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[[File:Black_box.png|right|250px]]'''Reliquary''' (匪, ''hako'') is a term that appears in [[Fatal Frame V]]. Reliquaries are black, wooden boxes used in the rituals on [[Mount Hikami]]. Shrine maidens with a strong [[Glancing|Glance]] would be put inside and sunk in watery areas on the mountain, to become [[Sacrificial Pillars|Pillars]] and preserve the [[Pure Water|purity]] of the water. The Pillars on Mt. Hikami are also sometimes referred to as "hakoiri-sama" (箱入り様),<ref name="shiragikumemo">[[Memo (FF5)|Memo]]: [[FF5M:Shiragiku|Shiragiku]], [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref><ref>[[Dr. Asou's Records 1]], [[Fatal Frame V]]</ref> which taken literally is a respectful way to refer to "people placed in boxes". "[https://jisho.org/search/%E7%AE%B1%E5%85%A5%E3%82%8A Hakoiri]" has the additional meanings of a precious object or a girl who has been sheltered from the world. | [[File:Black_box.png|right|250px]]'''Reliquary''' (匪, ''hako'') is a term that appears in [[Fatal Frame V]]. Reliquaries are black, wooden boxes used in the rituals on [[Mount Hikami]]. Shrine maidens with a strong [[Glancing|Glance]] would be put inside and sunk in watery areas on the mountain, to become [[Sacrificial Pillars|Pillars]] and preserve the [[Pure Water|purity]] of the water. The Pillars on Mt. Hikami are also sometimes referred to as "hakoiri-sama" (箱入り様),<ref name="shiragikumemo">[[Memo (FF5)|Memo]]: [[FF5M:Shiragiku|Shiragiku]], [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref><ref>[[Dr. Asou's Records 1]], [[Fatal Frame V]]</ref> which taken literally is a respectful way to refer to "people placed in boxes". "[https://jisho.org/search/%E7%AE%B1%E5%85%A5%E3%82%8A Hakoiri]" has the additional meanings of a precious object or a girl who has been sheltered from the world. | ||
The reliquaries were made by [[Flamekeepers]] in the [[Hall of Fire]]<ref>[[Fatal Frame V Spirit List|Spirit List]] Specter #79, "Man Crafting Reliquaries".</ref> and consecrated with the [[Forbidden Flame]].<ref>[[ | The reliquaries were made by [[Flamekeepers]] in the [[Hall of Fire]]<ref>[[Fatal Frame V Spirit List|Spirit List]] Specter #79, "Man Crafting Reliquaries".</ref> and consecrated with the [[Forbidden Flame]].<ref>[[Tenth Drop: Ghost Marriage|Tenth Drop]], [[Flamekeeper]] dialogue: "Reliquaries consecrated by the Forbidden Flame protect the Pillars from the Black Water."</ref> They were painted with ink made from [[black water]], and more black water would be put inside the box along with the shrine maiden.<ref>[[The Black Reliquaries]], [[Fatal Frame V]]</ref> A shrine maiden who chose to enter the box freely was said to make the strongest Pillar,<ref>[[Water-design Journal 9]], [[Fatal Frame V]]</ref> but an unwilling maiden might also have her limbs crushed and be forced into a box; the pain was thought to increase her power.<ref>[[Black Diary 2]], [[Fatal Frame V]]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:41, 7 September 2026
Reliquary (匪, hako) is a term that appears in Fatal Frame V. Reliquaries are black, wooden boxes used in the rituals on Mount Hikami. Shrine maidens with a strong Glance would be put inside and sunk in watery areas on the mountain, to become Pillars and preserve the purity of the water. The Pillars on Mt. Hikami are also sometimes referred to as "hakoiri-sama" (箱入り様),[1][2] which taken literally is a respectful way to refer to "people placed in boxes". "Hakoiri" has the additional meanings of a precious object or a girl who has been sheltered from the world.
The reliquaries were made by Flamekeepers in the Hall of Fire[3] and consecrated with the Forbidden Flame.[4] They were painted with ink made from black water, and more black water would be put inside the box along with the shrine maiden.[5] A shrine maiden who chose to enter the box freely was said to make the strongest Pillar,[6] but an unwilling maiden might also have her limbs crushed and be forced into a box; the pain was thought to increase her power.[7]
The larger reliquaries are called "caskets" (柩籠, hitsugi kago, "coffin box" in Japanese). They were made to accommodate a shrine maiden's Ghost Marriage partner as well as herself.[8] With special decorations on them, they were used in the sinking of maidens with especially strong power to serve as pillars. Women put inside these boxes with their partners were turned into Immortal Flowers, able to serve their duty as pillars for longer.[9]
Reliquaries would be carried up the mountain by the Shadow-touched.[10] Sometimes caskets would even be brought from other ritual sites around the region, such as Mount Kagiroi, to further strengthen the mountain's barrier.[1]
Misc. Info
- In world religion, a reliquary is a box, usually richly decorated, created to house (and sometimes display) sacred relics of saints or other important religious figures. Human remains, especially bones, are a common form of relic.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Memo: Shiragiku, Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ Dr. Asou's Records 1, Fatal Frame V
- ↑ Spirit List Specter #79, "Man Crafting Reliquaries".
- ↑ Tenth Drop, Flamekeeper dialogue: "Reliquaries consecrated by the Forbidden Flame protect the Pillars from the Black Water."
- ↑ The Black Reliquaries, Fatal Frame V
- ↑ Water-design Journal 9, Fatal Frame V
- ↑ Black Diary 2, Fatal Frame V
- ↑ Memo: Caskets, Fatal Frame V
- ↑ The Immortal Flower, Fatal Frame V
- ↑ The Shadow-touched, Fatal Frame V