Beginning students of Mysticism should not dabble in black souls or black soul gems. White souls are far safer than black souls, although not as powerful.
Hence the division of souls into black and white. While the souls of lesser creatures can be captured by gems of many colors, they are all categorized as white soul gems. Only the rare black soul gem can hold the soul of a higher creature, such as a man or an elf. From the gem, the power can be used to power magical items.Ĭenturies of experimentation has demonstrated that there are black souls and white souls. This animating force can be contained within a soul gem, if the soul gem has the capacity. Without it, they are just lumps of flesh or piles of bones. What can be known is that souls are a source of mystic energy that can be harvested.Įvery creature, living or dead, is powered by a soul.
Every wizard that has attempted it vanishes without a trace.
