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| - Soulslavery, sometimes euphemistically called soulbinding, is the ability to control other souls by means of one's own soul. If a soulmaster is controlling more than about nine people, or is controlling less than that over a distance surpassing a kilometer, then soulslavery begins to require absolutely enormous amounts of energy. There are two ways this energy could be obtained: 1. feeding that amount of energy to the soulmaster (i.e. funneling energy into them slightly faster than it is pulled away from them, so as to prevent them from exploding or burning alive), or 2. having a soulmaster that inherently has that much energy (i.e. they are a god of destruction, powerful psychic, nameless child, etc,).
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| - Soulslavery, sometimes euphemistically called soulbinding, is the ability to control other souls by means of one's own soul. If a soulmaster is controlling more than about nine people, or is controlling less than that over a distance surpassing a kilometer, then soulslavery begins to require absolutely enormous amounts of energy. There are two ways this energy could be obtained: 1. feeding that amount of energy to the soulmaster (i.e. funneling energy into them slightly faster than it is pulled away from them, so as to prevent them from exploding or burning alive), or 2. having a soulmaster that inherently has that much energy (i.e. they are a god of destruction, powerful psychic, nameless child, etc,). In the case of the Child With Many Names, and his soulslaves, he remotely controls only thirteen people: Azdark, Nuwar, Decayron, Griefolon, Yerdef, Gorgonrit, Dereleket, Woekrai, Zarot, Deepkrast, Rakerit, Renhate, and Woeman. These are his Lords of Goodness, or Spindlefingers. Their spindlefingers are structures built to collect energy from gigantic distances, biologically engineered to have powerful magnetic fields, attracting magicks at enormous rates. These lords of goodness control about 100 people each, who each control two other people, who each control two other people, who each control two other people, who each control two people, and on and on and on. In this way, the Child is one person with thousands and thousands of names and faces. The effect of soulslavery on soulslaves is actually quite minimal. The power behaves in such a way where it best meshes with the will, and desires of the soul it is controlling. For instance, when the Child took control of Dai Lo's Town, the Dayi began to see him as Dai Lo Come Again, a nigh-mythical figure who they worshiped, and loved. The soulslave, even if they know they are a soulslave, will try to best justify to themselves why they are following their soulmaster. In fact, even once freed from soulslavery, many soulslaves will continue to follow the will of their soulmaster, having thoroughly convinced themselves. However, as the justification becomes less, and less reasonable, damage begins to be done on the mind of the soulslave. It can even cause outright insanity, and in a large amount of the Dayi, it does.
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