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Source: merriam-webster /dictionary/crucible

A crucible then, in essence, is a vessel into which material is placed, heated, melted, then poured out to create new forms.

In this sense, Evolution could be considered like a crucible.

• External factors put pressure on species to adapt to the new environment.

• Over time new species arise to deal with those new conditions.

• Life forms being the "material,"

• and the changes in environment are the "heat."

• With new species... variations... life has more pathways to deal with the environment.

The One Great can be considered a "Big Bang" for the universe of the Lands Between.

A moment at the very beginning
that is so intensely hot,
that the environment rapidly changes
at imperceptible speed.

Life simply cannot adapt quickly enough
to this rapidly changing environment,
so it, essentially, stays in "molten" form.

A life form might emerge,
like a bit of slag jumping from the vessel,
but is quickly added back to The Crucible.

Real world crucible example

Source: wikipedia /wiki/Crucible
/wiki/Big_Bang

This process of:
material added... heated... melted... poured...
tested... then re-added back.

Performed on a single continent...
which is only one of multiple continents...
on a single planet...
of nearly infinite planets...
in a single universe.

This process had to start at some point in time.

A moment when enough energy was released to start a universe.

E = mc²

Aspects of the Crucible: Breath

Aspects of the Crucible: Horns

Aspects of the Crucible: Tail

Siluria's Tree

Crucible Knot Talisman

"Reduces damage and impact of headshots taken"

Crucible Scale Talisman

"Reduces damage taken from critical hits"

Crucible Feather Talisman

"Improves the effectiveness of dodge rolls,
but increases damage taken at all times."

Note: English & 日本語

In the Official English, "vestige" comes from the characters:

名残
「なごり」
(nagori)

Which does mean "vestige," but it also means "the sadness when parting ways."

名 = "name"

残 = "remnants, vestige"

so if the remnants were so important that their name is remembered,

they're looked upon fondly.

More akin to a memento, or remembrance.

The character used for: "unclean" or "impurity,"

穢れ
「けがれ」
(kegare)

by and large, means just that: "unclean."

However, it has further connotation in what is considered unclean:

"contact with: death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc."

Interesting, that as civilization took root,

the very process that allowed its existence in the first place...

pregnancy... is now seen as unclean.

Seeing as the Golden Order is the current dominant form of civilization...

Budding Horn

Note: English & 日本語

The character used for "Rare" is:

稀
「まれ」
(mare)

Which is the same character used to describe the Numen...

稀人
「まれびと」
(marebito)

"A joy-bringing traveler from the Spirit Realm"

This horn is a symbol of good luck.

Winged Misbegotten Ashes

Note: English & 日本語

• First, and foremost, they are not "Misbegotten,"

混種
「こんしゅ」
(konshu)

混 = "mix"

種 = "seed"

They're Hybrids.

• The character combination for "ashes":

遺灰
「いはい」
(ihai)

遺 = "bequeathed items of the deceased"

灰 = "ash"

does indeed mean "ashes,"
but more specifically they're cremation ashes.

Remember, that burning of the dead
is considered taboo in the Golden Order.

• "punishment"

罰
「ばつ」
(batsu)

or

罰
「ばち」
(bachi)

The former, "batsu," means "punishment",

but "bachi" means "divine punishment."

The official English version calls them "Misbegotten,"

which is completely different to 日本語 calling them "Hybrid."

This small difference in the term "punishment" reinforces the ideology

that anything not of the Golden Order is to be considered vile.

Even when those entities come into contact with The Crucible;

which even the Gold Tree arose from... supposedly.

• The previous point is reinforced further by the final line,

referring to the Hybrid-folk as "unclean"

穢れ者
「けがれもの」
(kegaremono)

Recall from the Crucible Talisman,

that this term specifically defines "uncleanliness" along the lines of:

"death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc."

Gilded Greatshield

 Note: English & 日本語

• There is no mention of "matter," only "beginning."

原初　

「げんしょ」
(gensho)

Every time the official English states "primordial,"
it's referring to this character combination.

Which only means: "beginning, origin, source, starting point"

"Primordial" has more prehistoric connotations.
As if the Golden Tree has been present,
in this form,
since the One Great.

• The color combination used here is bits of red on a gold background.

Contrast this to Beast's Blood, that has the reverse:

Gold bits on a red background.

Crucible Tree Helm

Note: English & 日本語

• This provides an excellent example of the differences for

"primordial" and "origin"

最初
「さいしょ」
(saisho)

最 = "the most"

初 = "beginning"

This character combination, by itself,
is closer in meaning to "primordial," the prehistoric beginning;
or "the very beginning."
Hence, why it's used to describe the very first Lord, Godfrey.
Compare this to:

原初
「げんしょ」
(gensho)

Which means the "beginning" of something;
that could have occurred at any point in time.
It could have been at "the very beginning,"
or any point thereafter.

Hence, why the official English statement of:

"Holds the power of the crucible of life,
the primordial form of the Erdtree"

doesn't make sense when compared to 日本語.

The English version claims the Erdtree's (the Gold Tree's) primordial form
holds the power of the crucible of life.

i.e. Erdtree's primordial form = crucible

Which isn't the case.

The origin, as in the location where the Gold Tree started,
holds the power of the Crucible of life.

i.e. Erdtree comes from the Crucible

 • "Great Tree"

Synonyms are prevalent within 日本語, but they have varying degrees of meanings when referring to the subject.

Take the word "I" for example,

私
「わたし」
(watashi)

私
「あたし」
(watashi）more feminine

僕
「ぼく」
(boku) a bit more formal

俺
「おれ」
(ore) more masculine

儂
「わし」
(washi) used by older men

我
「われ」
(ware) "mine self"

Get the picture yet?

Each version means "I", and therefore can be considered a synonym.
However, they all have slightly different connotations;
in essence, they can be made far more specific.

With the Crucible Tree Helm, the ornamentation is specifically called:

大樹
「だいき」
(daiki)

then later, the Golden Tree is specifically stated:

黄金樹
「おうごんき」
(ougonki)

It would not make sense to call this helmet's ornamentation like that of the Golden Tree.

This becomes even clearer when presented with a distinct example of Golden Tree ornamentation.

Tree Sentinel Helm