Spiritual Power

Spiritual power like primal power for mortals - it is the power of belief among mortals. Each mortal native of a dominion is capable of generating this power simply by what they believe in during their life. This power is real, but nearly impossible to control as it represents the beliefs, desires, and will of a multitude of souls.

Religion is one of the strongest ways in which spiritual power is harnessed. This is because religion can focus a thousand different voices into a single harmony. While it is possible for a mortal to harness the spiritual power of others, it would be very dangerous and damaging to their own soul (like pumping more air into a balloon that is already full).

Beings of primal power do not have this limitation. These beings can absorb the spiritual power within their own power and use it to limit the damage that their own power causes in the Shadow Realms. In effect the spiritual power of mortals insulates the primal power of a outside from destroy their dominion. For this reason powerful beings from the outer realms support religions that give them spiritual power.

Magic is harnessing the power of the Shadow Realms, not spiritual power. It is possible to direct and focus you spiritual power, but this often leads to a diminishing or destruction of your own spirit. It is possible for someone to draw upon just small amounts of their own spiritual power and then allowing their spirit to heal before trying again. More often than not a person drinks too deeply from this seemingly endless well of power and ends up damaging their spirit.

Spiritual power represents the truth of yourself. If you manipulate that truth to accomplish other ends, your spirit will be changed. In essence you have become something else. You can never return to your original self, but you can regain some semblance of yourself in time.