Beherit

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An activated Behelit.

A Behelit (or Beherit, depending on translation) is a small, oval object resembling an egg, with a set of human facial features scattered randomly across its surface, giving the thing a rather disconcerting appearance.

Reference is often made in the story to the fact that the Behelit looks to be a living thing, and it emits a certain aura of unspecified dread. On occasion, it seems as though one of the Behelit's eyes opens and stares at the examiner, though this is usually quickly disregarded as merely an illusion.

Purpose and Usage

Behelits are the keys to open the gate between the human world and the bottom of the Abyss, where the God Hand reside. They belong to their destined owners and cannot be permanently lost or discarded until they have been used. When the destined person's desire to escape his current situation is great enough, the behelit will find its way to him or her, and call forth the God Hand to grant the wish with a fitting sacrifice. When this happens, the facial features of the behelit rearrange to form a face, crying blood and screaming.

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The Crimson Behelit worn by Griffith.

Other Behelits

Griffith's Crimson Behelit, which he obtained from a fortune teller, was rare and unique, as Zodd called it the 'egg of the king'. It allows the wearer to become a member of the God Hand rather than form into an apostle.

Notes

• The Crimson Behelit is red in color.
• Ordinary Behelits are usually depicted as blue in color.
• One character became an Apostle and took the shape of a Behelit, he is known as the Apostle-Behelit.
• If the wearer of a Behelit refuses to sacrifice anyone, he or she will forcibly be taken by the dead and be dragged into Hell.

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