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[judgementor]

I have a question for everyone here. That is, multiple questions relating to the same topic, if you'd indulge me.

On Tierra, the world I come from, humans were granted form and souls by the creator long ago. What they didn't know at that time was that the creator had also placed souls in other things. Souls that could not be seen or felt but were present nonetheless.

Over time, the humans realised the presence of these souls and discovered how to summon them into physical form. They did this because of an enemy that they couldn't fight on their own - they needed beings with more power, that would not be so easily killed. They found the weapons that they needed in their new creations, which would eventually come to be called 'Food Souls'. They could hold incredible magical ability and strength, and the humans still didn't fully understand where they came from.

Food Souls could be summoned and bound to the summoner, tied to their will, following their orders, and wishing to please them even through mistreatment. After the death of their master, the Food Soul would be left in the world without them.

My question then, is this. Should such beings exist in your world, how do you think they would be treated? How do you think that you would treat such a being? Would they be treated well, or discarded when they had outlived their usefulness?

I'm already aware through previous travels that my world is not entirely unique in this regard. I'm curious, too, how other summoned individuals would describe their experiences.





((any format is fine for reply - he'll answer like for like. text was just easier, given the amount of information he was putting across.))

Comments

[judgementor]

We can't be killed by conventional means. In theory a Food Soul could live forever.

[absentconstellation]

In theory, perhaps. There have been immortals in the Mortal Realm made slaves by humans, and the conditions under which they work are often fatal. Typically those which are unable to communicate with humans are subjected to crueler methods of persuasion, however, which does not appear to be a problem Food Souls face.

[judgementor]

It hasn't generally stopped crueller methods being applied.

[absentconstellation]

Perhaps, but it is generally easier for humans to give verbal commands than attempt to harm a creature into performing tasks more complex than moving in a particular direciton.

[judgementor]

I'm curious, is the experience you seem to have in these matters purely observational?

[absentconstellation]

It is. I have seen slavery in many forms, in many Realms and cultures.

[judgementor]

I see.
And it always appears the same to you?

[absentconstellation]

For the most part. The details differ.