Flamekeepers

Flamekeepers Game Fatal Frame V Kanji/Kana 火継守 Alias(es) None Range of Age Varies Occupation Priests Purpose To tend the Forbidden Flame and create Reliquaries Rituals None named Location Mount Hikami Total Member 3

Flamekeepers (Japanese: hitsugimori) are a group of ghosts who appear in Fatal Frame V. They were priests who watched over the Forbidden Flame, a sacred fire with a special significance in Mount Hikami's rituals. The flames drive away black water, but are too strong for the human eye to bear, so the Flamekeepers blind themselves and cover their eyes with veils. They also constructed Reliquaries in a workshop at the Hall of Fire, painting them with ink made from black water. The Forbidden Flame was used to light the lanterns at the Shrine of the Ephemeral, to ensure the purity of the water as it flowed down the mountain.

They Flamekeepers were slaughtered together at the Hall of Fire by Kyozo Kururugi during his murderous rampage.

Voice Lens Quote

"The Forbidden Flame must not perish... The Black Water must be contained. The Forbidden Flame must not perish... Protect the reliquaries from the Black Water. The Forbidden Flame must not perish... Watch over the pillars for eternity."

―Flamekeeper

Battle Quotes

"The black water must not be allowed to envelop the flame. The Shadowspring cannot be approached without the flame in hand. The black water is cleansed and pure water restored. The shrine maidens tinged by shadow beckon outsiders to the dark sun. The flame must remain lit to keep the black water at bay. The flame must not be extinguished. This flame can illuminate the black water. This flame protects us all from evil. We must keep the pure water for eternity. The caskets are forged of the flame to protect the pillars within. To cleanse the black water, the forbidden flame... The flame must not die, or disaster will come."

―Flamekeeper

Misc. Info

• The first part of their title, "hitsugi", sounds the same as the word for a casket in Japanese, though it is written instead with the characters for "fire" and "inherit". This is probably the origin of the name Casket Marsh, a pool of water that appeared on the site of the Hall of Fire after the priests were massacred.