The Serpent Rogue: How to Find (& Use) The Soul-Eater

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The Soul-Eater is a special item in The Serpent Rogue that can be obtained through an exchange, and it's used to collect souls. The souls can produce Spectral Fuel, a valuable resource that players can use in various crafting recipes. There's a chance that a follower in The Serpent Rogue can be carrying a Soul-Eater when hired, but there's only one reliable way to obtain this special item.

To use a Soul-Eater, players will need to remove it from their inventory and leave it on the ground close to where they're going to be fighting. When a target is eliminated, the enemy's soul will go into the Soul-Eater, then players will need to quickly destroy it to earn Spectral Fuel. If the Soul-Eater isn't immediately destroyed, it will turn into a monster, and players will get a smaller amount of Spectral Fuel for defeating it.

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Obtaining a Soul-Eater and destroying it after collecting souls will help players gather Spectral Fuel, a material that can be used at the Smeltery. Spectral Fuel can be used to craft weapons and tools in The Serpent Rogue as well as be used for fuel in Enhancements. Before players can start collecting souls and farming Spectral Fuel, they'll need to find a Cursed Ember in Wasteland and bring it to the altar to exchange it for a Soul-Eater.

Cursed Embers have a chance of appearing when players destroy a contaminated blister in Wasteland. There's only a small chance that a Cursed Ember will spawn when a blister is destroyed, so players may need to spend a few minutes running around the contaminated area breaking them. Once a Cursed Ember is picked up, it will start depleting the player's health, so it will need to be exchanged right