Souls

The following information is canonical for both the P.A.S. as well as CoS games run by Keegan

Parts of a soul
To talk about the soul, it is important to first establish what exactly it can and cannot do. The brain of a mortal being is able to control the body and do things such as retain consciousness as well as have memories and emotions. To this effect, a soul is not essentail; in the same way a hard drive is not essentail to a computer so long as it never turns off.

The brain
While the brain is not a part of the soul, it serves a very important function. A soul is a metaphysical force that is not very good at manipulating matter. Similarly, matter is not very good at manipulating souls. The main funtion of the brain is to, using matter, generate a small psionic force through which the brain can be connected to the soul; as well, this connection serves as a way through which the soul can control the body.

As the brain is the bridge that allows interaction between body and soul, damage to the brain can lead to the soul being unable to comunicate to the body in certain ways. For instance, if the part of the brain that controls memories is destroyed, no memories can be stored in the brain. Memories are still uploaded to the soul and will be retained post-mortem, but the soul will be unable to send the memories it has to the brain.

The Soul itself has 3 parts, with several sub-parts. The Animi, Anima, and Animus

The Animi
The Animi is the core of the soul. It is you. So long as the Animi is in tact, the soul can still function. If the Animi is destroyed, so to is the soul. The Animi is comprised of 2 major and 1 minor part.

Animi - Medietas
The Medietas (Consciousness) is just that, consciousnss itself.

Animi - Submedietas
The Submedietas is the part in your soul where all of your past lives are.

Psionic et Animi
This is the bridge generated by the brain that the soul latches onto and comes in 3 types. Vita, Necros, and Dualitatem.

Vita
vita is powered by Positive energy and is what is found in most all living creatures.

Necros
Necros is powered by Negative energy and is what is found in most all undead beings. Example: Strahd

Dualitatem
Dualitatem is powered by a combination of both positive and nagative energies. Example: Yulanda