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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>[[Memo (FF5)|Memo]]: [[FF5M:Shiragiku|Shiragiku]], [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref><ref>[[Dr. Asou's Records 1]], [[Fatal Frame V]]</ref> which taken literally | [[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 | 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>[[Chapter 10: Ghost Marriage|Tenth Drop]], [[Flamekeeper]] dialogue: "Reliquaries consecrated by the Forbidden Flame protect the Pillars from the Black Water."</ref> [[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> | ||
[[File:Hitsugi_Kago.png|right|250px]] | [[File:Hitsugi_Kago.png|right|250px]] | ||
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. 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. | 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.<ref>[[Memo (FF5)|Memo]]: [[FF5M:Caskets|Caskets]], [[Fatal Frame V]]</ref> 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.<ref>[[The Immortal Flower]], [[Fatal Frame V]]</ref> | ||
Reliquaries would be carried up the mountain by the [[Shadow-touched]]. Sometimes caskets would even be brought from other ritual sites around the region, such as [[Mount Kagiroi]], to further strengthen the mountain's barrier. | Reliquaries would be carried up the mountain by the [[Shadow-touched]].<ref>[[The Shadow-touched]], [[Fatal Frame V]]</ref> Sometimes caskets would even be brought from other ritual sites around the region, such as [[Mount Kagiroi]], to further strengthen the mountain's barrier.<ref name="shiragikumemo"/> | ||
==Misc. Info== | ==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. | *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. | ||
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Revision as of 14:35, 17 March 2024
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] 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