the holy spearhead
also known as spearhead, pilum, gift, instrument, case, spear
The holy spearhead was a thin, sharp rod flaring to a point, more like a fire poker than a proper spear. It was kept in a hinged wooden tube cushioned with leather and was held by Delphine. When used to poke the stone Virgin that attacked Jehan's workshop, the creature retreated, unwilling to be touched by it.
The holy spearhead is a thin, sharp rod that flares to a point, carried by Delphine. It is kept in a hinged wooden tube cushioned with leather. The artifact possesses a power that repels supernatural beings, having driven back both a stone Virgin and a scarecrow creature.
The holy spearhead was a thin, sharp rod flaring to a point, carried by Delphine in a leather-cushioned wooden tube. It possessed a power that repelled supernatural beings, causing both the stone Virgin and a scarecrow creature to retreat in fear. By the time Thomas and Delphine prepared to attend the feast, she had given it to him to carry.
The holy spearhead was a thin, sharp rod flaring to a point, carried in a leather-cushioned wooden tube. Delphine possessed it, using its power to repel supernatural threats like the stone Virgin and scarecrow creatures. She later gave it to Thomas, and it was ultimately wielded by a devil to kill her.
Description
- form: A thin rod that flares gently to a point at the end; more of a fire poker than a proper spear; still sharp · revealed ch.12
- case: Hinged wooden tube about the size of a short flute case, cushioned with brown leather · revealed ch.12
Powers
- The stone Virgin retreated when poked with it; it did not want to be touched by it · revealed ch.12
- When taken from its case, causes the scarecrow creature to scuttle back in fear · revealed ch.25
Owner
Nothing has been revealed about the holy spearhead yet at this point in the book.