Quote Originally Posted by Exthalion View Post
Well, it can't be too terrible, Ligier has used his own souls so I suppose he can just bring them back. Or he is insanely dedicated to his craft.
I believe Hellforged Relics say that to make high level ones a Yozi has to "sacrifice" a high circle Soul. So while those with a Sapience rating are not dead but bound, I don't think they can ever be released.

Though I doubt the Yozi would give up their 2nd/3rd circle souls without the ability to replace them, so I'd say making them into an artefact severs their connection to the Yozi (letting/forcing them to replace them with a similar but new soul), with their position as that artefact's little God allows them to sustain themselves once seperated without dissolving.