The Hallows: What the Heck Do They Do?

[asya_ana]

A bunch of friendly folks on mastodon are working on setting up a wiki for Guardian (we've tried a few different hosts, and are deciding on a permanent home), and we've been starting to develop the content.

One content topic that's come up is: THE HALLOWS AND WHAT DO THEY DO:

Longevity Dial
Mountain-River Awl
Merit Brush
Guardian Lantern

What… does each do exactly? What are the consequences for using each? Everyone I've talked to has a slightly different take or adds some new piece I hadn't considered before.

Also… any thoughts on the Hallows as a unit are welcome, especially as to why they begin to activate again when they do, what their relationship if any might be to Shen Wei's return, and how they relate to Zhao Yunlan.

Comments

[goodgriefcharlie]

Or maybe it did and no one noticed?

That's true, I didn't think of that. The Lantern *was* wrapped up in a box and tucked away, so any glow or vibration would have been muted. Although even if it weren't, there's no guarantee that someone would be looking in the right direction at the right time... or even necessarily realize what they were looking at if they did notice it, I suppose.

(Now I'm envisioning Sang Zan coming across a slightly glowy box while trying to organize the library; he assumes it's a bit of newfangled technology he hasn't learned how to deal with yet, sets it aside to ask Wang Zheng about later, and then distracting events are distracting and he never gets back to it.)

The Dial gained in size once they brought it back to the SID.

Oh, I thought that was something Lin Jing did? But I admit I was confused as to how he did it.

And maybe the Awl became more active/visiony in proximity to the Lantern and the Dial.

Oooh I like that thought.

[china_shop]

(Now I'm envisioning Sang Zan coming across a slightly glowy box while trying to organize the library; he assumes it's a bit of newfangled technology he hasn't learned how to deal with yet, sets it aside to ask Wang Zheng about later, and then distracting events are distracting and he never gets back to it.)

Haha, that's great. I would read that fic! (And honestly, leaving the Lantern there was actually safer than them keeping it on a pedestal in the lab. Zhu Jiu went after the Hallows he knew about, repeatedly.)

Oh, I thought that was something Lin Jing did? But I admit I was confused as to how he did it.

So was he, iirc. :-)