Death for the Wolgos

The soul

Like many other cultures, the Wolgos believe in the concept of a soul and are deeply connected with the story of creation, where Dlrocha's radiant seed bathed the world and caused the flouring of life. The Wolgos consider the soul to be a spark from the seed of Dlrocha that lingers on the mortal realm and which is bound by the fire imbued into creation; these sparks arise spontaneously from minuscule remnants of the pure seed of Dlrocha and take their place within the Wolgos or other sacred animals and entities. Every Wolgos is said to have a bright spark that resembles much of those of the many spirits of nature and those in the Haiter. The Wolgos humans and other animals are said to possess imperfect sparks that fail to achieve pure brilliance at best or sparks that are merely corrupted mockeries of Dlrocha's essence.

The seat of the soul, fire and the makers of the soul

The body is the vessel of the south and its means of expression, but to the Wolgos, the most essential parts of the body to venerate in death are the head, the heart and hands. The head is considered the seat of the soul, where the spark of life resides, and the senses create, where reason and wisdom arise. The hearth is the fire that binds the spark to the body and where passion comes forth. While the hands are considered the makes of the soul, the hands are the soul's tools which shape creation according to the will of the spark of life and, ultimately, Dlrocha's will.

In death, only the head, the heart and the hands are considered essential in preserving for funeral rites and veneration, which is why the Wolgos fighting on battlefields will without fail to decapitate, cut the hands and tear out the heart of their fallen comrades to take back and perform funerary rites. Nevertheless, it is not truly necessary to preserve any part of the body to perform an adequate funeral for a fallen Wolgos.