# Totem of Roots

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The **totem of roots** is a starter item for using and containing [soul energy](../../mechanics/soul-energy).

## Obtaining

### Crafting

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## Usage

The totem of roots can be used to manipulate and absorb soul energy. See [usage](..#usage) under totems.

The totem can contain amount of soul energy configured under "maxSouls" in goety.toml, divided by 10.

## Trivia

* The totem of roots was introduced to provide an easier method of starting the mod, as the previous starting method was using [cursed infusion](../../introduction/cursed-infusion).
