Soul prism

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Soul prisms are for capturing spirits and are encountered in Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle.

Description[edit]

These items are necessary for the final capture of the Banes of Chaos. They essentially are long-term prisons, since the Ether Gem in the Black Sword can only hold all three of them for so long and nothing can be done with them during that time.

The process to create them is thus:

  • First, ask Ducio to craft a worm gem by giving him the 3 worm hearts. You only need nine to make three of them.
  • After the gem is created, you must cast "Create Soul Prism", which was given by Torrissio. This turns the worm gem into an empty soul prism.

Treating The Soul Prisms[edit]

Because the Soul Prisms will not be able to hold a powerful spirit for long, they have to be treated appropriately. For instance, in the case of the Banes of Chaos the Avatar had to treat each prism with the fitting water from one of the Shrines of Chaos in order to be effective. Batlin skipped this part, being ignorant of it due to not having done the proper research, thus causing the Banes to break out at the worst possible moment.

Name Picture Location Requirement Their Counterparts
Tolerance TolerancePrismSI.png Gustacio's cellar You will have to put a bucket of ordinary water onto the altar to get the Water of Tolerance. Wantonness
Enthusiasm EnthusiasmPrismSI.png Temple of Enthusiasm You will have to fill one bucket with the Water of Enthusiasm. Anarchy
Emotion EmotionPrismSI.png Temple of Emotion Put the four Lodestones of Emotion on the small pedestals near the water, then fill a bucket with the water of Emotion. Insanity

Trivia[edit]

  • A soul prism that captures the soul of a once-living warrior is called a living gem, which is what grants an automaton 'true life'.
  • The idea of a gem that holds a soul was also known to the inhabitants of Mars with the azurite gems. Those are needed to allow the spirits of the martians to return into robot bodies, as shown with Chsheket.

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