Edict Edge

Edict Edge
Type	Lore
World	Izumo

Edict Edges, also called Sentinels, were weapons forged by the people of Izumo in order to combat the kami.

History

When the kami descended from Takamagahara and began to attack, the humans of Izumo crafted twelve blades known as the Edict Edges, or twelve Sentinels. These weapons were forged from the shattering of 70,033 blades and the bodies of slain Kami. The wielders of these swords could recite the mantra contained within them to master the divine power of Takamagahara. These wielders were hailed as saviors by the people of Izumo, but in later accounts, they were referred to as "revenants" rather than "heroes." The people used the might of the Edict Edges to light up their uncivilized world of darkness in less than ten Amber Eras, building cities of dazzling neon lights.

However, all twelve Sentinels were eventually broken; what remained of them was used to forge the two Bearers: "Origin" and "End." The two blades were broken in the duel between Acheron and Hakuhatsu Ki, and a last blade (Life) was forged into "Naught," which Acheron wields to this day.

List of Edict Blades

Number	Name	Kami	Abilities	Wielder
1	Truth	Sovereign of Revelation	It allowed mortals to comprehend all laws and order, to dissect all things and to recreate miracles.	N/A
2	Sky	Eternal Zenith	It could turn the sky into walls and fortresses and pose obstacles for the Magatsu no Morokami's steps.	N/A
3	Howl	Almighty Thunder	It could summon lightning to tear the sky, and the soaring meteors and thunder dealt divine justice.	Acheron (presumably)
4	Mist	Everbreath	It could make winds break and shear the land, for gales to rage forever unceasing.	N/A
5	Frost	Heaven's Winter Cloak	It could freeze and still the very order of time, to create boundless frozen wastes and stretch one moment into eternity.	N/A
6	Fate	Spurned Sister of Mortality	It could make flowers bloom and cover barren graves, for life and death to dance in a cycle and dissipate.	N/A
7	Flare	Flamebringer	It could summon fires to burn down the very world, to torch the skies and to char the earth.	N/A
8	Thought	Wisdom Supreme	It could discern the past and future with the mirror of water, to tell truth from lies over years beyond reckoning.	N/A
9	Root	Father of Lands	It could command islands to float into the heavens, for mountains and valleys to burst before armies.	N/A
10	Form	Nether Lord	It could make the masses join in unity, for endless forms to ebb and flow as one.	N/A
11	Bind	Omen Ward	It drove misfortune into a binding cage, for evil and demons to instantly vanish.	N/A
12	Maw	Woes Eighty	It could corrode and age the very mortal world and make equal Kami and Oni, leaving an entity's four souls to be sundered in twain.	N/A
13	Origin	Remnants of the Edict Edges	N/A	Acheron
14	End	Remnants of the Edict Edges	N/A	Hakuhatsu Ki (presumably)
15	Naught	Bearer of Origin	N/A	Acheron

Trivia

• Each of the twelve Sentinels bears a resemblance to a corresponding Divine Key from Honkai Impact 3rd, from its abilities to its order of appearance.
  • Similar to how the people of Izumo slayed the Kami and used their bestial bodies to forge the twelve Sentinels, humanity in Honkai Impact 3rd slayed the Herrschers and extracted their cores to forge the weapons known as the Divine Keys.
  • Like how the humans of Izumo eventually became Oni after drawing power from Takamagahara for prolonged periods of time, humans who have been corrupted by Honkai and bear hatred towards humanity can become Herrschers.
  • The way the power of a Sentinel is activated by reciting the mantra contained within the blade is similar to how blade mantra works.
• The fifth blade, Frost, is also a reference to the PRI-ARM weapon Frozen Naraka, wielded by the Flame-Chaser SAKURA. It is depicted in front of a cherry blossom, a symbol associated with SAKURA, and had the same ability to freeze time as Frozen Naraka.
• The sixth blade, Fate, has a similar color palette to Seele and Veliona, the former representing the Herrscher of Death/Rebirth.

Gallery

Edict Edges

Truth

Sky

Howl

Mist

Frost

Fate (life)

Fate (death)

Flare

Thought

Root

Form

Bind

Maw

Origin

End

Naught

Videos

Myriad Celestia Trailer — "Kyoden- A Cleave Across the Transient World" - Honkai- Star Rail