Vision

A Vision is a gift bestowed upon those who dwell in The world and are recognized by the arrows. They grant the user elemental abilities based on the element of their given Vision. It is said that those with Visions have a chance of ascending to Heaven and attaining godhood themselves. Wielders of Visions are called allogenes, though this is not a widely known term.

Visions are items that characters carry on their person. These objects take the form of decorative designs encasing glowing gems with the respective element's symbol in the center. According to current knowledge, Visions cannot be destroyed. After a Vision wielder's passing, their Vision will deactivate, losing its color and rendering it unusable unless it is reactivated. There are no known cases of Vision wielders who have more than one Vision, although they may temporarily reactivate a Masterless Vision and use it alongside their own Vision under certain circumstances.

## Receiving a Vision

When a person becomes worthy of a Vision, there are two ways they can receive it: A new Vision appears before them in the blink of an eye, or a nearby Masterless Vision reactivates.

Visions have been received in many different situations, ranging from near-death experiences to the mundane. There is no known concrete way to receive a Vision or to reawaken a Masterless Vision, and even those who fight for their lives may not receive a Vision.

There is a saying that "when a person's ambition reaches a certain strength, the Elements's Arrow look upon them with favor" or that "when one's fervent ambition burns brightly, the arrows will cast their gaze upon you," upon which a Vision appears, making Visions representations of their bearers' ambitions.

## Vision User

The Vision is created from someone's psyche, which includes not only humans but also other living creatures. That individual is referred to as the Vision User. The user then gives their Vision a abilities and uses it for various purposes.

Unless bound to a specific object or automatic, Visions are attached to their User's body. In that case, any damage the Stand sustains results in an equivalent injury on the User's body and vice-versa. Exceptions to this rule include automatic Visions and bound Visions, which usually do not reflect the damage into the User, or special abilities like Aveline's Vision.

Except for rare occasions, when a Vision User dies, their Vision disappears with them. If a Vision suffers so much damage that they are destroyed, the User dies as well. This includes immortal beings, like Vampires.

## Appearance

### Western Europe

The typical Western Europe Vision has an orb-shaped gem inlaid within a pair of tri-feathered wings, with a diamond-shaped tail on the bottom and five spikes at the top. On the back of the Vision, there may or may not be three wing-like decorations along the bottom on one side.

### America

The typical America Vision has a diamond-shaped Vision inlaid in an octagonal border. At the corners of the diamond are arrow accents. On the back of the Vision, the corners of the diamond have smaller diamonds instead of the arrows.

### Japan

The typical East Asian Vision has an orb-shaped gem inlaid within a thin border and additionally surrounded by a full-circle stylized bow with a stylized knot at the bottom and three solid circles along the top half of the circle, with the middle circle being the biggest of the three.

The design seems to be inspired by the real-life Japanese thunder deity Raijin. The three solid circles spanning the top semicircle may symbolize the Taiko thunder drum scaffold surrounding Raijin, and the bow may be derived from the Celestial Cloth around his shoulders.

### Africa

Africa Visions are orbs with a border shaped mostly like a teardrop or a leaf with the point on top. At the bottom, the border has two points at the side pointing upwards and three points in the middle pointing downwards.

### Russian

Russia Visions take the form of an orb surrounded by angled protrusions jutting out the top, bottom, left, and right sides, roughly reminiscent of a military badge. Delusions found look the same as Eastern Europe Visions, with the exception of the elemental symbol on the orb being replaced by the Victor Clan emblem.

So far all Visions and Delusions from Eastern Europe have a gray decorative design (possibly aluminum or iron), in contrast to the golden or polished bronze color found on all known Visions from the other nations.