That's an interesting theory!

Hmm, that would explain some of the freakiness about that river....

I'm going to need a volunteer to test this theory with.

Anyone?

You are really starting to make me rethink crossing that river.

It gets creepier every time you guys post...

I think I'll stick to flying way WAY above it.

Haven't heard much from DevilHeart77 about volunteering. I wonder if his buddy Nick could get his soul of the Styx...

I think it seems like a really good experiment.

The spell is most often used between a soul entities such as a lich. When a lich encounters a lich or other undead creature that has managed to overcome death like a possessor that moves from host to host this spell is used to make them effectively insane and useless. It is alot easier to render somebody else a non-threat in person than it is to find where ever their phylactery, that would be guarded. Also not all methods of soul preservation would be the same so if you encountered something similar it could take a long time to figure out how it animates and maintains itself. The simple solution is to just to neutralize the threat as opposed to its life. The purpose of a soul meld simplified, its to kill others like you for self preservation .

Sorry I didn't mean you personally I meant it in the context of other soul entities. Their is a slight delay, but in Astlanian terms it would be some body who can manipulate souls, like a necromancer takes soul A, which would likely have little to no defense.

Soul A is normally prepared in advance, but it is the component soul if you would. Soul B is likely guarded or the target of the attack. Soul A will then be placed near soul B and will then be forcibly inserted. The two souls will then meld so that they will mix briefly between the two bodies before being pulled into the body of soul B. This process happens both ways. The process is also very painful and takes little time once started. If soul B seeks a new host it will still draw in soul A. It effectively forces a soul entity like a lich to choose eternal insanity or to move on. If soul B quickly moves on soul A will just go into a coma for quite some time due to foreign soul and missing soul bits, it recovers, but it is unpleasant.

It takes some prior preparation for the spell, but the two souls to be merged don't need to be selected till execution, soul entities are just chosen as the conductor as they could flee to the phylactery and resist or flee the pull with enough preparation or will. A non soul entity would have no defense at all and would be under the complete sway of the spell. Few people have real defenses against soul magic and this could be simplified to telling one soul its positive and the other is negative. If both entities were powerful they would likely be damaged but would survive after a long recovery time, but in most occasions they would both be destroyed as they were fused together. It is a crude and effective skill for decimating souls, and the more powerful the soul the worse the effects. At least from one of the mythos I read, but liches were the only thing that had them on hand as it took time to prepare, it took skill to prepare, and they used it on each other.

I'm not the best at in depth explanations of all subject. Due to my lack of knowledge of all things.

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Scary aliens! Are these creatures going to appear in the book?

As for the dark picture, why need a flash, you could just adjust the exposure settings. Also if your camera is advanced enough, you could just take a HDRI picture and adjust the exposure afterwards and even do some cool stuff.

By the way, isn't it dangerous in such darkness. With such uneven floor and those steps and such, you are very likely to trip over.

If you want some critique to your CG work, well that is a different matter.

Well, it would have been confusing if they land their ships in Astlan.

Is the guy in the middle a wizard? And what is with the brain in the right side? Such a big brain. It must have come from a giant.

I think he's a wizard with the cape and other things.

The robot has a very big head and realistic face.

What are they doing anyway? They are going to invade a planet?

(critique to the non cg work: The alien's pose is off balance would have toppled over or is very uncomfortable)

Where did this image come from?

Where do you keep things. You have no clothing, and have exhibited no magic talent beyond what is normal for a demon of your caliber. So where would you possibly store a mirror without tarnishing its surface?

You could, but you don't. It's a miracle you can consistently remember your name. You would likely forget your items somewhere and later be surprised when questioned later as to what happened to your equipment. This is based off of past history and what is found in the novels, and discussions.