The rules DO specify that if somebody dies, their soul immediately goes to the City of Judgement through the Astral Plane where it gets hammered by Kelemvor.
Now sure, some specific undead may have elaborate rituals to capture their own souls but vampires specifically don't have a ritual like that described anywhere at all, and we know that Astarion did die before he became a vampire
I don't care about liches and revenants or whatever the hell they are, lets stick to the topic at hand: vampires, do they have souls or not? They are intelligent undead creatures but that could mean either. Some vampires act like mere beasts, while some are highly sophisticated. What's the difference? Is Astarion a vampire who has a soul? Yes or no?
Also yes you could say that all undead have souls somewhere, but even as such it can be said that they are missing something. Zombies miss a soul, while ghosts are souls without bodies.
Astarion is clearly a corporal entity, the question is whether he has a soul or not.
If Astarion made a deal with Raphael, what would he sell? The tadpole? He doesn't want to lose the tadpole. His soul? Does he have one after all?
I want more info.
