Soul essence in Seeker Slayer Survivor ?

[sapientNode]

This is the first time in the game that there is pretty much 0 knowledge about what the 4 different options do...

The 4 options I am referring to is whether to return Soul to Wheel, Consume it, Return to Crucible or Empower Matua.

 

Does someone have a link to lore or some info that explains wth these options are even for?

Or perhaps just what each one does.

I guess consuming it gives upgrade material and empowering Matua helps some kind of ending...

what do wheel and crucible options do?

[anameforobsidian]

It's for what to do with the souls you just defeated.  Consuming it gives something you can use in the next DLC?  I believe the wheel and crucible options give you minor feats (extra accuracy on beasts if it goes to the island).

[sapientNode]

Oh really that material could be used in next DLC? hmmm

[msyoung]

An interesting question and I would like a definitive answer as well including the last fight at the end. Since I am close to being able to go to the Crucible again I would like to make the best choice for me.

[topologista]

you can't return the souls to the Wheel until after killing the Poroka. doing so then gets you a gift from Berath. consuming the souls gives you Culmination Stones which give you a free weapon/armor upgrade to Legendary. channeling to Muatu empowers his summon. (and it supposedly you could manifest him permanently? haven't seen anybody do this, so it may have been cut.) and if you made a certain choice in Beast of Winter you can destroy the souls to get gifts from Rymrgand. (+2 accuracy against vessels for each time you destroy the souls, up to a total of +8 accuracy). 

 

I think the only way to please Galawain is to fix the adra pillar and disperse the souls into the island every chance you get. haven't done it yet though. 

[Hawke64]

Channeling souls to Muatu unlocks one of the endings for the DLC.

 

He can replace the Faces at the end, though it isn't the best decision for him or the Deadfire.

 

[OEI_Alex]

 channeling to Muatu empowers his summon. (and it supposedly you could manifest him permanently? haven't seen anybody do this, so it may have been cut.) 

 

Yes, unfortunately that was cut.

 

 

I think the only way to please Galawain is to fix the adra pillar and disperse the souls into the island every chance you get. haven't done it yet though. 

 

IIRC, it's a bit more complicated than that, but also not quite that strict. I may be misremembering, but I believe to get out without fighting the porokoa requires the player already have a pretty good relationship with Galawain before starting the DLC and then returning the essence to the jungle most of (but not ALL of) the time.

[fced]

Hi, today i tried to return the souls to the wheel, but something is blocking (i have read something about it but found no explanation). I haven't done the "imminent tempest" quest yet, i just returned from the Volcano where i saw Eothas and spoke to him.