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Spirit Stones are faceted psycho-receptive crystals called ''carrecenad'' or '''soul-stone'''.{{Fn|6}} Eldar at large believe they are grown in a way similar to [[Wraithbone]].{{Fn|4}} However, it is a well kept secret even among the Eldar themselves that spirit-stones are actually formed from the [[ghosts]] of eldar who died during the [[Fall of the Eldar]], their spirits tormented by Slaanesh to see the lives they can no longer possess ripped from them and reenacting the fall. As these ghost reenact their death, they leave behind soul stones which are then collected to be given to Craftworld eldar at birth.{{Fn|8}} At the moment of the Eldar's death, the stone acts like a 'psychic trap', absorbing their psychic self and preventing it from entering the [[warp]] and being consumed by the nemesis of the Eldar race: Slaanesh.{{Fn|3a}}
The Waystone can then be brought back to the Eldar's own [[Craftworld]] and embedded into its wraithbone core where it will grow into a larger spirit stone.{{Fn|3a}} Once the stone is implanted, the Eldar's soul can travel freely through the wraithbone, mingling with other Eldar souls and forming part of the communal spirit of the Craftworld itself.{{Fn|3a}} All the souls within a Craftworld collectively exist inside the [[Infinity Circuit]].{{Fn|3a}} Once a Spirit Stone contains an Eldar soul, it can never be used for another. Thus each stone is unique to its occupant, and even when the occupying soul is placed into the Infinity Circuit another can not replace it.{{Fn|9}}
In times of dire need, the Eldar are also able to retrieve the spirit stones of long dead Eldar heroes and place them into the artificial bodies of [[Wraithguard]]s and [[Wraithlord]]s.{{Fn|3b}} These constructs are then piloted by the Eldar soul, which experiences reality as a dream. This process is considered necromancy in Eldar culture and is only used as a last resort. The Eldar [[Warlocks]] who specialize in this process are known as [[Spiritseer]]s.{{Fn|3c}} [[Iyanden]], an Eldar Craftworld with a very small population is known for its greater use of these 'living dead'.{{Fn|3b}}
