>>57234431>are the objects meant to be the actual Pokemon and the elemental bodies just their means of fighting?More or less yeah
>The grudge of a person punished for writing the king’s evil deeds upon wooden tablets has clad itself in dead leaves to become a Pokémon. >The hatred of those who perished by the sword long ago has clad itself in snow and become a Pokémon. >The fear poured into an ancient ritual vessel has clad itself in rocks and dirt to become a Pokémon. >The envy accumulated within curved beads that sparked multiple conflicts has clad itself in fire and become a Pokémon. Ting-Lu's vessel is based on the ding, bronze vessels that have been used in China since the bronze age, so thousands of years. First they were just used to store food, but later they shifted to be a more ritualistic thing, usually used to place offerings for the deceased and such. They can also be a display of power, as people of importance get more of them in their tombs.
