Complex sentence: Staff of wisdom in one hand, and in the other, the Lantern of Knowledge held out abreast over the world below; being a Threshold Guardian, represents an obstacle the Querent (the hero), must overcome to achieve true enlightenment.
Split into simpler sentences: Staff of wisdom in one hand, and in the other, the Lantern of Knowledge held out abreast over the world below. Being a Threshold Guardian, he represents an obstacle the seeker must overcome to achieve true enlightenment.