undeads would be the zombies and the animated skeletons.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ba/Sahu, the true soul. The spirit who is judged in the afterlife and sent to the outer planes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ka, "spark", spirit essence, but not the true soul. The ghosts could be ka. Some no-sentient elements could create their own "ka", for example the clothing, weapons and tools used by the ghosts or other beings.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ab, the conscience. This is what makes the difference between a sentient construct (warforged, autognome, shardminds, glitchings, certain reborns) and a mindless robot.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ren, the identity. Characters with disorders of multiple personalities would multiple "ren", for example in Marvel comics Moon Knight and Legion, Xavier's son. For example the T-800 cyborg from Terminator movies would be an example of the same body but with different "ren". Transhumanist fiction (for example Altered Carbone or the RPG Eclipse Phase, could show example of bodies whose "ren" could be replaced.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Khaibit, the "shadow", the animal part, the impulses. Souless predator undeads as the ghouls would be example of a body with a khaibit but not a true soul. Or the wraiths searching revenge. It is the Mr.Hyde, but not always it has to be a wicked force. Some times the "shadow" can be so noble like a loyal dog.</li> </ul>OK, my opinion is some characters in Ravenloft could lack a "true and original soul" but they aren't really souless but they are sentients and they can choose with free will thanks a "divine breath". If they couldn't choose between right and wrong then punishment for their crimes would lack sense. They couldn't be evil if they were without a true conscience as animal or robots/AIs.</blockquote>

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