Interview of Dr. Raina, on Bloodsouls

Bureau of Incidence
Haemospectres (“Bloodsouls”)
Interview of Dr. Raina conducted by Spr. Tarss
Spr. T.: State your name and title for the record, please.
Dr. R.: I am Doctor Raina, Professor of Folkloristics at the Varsonibirsk Museum of Humanity. 
Spr. T.: And what can you tell us about the haemospectres?
Dr. R.: Right. Well, let me start with the basics. In the folklore of almost every part of the D.S.R.R., the blood is very important. It’s commonly believed that the blood is the seat of the soul. In a practical sense, blood is part of how we process energy. Well, once a person has died, in most cases that process of energy transfer through the blood stops. But in a small range of cases, and for reasons we can’t always explain…
Spr. T.: In some cases we get a haemospectre? 
Dr. R.: That’s right. They describe it as using their willpower to transfer energy. If you know the Arcanist case? Well, she described it as very similar to runes, just less structured and complex. The soul uses raw willpower to convey intent, the same way runes allow the writer to use their intent to shift energy through the code. 
Spr. T: And that keeps them alive?
Dr. R.: Perhaps not alive in the traditional sense, but it allows their consciousness to endure in our world that much longer. Because of the willpower required to maintain that state, only those with exceptional passion can remain bloodsouls for very long. 
Spr. T.: You called them bloodsouls?
Dr. R.: That’s the general term in folklore, yes. There are many kinds of haemospectres, depending on strength of will, cause of death, and so on, but they’re all called bloodsouls in layman’s terms. Going into the different variations would take hours, I expect.
Spr. T.: Unfortunately, Doctor, we don’t have that much time for this session. I’m sure we’ll get to speak more about these entities some other time. For now, though, do you have any closing comments?
Dr. R.: Well, I just wanted to say- these bloodsouls, they were human, and they are human still in every way that matters. I hope that the Bureau and their Agents respect that.
Spr. T.: Thank you for your time and knowledge, Doctor.
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