The Vestiges of Christ

Below is a list and information of The Vestiges of Christ, conceptual weapons featured in the series.

They are identified by their sins at the end of the page.

LEVEL 2 SPOILERS are present on this page.

Background

 * Arnold Grey
 * Curtaincall
 * Long Shot
 * Dutch Angle
 * Blade
 * Miss En Scene

The Dagger of Judas - The Sin of Mortality
Taking the form of an ancient ornate ivory dagger emanating immense power, The Dagger is conceptually indestructible and can cut through anything that the wielder can conceive it of cutting through.

Additionally, it is completely unaffected by any Talents, and wounds Talent-Bearers ignoring their special immunity and defence. Wounds inflicted by The Dagger do not heal naturally.

In religious lore, it seeks to sever the mortality of man; the unholy body that separates man from being a pure being in heaven with God.

The Crown of Thorns - The Sin of Pride
Taking the form of woven brambles with bloodied teeth pointing towards the head of the wearer, the Crown of Thorns delivers incomprehensible pain to whoever wears it until they no longer resist.

However, as the pain is conceptual, it does not cause any mental damage to the wearer, simply forcing them to yield their pride altogether.

In religious lore, it is the punishment for those who are too proud of themselves to see the truth and light of God's way. Only when we surrender ourselves to God can we see that we are merely humans, and He is the only truth and path.

The Lance of Longinus - The Sin of Desire
Taking the form of a small and unassuming gun, The Lance causes whoever is hit by its shot to lose all desire completely. This essentially reduces them into a braindead or comatose state, where they are fully conscious but do not have the desire to live, or die, or breathe, and are kept alive only by autonomous bodily functions.

Additionally, the shot is said to never miss, and to strike exactly the heart of whoever the wielder targets.

In religious lore, it causes one to forsake the illusions of all worldly desires and see that the only thing worth desiring is God himself.

The Shroud of Turin - The Sin of Jealousy
Taking the form of a torn and tattered skin shawl, The Shroud causes whoever comes into contact with it to be reprogrammed to serve the will of The Audience. With a small fragment of the cloth, the process is slow and unnoticeable. However, if the entire Shroud is worn at once, the effect is immediate and irresistible.

As the effects of the brainwashing are conceptual, they are irreversible and unalterable, even by Talents such as The Actor's who can alter memories, or those such as Arnold Grey's, who can reverse the state of time on a person.

The Shawl also infinitely replicates and repairs itself when cut, instantly recovering the piece that was cut off as if it was never cut at all. It is hence capable of essentially producing infinite small pieces of itself.

In religious lore, the best cure for jealousy is to remind one with the warmth and love of God that God is all one truly needs, and is the highest wealth that one can obtain. So instead of being jealous of what others have, serve with the greatest love the God that one does have.

The Blood of Christ and The Body of Christ - The Sin of Destruction
Taking the form of the blood in every human The Audience has directly or indirectly created, The Blood of Christ appears to have no effect on its own, but when channeled through The Body of Christ, even small amounts of blood have an unstoppable destructive force capable of destroying a country easily.

In religious lore, Destruction is the worst sin of them all, because it is the immediate rejection and undoing of God's creations. In the Bible, the only cure for destruction is destruction.