Slide (Sword of Truth)

A Slide is a fictional creature in The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind

Description

A Slide is a magically altered wizard with the ability to seize a person's soul. They were used in the great war, 3000 years before the series takes place. According to Prelate Annalina, they were sterile, and thus doomed to extinction. A Slide named Nicholas, however, was created by the Sisters of the Dark recently, and subsequently used his power to absorb the souls and powers of five of the Sisters. It is unknown whether the absorption of this power caused a proportionate increase in his own power, since Nicholas only uses his Han once in the novel; all of his other use of magic involves his ability as a Slide.
Slides have the ability to control the soul of any individual under their power, and to manipulate them to a degree. They also have the ability to project these captured souls into animals and other lifeforms. It is, however, unknown if a Slide can project its "own" soul in such a manner, or whether it needs another soul to 'hitch a ride' on. There is no defense against a Slide's power.