Ensihim are fully independent spirits, evolved beyond their ties to a single source of Essence. They make up most of the spirits involved with Hisil politics, furthering the agendas of their umia. Uratha deal with Ensihim to learn Gifts, gain informants and make alliances among the umia in their hunting grounds. Packs usually recruit their totems from Hursah, but totems sometimes advance to Ensih during their service. Ensihim are powerful enough to be dangerous; they make up the majority of spirits that flee the Shadow into the world of Flesh.