User blog comment:Zelron/Soul of the Dragon (Why the soul gotta be black?)/@comment-5280592-20121002234112

Yo soy perezoso.

1. Give a follower a weapon with soul trap enchanted and some soul gems.

2. Piss them off.

3. ?

4. Answers!

I've also soul trapped people without killing them. I think soul gems work by basically laying a claim on your soul. If you want to test it you can just do experiment one on a larger scale with a frenzy spell.