Status: confirmed (paid off @0449) · Technique: chekhov-explicit
The seed
The payoff
Earliest known caller
(Unrecorded.)
Why this matters
An explicit, mechanically-detailed chekhov-explicit device: the shadow-theft power and all its rules (no shadow, no reflection, sunlight is lethal, fog-only survival) are laid out in full one arc before the antagonist is shown — guaranteeing a payoff in this arc. Cross-link Brook, Thriller Bark, Florian Triangle Ghost Ships And Living Skeleton Seed.