After reading these books, he could clearly tell that they were incomplete. They were all missing some very important content. This was probably Khadgar's doing. It seemed he still had reservations.
But that was perfectly normal, because much of what was in these books had not been written by a normal mage at all, and most of the experiments described were cruel. Most of their contents had probably been written by the demon lurking within Medivh.
He had to admit that demons were the true experts when it came to toying with souls. Even the portions Khadgar had not concealed had taught him a great deal.
One description caught his attention. It was in an unusual diary, which, for some reason, had been used as an experimental log.
One passage covered certain techniques for splitting souls. This was not the sort of splitting we might imagine, but something more like separating personalities: dividing a person's different personalities so that each formed an independent consciousness.
The hardest part of this technique was precision-how to accurately separate the desired part from all the personalities within a person.
For instance, completely separating the good side of humanity, such as integrity, kindness, and friendliness, from its evil side, such as jealousy and hatred. Then manipulating them to gain control over a person.
Merely thinking about it made the difficulty clear. Without enough patience and powerful control over souls, it would be utterly impossible.
Although he very much wanted to know how it was done, the demon seemed to have written this down in passing, with no further content at all. That really was disappointing.
He soon put these things out of his mind and concentrated on organizing the knowledge he had recorded. Before long, he discovered some secrets.
In his view, the soul was