Souls

The soul is the essence of every being within Creation, ranging from the lowliest bacterium to the mighty Primordials. While not all souls possess all the same advanced components, each creature is possessed of some of the various components of a soul.

Khet
While not technically part of the soul, the Khet, or Body is nevertheless something that every soul posseses. Found within all conscious beings within Creation, the Khet is the aspect of an entity which is composed of the matter of the physical world. This may be in the form of flesh, as it is for humans, animals, and the common godly Avatar. Alternatively, a tree might serve as a Khet to a nymph, or a river to a nereid. Certain powerful Primal entities have been known to use an entire realm as their Khet, such as the Primordial, Tartarus, who employs the collection of realms known as the Abyss as his personal Khet.

Ba
The Ba is the portion of a soul which makes an individual unique, combining their feelings, experiences, and thoughts to create their personality and identity. The term for the total summation of the Ba is called the True Name, a swirl of sound, thought, and emotion which when formed, is the totality of an individual's being. Therefore, any individual possessed of another's True Name carries immense power over them.

Ib
The Ib is a portion of the wider aspect of the soul known as the Ba. It is the source of all emotions, desires, and drives. The Ib can be divided further into two parts; the Lower Ib and the Higher Ib. The Lower Ib is all that non thinking beings, such as animals, possess. The Lower Ib encapsulates primitive instincts such as aggression, the desire to mate, and urge to flee from danger. More advanced creatures additionally possess a Higher Ib, which centers around more advanced emotions, such as grief and love.

Ren
The Ren, or name (not to be confused with the True Name) is the summation of all an individual's experiences, thoughts, and knowledge; in essence, their minds. Lesser creatures possess smaller, more feeble Rens, which rapidly lose the information stored there, as well as inability to process complex experiences. More advanced entties possess more potent Rens, and are able to store and recall more memories, process more complicated experiences, and experience more advanced thoughts.

Ka
The Ka is the most basic and fundamental part of the soul, being literally the raw essence and energy of the Prime. It provides the substance that everything is made of, and can be found suffused throughout every aspect of the soul, as well as the Khet, the soul's physical shell. The Ka is also what one draws upon in order to alter the world around them, using the raw force of the Primal energies to alter the rest of Creation.

Being that the Khet is literally the substance of the Prime of which every part of Creation, barring the Void, is filled with, every single soul has a Khet. However, the souls of more potent beings, such as those regarded as gods, possess much more vast Khets than do creatures such as mortals.

Sheut
The Sheut, or shadow, is a like the Khet, not exactly a part of the soul. Instead, it is the imprint that a soul leaves upon the world as it moves about. Most Sheuts are not detectable without the use of specific magic, but the Sheuts of the mightiest of entities leave a presence that can be felt when they stand in a place, and may even linger after they depart, if the concentration of their soul in that location was potent enough.