When a character dies on Layonara the soul will be sent to the Plane of the Lost, all souls are sent there. This plane is controlled by the Soul Mother and her first in command, The Harvester of Souls. It is thought that eons ago the Soul Mother made some sort of deal with the then upstart deities and in return she was granted this Plane of existence.

Two Types of Souls

• Lost Souls - Lost Souls are souls of those that die and do not follow a deity or have somehow made their deity lose faith in them. These souls make their way before the Soul Mother and are judged. Not all lost souls are necessarily damned as at times a deity will speak up and accept one of them, but it would depend on their actions in life and of course working with the Soul Mother. It takes at least three days before a soul is judged. Unless for some reason the soul is somehow lost forever (i.e. permanently dead), if this is the case the soul is pushed to the front of the line and judged quickly.
• Called Souls - Called Souls are souls of those that die and are tied to a deity. They arrive on the Plane of the Lost and travel to a location called the Doors of The Gods. There they wait for three days (in game time) before finally arriving to their deities’ plane of existence. Nobody is sure why it takes three days but sages state that it is because of the deal struck long ago with the Soul Mother.

The Harvester of Souls

Sages state that the Harvester is the one that travels to various planes and primes seeking out live beings and marking them when they die. When a character is marked it draws the attention of the Soul Mother. Sages disagree on why the Harvester does this but the strongest argument is that it somehow taints the soul in a way so that if a soul ever arrives on the plane to be judged it gives the Soul Mother a way to see in to the life of the now dead character.

The Soul Mother

It is known that she is the patron “deity” of the Plane of the Lost. Sages are now starting to speculate that somehow she may have betrayed the deities in the deal that was struck and in the gathering of souls over the eons she has grown in power. A few sages even go as far as to speculate that she is the cause of the current god wars.

Blood Pools and Blood Wells

It is thought that Blood Pools/Wells somehow touch the Plane of the Lost and therefore when you die near one you will lose a part of your soul (i.e. you lose a Soul Strand).

Death on the Plane of the Lost

If a creature dies on the Plane of the Lost they are instantly lost forever (i.e. permanently die) and are judged by their deity or the Soul Mother instantly.

  
Bargaining with the Soul Mother

It is said that if a character is ever permanently dead that brave adventurers could travel to the Plane of the Lost and deal with the Soul Mother in order to get a small part of their soul returned (i.e. one Soul Strand). This would surely be a deadly and highly dangerous quest however and it is rarely attempted. Even souls that have traveled to their deities they must return back through the Plane of the Lost so one must still deal with the Soul Mother.