Loppunave remnants

Loppunave remnants are whiskers from saukonaves. In Tallund religion, every human carries the spirit of an animal with them. Once they die, they are believed to transform into these spirits and move on to the afterlife. Sometimes, this transformation seems to happen a moment before death. This is a rare occurence and, to them, means that their spirit is strong and will have a good time in the afterlife.

Such an occurence is often a sign which onlookers are waiting for. It might also be unsettling for those who fear the deceasing person's passing. Those people often try to fight or hang on to the spirits who appear. These spirits have a physical form, making this possible.

There are many kinds of animals of which spirits can be carried within the people.

During the struggle with a Loppunave some remnants may be severed from them, i.e. the whisker from an otter spirit. When obtained from non-magical people, remnants are considered exceptionally strong magical items and are often worked into magical trinkets. The Tallunders believe that if the deceased was involved in magic, their animal spirits have been exhausted by the end of their host's lives, nonmagical hosts therefore often retain the immense magical power that these spirits contain.

Saukonave whiskers
Saukonave whiskers are whiskers from otter spirits. These are often quite long, long enough to be worked into wands. Wands with a saukonave wisker

core are amongst the most powerful one could make. In the right hands, they are said to be able to rule realms, and destroy them in evil ones. Taking hold of a well crafted saukonave wand makes any imperfections in the wand glow with an eerie turquoise glow; i.e. the grain of wood or the boundaries in damascus metalwork. When used, they leave a distinct magical signature. If the spell is powerful enough it might even leave pure mana residue.