The Path Less Traveled, Part 5
This in turn lead to the believe that a soul captured with a soul gem would walk the planes of a place called the soul carin, but only if they were bad.
12. My New Life-9-3
Them where they are, explaining the functions of the soul gems and what they are, i sense both chakats requesting that they give their family one last goodbye before going into the afterlife, or becoming one with the force for us, with one special request
Slave of Alduin Chapter 1
His spells were extremely powerful even thou he wasn't the best but if you know how to use soul gems and concentration then you can create every spell. "a spellcrafter..and a young too...you impress me... tell me about them.
The Slave and the Mage: Bought, Chapter 5
His eyes surveyed the ancient, leather-bound books, glittering soul gems and complicated alchemical equipment in the room like a housewife in the marketplace who knew to pick the freshest and ripest of fruits.
A Theory of Equilibrium, Book 1, Part 3: Locks and Keys
"a soul urn is used to hold souls," viarim explain, "assuming you have an enchanted weapon or know the spell that can trap and seal souls within an urn or a soul gem, you can take peoples souls.