Presences

Presences are creatures spawned from raw magic: natural spirits, elementals, animated objects, the undead, some aberrations, and so on. Circumstance and a rich supply of magic seem to give rise to such entities spontaneously. Forged in the moment by unique events, each new presence is strange and distinct. Due to their diversity, most people who encounter more than one presence do not realize such beings are related phenomena. Only the scholars of the arcane draw the connections between such a motley lot. 
  Magic seems to want to create creatures that can perceive and interact with the world. This nature is often leveraged by those who would wield magic to craft constructs. However, the results of intentionally amassing large amounts of magic can be dangerous. While a necessary step to create something like a golem; a lack of control over a large pool of magic could easily create something destructive and unexpected.
  Despite similarities, magical presences and souls are considered separate things by those who ponder such mysteries. However, it is not impossible they are one in the same. If the substance of magic and the substance of souls are identical, this would have deep implications for wizards and other magic users. This would mean that people are more closely related to presences than they think.