The Afterlife

Once life has ended, your parts go to where they are supposed to go. The Hama has many options. These options are dependent on the character and strength of the Hama, as well as the manner of death.

If you Hama is weak enough, it will return to the Wyrd much as the body returns to the Earth. This is okay and seems perfectly natural. At some point it all returns to the Wyrd.

If you had a very strong attachment to family or similar group, your Hama may join the Kinfylga, or Family Spirit, of the group. This is the spiritual energy that builds up around a group of people who share a close bond for a long period of time. Often the Kinfylga will contain the Hama of the Mothers and Grand Mothers of the family so they can continue to look over the family. A particularly strong Hama may exert quite a force on the family group.

Similarly, the Hama may decide to attach itself to a particular person with whom the deceased had a particular fondness or other strong connection. This is described as inheriting the luck of the deceased. Of course, if the Hama was not wholesome, this could just as easily be seen as a curse, or maybe even a possession if the Hama is strong enough.

If the person held a strong connection to a piece of land, the Hama may continue to try to protect that land. Protecting land is a tall order for any Hama. Eventually, the Hama will join with the natural energy of that land. The natural energy may take on the nature of the Hama during times of stress, if the Hama had the right characteristics.

You've heard of haunted places. The ghost is usually thought to be the former resident or someone who died in that place, typically in an unpleasant manner. In these situations it may just be the imprint of the person's Hama on the energy of the environment (residual hauntings) or it may be the lost and confused Hama itself (intelligent haunting). In the residual case, a psychic cleansing is in order. In the intelligent case, one must first determine whether the Hama is suffering and then either help it dissipate, relocate, or find a way to end its suffering or confusion.