Life-Stones

Life stones, or Composite Objects, are not actually stones. A very interstings thing that I have noticed throughout most of the stories I have studdied and in real life as well, aalthough it is nsomething that seems as if it were a completely unconscious, yet intended, action is the attachment of people to a specific object. I myself feel an unexplained and illogical attachment to my Atlanta Braves hat (tragically lost on a trip to Spain), as teh Mad Hatter obviously does in regards to his top hat. For Bilbo Baggins, aside from the Ring, it appears to be his walking stick. For sherlock Holmes, it is highly debated between his Magnifying glass and his Pipe. Mr. Tumbus, his umbrella. It is by use of these objects that an author or person in general is able to fully describe someone else, and without mention of said objects, it is impossible to give a completley just discription of a person.

Strangely enough, I find this relationship between person and object similar to marriage. By giving a part of oneself to someone/something, that person makes it a part of themselves, becomming bound to it. This effect is amplified in The Otherworld. Practically everone, whether consiously or not, possesses a Life-Stone. The object is just as much a part of the person as an arm or leg, and without it, they seem to be just as incomplete. They can channel their will through it, commanding it, so long as it is within reasonability of that object, to perform as they command it. Flying, for most Life-Stones, is amoung one of the most common uses. However, if one gets ahold of another's Life-Stone and uses it correctly, they can ben the owner to their will. One of the commly known bits of personal safety known to Otherworldsers is to never, ever, entrust your Life-Stone to another, unless you wish to risk losing a part of yourself with it.