Seal of Solomon

## Effect

Activating the Seal of Solomon will bind a Spirit, Darkness Essenced, Pure Essenced or Soul to the imprisonment, with no chance of escape once sealed. When souls are removed using this spell, the target whose Soul was removed becomes Soulless. If left Soulless then can start to experience more side effects over time:

**Magic Side Effects**

* Prevents reincarnation or resurrection
* Unable to use Essence magic
* They hear the whispers of the dead and Cursed
* They are weaker against possessions
* Unable to use any ‘whisperer’ abilities
* They become destined to the Cursed, when they die
* They can immediately recognize other soulless creatures, including darknesses and Pure begins
* Physical Side Effects
* Some of their body parts suffer necrosis and paralysis
* When they laugh, the sound of a goat laughing is heard echoing in the distance
* Their heart no longer beats and their touch repulses others
* They can no longer cry
* They no longer dream

**Mental Side Effects**

* They have no fear, no imagination and no free will
* Their creativity and ambition are reduced to minimal levels
* They can’t be bothered with the trivial stuff any more. All the petty crap seems so meaningless to them now
* They no longer fear death, and make decisions with little regard to their own safety
* They aren’t the same, they develop a new personality

Alignment is changed to Neutral permanently. People are unnerved when they meet their eyes, the un-dead tend to ignore them

* Whenever someone says their name they feel a little weird
* They suffer from memory loss
* After a few days they realise they do not want to live like this, depression and suicidal thoughts

Some people are happy with being soulless, for example some Curse Arts users, as they won’t experience any negative side effects of their work. If a spirit, Pure being or Darkness is sealed then they cease to exist after three days suck in the bottle.

## Side/Secondary Effects

If the caster is not Soul Shattered, and they are dealing with a higher Darkness or Pure being, then they will experience side effects, as the spell is powerful and they are using their own Soul to power the incantation. These side effects can include the caster's Soul becoming an easy target for the higher Darkness or Pure being to attack.

## Source

The Seal of Solomon uses the caster's Soul to bind the target. The incantations words, a magical formula that trigger the magical effect.

## Discovery

Elder Solomon, is who created the incantation. Eventually the seal was named after him. Idiah, the name of the sacrificial person in the spell, is called so after Solomon's wife's nickname for him.

## Material Components

If using the seal on a spirit, lower Darkness / Pure being or Soul, then a bottle made from glass or a glass like material is used to imprison the target. The Solomon symbol being put on the bottle with a dagger. If the caster is dealing with a higher Darkness / Pure being, then they will have to bind them to a living person (the person is refered to as Idiah, or sometimes simply sacrifice). The Idiah mustn’t have ever touched the Cursed arts in any way. The Idiah will have to have the mark of Solomon (tattoos Solomon had) carved into them using a dagger. Having the higher being in them causes excruciating pain, and the chances of the Idiah surviving is low.

## Gestures & Ritual

To create a Seal of Solomon:
*Sanguinem, cor, mens, anima, spiritu illustrabimus Audi me servum tuum,, vim tenetur ad hoc vase, Suppliciter precor, ut custodiam mandata tua. Ego te solutum vinculis, et mandavero et praecepero luminance elevavit et concede hoc loco tenebrarum. Tibi datur optio et libertas, deus meus, anima tua quasi vasa pretiosa.*

To active the Seal of Solomon:
*B'koakh Shlomoh kvosh et ha khoshekh.*

## Effect Duration

If a spirit, lower Darkness / Pure being or Soul : No chance of escape. If the caster is dealing with a higher Darkness / Pure being : Three days.