!Hardin: My process will physically change the subject's actual material form. Understand that the body of a living being is merely a vessel for the soul. Outward appearance is an expression of that inner substance; put another way, the body is intimately connected to the soul. By using powerful magic, I was successful in changing a subject's out ward appearance by reconfiguring the molecular bonds that constitute the body. However, I discovered that life functions soon came to a halt. Soon thereafter, the reconfigured bonds themselves disintegrated... [Quest _136_MoreThanMeetsTheEye hardin_q0136_07.htm|"Does that mean the soul has to be transformed as well?"]