Well of Souls (2024)

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Well of Souls



Release								7 August 2023 (Update)
Members								No
Quest								Necromancy!
Location								City of Um
Options								Manage, Inspect, Examine
Examine								A connection to the Well of Souls.

Map

Advanced data

Object ID								127273
Links								MROD127273

The Well of Souls can be found at the Um ritual site in the City of Um. Filling the Well of Souls with souls obtained from performing rituals is required to unlock talents, alongside needing talent points. As more souls are added to the well, more characters appear in Um.

During the Necromancy! quest, the player learns that the well was originally filled with souls before Rasial, the First Necromancer, drained most of them. Lupe and Sostratus are two of the souls that remained. It is revealed during Vessel of the Harbinger that Death created the Well of Souls. The Well of Souls would later be used as the adventurer's vessel for their Necromancy purposes.

The Well of Souls can be filled through the use of lesser communion, greater communion, and powerful communion rituals at the Um ritual site. Additionally, one-time soul rewards are given for a variety of activities in the City of Um.

The maximum level of the talent tree is unlocked at 35,000 vessel souls. Additionally, 3,000 and 30,000 vessel souls are required to begin the quests Spirit of War and Alpha vs Omega respectively. However, the maximum number of souls possible to be stored in the well is 262,143, the largest number representable by an 18 bit binary integer. After gaining 35,000 useful souls, by using the maximum output (291 souls per ritual) a total of 781 powerful communion rituals are needed to reach the maximum number of souls.

Players can choose inspect option on the Well of Souls to check their soul count without having to open the Well of Souls interface. This can be done while on the ritual platform without interrupting an ongoing ritual.

Vessel souls[edit | edit source]

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Tier	Level	Souls	Unlocks
1	1	1	Conjure Skeleton Warrior (with 2 )
2	20	50	Command Skeleton Warrior^{[n 1]}
3	40	400	Conjure Vengeful Ghost	Threads of Fate (with 44 )^{[n 2]}		Conjure Putrid Zombie
4	60	2,000	Command Vengeful Ghost^{[n 1]}	Spectral Scythe (with 62 )	Spirit Pact I		Command Putrid Zombie^{[n 1]}
5	70	4,500	Greater Bone Shield (with 73 )^{[n 3]}	Spectral Scythe Upgrade 1^{[n 1]}	Conjure Phantom Guardian	Spirit Pact II^{[n 1]}	Life Transfer (with 76 )^{[n 3]}
6	80	8,500	Darkness (with 86 )^{[n 3]}	Spectral Scythe Upgrade 2^{[n 1]}	Command Phantom Guardian^{[n 1]}	Spirit Pact III^{[n 1]}	Invoke Death ^{[n 3]}
7	90	35,000	Split Soul (with 92 )^{[n 4]}		Conjure Undead Army (with 99 )

^ a b c d e f g h Requires previous version of talent first.
^ Require completion of Rune Mythos to make and use necrotic runes.
^ a b c d Require completion of Tomes of the Warlock.
^ Require completion of The Temple at Senntisten.

Communion rituals[edit | edit source]

Ritual	Level	Glyphs	Total ink	Focus	Output		Cost per soul		Ectoplasm (base)	Experience
Ritual	Level	Glyphs	Total ink	Focus	Base	Max.^{[n 1]}	Base	Max.	Ectoplasm (base)	Experience
Lesser communion	5	1 × Elemental I 2 × Commune I	11 × Basic	1 × Bones	1 soul	7 souls^{[n 2]}	−194.5	−9,656.7	3	200
			1 × Big bones	2 souls	14 souls^{[n 2]}	−93.8	−4,827.9
			1 × Baby dragon bones	3 souls	22 souls^{[n 2]}	−200.5	−3,091.1
			1 × Wyvern bones	4 souls	29 souls^{[n 2]}	−1,302.1	−2,503.8
			1 × Broken memento	6 souls	44 souls^{[n 2]}	−19.8	−1,534.6
			1 × Fragile memento	8 souls	59 souls^{[n 2]}	−253.1	−1,176.7
Greater communion	60	2 × Elemental II 1 × Commune I 2 × Commune II	8 × Basic 6 × Regular 8 × Greater	1 × Dragon bones	10 souls	60 souls^{[n 3]}	−1,629.2	−1,114.1	7	1,480
				1 × Dagannoth bones	12 souls	72 souls^{[n 3]}	−1,875.2	−1,014.6
				1 × Airut bones	14 souls	84 souls^{[n 3]}	−1,744.9	−892.6
				1 × Ourg bones (General Graardor)	16 souls	96 souls^{[n 3]}	−1,679.1	−806.4
				1 × Ourg bones	16 souls	96 souls^{[n 3]}	−3,427.3	−1,097.8
				1 × Hardened dragon bones	18 souls	108 souls^{[n 3]}	−1,531.5	−723.3
				1 × Dragonkin bones	20 souls	120 souls^{[n 3]}	−1,477.9	−667.6
				1 × Spirit memento	24 souls	144 souls^{[n 3]}	−1,362.6	−578.2
Powerful communion	90	4 × Elemental III 2 × Commune II 2 × Commune III	8 × Regular 20 × Greater 8 × Powerful	1 × Dinosaur bones	30 souls	116 souls^{[n 4]}	−1,702.1	−658.1	15	6,600
				1 × Frost dragon bones	40 souls	155 souls^{[n 4]}	−1,450	−537.3
				1 × Reinforced dragon bones	50 souls	194 souls^{[n 4]}	−1,613.3	−546.1
				1 × Robust memento	60 souls	232 souls^{[n 4]}	−558.9	−253.5
				1 × Powerful memento	75 souls	291 souls^{[n 4]}	−643.8	−252.8

^ The maximum possible output is achieved by using the maximum number of Multiply III glyphs, along with Multiply III on the Necromancy cape, and wearing an alteration necklace. The lowest level possible to achieve this output is level 103 Necromancy.
^ a b c d e f The maximum possible output is 748% (100% base, 540% from alterations, and 108% from alteration necklace).
^ a b c d e f g h The maximum possible output is 604% (100% base, 420% from alterations, and 84% from alteration necklace).
^ a b c d e The maximum possible output is 388% (100% base, 240% from alterations, and 48% from alteration necklace).

One time soul rewards[edit | edit source]

Some number of vessel souls is granted while speaking for the first time with certain inhabitants of City of Um that are listed in the Um Pop achievement. Souls are rewarded by the quests That Old Black Magic (85 total) and Vessel of the Harbinger (25). 14 souls can be collected by freeing the remaining listless dead after Remains of the Necrolord. The achievements Happy Death Day and Tourist of Um grant 25 souls each.

Transcript[edit | edit source]

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Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Well of Souls
Beneath the Well of Souls

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

patch 2 October 2023(Update):
- The Well of Souls talent tree within the City of Um was updated as follows:
  - Earned points over the maximum are no longer displayed
  - Instead, a 'MAX' label has been added
  - This affects both the main UI and the progress bar
  - Any additional points earned have not been removed, they are simply not displayed.
  - If players are at the max amount of talent points earned, they will no longer receive a chatbox message regarding gaining talent points.

update 7 August 2023(Update):
- Added to game.

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Rituals

Communion	Lesser Greater Powerful
Ensoul	Lesser Regular Greater
Essence	Lesser Greater Powerful
Necroplasm	Lesser Greater Powerful
Manifest	Ectoplasm
Quest	Makeshift communion Lesser ensoul material (Kili Row) Empower vessel Ensoul trumpet Soulfarer
Other	Lesser lost things Powerful lost things Ensoul moonstone

Items

Materials

Light source	Basic ritual White^(item) Regular ritual Greater ritual Greater flaming skull
Ghostly ink	Basic Regular Greater Powerful
Necroplasm	Weak Lesser Greater Powerful

Rewards

Unensouled bar	Lesser Unensouled Greater
Ensouled bar	Lesser Ensouled Greater
Ensouled cloth	Lesser Ensouled Greater
Ensouled thread	Lesser Ensouled Greater
Other	Ectoplasm Souls Necromancer's tome of experience

Glyphs

Foundational	Change I Change II Change III Commune I Commune II Commune III Elemental I Elemental II Elemental III Reagent I Reagent II Reagent III
Alteration	Attraction I Attraction II Attraction III Multiply I Multiply II Multiply III Protection I Protection II Protection III Speed I Speed II Speed III

Disturbances

Scenery

Miscellaneous

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City of Um

Location within the Underworld

NPCs

Angurvadal Athena Asca Asio Austin Blathers Bubo Celeste Cyrisus Deryn Doctor Gehirn Dominique Duradel Ed Esiw Ferryman Former Master Crafter Frank Ghommal Ghost Ghost cat Hazelmere Hemlock Kili Kharen Laphus Lupe Mick Casey Mod Raven Morai Owl Parrot Rat Retired tool leprechaun Rowlet Rowley Ruffles Screech Selene Snowy Sostratus Seth Skeleton Sloane The Spirit of Accomplishment The Spirit of Mastery Tawny Thalmund Turael Tyton Zombie
Main plaza	Big Al Death Lady Grey 'No Gums' Murray The Spirit of Rhythm Zommy 'Brains' Walker
The Last Call	Aya Bart Benny Crunchy Dominique Grant Joe Lin Muncher Phantom co*cktail Zanik
Bank	Mimsy Zanker Zombie banker
Lake	Deano Sammy Tavia
Ritual site	Icthlarin Malignius Mortifer Ted
Troll cave	Seradoomin Spicy Flower Wall

Enemies

Shops

Features

Scenery

Music

Between Life and Death

v•d•e Necromancy!
Part 1 of The First Necromancer quest series
NPCs	Angurvadal Death Hermod, the Spirit of War Lupe Malignius Mortifer Rasial, the First Necromancer Sostratus Ted
Enemies	Ghost troll brute Ghost troll lout
Items	Basic ghostly ink Basic ritual candle Death guard (tier 10) Ectoplasm Grubby bones
Scenery	Commune I Elemental I Glyph spot Light source spot Mound of dust Overworld portal Pedestal Platform Underworld portal Well of Souls
Rewards	Death guard Skull lantern
Locations	City of Um
Music	Between Life and Death
Miscellaneous	Achievement Quick guide Transcript Quest journal

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How to fill Well of Souls fast? ›

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Well of Souls (2024)

Contents

Vessel souls[edit | edit source]

Communion rituals[edit | edit source]

One time soul rewards[edit | edit source]

Transcript[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Update history[edit | edit source]

FAQs

What is the well of souls theory? ›

Why did Indy tell Marion to close her eyes? ›